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COVID-19 Update: New “home confinement direction” applying to all Queensland residents

A “home confinement” direction has recently been issued by Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeanette Young, under the Public Health Act.

The direction commenced from midnight on Sunday, 29 March 2020 – but has attracted little to no media attention, having been overshadowed by Federal Government media releases which do not have any force of law.

The direction is important and unprecedented; it supplements other directions issued by Dr Young, including a “non-essential business activity” direction and “mass gatherings” direction. [Read more…] about COVID-19 Update: New “home confinement direction” applying to all Queensland residents

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The COVID-19 Economic Response Package, providing financially distressed businesses with temporary relief

The Australian Parliament has passed the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020 (Cth). The legislation contains amendments to various laws, which are intended to reduce the threat that Australian businesses will collapse as a result of cash flow constraints resulting from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. [Read more…] about The COVID-19 Economic Response Package, providing financially distressed businesses with temporary relief

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That’s a lot of beans: Heinz ordered to pay $2.25 million for contravening the Australian consumer law

Posted on 31 August 2018

Up to May 2016 Heinz sold a “Little Kids Shredz” brand of products (pictured in body of article). The products were displayed in the children’s sections of major supermarkets and sold to parents and carers of children aged 1 to 3 years.

[Read more…] about That’s a lot of beans: Heinz ordered to pay $2.25 million for contravening the Australian consumer law