From 1 July 2021, new laws designed to prevent and reduce harm from pollution and waste, including circumstances where this has caused contamination of land and groundwater are coming into effect in Victoria. Contaminated land duties Two key new changes include the duty to notify and the duty to actively manage contaminated land. The duty …
Victoria’s emergency pandemic commercial leasing regulations came into effect as from 1 May 2020, bringing into law the Federal Cabinet’s commercial leasing Code with some exceptions and additions. The COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Commercial Leases and Licences) Regulations 2020 (Vic) (Regulations) apply from 29 March 2020 to 29 September 2020 granting a right to rent …
The much anticipated COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020 has passed both houses of the State Parliament today (Act). However, the catch is that the Act itself doesn’t endorse the Federal Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct for SME Commercial Leasing Principles just yet, but rather has authorised the creation of regulations that will give effect …
Last week we issued a publication on the release of the Federal Government’s mandatory code of conduct for commercial leasing (Code). In support of the National Cabinet agreement to implement the Code the State Government has announced that it will urgently legislate so that businesses eligible for the JobKeeper program can also access the Code’s …
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With the announcement of further measures being implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 we take this opportunity to notify our clients and referrers of the measures Beck Legal have taken to protect the health of our people and broader community whilst maintaining complete business continuity. Over the past three years we have invested in …
Beck Legal is pleased to announce its merger with Swan Hill legal practice Basile Pino & Co. Beck Legal’s Managing Director Daniel Cole said the Beck Legal team is excited to be expanding into the Swan Hill region. “Creating a stronger connection to the Swan Hill region is a big part of the execution of …
Following on from the initial updates to the Building Act 1993 (the Act) introduced through the Building Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2017 which commenced on 23 May 2017 (see details here), a further raft of new provisions and amendments came into operation on 16 August 2017. Many of the changes which came into …
Further amendments to the Building Act 1993 commencing on 16 August 2017 Read More »
Part 1 Occupied land Unpaid rates is an issue for all Councils, and will no doubt become a more significant issue during this era of rates capping. This is a brief discussion on the complexities seen in this area and is divided into two parts, with the second part discussing deceased estates. Section 181 of …
The Complexities of Rates Recovery under the Local Government Act Read More »
Beck Legal is proud to announce that we are the winner of the 2017 Boutique Law Firm of the year at the 13th Victorian Legal Awards We were awarded for our professional excellence as a premium provider of legal services by firms with five principals or less for the whole of Victoria. The quality of our …
