The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has launched investigations across five states to ensure that aged care providers are complying with the Fair Work Act, paying workers correctly, and maintaining proper record-keeping practices.
The new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) (the Act), set to commence on 1 July 2025, introduces a modernised, rights-based framework with stricter regulatory requirements for aged care providers.
Colin Biggers & Paisley is proud to announce that Special Counsel Lana Remedi has been named Cyber Security Professional of the Year in the Professional and Financial Services category.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has refused a minor change application which sought to introduce staging to a development for non-resident workforce accommodation because there was no assurance that the proposed later stage would proceed and as a consequence the development could not operate as intended.
A development application seeking to establish a self-storage facility in a low density residential zone is approved subject to conditions despite being contrary to the planning strategy which seeks to limit non-residential uses in the zone.
The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed an appeal against the decision of a local government to refuse a development application for a development permit for a material change of use brought by owners of a building construction business to regularise an existing unlawful use of land in Gumdale, Queensland.
