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The Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accomodation Act 2008 Part 1: Why the Government Changed the LawIn the first part of our new Brisbane Conveyancing Series, we look at some of the reasons for law reform and the changes made in the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accomodation Act 2008. (Part 1 will be uploaded soon) Service of Document Via Facebook?In a recent decision of the Supreme Court of the ACT, in varying circumstances service of documents on defendants can be done via the popular social networking site, Facebook.
Read MoreNew National Consumer Credit Reform LegislationIn April 2009, the Commonwealth Government released a draft of the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009. The Bill is a proposed scheme for the national regulation of finance and mortgage brokers. If passed, it will come into effect on 1 November 2009, and will impose entry requirements, mandatory external dispute resolution, and enhanced consumer protection provisions.
Digital Culture & CopyrightWith the acceleration of broadband speeds and the capacity of file storage, piracy has become commonplace. The film and television industry have had little time to prepare themselves before online piracy reached emergency levels. File sharing remains the biggest problem for rights owners, particularly within social websites such as MySpace, Facebook and YouTube, but new forms of piracy continue to emerge.
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