Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (Subclass 870)
The Department of Home Affairs recently introduced the Temporary Sponsored Parent Visa (TSPV). The TSPV provides another alternative for parents to reunite with their children and grandchildren who reside in Australia. It allows parents of Australian citizens,...
How Do You Claim Compensation for a Work-Related Injury?
If you’ve been injured at work, an experienced lawyer can help you through the complex claims process and provide advice about the benefits you’re entitled to. In this article, we answer some key questions arising from workplace injuries. Claiming compensation for...
Things to know before buying a property at auction
Buying a property at auction is different from a private sale. You’ll be bidding against other people in public and if you’re the highest bidder, you have to pay the deposit and sign the contract immediately. There’s also no cooling-off period. So you have to be sure...
Fatal Work Claims – Workers Compensation Death Benefits
A fatal workplace accident has a devastating impact on all concerned and, most distressingly, the deceased worker’s family. Those who tragically lost a family member through a workplace accident may be entitled to financial compensation. While no amount of money can...
Making a Will if capacity is in question
It is well known that a Will is a legal document which sets out how a person wants their assets to be distributed once they die. If you are over the age of 18 you can make a Will - provided you have capacity. In general terms a person will have the necessary capacity...
Compensation for a work injury damages claim
Workers compensation law is aimed at supporting workers who are injured, aggravate a pre-existing injury or condition, or become ill as a consequence of: performing their usual work duties on or off work premises; an incident arising out of their employment;...
GST and Residential Property Transactions
The responsibility for remitting Goods and Services Tax (GST) to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) generally falls on the party making the ‘supply’. In a property transaction, this has traditionally meant the vendor or developer (supplier), unless the contract...
On a Visa and Employed? Know your rights?
Working in a foreign country can be a confusing obstacle course of unscrupulous bosses, unfamiliar law and no fall back plan. If you are paying tax and earning your living working for Australian employers, your boss might be relying on the idea that you don’t know...
FAQ on Estate Planning
While many people are unlikely to nominate estate planning aka “Thinking about what will happen to my assets when I die” as being on their “most wanted things to do” list in reality, this is something that should be on all our “must do” lists. Proactively planning for...
E-conveyancing the way of the future
For the past 150 years when completing a property settlement it has been necessary for lawyers and banks to meet up to check and swap documents and bank cheques. The party that ended up with the documents then had to lodge them at the Land Registry and notify...