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Residential Tenancies

The relationship between a landlord or residential premises and his or her tenant is tightly regulated by theResidential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT). What is a residential tenancy agreement? A residential tenancy agreement will arise when a person gives someone else the right to occupy certain premises for use as a home in exchange for value.  …
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Copyright law in Australia

Copyright is an integral and ever-changing area of intellectual property law. The main purpose of Copyright law in Australia is to regulate the creation, distribution and use of a range of different types of ‘works’, in a way that balances the competing interests of copyright owners, authors and the general public. It is also vital …
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Summary Dismissal in your Workplace

Employers should think carefully before making a decision to immediately or “summarily” dismiss an employee. For summary dismissal to be lawful, there must have been a breach by the employee of either an express or implied term of the contract of employment that is serious enough to necessitate an employer to undertake an action of …
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