Australia was recently shocked, dismayed and saddened by the death of Charlotte Dawson. Death by her own hand – suicide. She was by all accounts an effervescent, bubbly, intelligent, friendly woman – loved by all her knew her and respected widely in her professional...
On 3 April 2014 a Bill was introduced into the Queensland Parliament to amend the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act (referred to as ‘the Bill’). The object of the Bill is to make provision for statutory minimum standards for rental accommodation and...
A decision of QCAT considered the question whether on an urgent application the Tribunal had the power to order refund of bond and/or compensation. In Big4 Brisbane Northside Caravan Village v Mark Christopher Schliebs [2012] QCAT 277, the President, Justice Alan...
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal [1] a decision of the District Court of Queensland was upheld holding the owners of property liable for the ultimate death of a tradesman they had employed to undertake work at the property. The case centered around...
A recent decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (‘the Tribunal’) re-affirmed that time limits for bringing applications for compensation arising out of residential tenancy matters will be enforced. In Place West Rentals v Brooks & Anor [2012]...
As we are all aware, for a real estate agent to perform a service for a client, the client must first appoint the real estate agent in writing (Section 133(1) Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000). A recent Queensland Court of Appeal decision highlighted the...
