How do I get my fair share of our property?
Maintaining your lifestyle after separation If you’re taking the difficult step of thinking about separating from your partner, one issue that is sure to be top-of-mind is your finances.If your partner has been the one in control of the family finan
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Is your business’s independent contractor actually an employee?
How to find out whether your arrangements are compliant As a business owner or manager, it can be tempting to consider and treat those working for you as “independent contractors” rather than employees.But with the Australian Taxation Office and the
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Real world examples demonstrate what not to do An unfortunate but necessary part of running or managing a business is performance management. And generally of course, when we talk about “performance management”, we really mean the process of managin
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How much does it cost to set up a franchise business?
The 9 potential franchising fees you need to be aware of When you’re considering investing in a franchise, naturally it’s crucial that you have the complete picture of the business to help you with your decision making.Under the Franchise Code your
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How to avoid prime cost and provisional sum traps
What to look out for in your home building contract When you set out to build a new home, or renovate your existing house, you’ll no doubt be motivated to keep to the budget you’ve set.Yet there are a few different things that can cause you to go ov
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How to resolve a dispute with your home builder
The steps you can take to resolve your problem as soon as possible While building a new home or completing a renovation can be very exciting, unfortunately sometimes it can also be a very stressful time. Most builders do great work – yet from time t
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The Building Industry Fairness Act comes into effect 17 December 2018
The four major changes you need to be aware of: Parts of the Building Industry Fairness Act (Security of Payments) Act 2017 (‘the BIF Act’) commenced on 1 March 2018 (Project Bank Accounts), but the major overhaul of the security of regime will fina
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How does BIFSOPA apply to builders?
The ways your contracts and systems need to change BIFSOPA is now in effect and applies to existing AND new contracts. All payment claims are claims under the new Act, which is important because it affects many aspects of your business.For example,
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How do I make a new payment claim if I've missed the BIFSOPA time limit?
What you can do to get paid, once the time limit has expired If 25 days have gone by from your payment claim and you didn’t notice, you now have no payment and no payment schedule from the developer. The reality is, you have missed your chance for p
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