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Electronic Signing – Emergency Regulations in Play
The State Government has passed temporary regulations to allow for the electronic signing and witnessing of Powers of Attorney, Wills and Statutory Declarations. The COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Electronic Signing and Witnessing) Regulations 2020 came into effect on 12 May and will expire on 24 October 2020. This now means that Wills and Powers of …
New Landlord and Tenant Regulations
Victoria’s emergency pandemic commercial leasing regulations came into effect as from 1 May 2020, bringing into law the Federal Cabinet’s commercial leasing Code with some exceptions and additions. The COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (Vic) (Regulations) apply from 29 March 2020 to 29 September 2020 granting a right to rent …
State Commercial Leasing Emergency Act Passed
The much anticipated COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020 has passed both houses of the State Parliament today (Act). However, the catch is that the Act itself doesn’t endorse the Federal Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct for SME Commercial Leasing Principles just yet, but rather has authorised the creation of regulations that will give effect …
State Government Announces Landlord and Tenant Relief
Last week we issued a publication on the release of the Federal Government’s mandatory code of conduct for commercial leasing (Code). In support of the National Cabinet agreement to implement the Code the State Government has announced that it will urgently legislate so that businesses eligible for the JobKeeper program can also access the Code’s …
Mandatory Code of Conduct on Commercial Leasing
The Australian Government on 7 April 2020 released a mandatory code of conduct (Code) which has been deemed to take effect from 3 April 2020 requiring commercial rents to be reduced by the same proportion that the tenant’s revenue has fallen for the period during which the Commonwealth JobKeeper program remains operational.
COVID-19 Pandemic – Standing Down Employees
With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 many employers are asking the question of whether they are lawfully permitted to stand down their workforce. Can an employer stand down an employee without pay? The Fair Work Act does permit an employer to stand down an employee without pay in some circumstances. Whilst workplaces in some sectors will …
COVID-19 Business Operations Update
With the announcement of further measures being implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 we take this opportunity to notify our clients and referrers of the measures Beck Legal have taken to protect the health of our people and broader community whilst maintaining complete business continuity. Over the past three years we have invested in …
Future All Firmed – Basile Pino & Co Merger
Beck Legal is excited to announce it’s merger with Basile Pino & Co. The combined legal practice will take effect early December this year operating under the Beck Legal name. Joe Pino is delighted to be heading up the Swan Hill office which will be relocated at a refurbished Level 1, 226 Beveridge Street. Read …
LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS MERGE
Beck Legal is pleased to announce its merger with Swan Hill legal practice Basile Pino & Co. Beck Legal’s Managing Director Daniel Cole said the Beck Legal team is excited to be expanding into the Swan Hill region. “Creating a stronger connection to the Swan Hill region is a big part of the execution of …
Notifiable Data Breaches – Are you prepared?
The Commonwealth Government amended the Privacy Act (Cth) 1988 (Privacy Act) which came into effective as at 22 February 2018 to introduce the Notifiable Data Breach scheme. The NDB scheme requires entities to notify individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) about eligible data breaches. A data breach is eligible as a …