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An employee complaint can also be a whistleblower complaint, even if an employee doesn’t name it as such. Failing to recognise a whistleblower complaint can put a business in ‘hot water’ legally, and can also allow an employee to lever for bett
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In Australia, we are seeing more frequent complaint activity by alleged whistleblowers. Managing these complaints can be challenging for businesses, particularly when combined with the protections given by other legislation. The whistleblower protect
Legislation Update
Key issues: The new Federal whistleblower regime has taken effect as of 1 July 2019. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 (Cth) (Act) marks a major change in how Australian businesses are to deal with whistle
Court Decision
Key issues: The Supreme Court of Queensland delivered its decision in The Trust Company (Australia) Ltd atf the WH Buranda Trust v Icon Co (Qld) Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] QSC 87 on 4 April, 2019. It serves as an important reminder that statutory
Legislation Update
Key issues Part 1 of the QBCC Safer Buildings Combustible Cladding Checklist must be completed by 29 March 2019; The QBCC has said currently 24 per cent of the 14,336 registered buildings are now subject to a physical inspection by a building pro
Legislation Update
Key issues: The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017 has now been passed by the Senate. The Bill will substantially amend the current whistleblower protections and house it predominantly in the Corporations Act