Queensland’s New Trusts Laws – Are you ready for the changes?
On 1 May 2025, the Queensland Parliament passed the Trusts Bill 2025 (Qld) (Bill). The Bill repeals and replaces the existing Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) (Existing Act), and will come into effect on 28 April 2026 – at which point the Bill will officially become the Trusts Act 2025 (Qld). The intention of the Bill […]
Hillcrest tragedy: jumping castle operator acquitted by Tasmanian Magistrates Court
Magistrate Webster of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania has acquitted a sole trader charged under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas) (the WHS Act) following the 2021 Hillcrest Primary School tragedy in which six children died and others were seriously injured while using a jumping castle during a school event. The inflatable was […]
