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The purpose of the Bill On 1 December 2016, the Queensland Parliament passed the Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 which will be to be incorporated within the uniform national law...
In 2012, the State Government introduced new laws as part of its home pool safety measures that will require vendors (and landlords) to include a certificate of compliance or occupation certificate for any contracts for sale of land (or residential t...
This article is reproduced edited version of the same article that appeared in the Law Society Journal December 2015 edition. Introduction Under Sections 18C and 18D of the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) (Act), a person who is the imm...
The decision of Stellard Pty Ltd & Anor v North Queensland Fuel Pty Ltd [2015] QSC 119 has decided that email correspondence between the parties were sufficient to form a binding contract for sale, notwithstanding that the terms were "su...
It is not uncommon for an agent to attempt to claim commission from a vendor for having introduced the purchaser to the property even though the purchaser had ultimately signed a contract through a different agent after the initial agent's exclusive ...
Mr Ram, a functionally illiterate Indian national with poor English speaking skills, has been awarded nearly $200,000 after the Federal Circuit Court [FCC] in Ram v D&D Indian Fine Food Pty Ltd & Anor [2015] FCCA 389...
Beck v Henley & Anor [2014] NSWCA 201 Background Tami and Ami were residuary beneficiaries of a testamentary trust which owned 50% of the voting shares in a proprietary company. The trust was established to "sell call in collect ...