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Understanding the Covid-19 Act

Late on 22 April 2020, the Queensland Parliament passed the Covid-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020 (the Covid-19 Act). The purpose of the Covid-19 Act is:- To protect the health, safety and welfare of Queenslanders affected by the Covid-19 emergency; To facilitate the continuance of public administration, the judicial process, small business and other activities that...
  • May 6, 2020
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Commercial

Will Business Interruption Insurance apply to Covid-19?

Many businesses will have business interruption insurance whether that is because they chose to maintain the policy or for example, their lease requires them to maintain a policy. All insurance policies differ in their terms and conditions. And whether the policy will respond to a particular event will be determined by the specific wording of...
  • April 21, 2020
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Construction

The construction industry’s Pandora’s box

The parks are closed, and public gatherings have been reduced from 10 to 2 ... What’s install for the construction industry?  Will contractors be permitted to continually implement more rigorous controls to manage their sites or will they too be closed? Qld’s Courts aren’t enforcing warrants for the possession and sale of land before 18...
  • March 30, 2020
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Property

Can a body corporate ban short term letting such as AirBNB?

The growth of AirBNB and other short term letting platforms in the accommodation industry has been significant in the past few years. So much so that the NSW parliament is presently drafting state legislation to ‘clean up’ the numerous local laws throughout NSW dealing with the issue, resulting in a uniform position for property owners...
  • March 18, 2020
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Property

Competition for PEXA?

The PEXA e-conveyancing platform has grown quickly in the last year, particularly in jurisdictions such as NSW where e-conveyancing is now mandatory. More recently there has also been considerable uptake (based on the statistics released) here in Queensland. Last year, ASX and Infotrack announced their proposed platform ‘Sympli’ which was to compete with PEXA as...
  • December 17, 2019
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Property

Major changes to off-the-plan sales in NSW

Significant legislative changes come into effect from 1 December 2019 for all off-the-plan residential sales in NSW. It is important to note that the changes do not apply to commercial or industrial off-the-plan sales. The changes will require developers to dedicate more time at the start of the project to ensure the disclosure document is...
  • November 25, 2019
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Commercial

ACCC crackdown on unfair standard terms continues

Over the last couple of weeks, Uber Eats has been forced to agree to amend its standard form contract with restaurants to avoid legal action being commenced by the ACCC. This follows on from an investigation by the ACCC on the Uber Eat contracts which for a number of years now has: - made restaurants...
  • August 23, 2019
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Property

Recent changes to Queensland Land Tax might affect you

Anyone who owns or leases land in Queensland may from time to time be required to pay land tax depending on how the property is owned and the unimproved values of that property, and in the case of tenants, the type of tenancy. In the recent 2019 state budget, the Queensland Government announced a number...
  • August 20, 2019
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Property

Queensland Certificates of Title to become redundant

In March 2019 the Queensland Government passed legislation amending the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) to make paper certificates of title redundant. This is part of a push towards a totally paperless titling system and the (not so recent) introduction and increased use of electronic conveyancing in Queensland. From 1 October 2019, the Registrar will...
  • June 18, 2019
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Property

Property Developers need to note their GST obligations when acquiring new sites

It’s coming up to nearly a year of the new GST withholding regime, yet property developers still seem to be getting caught out by the (not so) new regime. From 1 July 2018, purchasers of new residential land or potential residential land are required to withhold the GST component of the Purchase Price and remit...
  • May 28, 2019
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