by Greenhalgh Pickard | Aug 4, 2015 | Articles
In its April 2015 Mutual Evaluation Report of Australia, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) indentifies the real estate sector as an attractive destination for laundering the proceeds of crime. This coincides with an article published by Fairfax media alleging a...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 31, 2015 | Articles
Starting on the 1st of July 2015 stricter penalties will come into affect for contractors who commit building offences under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 and/or the Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000. So what are the changes and what...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 29, 2015 | Articles
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has recently released the 2015 Rental Property Owners Guide. This contains a large amount of information relevant to investment owners including what income and expenses you have to declare on your tax return and what deductions you can...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 27, 2015 | Articles
Recent police drug raids on the Sunshine Coast could have serious consequences for those that have been charged with drug offences. All criminal charges carry a maximum sentence, whether this is the upper limit of jail time, fines or the period for bond, but in...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 21, 2015 | Articles
Pre-Nups! You hear about them in the movies and in magazines but what are they really? A ‘Pre-Nuptial Agreement’ is a document which allows a couple to plan their future rights and responsibilities. Under the Family Law Act 1975 it is actually called a Binding...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 15, 2015 | Articles
Most Australians have an opinion about law-making, and leading from this generally have strong opinions on the parliamentary representatives in power when laws are passed. What many Australians don’t understand is the complex system from which our laws stem. In this...
