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The Power of a Statutory Demand
If you are in business, whether it’s in the capacity of a company director, in management or if you represent a company as its accountant, you must know of the power of a Statutory Demand. This article sets out the huge benefits in using this as a method of very quickly and effectively collecting a […]
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Extension of the unfair contracts regime to small businesses
The Federal Government has passed a bill extending the unfair contract term protections of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) to the small business sector. Under the new laws, a Court is able to declare that a term of a standard form small business […]
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Does your privacy policy comply with the privacy laws?
New privacy laws known as the Australian Privacy Principles were introduced in 2014 and are a new set of privacy principles affecting the handling of personal information. If you have a website privacy policy you should review it for compliance with the privacy principles. The aim of the new laws is to bring Australia’s privacy […]
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Fair Work Commission Anti-Bullying Orders explained
The Fair Work Commission has powers to make anti-bullying orders when a worker has been bullied by an individual or group and there is a risk that the worker will continue to be bullied at work by the individual or group. The Commission does not have the power to order any monetary compensation – […]
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Meta data retention laws
The contentious data retention laws passed by the Federal Parliament in 2015 allow telecommunications companies and internet service providers until 2017 to fulfil their implementation plans, at which time the ramifications of these laws will become more apparent. The data retention laws require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to keep records of consumer metadata […]
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Debt recovery basics for business
If you are owed money for goods or services, the first step in attempting to recover it is generally to send a letter of demand to the other party setting out the amount of money outstanding and giving them a defined period of time within which to settle the matter by paying you the money […]
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Personal Property Securities Register
It is crucial that people who have a security interest in personal property take it seriously or they may risk losing their security interests. Many businesses are struggling to understand the implications of the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR). In this article we have provided a simple summary and a timely warning about […]
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Protecting your cashflow – the importance of your terms of trade
Terms of Trade are the terms and conditions on which a business sells goods and services to customers and on which they buy goods and services from suppliers. These terms form the basis for the trading relationships for all businesses. If a business is the supplier of goods or services then it should have written […]
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How effective are your Post Employment Restraints
Much damage can be done to a business where an executive or senior manager resigns taking valuable customer information and confidential information. Restraint of trade clauses, or post-employment restraints, play a crucial role in protecting the legitimate interests of the employer. In order to protect business interest’s employment contracts should contain protections which operate after […]
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Sexual harassment policy technology considerations
In the Australian workplace, “sexual harassment” has been unlawful since at least 1984. One major issue for employers to deal with is displaying or circulating sexual material in the workplace. Back in 1984, when the laws were introduced, desktop computers, laptops and mobile phones, SMS, Skype and the internet were still largely future technologies. […]
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