There are four main types of business structures for doing business in Australia, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. A person can carry on business as a sole trader, partnership, trust and company. The choice of business structure is an important...

Copyright provides creators like artists, writers and software developers with legal ownership of the work they produce. This means they have some control over the work they create and allows them to make a living from their efforts. In this way, copyright provides an...

The Federal Court has recently denied a request by an individual to access metadata held by a telco which related to the person’s calls. What is the impact of this decision on privacy? This decision leaves open the issue of whether metadata is personal information and...

Penalties under the Australian Consumer Law have increased substantially. From 1 September 2018, financial penalties for unconscionable conduct, unfair practices and some aspects of safety of consumer goods and services have increased to up to $10,000,000 for...

There has been an incident recently where a professional free-lance photographer had his camera “borrowed” by a black macaque and a number of photographs were taken by the macaque, including a “selfie”. Links to various articles are available here and here. The selfie...

The Australian Business Registrar reminds people that from 1 November 2018 business names that are registered solely with state business name registers or trading names that are not registered will no longer be displayed in the Australian Business Register current...

The Australian Privacy Commissioner has released a new resource helping small businesses identify whether or not they need to comply with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). In particular, if your small business has a turnover of more than...