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DependencyClaims
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Dependency claims and Who can claim? When a person (including drivers, passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians) is killed in a motor vehicle accide...
CarAccidentsWhenToMakeAClaim
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When to make a claim under the CTP Scheme vs. under the CIS Scheme and CTP Scheme Persons who suffer injuries, including catastrophic injuries, as a result of ...
CatastrophicInjuriesSupportScheme
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Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme and The introduction of the Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme (the “CIS scheme”) under the Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic ...
CompulsoryThirdPartyInsurance
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Compulsory third party insurance and In Western Australia, the MV Act provides that the Insurance Commission of Western Australia (“ICWA”) is the compulsory thi...
TypesOfClaims
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Types of claims and Different laws and schemes apply to a claim depending on the circumstances of the accident, as follows: * ‘fault based’ claims pursuant t...
MotorVehicleAccidents
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Motor vehicle accidents and This section discusses claims for personal injury and death arising out of motor vehicle accidents.Persons who suffer personal injur...
PenaltiesAndPrisoners
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Penalties and prisoners and * Sentencing for State offences * Sentencing for Commonwealth offences * Preparing for sentencing * Appealing a sentence...
Crime
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Crime and * Introduction * General principles * Common offences * Courts * Effect of conviction * Other * Contact points and useful resourc...
HumanRightsAndComplaintsToTheUnitedNations
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Human Rights Complaints to the United Nations and * What human rights are protected? * United Nations complaints mechanisms * Why seek international re...
WhenSomeoneHasDiedDeathAndFunerals
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When someone has died Death and Funerals and Arranging a funeral Burial and cremation Organ donation Coronial inquests Obtaining a death certificate Dea...
WhenSomeoneHasDiedEstatesAndAdministration
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When someone has died Estates and Administration and If there is a will Getting a copy of the will Problems with the will Letters, videos and anything int...
LegalWills
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Legal wills and What is a Will? Why wills are important What happens is there is no will Can I make a Will myself? Very important parts of a will Optional...
WillsEstatesAndFunerals
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Wills, Estates and Funerals and * Legal Wills * When someone has died Estates and Administration * When someone has died Death and Funerals
SuperannuationGuaranteeAndChoiceOfFunds
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Superannuation Guarantee and Choice of Funds and
Superannuation
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Superannuation and * What is Superannuation? * Superannuation Funds * Superannuation Guarantee and Choice of Funds * Contributions * Taxation of ...
YourResponsibilitiesAsATaxpayer
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Your responsibilities as a taxpayer and Most taxpayers operate on a system of self assessment which means that, for the most part, you will be responsible for p...
TaxationIntroduction
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Introduction and The principal sources of our income tax law are: • the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) (“the 1936 Act”);• the Income Tax Assessment Act 19...
Taxation
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Taxation and Introduction How is your tax liability determined? Your responsibilities as a taxpayer The tax return Assessable income Capital gains/losses Allow...
NativeTitleAndAboriginalLandHeritage
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Native Title and Aboriginal Land Heritage and * Native Title law * Aboriginal reserves * Aboriginal sites * Contact points and other resources
LegalAssistance
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Legal Assistance and * When to seek legal help * Working with lawyers * Where do I go for legal assistance? * Other legal services * Other servic...
MigrationAgentsAndTheOfficeOfTheMigrationAgentsRegistrationAuthority
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Migration Agents and the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority and
VisaComplianceCancellationRemovalAndReentry
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Visa compliance, cancellation, removal and re entry and The Department of Home Affairs has the power to cancel a visa either before or after entry to Australia ...
VisasForNonCitizens
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Visas for non citizens and Visa applications Under the Migration Act 1958 the Minister for Immigration and his or her delegates (within the Department of Home ...
OverviewOfTheAustralianVisaSystem
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Overview of the Australian visa system and Note: All attempts are made by the contributor to ensure that the law in this chapter is current. However, readers sh...
Immigration
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Immigration and * Overview of the Australian visa system * Visas for non citizens * Character and health requirements * Visa compliance, cancellatio...
DeathAndTissueTransplantation
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Death and tissue transplantation and Responsibilities of doctors following death Coroner's powers to investigate death Organ and tissue donation after death
PublicHealth
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Public health and Registration of birth Notifiable disease Genetic testing Reproduction, surrogacy and termination
AccessToHealthInformation
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Access to health information and The Privacy Act Confidentiality FOI
MedicalNegligence
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Medical negligence and Duty of care Standard of care Causation The need for legal advice
ConsentToTreatment
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Consent to treatment and Free and informed consent Consent to treatment adults Consent to treatment minors Consent to treatment incompetent persons C...
HealthConsumersRights
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Health Consumers' Rights and * The doctor patient relationship * Consent to treatment * Medical negligence * Access to health information * Publi...
TypesOfEmploymentEngagement
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Types of employment engagement employee or independent contractor? and
Credit
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Credit and * Introduction * Coverage of the National Credit Code * Credit Contracts * Mortgages and Guarantees * Changes to obligations under cre...
CareAndProtection
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Care and protection and Introduction Overview of the law Children and Community Services Act 2004 (WA) Guiding objects and principles of the Act When a chi...
ChallengingGovernmentDecisions
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Challenging Government Decisions and * Rules for government decision making * Types of review available for government decisions * In what circumstance...
ATSIAboriginalCorporations
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Aboriginal corporations and ORIC incorporation Prescribed body corporates
ATSIInternationalLawRightsAndObligations
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International law, rights and obligations and UNDRIP
AboriginalAndTorresStraitIslanderPeoples
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and * Introduction * Aboriginal traditional lore * Key events affecting ATSI justice issues * Family l...
WebBottomBar
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EntryToAustralia
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Entry to Australia and VISAS Non citizens entering Australia are required to have visas, which are permits that can allow either temporary or permanent stay. Vi...
ImmigrationContact
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS TELEPHONE INTERPRETER SERVICEPeople who have difficulty with English can take advantage of the following in...
HousingContact
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS TENANCY ISSUESDepartment of Consumer and Employment Protection (DoCEP)219 St George’s TcePerth WA 6000Ph: 1...
FamilyDVContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Crisis CareProvides assistance to access emergency accommodation and support for victims of family and dome...
EmploymentContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS UnionsListed in the Yellow Pages under Union – details also available from the UnionsWA.UnionsWA (Trades ...
DebtsContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Baycorp Advantage LtdTo access your credit fileBaycorp Advantage Public AccessPO Box 964North Sydney NSW 20...
ADRContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Aged Care Complaints Resolution Schemec/ Department of Health and Aged Care12th Floor, Central Park152 158...
ATSIPContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS ALS of WA (Inc)Head Office7 Aberdeen StPerth WA 6000Toll free: 1800 019 900Fax: (08) 9221 1767www.als.org.a...
WALSContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTSRefer to contact details provided at the end of LEGAL ASSISTANCE for details of Legal Aid offices, Community...
YoungPeopleContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Children's Court of WA160 Pier StPerth WA 6000Ph: (08) 9218 0112Fax: (08) 9221 1705www.justice.wa.gov.auChi...
WillsContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Registrar of Births, Deaths and MarriagesLevel 10, 141 St George’s TcePO Box 7720 Cloisters SquarePerth WA ...
SuperannuationContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Australian Taxation OfficeSuperannuation Hotline: 131 020www.ato.gov.auAustralian Prudential Regulation Aut...
SSEContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Administrative Appeals TribunalQuadrant Building1 William StPerth WA 6000Ph: (08) 9327 7200Ph: 1300 366 700...
RefugeesContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS RELEVANT APPEALS TRIBUNALS Administrative Appeals TribunalLevel 8, Quadrant Building1 William StPerth WA 60...
PrivacyContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Complaints, or requests for more information, may be made to:Office of the Federal Privacy CommissionerLeve...
PrisonersContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS PRISONS – METROPOLITAN Acacia PrisonGreat Eastern HwyWooroloo WA 6558Ph: (08) 9573 3300Fax: (08) 9573 3350B...
NeighboursContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Department of EnvironmentHyatt Centre3 Plain StEast Perth WA 6004Ph: (08) 9278 0300Fax: (08) 9278 0301www.e...
NTContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER REPRESENTATIVE BODIES Goldfields Land and Sea Council67 71 Duggan StP...
MentalHealthContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Mental Health Law CentreAssists consumers with information, legal advice and representation in some circums...
InsuranceContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Australian Prudential Regulation AuthorityLevel 21, Casselden Place2 Lonsdale StMelbourne VIC 3000GPO Box 9...
HRContact
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsPalais Wilson8 14 Avenue de la Paix1211 Gene...
HCRContact
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Office of Health ReviewLevel 12, St Martins Tower44 St George’s TcePerth WA 6000Ph: (08) 9323 0600Fax: (08)...
GuardianshipContact
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS State Administrative TribunalLevel 4, 12 St George’s TcePerth WA 6000GPO Box U1991Perth WA 6845Ph: (08) 921...
FamilyContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Child Support Agency15 17 William StPerth WA 6000PO Box 9815Perth WA 6848Ph: 131 272 (local call charge)TTY...
EnvironmentContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Appeals Convenor, Environmental Protection Act 198613th Floor, Allendale Square77 St George’s TcePerth WA 6...
DefamationContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Arts Law Centre of AustraliaThe Gunnery43 51 Cowper Wharf RdWoolloomooloo NSW 2011Ph: (02) 9356 2566Toll fr...
CrimeContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Legal Aid CommissionHead Office55 St George’s TcePerth WA 6000Ph: 1300 650 579 (cost of a local call)TTY: 1...
CopyrightContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Australasian Mechanical Copyright OwnersSociety Ltd (AMCOS)6 12 Atchison StLocked Bag 3665St Leonards NSW 2...
CPContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Australian Consumers Association57 Carrington RdMarrickville NSW 2204Ph: (02) 9577 3399Fax: (02) 9577 3377w...
COContactPoints
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Contact points other useful decisions CONTACT POINTS Department of Consumer and Employment Protection219 St George’s TcePerth WA 6006Ph: (08) 9282 0777Ph: 1300 ...
CGDContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Commonwealth OmbudsmanSt Martin’s Tower44 St George’s TcePerth WA 6000PO Box Z5386St George’s TcePerth WA 6...
BankruptcyContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Insolvency Trustee Service of Australia (ITSA)Level 12, Durack Centre263 Adelaide TcePerth WA 6000GPO Box...
AIBContactPoints
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Contact points other useful resources CONTACT POINTS Legal Aid Western AustraliaHead Office55 St George’s TcePerth WA 6000Ph: 1300 650 579 (cost of a local call...
MediationProviders
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Mediation providers and There is a variety of mediation providers in Western Australia. In addition to the court annexed mediation services, the following agenc...
ChildrenInNeedOfCareAndProtection
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Children in need of care and protection and In 2004, after decades of discussion, a new Act finally was passed by the Western Australian Parliament to replace t...
LiabilityInTort
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Liability in tort and CHILDREN’S LIABILITY Children are generally liable for the consequences of their wrongful acts. However, the degree of reasonable care req...
School
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School and SCHOOL ATTENDANCE It is compulsory for a child of ‘compulsory school age’ to be enrolled at and attend the relevant primary or secondary school in th...
Working
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Working and EMPLOYMENT The School Education Act makes it unlawful to employ a child of compulsory school age during school hours. Another restriction is contain...
FamilyRelations
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Family relations and PARENTS AND GUARDIANS Broadly speaking, the law does not intervene between the parent and child unless the parent abuses, neglects or fails...
Adoption
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Adoption and Adoption is the legal arrangement where a child has a new parent approved under the provisions of the Adoption Act 1994 (WA) (“the Act”) and which ...
Inquests
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Inquests and The Coroners Act 1996 (WA) (“the Act”) establishes the Office of the State Coroner and sets out the law in relation to the reporting of, and holdin...
Funerals
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Funerals and There are various funeral schemes available to people in Western Australia. Under some schemes a fixed cash benefit may be payable towards the cost...
ContestingAWill
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Contesting a will and INTRODUCTION There are several ways a person may contest a will. A person may want to challenge a will on the basis that it is unjust and ...
InsolventEstates
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Insolvent estates and If the deceased had more debts than assets it is necessary to deal with the estate in a different way from the normal administration. The ...
TheAdministrationOfEstates
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The administration of estates and INTRODUCTION Following the death of a person two distinct phases occur in winding up of that person’s affairs. Firstly, the ne...
InheritanceProblems
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Inheritance problems and ADOPTED CHILDREN Since 1971 adopted children have been treated as if they were natural children born of the deceased for the purposes o...
EstatesAndPropertyOfAboriginalPersons
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Estates and property of Aboriginal persons and TESTATE ESTATES If the deceased person died leaving a valid will, the estate will be distributed according to the...
ProbateAndLettersOfAdministration
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Probate and letters of administration and WHEN THERE IS A WILL When a person dies leaving a will there are certain procedures which have to be gone through befo...
ChangesToWills
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Changes to wills and CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES A will remains in force until the will maker formally changes all or part of it. The fact that the circumstances of t...
MakingAWillWEF
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Making a will and VALIDITY OF A WILL Formal requirements For a will to be formally valid there are several requirements to be complied with. These are contained...
Wills
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Wills and WHAT IS A WILL? A will is a document which sets out the wishes of a person for the distribution of that person’s property upon death. It includes a co...
ReviewingAnInsurersDecision
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Reviewing an insurer's decision and Some funds provide insured benefits to members. Members are only entitled to receive such total and permanent disability ben...
ReviewingATrusteesDecision
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Reviewing a trustee's decision and HOW TRUSTEES SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS Trustees are required by law to make decisions solely with the interests of the beneficiar...
SuperannuationInsurance
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Insurance and As mentioned, trustees often, but not always, finance the provision of death and total and permanent disability benefits through a group life insu...
DisabilityBenefitDisputes
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Disability benefit disputes and Disputes about total and permanent disability benefits are also common, since a determination of whether the member is disabled ...
DeathBenefitDisputes
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Death benefit disputes and Disputes about death benefits are common. In addition to the benefits which have accumulated in the fund at the date of death, many f...
SuperannuationBenefits
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Superannuation benefits and Trust deeds provide for benefits to be paid to members and their dependants in different circumstances. These include resignation, r...
RegulationOfFunds
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Regulation of funds and Almost all private sector superannuation funds are regulated by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth). These are call...
WhatIsASuperannuationTrust
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What is a superannuation trust? and Virtually all private sector superannuation schemes in Australia are organised through the legal device of a trust. A trust ...
SuperannuationSchemesAndBenefits
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Superannuation schemes and benefits and Saving for retirement is encouraged by government in a variety of ways, mainly by giving superannuation tax concessions....
ReviewAppealAndFOI
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Review, appeal and Freedom of Information and REVIEW AND APPEALS Review by an authorised review officer Anyone affected by an adverse decision made by Centrelin...
OverpaymentAndDebts
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Overpayments and debts and Most payments made by Centrelink to people not entitled to them are debts under the Social Security Act, and can be recovered by Cent...
MaintenancePayments
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Maintenance payments and THE REQUIREMENT TO CLAIM CHILD SUPPORT A person receiving family tax benefit A can have the benefit reduced to the minimum rate if they...
EffectOfMarriageAndMarriageLikeRelationships
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Effect of marriage and 'marriage like relationships' and Centrelink must consider whether a person is a ‘member of a couple’ or not when it decides: • whether a...
PaymentsForPeopleWithChildren
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Payments for people with children and PARENTING PAYMENT There are two parts to the parenting payment: • parenting payment (single), paid to single people with d...
Benefits
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Benefits and NEWSTART ALLOWANCE To receive newstart allowance, a person must be: • between 21 and age pension age;• an Australian resident and in Australia (alt...
Pensions
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Pensions and THE AGE PENSION To qualify for the age pension, a person must be: • a man aged at least 65 or a woman aged at least 62 and a half; and • living in ...
EffectOfCompensationPayments
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Effect of compensation payments and Compensation for an injury or condition can reduce a person’s social security payments, or even make a range of payments not...
ResidenceRequirements
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Residence requirements and To be eligible for a pension or allowance, a person must generally be an Australian resident living in Australia at the time of makin...
Assets
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Assets and EXCLUDED ASSETS The Social Security Act defines assets very broadly, but specifically excludes the value of certain assets, including (s.1118(1)): • ...
Income
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Income and The Social Security Act defines income very broadly. It includes, among other things: • salary and wages • interest on bank or building society depos...
SocialSecurityClaims
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Social security claims and LEGISLATION Most federal financial assistance is provided through Centrelink under: • the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) • the Social...
SocialSecurityEntitlements
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Social Security Entitlements and This chapter deals with financial assistance from the federal government to individuals. It gives an overview of the main forms...
TheOnShoreProtectionProgram
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The on shore protection program and ELIGIBILITY People can be granted protection visas if: • they are already in Australia; and • they are assessed as being owe...
TheOffShoreResettlementProgram
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The off shore resettlement program and ELIGIBILITY People from outside Australia applying for a visa under the off shore resettlement program must generally be ...
RefugeesIntroduction
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Introduction and There are around 13,000 places in the Australian refugee and humanitarian program. The program is for: • refugees and others in humanitarian ne...
Refugees
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Refugees Australia became a party to the 1951 United Nations Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in 1954 and acceded to its 1967 Protocol on th...
PrivacyOtherLegislation
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Other legislation and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare Program Guidelines Section 135AA of the National Health Act 1953 (Cth) gives the Federal Priva...
Sentencing
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Sentencing and SENTENCING PRINCIPLES Where a person is convicted of a crime that person is then sentenced in accordance with the legislation which creates the c...
NeighboursMediation
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Mediation and Neighbours often approach Courts seeking justice without realising their problem may be due to a lack of communication between themselves and the ...
MisconductRestrainingOrders
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Misconduct restraining orders and In cases where there is actual or threatened damage to a person or to property or where there is harassment or offensive or pr...
BuildingsExtensions
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Buildings/extensions and Residential development in WA is currently regulated by the Town Planning and Development Act 1928 (WA). (Note however that the Plannin...
Encroachments
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Encroachments and BUILDINGS ERECTED ON WRONG LAND In some cases, particularly in respect of older blocks of land, disputes may arise as to the correct position ...
DividingFences
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Dividing fences and Obligations of neighbours relating to dividing fences are governed by the Dividing Fences Act 1961 (WA) (“the Act”). Retaining walls and any...
Animals
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Animals and The law governing the responsibility of people for their animals varies according to the type of animal involved and the circumstances surrounding i...
Trees
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Trees and Another common problem between neighbours is caused by trees. Trees can present a range of problems from the irritation of constantly having to rake u...
FireAndSmoke
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Fire and smoke and If smoke from wood heaters, garden incinerators or barbecues is causing a problem, a person can complain to their local Council or Shire. It ...
StatutoryNuisance
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Statutory nuisance and The Health Act 1911 (WA) deems certain matters to be nuisances in the interest of public health (s.182). The general position is that no ...
Trespass
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Trespass and The most common form of trespass is entering or remaining on land without the permission of the owner. Bringing objects such as rubbish onto the pr...
Nuisance
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Nuisance and Relations between neighbours are frequently governed by the common law of nuisance. The law of nuisance is not simple. It must try to balance certa...
Neighbours
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Neighbours and The closeness of living as neighbours creates the potential for conflict over everything from minor irritations like the occasional football over...
AboriginalCorporations
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Aboriginal corporations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples often form corporations to collectively pursue a common activity or undertaking such a...
NTCopyrightAndOtherProtections
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Copyright and other protections and The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) protects the work of Aboriginal artists and creators in the same way as it does that of other A...
CulturalHeritageLegislation
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Cultural heritage legislation and STATE LEGISLATION: ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 1972 (WA) The Aboriginal Heritage Act (“the AHA”) applies to: (a) any place of impo...
AboriginalCommunitiesAct
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Aboriginal Communities Act 1979 (WA) and This Act is designed to assist Aboriginal communities to manage and control their community lands through a system of b...
Mining
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Mining and The issuing of exploration and mining tenements pursuant to the Mining Act 1978 (WA) is now subject to the requirements set out in the NTA. MINING AC...
MakingAWill
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Making a will and For a will to be valid, the person making it should be of ‘sound mind’. If there is a challenge in the Supreme Court that a will should be set...
MentallyImpairedDefendants
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Mentally impaired defendants and These patients are those admitted to hospital in accordance with the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Defendants) Act 1996 (WA) ...
TypesOfPatients
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Types of patients and There are three types of patients within the mental health system: • voluntary patients; • involuntary patients; and • mentally impaired d...
MentalHealthLegislation
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Legislation and The Mental Health Act 1996 (WA) (“the Act”) commenced operation in November 1997. The purpose of the Act is: • to ensure people with mental illn...
InsuranceClaimLimitationPeriod
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The limitation period for making a claim against an insurance company and In Western Australia, the limitation period for a cause of action against an insurance...
Insurance
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Insurance and This section concerns general insurance, not marine, life or health insurance. It discusses why you might want insurance, how the insurance indust...
InsuranceCompanyCourtConduct
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An insurance company's conduct of a court action on your behalf and It is common for an insurance company to offer to take over the defence of a claim against y...
InsuranceOmbudsmanService
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The insurance ombudsman service and WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH HOW AN INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DEALT WITH YOUR CLAIM? Firstly, you can ask the perso...
InsuranceContractFeatures
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Some important features of the insurance contract and THE DUTY OF UTMOST GOOD FAITH The governing feature of the insurance contract is the duty of utmost good f...
InsuranceImportantPoints
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Important things you must do when you are about to get insurance and when you have insurance, including when you make a claim and THE DUTY OF DISCLOSURE Section...
InsuranceIntroduction
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Introduction and WHY YOU MIGHT WANT INSURANCE Taking out insurance will not prevent injury or property damage from happening. For example, buying motor vehicle ...
DealingWithTheDepartmentOfImmigration
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Dealing with the Department of Immigration and Whenever you make contact with the Department of Immigration you should keep a note of the time and the name of t...
MigrationAgentsRegistrationScheme
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Migration agents' registration scheme and As from 21 September 1992, anyone who uses knowledge of migration procedures to advise, make representations on behalf...
FreedomOfInformation
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Freedom of information and The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) gives the right of access to official documents of Commonwealth departments and authorities...
ReviewRights
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Review rights and WHEN CAN A DEPORTEE APPEAL TO THE AAT? Where the Minister signs a deportation order against a permanent resident (as distinct from an unlawful...
RemovalAndDeportation
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Removal and deportation and WHO MAY BE REMOVED? Unlawful non citizens are subject to removal from Australia for reasons given in the Migration Act. All persons ...
EntryByMigrants
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Entry to migrants and Australia’s immigration policy is stated to be selective but non discriminatory in terms of race, nationality, creed or sex and to be guid...
ContentOfTheTreaties
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Content of the treaties and The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is the principal h...
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