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Vessel operators: are you cruising for a bruising?

Mrs Ellery – who was 82 years of age – was joining her family for a day cruise around the Whitsunday Islands in May 2012 and had entered the vessel’s main saloon area shortly after embarking the vessel. The precise circumstances of Mrs Ellery’s fall were not dete...

How will the Charities Bill affect you?

“Charity Defined” The Federal Government passed its Charities Bill into law on 29 June 2013 and is due to take effect from 1 January 2014. A charity is defined as a “not for profit” entity where all of its purposes are charita...