The Neighbourhood Disputes publication was updated to reflect amendments to the Dog and Cat Management Act which commenced 1 July 2017
Probate filing fees
The Supreme Court Probate filing fees have been updated in the retainer instructions and in the costs agreements. 1 July 2017
Family law – scale costs
The itemised scale of costs contained within the family law costs agreements have been updated. 4 July 2017.
Workers compensation
This publication was recently reviewed with updates to commentary and precedents.
Asbestos loose fill insulation
The precedents and commentary have been updated to reflect the new requirements regarding loose-fill asbestos insulation.
NSW – Contracts for the Sale of Land
The Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulations 2017 will come into force 1 September 2017 affecting contracts for the sale of land.
The main changes are to the disclosure obligations requiring the following to be annexed to the contract:
- both the sewer mains and the connections diagrams are now required; and
- for a strata or community plan property ALL by laws must be attached including the model by-laws.
Changes to contract warnings include:
- a new warning about loose fill asbestos; and
- the swimming pools warning has been removed.
Commentary, precedents and the By Lawyers Contract for Sale of Land have all been updated.
NSW – Workers compensation – weekly benefits
Injured workers in NSW who have been receiving weekly benefits for more than five years, risk losing their entitlement from September 2017 unless they can establish a whole permanent impairment of at least 21%. This assessment can only be achieved by obtaining a Medical Assessment Certificate via the Workers Compensation Commission. Note this assessment cannot be obtained by agreement with the insurer.
Practitioners should be aware that these workers are being contacted by the insurers about this issue and may therefore contact their lawyer seeking advice. Funding for the provision of advice and medical assessment can be obtained from the Workers Compensation Independent Review office (WIRO).
NB: Injured workers and employers may also be contacted by insurers or icare to notify them of changes, as two insurance companies (CGU and QBE) are no longer providing claims service to workers compensation at 31 December 2017. This is a purely administrative change.
VIC – Land tax smart form for deceased estates
New land tax online smart form Deceased estate – Commencement or completion of administration (LTX-Trust-18).
This form replaces the paper forms LTX-Trust-13 and LTX-Trust-14, which will not be accepted beyond 30 September 2017.
VIC – Emailing in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (Chapter I Email Service Amendment) Rules 2017 which come into effect on 1 August 2017 requires parties in civil matters to include an email address for service in documents filed with the Court and provide that ordinary service may be effected by email to that address.
Documents are to be served either as attachments to a covering email or by including in the email an operative hyperlink to the documents being served.
To do list for property settlement
A To do list for the Property Settlement publication was published today. This useful checklist ensures all the necessary steps are readied and prepared for.
The precedent may be found in Property Settlement, Getting the matter underway beneath the Retainer Instructions.
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