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Update – Rollout of changes to the Queensland Retirement Villages Act

The long awaited announcement of the commencement date for the next round of amendments to the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld) (the RV Act) was proclaimed late last week. The next round of changes, which will impact every Queensland retirement village, is set to take effect on 1 February 2019. We have summarised the changes

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Important legislative reforms for all company directors

The Government has this month announced a suite of legislative reforms to improve the integrity of data maintained by corporate regulators and target illegal phoenix activity. The proposed laws will introduce a single consolidated business register and impose a requirement for all company directors to hold a Director Identification Number (DIN). Consolidated business register The

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The Phoenix is falling – further reforms to protect Australia’s tax base

Illegal phoenix activity refers to the creation of new companies to continue running the previous business or businesses of deliberately wound up companies, to avoid paying their outstanding debts. The Australian economy is significantly affected by this issue, with the specially created Phoenixing Taskforce estimating that in 2015-2016, the problem cost between $2.85 billion and

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Back to basics – what all businesses can learn from the Royal Commission

An interim report on the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry was released by the Commissioner, the Honourable Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC, on 28 September 2018. Whilst there is likely to be a shake-up of the financial services industry once the inquiry is completed, it is evident from

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Detached bottle shops – what are the rules you need to know?

This article originally appeared in QHA Review magazine, September 2018 edition Detached bottle shops are a concept unique to Queensland. While many people may be interested in opening a bottle shop, it is an opportunity only able to be pursued by licensees under a commercial hotel liquor licence. This presents commercial hotel licensees a distinct

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