A Director Identification Number (Director ID) is a unique identifier for directors and alternate directors. The concept was introduced in the 2020 budget Digital Business Plan and now legislated to: Prevent the use of false or fraudulent director identities; Make it easier for external administrators and regulators to trace directors’ relationships with companies over time; [...]
As we speak, most of Australia is currently governed by several Directives, concerning mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations. Most prominently, on 7 October 2021, the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Direction came into force in Victoria, which relates to all authorised providers and authorised workers who are not working from home. Many Employers are scrambling to understand their [...]
Casual Conversion Deadline – 27 September 2021 There is just under one week left for Employers to ensure that they have assessed their existing casual employees for conversion to permanent employment. What does this mean? If you employ casuals and you are not a small business, you must take action to comply with the new provisions in the Fair [...]
Often the first fundamental question a lawyer will ask when requested to prepare documentation for a sale of a business is: Are you conducting an Asset or a Share sale? Whilst for the most part this is a fairly straightforward consideration, oftentimes buyers and sellers will not fully understand the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of [...]
