A few people have requested a copy of the reasons in the recent County Court decision in Evans & Ors v Thurau Pty Ltd [2011] VCC 1444 on the meaning of the word ‘use’ in an Alpine lease. An earlier post on the decision is available here. The decision has not made its way to AustLii […]

Further to yesterday’s post, Australian listed companies and their subsidiaries are excluded from the Act (see s 4(2)(c) of the RLA). This is consistent with the purpose of the RLA to be a form of consumer protection for small businesses. Section 4(2)(d) of the RLA states that leases of the following premises are not retail premises […]

In a Victorian Government Gazette entry today, the Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business determined that premises the tenant of which is a company (or a subsidiary of such a company) registered on the New Zealand Stock Exchange Ltd is excluded from the operation of the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic). The determination has […]