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Increasingly, we have to face the challenges presented by living in the modern world where almost everything we do requires interaction with the 'online world', which is convenient but at the same time risky. A major challenge faced by us all is protecting our identity Cyber criminals are always searching for identifiers, such as name, date of birth, driver's licence numbers The criminals then can use the stolen identity information to make transactions in the name of the per...

The ATO has the ability to make company directors personally liable for company debts including employee entitlements such as superannuation If your business is structured as a company and you are the director you will be personally liable for unpaid employee entitlements, including superannuation The ATO may issue a Director Penalty Notice (DPN) for unpaid employee entitlements and if you as a director of your company receive one, then you need to take immediate action Th...

Just because your business is the purchaser of goods or services does not necessarily mean it does not have legal rights as a 'consumer' The Australian Consumer Laws protect small business purchases of goods or services if any one of the following conditions are met the cost of the product or service is under $100,000 the product or service commonly bought for personal, domestic or household use it is a vehicle or trailer eligible to be used on public roads The follow...

Received a Gift Card for Christmas? You should know your legal rights under Australia Consumer Law ('ACL'): Gift Card must be valid for for 3 years from date of purchase (some exemptions to this rule) Replacement Card or refund must be given if the card doesn't work or can't be activated Gift Card can't be offered by supplier in lieu of replacing faulty goods Supplier can't charge fees associated with the Gift Card (e.g., card activation fee) You can read the A...

It usually take some time for the law to catch up with general practices in society.  This has been true for digital signing of documents as with anything else but on 10 February, 2022 the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Document) Act 2021 was passed by Parliament.

This legislation allows directors to sign company documents digitally rather than using "wet" signatures (i.e., using a pen to sign on a paper document).

This will save a considerable amount of time to complet...