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Members must note the changes to superannuation from 1 July 2022 as it will affect all businesses.

From 1 July 2022 waste levies will increase, and be divided across two new zones – metro and regional.

The Queensland Government has made several changes to legislation covering building work.

UPDATE 15.06.22: We have been advised that the federal government has withdrawn the tariff mentioned below. We will provide more information for members as it becomes available.

Queensland has adopted a nationally-agreed definition of a COVID-19 close contact, as well as applying consistent isolation periods for people who have tested positive.

From 1am 2 January 2022 Queensland Health has issued a Mandatory Face Mask Direction advising that masks will be required in all indoor spaces, except in the family home or where it is unsafe to wear one.

From today Queensland is adopting a nationally-agreed definition of a COVID-19 close contact, as well as applying consistent isolation periods for people who have tested positive.

Read all about the Queensland Government’s recently announced changes to requirements for close and casual contacts, and how to manage a COVID-19 case in the workplace.

The federal government has extended its small medium enterprise (SME) Recovery Loan Scheme until June 2022.

If you are completing construction work for businesses with mask mandates, you must follow their directives and advice.