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WA planning update: Residential accommodation for ageing persons
The Western Australian Planning Commission (“WAPC”) has released a position statement on residential accommodation for ageing persons (“Position...
IR Omnibus Reform: Simplifying enterprise bargaining and the approval process
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9...
Commencement of the Australian National Aged Care Classification tool
It amends the Aged Care Act 1997 to introduce an additional, discretionary procedure for classification of recipients of residential aged care and...
Factsheet | A guide to child care legislation in Australia
Simply put, Federal legislation deals with eligibility grants for financial assistance, while State and Territory legislation largely deals with the...
Factsheet | A legal overview of schools in Western Australia
In our latest factsheet, we take a look at the differences between government and non-government schools in terms of establishment, government and...
New NDIS Worker Screening Requirements from 1 February 2021
According to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: ‘Worker screening is a way to help check that the people who are working, or wish to work,...
Legislative changes to home care payment administration
This legislation begins the transition from payment of subsidies in advance, to payment in arrears. The Bill was first introduced in February 2020,...
Casual employment, double dipping and conversion rights addressed in Government reforms
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9...
2020 Year in Review – Employment and Workplace Relations
Click here to download a pdf copy of the 2020 Year in Review. Summary of key developments COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the...
Award flexibilities to support Australia’s jobs recovery
The Minister for Industrial Relations – Christian Porter says the aim of the government is to extend existing JobKeeper flexibilities for employers,...