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Directors and secretaries can now validly execute documents on behalf of their companies by signing those documents using an electronic signature. For documents that require the signatures of two company officers, those documents can now also be sign...
The NSW State Government has recently passed new regulations affecting residential tenancies. The Residential Tenancies Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 imposes restrictions on landlords' rights to evict tenants who are unable to pay ren...
On 24 April 2020 the NSW Government passed the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 which gave effect to the Commercial Tenancies Mandatory Code of Conduct that was released in early April. Eligib...
In conjunction with the recently enacted Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 (the Regulations), the NSW State Government has now implemented their $440 million land tax relief package to assist comm...
On 8 April 2020, the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 was passed by Federal Parliament, amending the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). This guide provides a summary of key features of the legislation,...
Last week the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published two contrasting decisions regarding applications to reduce the amount of redundancy pay due to incapacity to pay, the first two of their kind since the COVID-19 pandemic. Se...
The much anticipated National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct for commercial leases (including retail, office and industrial) has been revealed. It is now up to each State and Territory to pass the relevant legislation to give effect to the rent re...
On 8 April 2020, the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Bill 2020 was passed by Federal Parliament, amending the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Our quick guide to the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme provides a s...
The Federal Government has announced the introduction of a new Code of Conduct (the Code) that is to regulate commercial and retail leases for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Code is mandatory and expected to be legislated...
