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Tax & Legal • 24 Apr 2024
Brisbane-based construction director cops 5-year corporation ban
The failure of three construction companies over a three-year period has seen a Queensland company director disqualified from managing corporations for five years.
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Tax & Legal • 23 Apr 2024
WA revs up for STRA reforms
The State Parliament has given the go-ahead to new legislation to tighten regulation of short-term rental accommodation (STRA).
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Tax & Legal • 22 Apr 2024
Perth ‘builder’ slapped with $5k fine for falsifying work history
A Kwinana man claimed eight years of building experience, despite working as a courier during the specified period.
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Tax & Legal • 22 Apr 2024
Rental bidding out, pets in as WA’s new tenancy laws pass Parliament
The sweeping overhaul will see new regulations roll out over three phases, with the first set to take effect in May.
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Tax & Legal • 22 Apr 2024
Tax reforms key to boosting Victoria’s rental woes
Amid all-time high rental costs and all-time low rental vacancies, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has advised the Victorian government to consider policy...
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Tax & Legal • 18 Apr 2024
SA reviews building laws to tackle rogue traders and dodgy builders 
The state has commenced a sweeping review of its building regulations to protect consumers from shady operators.
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Tax & Legal • 17 Apr 2024
Landlords could cop up to $57k in fines for unsafe properties in Victoria
The Victorian government is cracking down on minimum rental standards in the wake of a concerning rise in tenant complaints.
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Tax & Legal • 16 Apr 2024
Regulation bulletin ‘roadmap’ to property development, says technical expert
SMSF trustees who want to undertake property development need to be aware of the compliance and tax issues on which the ATO will focus, says a leading technical...
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Tax & Legal • 12 Apr 2024
Building a granny flat in WA just got easier
As of Wednesday, home owners in Western Australia no longer need planning approval for code-compliant ancillary dwellings.
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Tax & Legal • 11 Apr 2024
Have sunset clauses been eclipsed by ACT laws?
Canberra has opened consultations to review laws passed in 2021 to protect off-the-plan buyers from dodgy developers.
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