The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has launched its 2026 single-theme audit programme, with the current focus falling on significant payments made by non-government schools to third-party service providers.
This announcement is directly relevant to any independent or non-government
The Treasury and Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (NSW) introduced several key changes to how duty is applied to various transactions in NSW. This amending Act was introduced as part of NSW’s 2023-24 budget.
We have outlined the changes which
Non-government schools in NSW that receive State and Commonwealth funding are required to comply with the Education Act 1990 (NSW) (Act) and the Education Regulations 2017 (NSW) (Regulations). The Department of Education has also published Guidelines to help schools understand
Authors: Belinda Marsh, Partner and Monisha Lazarus, Associate
The ACNC has recently published a new registration decision summary, which provides guidance on the appropriate charitable subtype for organisations seeking registration as a charity, with a charitable purpose of relieving necessitous
Authors: Belinda Marsh, Partner and Merisa Raic, Special Counsel.
The ACNC has published its first decision summary which is part of the new ACNC Secrecy Reforms Project (the Project).
The ACNC received funding in the 2023-24 Budget for the project with
Authors: Belinda Marsh, Partner and Ellysia Joannidis, Associate
From 9 November 2023, there will be a change to the unfair contract terms regime which will mean that Courts will be able to impose significant penalties on businesses that include
Authors: Belinda Marsh, Partner and Dylan Anderson, Paralegal
Update on 2 November 2023 – the case referred to in this article is subject to an appeal to the Full Federal Court. We will provide a further update to the case
Since 2017, the NSW Government has progressively mandated the use of electronic conveyancing (eConveyancing), which is an efficient and secure way of conducting settlement and lodgement transactions within the digital environment.
Abolition of Certificates of Title
On 11 October 2021,
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No 2) Bill 2021 (Bill) which amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) was passed by both Houses of the Parliament on 2 September 2021 and awaits assent. Schedule 1 of
Charities are required to file their Annual Information Statements (AIS) with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) each year. We have summarised the recent changes to Charities’ reporting obligations that you should be aware of.
Lifting Financial Reporting Thresholds
