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As the financial services industry navigates complex new regulations and heightened regulatory oversight, the demand for operational risk professionals has surged by 72% – and there is an urgency to fill these vacancies. Australian banks are struggling to fill vacancies for both front office risk professionals and centralised operations-risk teams roles, with the effect of […]

The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017 has brought about an increase in building regulation scrutiny and restored efforts to clamp down on the use of non-compliant building materials. Grenfell is not the first fire of this kind. In 2014 the Lacrosse building in Melbourne’s Docklands caught fire due to combustible cladding being installed

The recent decision by the Queensland Court of Appeal in Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Kim Yen Tat [2018] QCA 182 shows the approach taken by the Courts when considering an employer’s duty of care to employees assaulted by members of the public. The worker, Kim Yen Tat, was employed by Inghams as a shift

Australian society does not tolerate domestic violence under any circumstances, and the New South Wales Government has announced that it will introduce tougher laws to support this objective. Domestic violence is often incorrectly regarded as a “private matter” which “belongs behind closed doors”. Quite often, the real emotional capital which is invested in a domestic

This article originally appeared in Queensland Bowler magazine, September 2018 edition There are many reasons why a bowls club might hold an event, including for fundraising, charity, publicity or annual tradition. It is now becoming more common for clubs to utilise their space by hosting community markets or opening a pop-up bar somewhere on the

This article originally appeared in QHA Review magazine, August 2018 edition One year on from the introduction of ID scanning in Queensland, we thought it timely to provide a refresher on banning orders and what they really mean for your pub. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation has reported that approximately 13 million IDs

On 16 August 2018, the Full Federal Court made a finding that will have significant ramifications for the employment of casual employees in all industries throughout Australia. The Court upheld a decision finding that an employee – who was described as a casual but worked a regular roster set a year in advance – was

This article originally appeared in Club Insight magazine, Issue Four – August September 2018 There are many differences between the Operating Authority and Gaming Entitlement regime for hotels and clubs, and these differences create a number of benefits for club owners in helping to provide a first-class gaming operation for members. Tender process – Operating

As most of you would know, the law imposes strict time limits within which actions must be commenced in court, known as limitation periods. For the recovery of contractual debts, such as body corporate levies, this limitation period is capped by the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (QLD) at six years. However, confusion over the

The Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Regulations 2018 will come into effect on 12 August 2018. But what is the Skilling Australians Fund (SAF) and what does this really mean? What is the SAF? The SAF is managed by the Department of Education and Training, and will be used to grow the number of apprentices