On 1 July 2019, the whistleblower protection regime in Australia was expanded to include the corporate, financial and tax sectors. In this article Kayla Scott discusses the implications of these recent changes. Overview The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 makes significant reforms to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Tax Administration
When you are running your own business, the last thing you need is to have clients who aren’t paying their bills. But what can you do about it? In this article – the third in a series about debt recovery for small business – Emily Shoemark and Gene Schirripa discuss statutory demands. Statutory demands A
In January 2019 the Secure Local Jobs Code replaced the Industrial Relations and Employment Certificate. In this article Margaret Young gives an update on the expanded list of service areas. Secure Local Jobs When the Code was first introduced, only contractors (and their subcontractors) providing construction, cleaning, security and traffic management services to the
The courts often have to determine whether an injured person is considered to be a worker, and therefore entitled to compensation if they suffer injury during the course of an activity. In this article Richard Faulks discusses which factors are taken into consideration when determining if someone is considered to be a worker. Does it
When you are running your own business, the last thing you need is to have clients who aren’t paying their bills. But what can you do about it? In this article – the second in a series about debt recovery for small business – Emily Shoemark and Gene Schirripa discuss two debt recovery tools: letters
When you are running your own business, the last thing you need is to have clients who aren’t paying their bills on time. But what can you do about it? In this article – the first in a series about debt recovery for small business – Emily Shoemark and Gene Schirripa discuss the importance of
Congratulations to Dr Catherine Ordway on recently being awarded her PhD at the University of Canberra’s October 2019 graduation ceremony. Until recently, Catherine was a senior consultant with Snedden Hall & Gallop, working with us as a business and strategic adviser as part of our Sport Law practice. And in earlier days (1994–1997), Catherine was
The aim of any school is to provide students with the best education that they can. However, in the background is a delicate balancing act between managing staff, managing parent expectations and running the business side of the school. In that environment – like any business – some tasks, such as updating internal policies, can drop lower
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Snedden Hall & Gallop University Scholarship: Anna Liu from Burgmann Anglican School and Chelsea Kennett from Hawker College. Benefits for scholarship recipients Our scholarship provides successful candidates with financial assistance for their first three years studying law at a university in Canberra. Recipients also have the chance of work
In August 2019, the ABC’s Four Corners program conducted an investigation into Australia’s purported ‘apartment building crisis’. The program covered issues regarding building defects, with a particular focus on the Mascot Towers Apartment Block saga in Sydney. Apartment owners in the building have been forced to evacuate and left with no answers. It was recently
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