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Sick leave changes When: From 24 July 2021 What: The number of sick leave days employees are entitled to will increase from five to 10. Employees will get the extra five days when they reach their next entitlement date – either after being employed in a job for six months or on...
Landlords: More tenancy law changes Recent changes to tenancy laws affect many aspects of residential tenancies, including: how you can end a tenancy rent bidding when you seek new tenants responses to tenants’...
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PROTECTION ORDERS ARE CHANGING ON 1 JULY From 1 July 2019, all Protection Orders – including ones granted before then – will have extra standard conditions. This means from July, you’ll need to follow the extra conditions and the ones in the Protection Order you’ve just received. The changes are about: • contact...
The Independent Panel considering the 2014 family justice reforms wants to hear from people who have used the Family Court and related services. Public submissions are now open and close on Friday 9 November 2018. “We’re keeping an open mind as to what changes may be needed. That’s why it’s important that we hear from as...
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The Bright-line Test In 2015, the government introduced the “bright-line test”, a method which attempts to tighten the property investment rules. Under the bright-line test states (subject to exemptions) any gain from disposing of residential land within two years of acquiring may be taxable. The test only applies to residential...
Small Passenger Services Review In April 2016, Uber (the private passenger service operating via a social media smartphone application) came under fire from the New Zealand Government, amidst fears that Uber was changing its rules by dropping its requirements to have a passenger endorsement for their licensed drivers or a certificate of...
Flat mate or de facto partner? The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (“The Act”) provides an equal sharing presumption to relationship property for qualifying relationships. Qualifying relationships are marriages, civil unions or de facto relationships that are a minimum of three years in duration. Section 2D of the Act defines...
