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NSW – Driver licence disqualifications – major changes

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ALERT: The Road Transport Amendment (Driver Licence Disqualification) Act 2017 commenced on 28 October 2017. It reduces some penalties for various driver licencing offence (notably it removes the automatic disqualification for driving unlicensed), it repeals the Habitual Traffic Offender declaration provisions entirely, it removes/amends mandatory minimum disqualifications and it creates an application to the Local Court to remove licence disqualifications after certain offence-free periods.

It is suggested that the last of these will likely create new/increased  work for lawyers in the Local Court.

VIC, Estates

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1. From 1 October 2017 paper forms for the commencement or completion of administration are no longer accepted – replaced by online smart land tax form LTX-Trust-18.
2. From 1 November 2017 provisions of the Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017 commence including amendments to intestacy, partners and 30-day survival rule, and repeal of hotchpot. See below for further information.

VIC – Estates – legislative amendments coming in 1 November 2017

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From 1 November 2017 provisions of the Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017  commence including amendments to intestacy, partners, 30 day survival rule, and repeal of hotchpot. See the Estates Legal Guide and Precedents commentary for further information.

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