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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...
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...
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