Usually, an application for a property settlement (i.e. an order as to what spouse gets what property following the end of a relationship) must be made to the family courts within 12 months of a divorce being granted or within 2 years of the end of a de facto relationship. However in the 2016 the…
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What is an electronic signature and is it binding?
Technology is advancing at a rapid pace and the way we do business is faster than the way things were done twenty years ago. In both Australia and many other overseas jurisdictions, electronic signatures are now a valid way of executing contracts and agreements. Although initially there was some concern over whether an electronic signature…
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Who gets the family pet upon separation?
The 2017 case of Downey & Beale1 provided a landmark decision when the parties had satisfactorily negotiated a property settlement following a separation except for one item – who gets custody of the family dog? Animal lovers may be surprised to hear that laws in Australia presently classify pets as chattels, meaning that Judges must…
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Proposed New Vegetation Management Laws
On 8 March 2018 the Government introduced the Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 to Parliament which includes proposed new vegetation management laws. If the Bill becomes law, which it is anticipated to be, the following regulations will be effective retrospectively from 8 March 2018:- Category C vegetation, aka “High value re-growth vegetation”,…
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Introduction of ‘Industrial manslaughter’ offence
Effective from 23 October 2017, Workplace Health and Safety legislation in Queensland has been amended to include a new offence of “industrial manslaughter”. The introduction of this offence has come as a result of numerous high profile industrial deaths, including a fatal accident on a log ride at popular amusement park Dreamworld and the death…
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Christmas 2017
We’re feeling festive at Dore & Webb Lawyers! We will be closing for the Christmas break at 5:00 pm on Friday, 22 December 2017. Our Noosa office re-opens at 8:30 am on Tuesday, 2 January 2018 and our Gympie office re-opens at 8:30 am on Monday, 8 January 2018. Urgent enquiries during this time can…
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