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Taxation Determination TD 2022/D3 was released in draft by the ATO on 5 October 2022. The draft Taxation Determination proposes to effectively put an end to a long-standing practice by sportspeople, entertainers and the like of licensing their imag

Following weeks of speculation and uncertainty for commercial lessees and lessors alike, the long-anticipated Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (Qld) (Commercial Regulation) was made on 28 Ma

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

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

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

As the economy continues to suffer as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and increasing restrictions are placed on social interaction and the operation of businesses, landlords need to consider how to deal with the increasingly likely scenario that m

Key issues: Israel Folau’s employment contract with Rugby Australia was terminated following a finding by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (constituted by Rugby Australia) that he had committed a high level breach under the Professional Players’ C

Key issues: Israel Folau has been found guilty of a high level breach of the player Code of Conduct in response to his Instagram post stating that “Hell awaits” homosexuals and other so-called “sinners”.   The Code of Conduct Tribunal co

Given the money involved in the sports industry of today, it’s no surprise that the top five percent of income earners in Australia includes a number of high profile sportspeople. It also comes as no surprise that professional sportspeople have tra

As the crisis that is Australian Cricket continues to develop, the broader implications of the recent ball tampering scandal, particularly as it concerns the sponsors of the implicated players and Cricket Australia, are yet to be fully realised. Chie

On 1 September 2017, Justice Dearden of the District Court of Queensland delivered judgment in the matter of Connolly v Queensland Rugby Union Ltd [2017] QDC 221. John “Knuckles” Connolly, former head coach of the Reds and the Wallabies, sued 

The decision of the Commissaires Panel of the Union Cycliste Internationale (the world governing body for the sport of cycling) after the conclusion of stage 4 of this year’s Tour de France highlights the difficulties which sports officials face