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As seen in the July edition of the QHA Review. The Liquor Act states that a licensee must not conduct any business on a licensed premises other than the hotel business authorised by the liquor licence. The Act also prohibits the grant of a licence for a premises to be used primarily as a supermarket. […]

As seen in the July edition of Bowls Queensland’s Queensland Bowler magazine. Do you know about the provisions in the Liquor Act that allow bowls clubs to have extended licensed trading hours? Or the restrictions on trading hours for certain days throughout the year? Learn how to maximise your club’s trading hours with important insights

The horrible mess which is the Rugby Australia / Israel Folau matter keeps taking more interesting turns. Alan Jones in his column on 21 June 2019 said “Well, I can assure you Israel is not about the money. He is about the principle.” Apparently Alan’s column was written prior to the announcement that Israel has

As seen in the June/July edition of Club Insight (Issue 3). Traditional revenue streams, such as traditional food and beverage, gaming membership and sponsorship, remain at the heart of a club’s commercial operations. However, now more than ever, there is both the need and the desire for clubs to diversify their revenue streams and think

As seen in the June edition of the QHA Review. You may have heard about the new legislation affecting whistleblowers in the corporate and financial sector and wondered, will this affect my hotel?  While there are a myriad of ways that hotels can be structured in terms of corporate ownership, we thought it would be

As seen in the June edition of Queensland Bowler. With the growing mountain of compliance obligations bowls club owners and operators have to consider, often the less pressing tasks will become “tomorrow’s problem”. However, when it comes to CCTV compliance, there are some requirements that literally must be done today to ensure that you are

Employers often ask us whether a worker can claim for damages if they haven’t filed a compensation claim. Many employers are surprised to hear that the answer is “yes”. Below are answers to seven Frequently Asked Questions on the topic, to ensure you aren’t surprised by a worker’s claim for damages. Question:       

Is your loan properly documented? I recently reviewed two court cases that involved poor loan documentation. Both cases would have cost the parties a significant sum of money to go through court and in both instances, the lender was unsuccessful in recovering their money. In the first case, the lender made a further advance on

There have been two significant decisions in recent times in relation to off-field behaviour of footballers and their employment. The first was the well-publicised decision of Rugby Australia to terminate the contract of Israel Folau. The second was the significant decision by the Federal Court of Australia regarding Rugby League player, Jack de Belin. De

Businesses who provide warranties in relation to either products or services have until the end of the week to bring those warranties into line with changes to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), or face substantial penalties and fines – potentially up to 10% of annual turnover. The changes take effect this Sunday, 9 June 2019.