24/07/2026 Recent amendments to Australian Consumer Law (ACL) recently received Royal Assent and will commence on 1 July 2027. The changes aim to strengthen consumer protections against unfair trading practices. The central amendments are a principles‑based prohibition on unfair trading practices toward consumers. New Part 2-4 of the ACL will deal with ‘Unfair Trading Practices’ such as …
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02/06/2026 On 2 June 2026, the Fair Work Commission handed down its Annual Wage Review 2026 decision and raised Award wages by 4.75%. Employers must pay the higher rates of pay from the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2026. The National Minimum Wage applies to employees not covered by Awards or …
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27/05/2026 In a recent decision, the High Court in Shao v Crown Global Capital Pty Ltd (in prov liq) [2025] HCA 43 tackled the complexities of contract construction when multiple parties are involved. The case centred on a disputed payment clause in a million-dollar loan agreement, offering valuable insights for anyone dealing with multi-party contracts. Ms …
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26/05/2026 Nationwide law changes 1 July 2026 This month’s budget announcements are likely to impact a number of legal services we provide, from legal structure advice through to wills and estates. These changes are still to be passed through Parliament, and we will write more about this in the future. A new national minimum wage …
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03/09/2025 Do you understand your company’s reporting obligations? It can be confusing, trying to understand whether to report company information to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) or to the Australian Securities and Information Commission (ASIC). Changes to the reporting regimes have been made in an attempt to simplify the regulatory requirements, in particular …
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03/09/2025 In 2023 ASIC commenced proceedings against TerraCom and some of its officers for, amongst other things, contraventions of the whistleblower protection scheme in relation to whistleblower disclosures made by a previous employee. The proceedings against TerraCom were the first commenced by ASIC under the expanded corporate whistleblower protection scheme contained in the Corporations Act …
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12/06/2025 On 3 June 2025, the Fair Work Commission announced the Annual Wage Review 2024-25 decision. The expert panel has determined the National Minimum Wage and all modern award wages will be increased by 3.5%. As a result of this increase, National Minimum Wage will be increased to $948.00 per week, based on a 38-hour …
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On 4 February 2025 the Government released the Government response to the Statutory Review of the Meetings and Documents Amendments, 4 February 2025’ (the Government response). In short there is support from the Panel and from the Government for the continuation of flexible meeting arrangements for most unlisted companies and associations.
When engaging an influencer, whether you are gifting a product or paying them a fee to promote your product or service, you need to consider whether they need to disclose to their followers the relationship between the influencer and your brand to avoid being in breach of Australian laws.
Whether you are advertising your business in a TV ad, on a billboard or bus stop, through online or sponsored influencer posts, you need to be aware of the range of regulations and rules that apply to your advertisements.