Neumann & Turnour Lawyers

25/05/2023

Our practice area spotlight for the month of May is on our Sports Law practice. Visit our website and subscribe to receive our updates.

The sports lawyers at Neumann & Turnour understand the unique needs to sporting organisations and give practical, down-to-earth advice.

07/02/2023

Our Practice Area Spotlight for the month of February will focus on our Charity and Not-for-profit Law practice. Visit our website and subscribe to receive our updates.

Neumann & Turnour are leaders in Australian charity law and the legal and regulatory environment governing not-for-profit law.

25/01/2023

As part of our Government Accountability Practice Area Spotlight for the month of January, we make some observations about a recent Court of Appeal decision concerning the nature of the powers of Queensland's Chief Health Officer.

The Queensland Court of Appeal recently found that the Queensland Parliament gave the Chief Health Officer the power to make laws.

17/01/2023

To help you keep up to date with our practice areas, we are introducing a monthly Practice Area Spotlight for 2023.

Our Practice Area Spotlight for January will cover our Government Accountability practice. See more on our website below and subscribe to receive our updates.

Government power should be exercised in accordance with the law. It should be exercised fairly and with regard to applicable principles of natural justice. It should be exercised reasonably and in good faith. Often it is not.

02/02/2018

Significant amendments to the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) will come into effect on 22 February 2018.

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Significant amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will come into effect on 22 February 2018. Pursuant to these amendments, subject entities will be required to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner if there has been, or that entity has reasonable grounds to believe that the...

07/04/2017

High Court upholds decision to override teenage children's views and compel their return to Australia. Read here:

Stephen Potts 7 April 2017 The High Court of Australia has recently published its reasons for upholding the interim decision of a Family Court Judge to order the return of 2 boys aged nearly 15 and nearly 17 to Australia from New York. [1] The children travelled with their Father under the guise of…

17/03/2017

ATO seeking feedback on Benchmark Market Values.

Mark Fowler 17 March 2017 The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is conducting a review on ‘GST and non-commercial rules – benchmark market values’ with a particular focus on Long Term Accommodation. The benchmark values are an important means by which charities are able to ensure their compliance with the...

17/03/2017

Government establishes Affordable Housing Taskforce.

Mark Fowler 10 March 2017 The Turnbull Government today announced the establishment of the Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce, which will develop an affordable housing bond aggregator model for consideration by the Commonwealth and the States and Territories. The Taskforce's stated aim is t...

04/11/2016

Can employees refuse to perform higher duties?

Read: http://www.ntlawyers.com.au/can-employees-refuse-to-perform-higher-duties/

Chris Mills (3 November 2016) The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia was recently required to decide whether an employee had a workplace right to refuse to perform duties at a higher pay level. The Full Court determined that the employee did not have a workplace right to refuse higher duti...

27/11/2015

We have moved! From Monday 30 November 2015, we will be located in our new office premises at Level 2, 345 Ann Street, Brisbane, conveniently only minutes from Central Station in the heart of Brisbane CBD.

14/01/2015

http://www.ntlawyers.com.au/roundup-nfp-developments/

What’s next for the ACNC? -- Is your constitution ready for public scrutiny? -- New state decision on charity and housing, education -- Restrictions for funded organisations whose activities include advocacy -- NFP Snippets -- READ MORE