Insights Sectors: Community

Jun 1, 2017

INSIGHT: What does mandatory reporting mean for early child care workers?

Vital role of early childcare workers recognised by law reform – ‘Mason’s Law’: Changes to the Child Protection Act 1999…

May 15, 2017

INSIGHT: Amendment of service approvals – your options if you are refused

Child care services may wish to apply for an amendment to their service approval for example, to increase the number…

May 15, 2017

INSIGHT: Proposed changes to National Quality Framework

Proposed changes to the National Quality Framework (NQF) have been agreed and will be introduced from October 2017. The changes include:…

May 15, 2017

INSIGHT: Choosing the right business structure for your child care service

Whether you are entering into an existing child care business, intending to set up a new structure or restructuring an…

May 3, 2017

INSIGHT: Family Day Care Law: avoiding breaches of the National Law and Regulations

Meridian Lawyers acts for a wide range of childcare providers including family day care services who may on occasion need…

Feb 21, 2017

INSIGHT: Trends in business sales and purchases: assignment of leases

During 2016 Meridian Lawyers acted for many clients in the successful sale or purchase of a wide variety of businesses…

Dec 7, 2016

INSIGHT: Are you selling a child care business?

Whether you have negotiated the sale of your child care business yourself or through a business broker, you will need…

Dec 7, 2016

INSIGHT: What to do if your service approval has been suspended or cancelled

A recent trend shows an increasing number of child care services receiving “show cause” notices under the A New Tax…

Jun 15, 2016

INSIGHT: Tackling tardiness

Do you have an employee who is regularly late for work?  A one-off is excusable but how should you deal…

May 18, 2016

INSIGHT: Doing the right thing: complying with Family Assistance Law for family day care

In December 2015, the Australian Federal Police reported the arrest of six people and restraint of assets worth $1.1 million…

Nov 18, 2015

INSIGHT: Foresights: Public liability

Risky recreation: Nevena Brown, Principal at Meridian Lawyers, tells us how this NSW Court of Appeal case impacts on reliance on the…

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