Insurance and Care NSW (icare) has appointed Stuart Farquharson as its new chief financial officer (CFO) to lead the organisational performance team. Farquharson will join icare from global insurer Zurich’s Australian and New Zealand general insurance arm, where he had been the CFO since July 2016. Before Zurich, he was the CFO of AIG Australia, responsible for regional finance in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. In his new role at icare, commencing October 11, 2022, Farquharson will review and embed the insurance and care provider’s strategy within its organisational performance division and provide a strategic financial decision.
October 25, 2021
Mantra Mooloolaba Beach is facing a s.739 (application to deal with a dispute) before Deputy President Lake in Chambers in Brisbane in one hour (Hultgren).
May 10, 2021
A single mother has claimed she does not know how she became so grossly intoxicated when she stripped off her shoes and pants and bit a security guard in the Star Casino car park. Kristyana Chintamini Stone, 25, pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrate Court on Thursday to assault occasioning bodily harm, public nuisance and obstructing police. The court was told Stone flagged down a car on the Gold Coast Hwy about 10pm on September 12 last year in distress. The car took her to the Star Casino to get help. When security guards came to the car park to get help Stone had stripped her pants and shoes off. She then struggled with security guards and bit one on the arm. She also lashed out at police when they arrived. Stone’s lawyer Sam Jackson, of Bamberry Lawyers, said Stone had no memory of the incident and no idea why she became “grossly intoxicated”. “She has done a count back and she remembers having two glasses of wine and two cocktails over a reasonable enough time to think it would not have affected her to that extent,” he said. “All she recalls is waking up in the watchhouse with only half her clothes on.” Mr Jackson said Stone did not usually consume a large amount of alcohol and was not a drug user. “She might have ingested some drugs that she might not have taken voluntarily,” he said. “All she has is her suspicion.” Stone has no criminal history. Magistrate Kahlert said she accepted the circumstances were unusual and out of character for Stone. She placed Stone on a $1000 good behaviour bond for 18 months and ordered she pay the security guard $500 in compensation. No conviction was recorded.
February 3, 2021
The Minister for ACC has appointed three new members to join the Board of ACC on 1 February 2021. “All three bring diverse skills and experience to provide strong governance oversight to lead the direction of ACC” said Hon Carmel Sepuloni. Bella Takiari-Brame from Hamilton is an accountant with an international career with experience in regulated industries, treasury, bank financing and audit and risk. She is a director with Crown Infrastructure Partners, the Lines Company, Braemar Hospital, Te Ohu Kaimoana, Maniapoto Māori Trust board, and a Council Member of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. She is affiliated with Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāpuhi and Te Whānau ā Apanui. Pat Bowler, who is an experienced Wellington lawyer and previous Chair of Russell McVeagh. He has significant legal experience providing advice to the Crown, Crown agencies, and SOEs on some very complex public and private sector transactions and litigation, including the integration of commercial and governance objectives. The third member is Dr Helen Nott, an experienced Australian director currently serving on the boards of QBE Australia Pacific, Healthdirect Australia and Paralympics Australia, where she is Vice-President. Dr Nott has a background in insurance in overseas markets, investment analysis, and experience in large scale business transformation and customer service.
November 10, 2020
The law list for today’s labour cases and disputes includes the following: Sydney Trains, Sunnyhaven Disability Services Ltd, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group) Incorporated, Sydney Trains, Highway NN Pty Ltd, ICP Electrical Pty Ltd, Aruma Services NSW Limited, Virdian Glass Limited & Bailey and Another, Akbar Enterprises Pty Ltd, Glad Cleaning Services Pty Ltd, BHP WAIO Pty Ltd, Compass Group Remote Hospitality Services Pty Ltd, Sodexo/IFM Services Pty Ltd, Roy Hill Operations Pty Ltd, Affinity Education Ltd, The Trustee for THE D.T. RICHARDS FAMILY TRUST, Lack Group Construction, The Trustee for The Fitzroy Childcare Trust, Visy Board Pty Ltd, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Pty Limited, Fictive Pty Ltd, Skate Parks Australia Pty Ltd, global Rubber Industries Pty Ltd, Fire Rescue Victoria, Builders Trading Cooperative Limited, RSL Innisfail Sub-Branch, Sin Jiang Cuisine Pty Ltd, Affinity Education Ltd, Blue Chip Accountants Pty Ltd, Baiada Poultry Pty Limited, Ready Workforce (a division of Chandler Nacleod) Pty Ltd, Barry’s Bootcamp Australia Pty Ltd, Allegro Services Pty Ltd, Highway NN Pty Ltd, Secretary, NSW Ministry of Health in respect of Sydney Local Health District, West HQ Ltd, CNW Pty Ltd, Access Solutios (Tas) Pty Ltd, Commonwealth of Australia as represented by Services Australia, RTL Mining and Earthworks Pty Ltd, Quinn Allan Executive Pty Ltd, ACS Property Services, Workpac Group, Bolton Clarke, EWP Sales Pty Ltd, Jalco Group Pty. Limited & Jalco Promotional Packaging Pty. Limited and Others, Qube Ports Pty Ltd, Vaid Medconcepts Pty Ltd, Ozcare, Australian Portable Camps Services Pty Ltd, Reece Australia PTY LTD, Rail Commissioner, Larjane Pty Ltd, Pared Limited, Macleay Options Incorporated, Macleay Options Inc, Manning Valley and Area Community Transport, The School, Ford & Parkfair Pty Ltd and Others, Canberra Locksmiths Pty Ltd, Kailash Lawyers Pty Ltd, The Trustee for The Miller Family Trust, Griffith University, Windsor Golf Club, Aryzta Australia Pty Ltd, Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd, Lorraine Cloake, Compass Assurance Services Pty Ltd, The Trustee for B & T Lee Family Trust, ASG Group Limited, Woolworths Group, Brumbys bakery, ACS Property Services, Samarkan Pastoral Co Pty Ltd, Karisma Joinery Pty Ltd, Pinnacle People, CSL Limited, RSL Care RDNS Limited, AAA Filling And Food Pty Ltd, Snowdon Developments, Credit Union Australia Ltd, Compass Assurance Services Pty Ltd, Canberra Locksmiths Pty Ltd, The Trustee for The Miller Family Trust, Faunasett Pty Ltd and Franzon’s Rosewater Hotel Pty Ltd.
October 29, 2020
The law list for today’s labour cases and disputes includes the following: Advanced Mining Production Systems, Sydney Trains, Kathy ZH Group Pty Ltd, Fire Rescue Victoria, Monash Health, Brown Gouge Dry Cleaning Dandenong Pty Ltd, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia Pty Limited, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Perfection Packaging Pty Ltd, M3 Health, RSL Care RDNS Limited, Qube Logistics (Rail) Pty Ltd, Cleanaway Industrial Solutions Pty Ltd & Bridges and Others, ENGIE Fire Protection Pty Limited, Safe Places For Children, JMC Pty Ltd, The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville, As You Like It Landscaping Pty Ltd, Add Staff Recruitment, RYE LIFESTYLE VILLAGE PTY LTD, Kura Yerlo Incorporated, Sage Automation Pty Ltd.
October 27, 2020
The law list for today’s labour cases and disputes includes the following: Thrive House,The Trustee for Pooraka Mechanical Trust, Anthony Squires Clothiers, KT crash and Mechanical Repair, Allity Management Services Pty Ltd, Thrive House, The Trustee for Vamos International Discretionary, Linfox Australia Pty Ltd, Coles Supply Chain Pty Ltd, Queensland Bulk Water Authority, PEACE LUTHRAN COLLEGE, St Andrews’s Village Ballina Ltd, Crown Resorts Melbourne, AMJK Pty Ltd, Cheltenham Manor Pty Ltd, Tickford Racing Pty Ltd, Norstar Recycling Pty Ltd, Department of Education, Fresh Fields Hospitality Pty Ltd, Country Fire Authority Victoria, The Trustee for Bay Street No.2 Trust & the Powell Family Tst & the Trustee for the Hutchinson Family Trust, Department of Defense (Joint Logistics Command), Pared Ltd/Tangara School for Girls, Sydney Trains, Fearon Howard Real Estate Pty Ltd, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, Castle Personnel Services Limited ABN 92 448 911 618, Roy Morgan Interviewing Services Pty Ltd, Aurizon Operations Limited, E2O Pty Ltd, Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC).
October 22, 2020
The law list for today’s labour class and disputes includes the following: EBH Environmental Transport Pty Ltd, WorkPac Pty Ltd, Caltex Australia Limited, Transit Systems, Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd, Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care Ltd, Coles Supermarkets (Australia) Pty Ltd, Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd, Delron Cleaning Pty Ltd, Saferight, Ashfield Soccer & Sports Club Inc, Castlemaine Church of Christ, Virgin Australia, Eleano Staff, Goodstart Early Learning, Aaction Traffic Pty Ltd, LCN Enterprises Pty Ltd, BIS Industries Limited, Lindsay Australia Limited, ECM (Aust) Pty Ltd, Trustee for David Reynolds & Others, Kelledy Jones Lawyers & Jones and Another, The Dieri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Seymour College Inc.
