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Personal Property Securities (PPS) Register

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:53:09 +0000

Does your business lease or supply goods?

If so, you can now help ensure that you get paid even if a debtor defaults or goes bankrupt.

The Personal Property Securities (PPS) Register starts on 30 January 2012.
This new national online register will help consumers and businesses check whether the property they buy has a security interest over it, by allowing a national search for security interests on a single register for a small fee.

PPS reform will help business by providing the opportunity for lenders to accept different kinds of personal property as security for loans.

Find out more about how you can reduce the risks of doing business today.

Visit www.ppsr.gov.au

Queensland Building Boost Grant (QBBG)

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:52:46 +0000

Now that the Queensland Building Boost Grant (QBBG) has been extended to 30 April 2012, the Office of State Revenue have updated their Occupancy requirements for grants and concessions flyer on their website. This flyer explains the important differences between the QBBG and first home concessions.

Need more information?

Visit www.osr.qld.gov.au

REIQ

Test — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:24:33 +0000

Following discussions with REIQ, new standard REIQ House & Land and Residential Lots in a Body Corporate Contracts will not be released on 1 November 2011.

The Queensland Law Society is working with REIQ towards releasing a new standard REIQ House & Land Contract and a new standard REIQ Residential Lots in a Body Corporate Contract in early December.

The Neighbourhood Disputes Resolution Act 2…011 will still commence on 1 November 2011. The Act requires a seller to provide a buyer, before the contract is signed, a copy of an application or order subject to the Act (relating to a neighbourhood type dispute, problem trees for example). This requirement will be included in the new editions of the contracts. For more information, please see Chapter 3, Part 7 of the Neighbourhood Disputers Resolution Act 2011 ("the Act") and the Act generally.

General public information is available at neighbourhooddisputes.qld.gov.au.

Aged Care

Test — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:23:49 +0000