The prosecution of a number of irrigators in New South Wales has highlighted the need for accurate metering and up-to-date information when taking water from rivers, bores or harvesting overland flow. Based on these decisions of the Supreme Court and Planning & Environment Court of New South Wales in 2019, we offer the following “top […]
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Bill Loughnan, a pre-eminent Queensland agribusiness lawyer for more than 40 years, was a champion of rural Queenslanders. Bill’s passing on 7 October 2019 is a huge loss to his clients, colleagues and the many people he generously helped and mentored throughout his career. After studying law at the University of Queensland, Bill joined Cannan […]
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By Emma Kime, Lawyer Paper certificates of title (also known as “title deeds”) were once issued for all properties in Queensland. However, in 1994, the Queensland Titles Registry adopted an electronic titles register and paper certificates of title were no longer issued automatically. They could still be obtained for a fee. Since 1 October 2019, […]
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By Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority The Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) reports that nine months since flooding rain inundated North and Far North Queensland, debris has been cleaned up, fences replaced and infrastructure fixed, but the underlying effects of the Monsoon Trough are still rippling through many primary production enterprises. QRIDA […]
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With the introduction of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No.1) Act 2019 (Act), individuals, self-managed superannuation funds, discretionary trusts and private unit trusts may be denied from claiming deductions for expenses associated with holding certain vacant land. Under the Act, expenses incurred on or after 1 July 2019 (such as […]
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Landholders in resource-rich areas of Queensland have become accustomed to a long-standing but sub-standard statutory regime that allows resource authority holders to access private land without the landholder’s consent. Mining and gas companies like to call it “co-existence”. It sounds pleasant. In the interests of allowing resource authority holders to extract resources, generating royalties for […]
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Last month Thynne + Macartney joined the mo-vement to put a spotlight on men’s health and wellbeing by participating in Movember. Our goal was to raise $5,000 – but there was a twist. If we were to exceed our target and raise $6,000 or $7,000, Mo Bros Ken Apps and Prav Chaudhary respectively would shave […]
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Thynne + Macartney has again been recognised as a leading Professional Indemnity Law Firm in Queensland. We are very proud of our partners John Moore and Cameron Solley who were individually recognised as leading Queensland Professional Indemnity Lawyers within the areas of professional negligence and indemnity matters by the State’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers […]
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This Movember, Thynne + Macartney have joined the mo-vement to put a spotlight on men’s health and wellbeing with particular focus on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, men’s mental health and suicide prevention. The mo-vement shakes up men’s health research and transforms the way health services reach and support men. Our goal is to raise $5,000 […]
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Sue Maxwell, partner at Thynne + Macartney and co-leader of the firm’s Property Team, has been appointed as a member of the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s (UDIA) Queensland Property Law and Community Management. As a member of the Committee, Sue will work with other members to provide feedback and advice to government and other […]
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Congratulations to Nichola Di Muzio who was one of two mentors to be recognised as a remarkable mentor in the Griffith University Industry Mentoring Program for 2019 at a ceremony on Tuesday 22 October. Nichola was nominated by Laura Tyler who is currently undertaking work experience with Nichola. Laura’s nomination said Nichola “was generous enough […]
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On Saturday our Agribusiness Partners Peter Kenny, Alex Ramsey and Ari McCamley attended the Cloncurry Cup Race Day and presented the Thynne + Macartney Benchmark 45 Handicap (1200m) prize to Seriously Happy, Tim Burmmell (Jockey) and Jim Jackson (Trainer). Thynne + Macartney’s Agribusiness team has sponsored the Cloncurry Cup Race Day for three years and […]
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On Sunday 3 November, Thynne + Macartney participated in the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation’s (GMRF) Red Run. This year, a record number of 550 children and adults took part in the Red Run for either 5km or 10km. Together we ran, walked or jogged in remembrance of all the brave men and women who have […]
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At Thynne + Macartney, we recognise and celebrate the many past, present and emerging women who have helped shape and grow the legal profession across Australia. In October, Thynne + Macartney attended the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland (WLAQ) 41st Annual Awards Dinner in celebration of the success and leadership of women in the legal […]
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Movember puts a spotlight on men’s health and wellbeing with particular focus on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, men’s mental health and suicide prevention. The mo-vement shakes up men’s health research and transforms the way health services reach and support men. This year, Thynne + Macartney have put together a team of Mo Bros and Mo […]
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Dr Tracey Papinczak was earlier this month awarded the Thynne + Macartney Discovery Grant at the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation’s (GMRF) Annual Research Awards Night. Dr Papinczak, a Medical Education Coordinator at Greenslopes Private Hopsital (GPH), will use the funding for her project “Enhancing communication skills and building a respectful and inclusive workplace culture to […]
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Last night, as part of Thynne + Macartney’s Discovery Series, we were joined by guest speaker Tessa Boersma, runner up of MasterChef 2019. The Discovery Series, hosted by our early career lawyers, aims to encourage young professionals from a range of industries to come together to network and, as the name suggests, discover something new. […]
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If you are a trade creditor and you haven’t been living under a rock for the last 6 months, you might have heard talk about the recent Amerind decision coming out of the High Court of Australia. In Amerind, the High Court decided when a company is insolvent, its employees (via the Government’s Fair Entitlements […]
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Who needs to know about this? If you are a business involved in… Wholesaling or selling on terms Hiring, renting, or leasing out Building or construction Agriculture or farming then you need to know about the Personal Property Securities (PPS) Register.   Why do you need to know about the Personal Property Securities Register? Providing […]
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An employee engages in abusive and threatening behaviour warranting their dismissal. Should they be asked to explain themselves before a dismissal occurs? If the employee claimed that the reaction to the death of a pet contributed to that outburst, would that make the dismissal “unfair”? These matters were considered for the Fair Work Commission (the […]
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