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Vacant land cannot be residential accommodation for GST purposes
In Vidler v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCAFC 59 the taxpayer failed to remit GST on the sale of two vacant blocks of land on the basis that the land constituted residential premises and the sales were therefore input taxed supplies. The Commissioner issued notices of assessment for the payment of GST on the supplies. The taxpayer lodged notices of objection that were disallowed and on hearing at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal the Commissioner was successful. The taxpayer subsequently appealed to the Full Federal Court. More...
July 2010
Australian Consumer Law to commence on 1 January 2011
The Australian Consumer Law reforms are now complete with the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No.2) 2010 (Act) receiving royal assent on 13 July 2010. The Act renames the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA) the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and implements a long awaited national uniform consumer law in Australia. More...
July 2010
Is sexual harassment flying under the radar?
Gerard Phillips,the head of Middletons' Workplace Relations & Safety Group was interviewed by Boardroom Radio about the trend of women failing to report incidents of sexual harassment in the workplace. More...
July 2010
New test governing payment of dividends
The Corporations Amendment (Corporations Reporting Reform) Act 2010 (Cth) (Amending Act) received Royal assent on 28 June 2010. The Amending Act includes an important amendment to section 254T of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) which governs the circumstances in which companies may pay dividends. More...
July 2010
G-Star continues success in protecting its brand against counterfeits and is awarded A$61,000 in damages
G-Star, an internationally renowned clothing company from the Netherlands, has once again successfully sued another retail store selling counterfeit "G-Star" branded items. In the proceeding G-Star made claims against the retailer for trade mark infringement, copyright infringement, misleading and deceptive conduct and the tort of passing off. G-Star was awarded A$61,000 in damages.
July 2010
Energy efficiency disclosure now compulsory
The Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010 (Cth) (the Act) commenced on 1 July 2010. Introduced as part of the Federal Government's National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, the Act places obligations on owners and landlords of large commercial office spaces to disclose energy efficiency information to purchasers and tenants. More...
July 2010
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