Portrait photograph of Michael Byrnes
Michael Byrnes
Partner

The deci­sion comes after min­i­mal dis­putes and no major test cas­es have emerged since the pro­vi­sions were intro­duced. Employ­er groups and unions agree that revis­it­ing the mod­el award term now would be pre­ma­ture, with the Com­mis­sion indi­cat­ing a review may occur in late 2026.

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Right to dis­con­nect law review delayed for 12 months”, pub­lished in The Aus­tralian on 28 Novem­ber 2025.

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Publications

Prop­er­ty and Stock Agents Amend­ment (Under­quot­ing and Oth­er Agent Con­duct) Act 2026

The Prop­er­ty and Stock Agents Amend­ment (Under­quot­ing and Oth­er Agent Con­duct) Act 2026 (NSW) (the Amend­ment Act) was assent­ed on 2…

10 year long stop on build­ing defect claims rein­forced for con­tri­bu­tion claims

The recent deci­sion in For­tius Broad­way No 1 Pty Ltd V ACN 103 211 141 Pty Ltd (for­mer­ly known as Wat­pac Con­struc­tion…

A High­er Evi­den­tiary Bur­den for Work Orders: The Prac­ti­cal Impli­ca­tions of The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 102171 v Ceerose Pty Ltd [2025] NSW­CATCD 137

The deci­sion in The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 102171 v Ceerose Pty Ltd; Zone Q Mil­sons Point Devel­op­ment Pty Ltd v Ceerose…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Game Chang­ers Radio pod­cast host­ed by Craig Bruce and Irene Hulme on 21 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie ​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Game Chang­ers Radio pod­cast host­ed by Craig Bruce and Irene Hulme on 21 July 202…

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 20 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie ​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN (from 29:13 to 44:20)

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 20 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the…

Roger Corn­forth Retires Fol­low­ing 45 Years of Dis­tin­guished Legal Practice

Roger’s career has been defined by trust­ed rela­tion­ships, prac­ti­cal advice and an unwa­ver­ing com­mit­ment to his clients. Begin­ning his legal…

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