Guides
Long-form guides to the Australian rules that decide how a contract is read. The test that actually applies, what belongs in the document, and where it stops being a drafting question.
Franchise agreement checklist: what to check before signing
What to check before signing a franchise agreement in Australia: disclosure deadlines, cooling-off, supplier rebates, the marketing fund, refits and the lease.
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What to check before you sign a supplier's terms
Unfair contract terms, consumer guarantees under $100,000, automatic renewal and retention of title. What to check in a supplier's terms.
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What to check before you send an employment contract
Employment contract checklist for Australian employers: NES, Award pay, information statements, fixed-term limits, notice and banned terms.
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What to check before signing a commercial lease
Retail lease or commercial lease? The answer decides your outgoings, minimum term, make-good and what the landlord must disclose. State by state.
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Contractor or employee: the Australian guide
The whole-of-relationship test, the separate superannuation test, sham contracting, and what a defensible contractor agreement contains.
12 min read Read guide
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