1 July updates are always a big focus for By Lawyers. Many Commonwealth and state legislative instruments provide for the scheduled indexing of relevant monetary amounts and adjustments – usually increases – in government fees and charges. These regular updates occur at the start of every financial year impacting many different areas of law, and therefore numerous By Lawyers publications.
These updates include court filing fees, lodgment fees for property dealings, land tax thresholds, minimum weekly compensation amounts for Workers Compensation, and penalty units for fines for various criminal offences and civil penalty provisions.
By Lawyers always monitor and apply these changes for our subscribers. Each year we ensure our publications are amended where necessary to reflect 1 July updates.
We also monitor and update for similar legislative indexing and increases which occur regularly at other times of the year. These include 1 January changes and other specific dates for various areas of law as prescribed by some statutes.
The 1 July updates have been applied this year, or are in the process of being applied as they get released, to the following By Lawyers publications:
- Conveyancing and Property;
- Business and Franchise;
- Criminal;
- Litigation;
- Estates;
- Injuries; and
- Employment.
Quite separately, there is also usually a raft of new and amending legislation from both Commonwealth and state parliaments which is set to commence on 1 July. This year is no different in that regard. By Lawyers have made various substantive amendments to a number of publications to account for the commencement of such legislation. Please see the various other By Lawyers News and Updates posts dealing with those updates.
By Lawyers always keep our content – and our subscribers – up to date!