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Visa planning levels for the 2022/23 financial year

Visa planning levels for the 2022/23 financial year

The Department of Home Affairs have released the migration program planning levels for the 2022/23 financial year. Due to the ongoing shortage of skilled workers in Australia, there has been…

Increase of FIRB Fees

Increase of FIRB Fees

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) is a non-statutory body which advises the Treasurer and the Government on Australia’s Foreign Investment Policy (the Policy) and its administration. FIRB’s functions are…

Deadlocks in shareholder agreements

Deadlocks in shareholder agreements

A Shareholders Agreement also sometimes called a Security Holders Agreement (SHA) is a written agreement between the shareholders of a company and sets out in a transparent manner the obligations,…

Drag along and Tag along clauses shareholder agreements

Drag along and Tag along clauses shareholder agreements

A Shareholders Agreement also sometimes called a Security Holders Agreement (SHA) is a written agreement between the shareholders of a company and sets out in a transparent manner the obligations,…

Understanding your duties as a director

Understanding your duties as a director

According to the Australian Securities and Investments Corporation (ASIC), Australia’s integrated corporate, markets, financial services, and consumer credit regulator, as of December 2021 there were 2,995,143 companies registered in Australia.…

Good and Bad Leavers – Shareholders Agreements

Good and Bad Leavers – Shareholders Agreements

Shareholders Agreements, also sometimes called a Security Holders Agreement (SHA) are a written agreement between the shareholders of a company and sets out in a transparent manner the obligations, rights…

Enforcing foreign judgments in Australia

Enforcing foreign judgments in Australia

We are often asked how can I enforce a judgment of a foreign jurisdiction in Australia. If a foreign judgment is able to be recognised and registered in one Australian…

Skilled workers in the Health, Education and Aged Care sectors

Skilled workers in the Health, Education and Aged Care sectors

It is hard to believe with the current workforce shortages in Australia we have a backlog of nearly one million visas to be processed. Skilled workers should be one of…

New Corporate Collective Vehicles (CCIV)

New Corporate Collective Vehicles (CCIV)

In the 2021/22 Federal budget, the Australian government announced that it would implement a new type of investment vehicle called the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV). This has been implemented…

REIQ Contract changes in 2022

REIQ Contract changes in 2022

If you have ever purchased or sold property in Queensland, you’ve likely cast your eyes over the red and white contracts developed by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).…

Does my business name protect my trade mark rights?

Does my business name protect my trade mark rights?

No. Your business name will not protect your trade mark rights. If you have started a new business, one of your first steps may have been to register your business…

Discretionary trusts (Family trusts)

Discretionary trusts (Family trusts)

A discretionary trust, often called a family trust is a vehicle which allows you to hold assets without being the actual owner. The beneficiaries of the trust do not have…

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