Who can come onto your worksite or workplace? What can they do whilst there? There have been recent amendments made to the Work, Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT) that may impact you. Kayla Scott explains what these amendments are and how they may affect you and your business. As of 9 September 2020, Work,
The Department of Home Affairs has updated its COVID-19 mini website to announce that the following are exempt from requiring individual exemptions to come to Australia: • an Australian citizen •a permanent resident of Australia •an immediate family member of an Australian citizen or permanent resident* •a New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia and
The monitoring of conversations is becoming increasingly common with the use of modern technology. However, this technology is advancing rapidly, and this makes it hard for people to stay on top of their rights and the law in this area. Whether recordings of private conversations may be admitted to a court as evidence in the
We regularly hear of cases where patients have sought and obtained medical treatment, but something has gone wrong and the outcome has been a poor one. Often when complications arise, more serious medical problems or even death can result. That can be tragic. Having said that, it is also very clear that not every adverse
Nurses, engineers and doctors are among the professions dominating the new Priority Migration Skilled Occupation Lists announced by the Commonwealth government this week. These professions are deemed essential to ‘supercharge’ Australia economic recovery, with the Government hoping it can entice highly skilled professionals to Australia with the promise of a fast track through the notoriously
In this short blog, Jane Garraway discusses the effects a de facto relationship separation can have on your finances and the steps you should take if you have separated. Under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) a de facto relationship exists where two people of the same or opposite sex who are not married live
On 13 August 2020 the High Court of Australia granted the appeal by Mondelez International Pty Ltd, better known in Australia as Cadbury. The appeal was in relation to the decision handed down by the full Federal Court last year (Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd V Automotive), which challenged the traditional construction of what a ‘day’
Continuing our series of legal consideration in the brave new world of globalised remote working, int his article Grace King and Dominic Cookman look at some of the main things to consider when entering into a contract to work remotely for an overseas company. Or more broadly, what safeguards should an Australian (or Australian organisation)
The period 27 July to 2 August 2020 is National Pain Week, an initiative of Chronic Pain Australia. Some of the goals of National Pain Week are to remove the stigma associated with living with chronic pain, educate the public about chronic pain, and let medical professionals know what assistance is required from patients living
Many students and staff ride their bikes and scooters to school. However, as Emily Shoemark explains, with this healthy habit comes a range of risks that schools need to manage, both in relation to safety of the riders and the personal property kept on the school campus. A school’s liability will depend on the circumstances
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