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The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW (MTA NSW), an Employers Association representing thousands of automotive businesses in NSW, continues to play a pivotal role in helping its Members be more productive. Today, MTA NSW welcomed the news announcing the updated Uncollected Goods Act. 1995 No 68 effective from 1 July 2020

The Motor Traders’ Association of NSW (MTA NSW) and the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA), have both welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to increase penalties, enhance dispute resolution mechanisms, demand further disclosure requirements, and a range of other actions, which will enhance protections for franchisees.

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On 14 August 2020, the Treasury released the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payment and Benefits) Amendment Rules (No. 7) 2020 which expanded the JobKeeper Scheme to allow employers the ability to nominate their 1 July 2020 eligible employees.

On the 13th of August 2020, the High Court of Australia overturned the decision of Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v AMWU [2019] FCAFC 138 providing clarification on what is considered a ‘day’ of personal/carer’s leave.

The Queensland Government has announced overnight new rules surrounding the Border Closure with New South Wales which will take effect at 1am on Saturday 8 August 2020. These new rules replace those set out in EDM provided to members yesterday 6 August 2020 and are set by the Border Restrictions Direction (No.11). The border closure will apply until the end of the declared public health emergency, unless it is revoked or replaced.

The Queensland government has announced that effective from 1am on Saturday 1 August, 2020 the NSW/QLD Border will be closed to persons travelling from what has been described as the “Greater Sydney” area.

The Motor Traders’ Association (MTA) of NSW Training Division is committed to the ongoing educational requirements of its Members and pleased to announce the Australian Government will invest $2 billion to give hundreds of thousands of apprentices access to new skills by retraining and upskilling them into sectors with job opportunities, as the economy recovers from COVID-19.

Effective from midnight (tonight) on 21 July 2020, the New South Wales Government has created a border zone, being a clearly defined region along the Murray River which will further restrict the entry into New South Wales from Victoria. These restrictions are provided for by the Public Health (COVID-19 Border Control) Amendment Order 2020 (“the Amendment Order”), which amended the existing restrictions set out in the Public Health Order (COVID-19 Border Control) of 7th July 2020 (“PHO”).

The Motor Traders Association of New South Wales (MTA NSW) is aware that regulatory bodies including SafeWork NSW have started conducting workplace health and safety compliance checks for businesses, given the significant health and safety risks posed by COVID-19. These compliance checks are conducted under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), which impose a duty on business owners to eliminate and minimise risks to health and safety, as far as is reasonably practicable.