News: Legal
Receivers advise that Ticket Rocket debts exceed $8 million
Receivers have advised that the company behind failed ticketing agency Ticket Rocket has debts of more than $8 million. According to the first receivers’ report into the...
Nov 11, 2020
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Emirates Team New Zealand moves forward with plans for fan-focused America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand has said it will be able to make the 36th America’s Cup the “most accessible and inclusive” edition of the sailing showpiece after being given approval...
Nov 3, 2020
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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark leads opposition to Eden Park's concert plans
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark is among opponents of Eden Park’s plans to stage concerts at a planning hearing that begins on Monday. The 60,000-capacity Auckland...
Oct 30, 2020
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Cairns Showfest organisers express sympathy for victim after amusement ride accident
The organisers of the Cairns Showfest event at which a woman plummeted several metres from a carnival ride on Saturday have expressed their deep concern and sympathy for the...
Oct 26, 2020
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Sport supplement market set to be impacted by imminent Australian Government restrictions
A move by the Federal Government to reclassify pre-workout, weight loss and recovery supplements as medicines is set to see many popular products removed from sale in the coming...
Oct 25, 2020
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Woman in 'critical condition' after fall from ride at Cairns ShowFest
A woman is in a critical condition after falling from an amusement ride at the Cairns ShowFest in the city's Parramatta Park yesterday evening. Initial reports suggest that the...
Oct 24, 2020
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Casino operator Crown Resorts under investigation for money laundering
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has revealed it is being investigated for possible breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. The company -...
Oct 22, 2020
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Former Collingwood player Héritier Lumumba sues AFL and club over alleged racism
Former AFL star Héritier Lumumba is suing his former club and the League over racism he says he endured in his playing career. Lumumba, aged 33, played in the AFL from 2005 to...
Oct 22, 2020
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Les Mills Asia Pacific reveals new training format for instructors
Leading group fitness brand Les Mills Asia Pacific is, for the first time in its history, delivering their Q4 Quarterly Workshops as a blend of in-person workshops and online...
Oct 22, 2020
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Ticket Rocket entities to be liquidated over unpaid debts
New Zealand Super Rugby franchises the Crusaders and the Hurricanes have won their bid to have the company behind Ticket Rocket liquidated. As reported by the Stuff website,...
Oct 22, 2020
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Basketball Australia advises of intention to join redress scheme
Basketball Australia has advised of its signing of a letter of intent to join the National Redress Scheme, in a significant commitment to the safety of children and young people...
Oct 19, 2020
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Brisbane gym operator charged with forgery and being pursued for multiple unpaid debts
A bankrupt gym and construction entrepreneur previously involved in several collapsed companies is being chased by a number of Brisbane tradespeople and businesses who claim...
Oct 17, 2020
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Ticket-holders unlikely to get refunds from failed Ticket Rocket
Reports suggest that consumers looking to get refunds on tickets purchased from failed New Zealand ticketing company Ticket Rocket are unlikely to get refunds. With Fortress...
Oct 15, 2020
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Takeover offer for Village Roadshow 'fair and reasonable'
A currently unpublished independent expert's report has declared BGH Capital's takeover offer for Village Roadshow both fair and reasonable, as the theme park and cinema...
Oct 13, 2020
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Fleurieu Regional Aquatic Centre to change pricing following competitive neutrality investigation
Following an investigation which found it had infringed on competitive neutrality legislation, the Fleurieu Regional Aquatic Centre Authority (FRACA) is to restructure its...
Oct 12, 2020
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Body Fit Training and F45 ramp up legal battle over patents
The legal battle between popular Australian-created functional fitness franchises F45 Training and Body Fit Training has been stepped up as they dispute over business strategies...
Oct 9, 2020
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Fair Work Ombudsman recovers wages for stadium cleaners
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has advised that it has recovered $25,292 in unpaid wages for 270 employees after investigating companies contracted to clean some of the nation’s...
Oct 8, 2020
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YMCA secures 20-year lease to continue running Victorian outdoor camps
The Victorian Government has announced that the Y will continue to run its five residential camps across Victoria. Victorian Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence announced...
Oct 8, 2020
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Federal Court hits Viagogo with $7 million fine for misleading Australian ticket buyers
Ticket reseller Viagogo has been fined $7 million by the Federal Court for misleading Australian consumers with Google advertisements, added fees and claims about the scarcity...
Oct 2, 2020
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Fitness Australia calls for COVID Marshal overhaul in NSW
Fitness Australia is calling for the removal of what it calls “unnecessary” COVID Marshal restrictions that apply to fitness facilities in NSW, claiming “hundreds of metro and...
Oct 1, 2020
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Video shows man 'edge' towards sleeping woman before alleged rape at Adelaide Aquatic Centre
CCTV footage shown in the South Australian District Court has shown a man "edge ever so slightly closer" to a sleeping woman in a spa pool at the at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre...
Oct 1, 2020
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Ardent Leisure’s Dreamworld fine the biggest in Queensland workplace history
While the fine imposed on Ardent Leisure for workplace breaches that led to the deaths of four people on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride in 2016 has been described as...
Sep 30, 2020
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West Daly Regional Council looks to surrender Wadeye Swimming Pool after vandalism and attack on staff
Ongoing problems in the management of the Wadeye Swimming Pool have seen the West Daly Regional Council offer the facility to the local catholic school - Our Lady of the Sacred...
Sep 29, 2020
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PCYC NSW opens 65th facility in Grafton
PCYC NSW has opened its 65th facility and its largest club outside metropolitan Sydney. Opened last month, the $6.5 million facility PCYC Grafton includes a high performance...
Sep 29, 2020
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