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Buying Or Selling Property? What Is The COVID-19 Impact On Settlements?
With the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, there has been a refocus on electronic settlements for conveyancing matters in Queensland. Duncan Murdoch, Quinn & Scattini Lawyers’ Director and Team Leader of the Business, Property and Conveyancing Teams sets out the...
Changes Announced For JobKeeper & JobSeeker
Attention employers and employees. The Government are extending JobKeeper until March 2021. The payments will be reduced from $1,200 per fortnight from 28 September 2020. A new two-tiered payment approach will also be introduced - and it is harder to qualify for than...
End Of Financial Year 2020
Quinn & Scattini Lawyers’ staff took a well-deserved break away from the office to celebrate the End Of Financial Year at Blackbird Bar and Grill. After a challenging few months, the party was the perfect opportunity to just relax and enjoy the time spent with...
SMSF Trustees: Trustee Discretion, Good Faith & Payment Of SMSF Death Benefits (Wareham v Marsella (2020) VSCA 92)
In February 2019, in the Victorian Supreme Court decision of Re Marsella; Marsella v Wareham (No 2) [2019] VSC 65, the court set aside the trustee’s decision to pay the death benefit to herself, and the trustee was removed as a trustee of the fund. In this case, the...
Thinking Of Breaking COVID-19 Rules? Jail Time On The Cards
Thinking of breaching social distancing measures? Thinking of crossing the Queensland border and making a false declaration as to your whereabouts? The State Government will be introducing a new amendment to legislation that will see anyone breaking the rules face up...
Queensland Borders Open: The Rules & Impact On Business
Last Friday at midday saw travellers crossing the Queensland border in scenes described as “almost like New Years Eve”. Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler reported it was taking 30 minutes to cross the 3 Gold Coast border checkpoints (at Coolangatta, Tugun and...
Proposed Changes To Combat Youth Crime: 3 Strikes & You’re Out
Youths who break the law may be looking at a 3 strikes mandatory detention policy under Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington’s government. With the election four months away, Ms Frecklington has announced this hardline approach to combat rising youth crime across...
Dangerous Driving: 1 Woolworths Truck & 1 Wild Chase
A Woolworths truck failed to home deliver after it was stolen and taken on a 4 hour rampage across Logan. The man drove a car to the Woolworths truck in Cornubia, jumped out of his car and then stole the truck. Police detected the stolen truck on the Mount Lindesay...
Queensland Border: Opening 10 July 2020
Great news for Queenslanders. Queensland borders will reopen on 10 July 2020 to all states and territories, EXCLUDING Victoria. If you wish to cross the border you will be required to sign a border declaration form stating you have not travelled to Victoria. Are you,...