This article provides a brief summary on the Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020 (WA) as at 20 APRIL 2020.
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The Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 has received Royal Assent on 23 April 2020. This brings into immediate effect a series of measures in relation to small commercial leases in WA, for an emergency period.
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This article considers the related issues of the “rule of law” (the equal application of law on governments and their decision makers) and the nature of our democracy based on the separation of powers within a democratic federation.
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The advent of COVID-19 and its impact across all aspects of our society has put enormous pressure on the award system and its capacity to provide a framework for employers and employees (Parties) to operate with greater speed and agility, as they battle the enormous challenges presented by the pandemic.
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Australians appear to have accepted the “national cabinet” as a body with some “apparent” authority to make binding decisions, akin to laws. But, in reality, the “national cabinet” is either a sub-committee of COAG or a collective formed on an informal basis, without any statutory foundation and with no apparent controls on its decision making.
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