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Workplace Health and Safety in Construction

Whilst we are sure you broadly understand your workplace health and safety obligations, often it is not until something goes wrong that you really give them serious thought. By that […]
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Are you sure you are paying your employees what they are entitled to? You could be committing a criminal offence – unpacking the new wage theft laws

In this article, we look at how the new ‘wage theft’ amendments to the Criminal Code (Queensland) came to be and what they mean for employers. What is wage theft? […]
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Fixed Legal Fees Promotion

For a limited time only we are offering fixed price legal fees for business sales, purchases and reviews of the REIQ Business Sale contract. This great offer is only open […]
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Moratorium on Commercial Lease Evictions

The State Government has announced an extension of the moratorium on evictions for commercial leaseholders to the end of 2020. A copy of the press release is attached. The press […]
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Getting dusted for having a house cleaner

Do you employ people around your home for example, someone who comes to clean your house or tends to your garden regularly. Did you know, you could be at risk […]
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Workplace Relations Consultation Offer

Workplace Relations Consultation Offer For September Active Law is offering a 30 minute telephone consultation PLUS an employment ‘health check’ which allows you to assess your compliance for only $106 […]
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Bodies Corporate: Getting defects rectified at no cost

Active Law specialises in providing advice to bodies corporate regarding not only the application and interpretation of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act, but also remedies available to bodies […]
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COVID-19 Safe Plan obligations that apply to Letting Agent/“Accommodation Providers” during Stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions – is your scheme compliant?

We have seen a number of schemes where the Letting Agent/Building Manager (let’s just call them “the Accommodation Provider”) does not appear to have a compliant COVID-19 Safe Plan. Accordingly, […]
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Active Law – what else we do

Our expertise in Body Corporate Law is complemented by our ability to provide commercially effective advice, as well as practical strategies and solutions across the areas of:    Business Passionate […]
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Fair Work Ombudsman announces its priority list – Are you on the list?

On 13 July 2020, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) announced its strategic priorities for the 2020-2021 financial year. These priorities are in addition to providing workplace support through the COVID-19 […]
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By By By-laws

With June done and dusted, I think it is fair to say that 2020 has not ‘gone to plan’. Regardless of what you had in mind for 2020, it is […]
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DINs for life – The introduction of Director Identification Numbers

The federal government is bringing in a new regime whereby every company director will be assigned a lifetime unique “Director Identification Number” or “DIN”.     Why? One of the driving […]
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CHALLENGING QBCC DECISIONS AND THE BENEFITS OF DOING SO

The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) QBCC is a unique statutory body.  When established in 1991, the role of the QBCC was to licence building contractors and supervisors, issue […]
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Levy Recovery – It is time to tighten up the ship!!

Lazy recovery processes should be a thing of the past. Based on some recent decisions it appears, the Courts are becoming increasingly reluctant to allow bodies corporate to recover levies, […]
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COVIDSafe App and employee rights

With the introduction of the COVIDSafe app, protections were added to the  Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the PA). Consequently, the Fair Work Commission recently released an update to their General […]
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So, what is the real story about casual employees?

The Federal Court released its decision of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato  [2020] FCAFC 84 (Rossato), about casual employees in the mining industry and their access to paid entitlements on […]
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Returning to the Workplace – Post COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak has challenged workplaces around the country, testing the robustness of existing workplace standards and individual expectations. In forcing workers out of the workplace, to continue working in […]
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