In occupational health and safety terms, A PCBU is a person conducting a business or undertaking. This includes an individual or organisation and someone managing a company, association or partnership. A PCBU has a duty of care to provide for the protection of the

Reforms intended to increase the effectiveness of the Privacy Act 1988 start on 12 March 2014. Applicable to businesses since 2000, the Privacy Act was reviewed in 2008 and the reforms were recommended in that review. Privacy laws are designed to protect individuals

The New Year’s brings new laws including added protection for police dogs in SA, changes to the way fuel prices are advertised in NSW and SA and a requirement for real estate agents in SA to give a single figure as the genuine estimate of the selling price. At the end of

The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal recently awarded nearly $4,000 to tenants who claimed compensation for being unable to connect to Foxtel and because their air-conditioner was not working properly. After being told by the agent that Foxtel would be available, the

Recently, The Australian reported on a proposed plan by the Federal Government to enable tax-exempt indigenous Community Future Funds with deductible gift recipient status. This a very sensible idea, particularly if it allows for spending on infrastructure in communities,

Increasingly, it is becoming professionally necessary for lawyers to demonstrate competence in the use of technology. At least in the United States, it has become a requirement that lawyers understand “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.”

Recently the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) held a Summit in Melbourne between unions and doctors where they heard cases “where employers had compromised workers’ rights to privacy and proper medical treatment” by “insisting attending the medical examination with