Hope Island is one of the Gold Coast’s most exclusive suburbs. Home to an enclave of exclusive housing estates, such as Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island Resort, with several world class golf courses meandering in between.
The property website Domain are currently running a series of articles on selling a property, covering aspects from presentation and market advise, to sales tactics and the conveyancing process itself.
Brisbane came alive this weekend for the annual Teneriffe Festival. The streets were lined with a festival of food, markets and entertainment.
So you’ve spent countless weekends scouring the suburbs of Brisbane, or the Gold Coast for that perfect property and you think you’ve finally found ‘the one’ and are ready to put in an offer and sign a contract of sale. It’s right about now that you need to tap the brakes every so slightly. There’s no point rushing in and signing your name, as the entire conveyancing process will be dictated by this contract, so you want to make sure you’ve got it right before signing.
So you’ve had your property on the market for a while and have now signed a contract of sale and sold your property. First of all congratulations on the sale! While getting that offer may be exciting at first, we’re sure that a bit of stress is beginning to creep into your mind as you start to consider the long list of things you now have to take care.
The carbon tax in Australia is no more with the Federal Government passing the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014. While the central purpose of this legislation was to remove the tax, it also introduced new powers to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”), which many business owners are not aware of.
A significant decision has been handed down by the Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia today in regards to intellectual property and the human body. The decision centres around the BRCA1 gene mutation, commonly known as the ‘breast cancer gene’. In a landmark decision the court has found that a private company is within its rights to hold a patent over this gene.
As a business owner it is important that you take proper care with the packaging of your goods and any claims you make as to the country of origin of the goods. Labeling is tightly regulated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”). If your goods are incorrectly labeled your business can face serious consequences for making false or misleading claims as to the origin of the goods.
There are some big changes in store when it comes to property law and conveyancing in Queensland. On top of PEXA, or electronic conveyancing, that is due to commence in the next six months, the Queensland Government has passed new legislation which radically overhauls the way residential properties are bought and sold in Queensland.
Proposing to your partner is one of the scariest and most exciting things you will ever do and when they say yes it feels as though all of your dreams have suddenly come true. In most cases proposing and sliding that beautiful ring, that you have spent countless hours saving up for, onto her finger is the first step on a long and happy road together, however this is not always the case and before the wedding takes place the relationship may break down.
Social media is so widely used nowadays that even you’re grandma is liking and commenting on your posts! It’s the place where the news hits first and if you’re not on it then you’re viewed as a bit of a rebel. With social media so commonplace there are certain pitfalls that come with it and over-sharing about something that happened in the workplace could land you in a lot of trouble with your employer.
In Queensland the conveyancing process begins once the Contract of Sale is signed by both parties. The execution of the Contract sets off a series of obligations that each party must meet on certain dates. It is crucial that as a buyer or a seller you meet your obligations by their respective deadlines in order to avoid facing any penalties or the possible termination of the Contract by the other party.
The Federal Government's metadata retention policy has been widely publicized and widely criticized, but at this stage the Government is pushing ahead with it. Much of the criticism leveled at the policy has been the lack of clarification of what exactly metadata is, with many Government Ministers failing to provide a clear response when quizzed about it.
As a business owner you have certain legal obligations to your employees and sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the needs of your business with the needs of your employees, however it is important that you are aware of your basic legal obligations as governed by the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”).
