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The Housing Legislation (Building Better Futures) Amendment Bill 2017 (the Bill), passed by the Queensland Parliament on 25 October 2017, received royal assent on 10 November 2017. While some of the changes to the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Q) (RV Act) commenced on that date, the majority will not commence until a date yet to […]

For work injuries suffered from 15 October 2013 to 30 January 2015, a worker who wants to claim damages against their employer must achieve a degree of permanent impairment (DPI) of 6% or more. For injuries suffered over a period of time, the date of the first consultation with a relevant health practitioner artificially determines

On 25 October 2017, the Queensland Parliament passed the Housing Legislation (Building Better Futures) Amendment Bill 2017 (the Bill), which amends a number of Acts including the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Q) (RV Act). While some amendments were made to the original version of the Bill, these were mainly either minor changes or designed to

This is the story of how an unsent text message became a Will. The recent decision of Re Nichol; Nichol v Nichol & Anor [2017] has received quite a bit of media attention. A man tragically took his own life, and an unsent text message found on his mobile phone after his death was declared

On and from 1 July 2017, the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) Program and Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (Cth) (the Act) will now apply to commercial office buildings with a net lettable area of 1,000m2. The Program As part of Australia’s National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, the CBD Program aims to help mitigate climate

The report by the Ethics Centre into the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has been published and makes interesting reading. It is interesting because it talks about the AOC’s challenges and to quote some of the report, without trying to take it out of context, “it is clear that the organisation is currently facing significant challenges.

The Housing Legislation (Building Better Futures) Amendment Bill 2017 (the Bill) proposes major changes to the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Q) (RV Act) that will affect every retirement village operator in Queensland. The Bill has been referred to the Public Works and Utilities Committee for detailed consideration. The Committee is due to report by 28

Although I haven’t been setting any records, I have been able to compete a couple of half-marathons (Gold Coast and Brisbane) in the last few months. During those races and in many of the training runs leading up to them, my footwear of choice has included various models of New Balance shoes. On that basis,

If you are a foreign resident in Australia, it is likely that the proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) introduced by the Treasury on 21 July 2017 will directly affect you. The Exposure Draft Legislation released by Treasury is the culmination of CGT measures announced in the 2017 Federal Budget aimed at reducing pressure

If you are selling or leasing land, it is important to be aware of whether your land is, or potentially could be, contaminated. It’s as straight forward as ordering a search of the Contaminated Land Register (CLR) or Environmental Management Register (EMR). The cost of ordering a search is low, however the consequences of not