Another uniform national register on the cards replacing 35 business registers

  • Published 16.04.2019

Summary

Remember remuneration report requirements

  • Published 03.04.2019

Summary

The importance of complying with the statutory requirements in relation to remuneration reports to creditors was recently highlighted in the decision of Lock, in the matter of Cedenco JV Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2019] FCA 93 wherein the Federal Court of Australia found that the failure of the two liquidators to provide sufficient detail in a remuneration report to creditors invalidated previously approved remuneration.

Background

No negligence by labour hire employer – sub-contractor (host employer) liable in damages

  • Published 20.03.2019

Castillo v Presmist Formwork Contractors Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 6

Background

On 1 February 2019, Judge Levy of the District Court of NSW found that an occupier/subcontractor (Presmist) had failed to provide adequate lighting inside a lift shaft on a hotel construction site at Mascot which led to a casual labour-hire employee (Mr Castillo) suffering injuries to his knees.

Looking back to assess the future

  • Published 20.03.2019

Fuller v Avichem Pty Ltd. District Court 2017/00359791

When is a “Roadie” a worker?

  • Published 20.03.2019

Kochmanz v Rekani Pty Ltd t/a Entertainment Installations (2019) NSWWCC64

The latest changes and commencement dates - March 2019

  • Published 20.03.2019

A number of the further changes made by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 commenced on 1 January 2019. The amendments include: