by Quinns Blog | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog
A former top Adelaide bureaucrat who lied on her CV to secure her lucrative South Australian Government position has been jailed for at least 12 months. Veronica Theriault, was chief information officer within the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) when she...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
In the recent case of Commissioner of Taxation v Sharpcan Pty Ltd, the High Court determined whether there was any tax relief available for expenditure incurred by the taxpayer in relation to gaming machine entitlements. The defendant, Sharpcan was a corporate...
by Quinns Blog | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
For the purposes of the duties and land tax surcharges on foreign persons, “foreign person” means a person who is a foreign person within the meaning of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (FAT Act) of the Commonwealth, as modified by section 104J of the...
by Quinns Blog | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog
If you are building in NSW without planning approval or have differed from what has been approved, the chances that you will not be able to obtain an Occupation Certificate (OC) are high; and without one, your building activity is considered an offence under the...
by Quinns Blog | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog
Just over a month ago, Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) unveiled last financial year’s statistics on corporate insolvencies. From June 2018 to the same time in 2019, the recorded amounts of corporate insolvencies were at 10,747. ASIC found that...
