Legislation Update
We have previously written about the effect of the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (Regulations), and their effect on retail and commercial leases in Queensland. Last week, the Queensla
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On 8 April 2020, we wrote about the National Cabinet’s announcement introducing the Mandatory Code of Conduct for SME Commercial Leases (Code). Each of the States and Territories have since taken steps to pass legislation on an expedited basis to
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Last week we wrote about the 'hibernation' measures announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 29 March 2020 and the ‘common set of principles’ that had been developed. Since the initial announcement, the National Cabinet has worked with ind
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Last Friday ASIC issued a letter to each Real Estate Institute in the various states and territories, following reports that some real estate agents had advised tenants to consider accessing their superannuation to pay rent. ASIC has warned that such
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On 29 March 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison released a National Cabinet Statement containing new short-term ‘hibernation’ measures to support commercial tenancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week we wrote about various options availabl