New Legal Product Releases - September 2023

View all new updates to matter types, automated forms and precedents for your area of law and state.

New Matter Types

  • The Loan Agreement matter type is now available under the Commercial area of law.

Matter Type Amendments and Updates

All Matter Types
What was updated? Location of update
Updated the Data type for the Account Number automation field to be Text instead of Number to ensure the Account Number returns when it starts with zero (o) Bank Account Information Database Design Table
Administrative Tribunals

VIC

What was updated? Location of update
Added “Barrister” card in VCAT matter type Added new contact to existing matter type
Child Protection

VIC

What was updated? Location of update
Added various regional court options to the Case Details > Layout dropdown list calculation Case Details layout
Conveyancing

VIC

What was updated? Location of update
VIC Stamp Duty Estimator - Updated with Pensioner and Concessioner Cardholder Reduction for contracts signed from 1 July 2023
  • Conveyancing Details Layout
  • Transfer Details Layout
Family

All States

What was updated? Location of update
Added Disclosure tab to Case Details layout in ‘Property' and ‘Children and Property’ matters Case Details layout

Federal

What was updated? Location of update
Added “Court Child Expert” option to Expert Details layout dropdown list calculation Expert Details layout
General

All States

What was updated? Location of update
Added “Previous Solicitor” card on General Advice & General matter type Matter Settings
Personal Injury/Victims of Crime

NSW

What was updated? Location of update
Added Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Court Details layout as uncommon contact and layout Matter Settings

Form and Precedent Updates

Administrative Tribunals

QLD

Document Name Location Type of release

QCAT Forms

  • Affidavit - generic

  • Affidavit in support of a request for a decision by default

  • Form 9 - Affidavit of service

  • SEPA Form 1 - general - non mcd.pdf

  • SEPA Form 1 - MCD minor debt.pdf

  • SEPA Form 1 - MCD non minor debt.pdf

  • Form 39 - Application for leave to appeal or appeal

  • Contact details update form

  • Complaint letter template

  • Complaint management policy

  • QCAT child friendly feedback form

  • QCAT complaint form new

  • QCAT Declaration form for the use of audio video and photographs in tribunal proceedings

  • Credit Card Payment Authorisation

  • Form 49 - Application for waiver of fees by reason of financial hardship

  • Form 9 - Affidavit of service

  • Notice of address for service

  • Application for decision order by consent

  • Application to attend a proceeding by telephone or video

  • Form 23 - Application to review a decision

  • Form 36 - Response and/or counter-application

  • Form 37 - Request for a decision by default in matters other than minor civil dispute

  • Form 38 - Hearing notices: application for notice requiring witness to attend a hearing or produce document/thing at a hearing

  • Form 41 - Application for interim order

  • Form 42 - Application to extend or shorten a time limit or for waiver of compliance with procedural requirement

  • Form 43 - Application for reopening, correction, renewal or amendment

  • Form 44 - Application to stay a decision

  • Form 45 - Application to be joined to a proceeding

  • Form 55 - Application to set aside or amend a default decision

  • Form 56 - Application for leave to be represented

  • Notice of Intention to Seek Compensation Order under the Legal Profession Act 2007

  • Request to file agreement

  • Account by Administrator

  • Declaration as to Continuing Appropriateness for Appointment

  • Application for Stay of a Decision Pending a Hearing

  • Application to Conduct Clinical Research

  • Application for Consent to Special Health Care

  • Application for Appointment of an Administrator for a Missing Person

  • Application for Approval to Conduct Special Medical Research or Experimental Healthcare

  • Guardian’s Report to Tribunal

  • QCAT Budget Template

  • Record of Guardian’s Decision

  • Record of Receipts and Payments

  • Report to Tribunal about Restrictive Practices

  • QLD Forms/QCAT Forms

  • QLD Forms/QCAT Forms/Decision-making for Adults with Impaired Capacity

Added new forms

VIC

Document Name Location

Type of release

Brief to Counsel

Administrative Tribunals/VCAT/Proceedings Added
Care and Protection

SA

Document Name Location Type of release
Notice of Lodgement of Instrument SA Forms / Youth Court of SA/ Care and Protection Forms Updated
Affidavit of Service Form CP9 SA Forms / LTO Forms Deleted
Commercial

NSW

Document Name Location Type of release
How to Submit a Floor Plan With A Liquor Licensing Application NSW Forms/ Liquor and Gaming NSW/ Liquor Fact Sheets Updated
Conveyancing

NSW

Document Name Location Type of release

Termination of Strata Scheme

NSW Forms/ LRS Forms

Updated

SA

Document Name Location Type of release
Annexure (Transfer) Form BT1 SA Forms / Youth Court of SA / Care and Protection Forms Deleted

VIC

Document Name Location Type of release
Notice of Disposition VIC Forms/Conveyancing Forms Updated existing form
Criminal

NSW

Document Name Location Type of release
  • Application for Grant of Bail
  • Application for Variation of Bail Conditions
NSW Forms/ Local Court of NSW / Criminal Forms Updated

SA

Document Name Location Type of release

SA Supreme Court:

  • Proceeding heading (Form 1)

  • Front Sheet (Form 2)

  • Information (Form 3)

  • Notice of acting and address for service (Form 5A)

  • Subpoena (Form 26A)

  • Originating Application (Form 29)

  • Originating application for review of bail decision (Form 35)

SA Forms/Supreme Court of SA/Criminal Forms Added new forms

SA Supreme, District & Magistrates Court:

  • Bail Agreement (Form 25)

  • Bail Agreement Variation (Form 25A)

  • Interlocutory Application (Form 92e)

  • Defence Case Statement (Form 73e)

  • Affidavit (Form 93e)

  • Interlocutory Application for Bail (Form 21Ae)

  • Originating Application to Vary or Revoke Condition of or Discharge Bond or Obligation (Form 171Ee)

  • Request to have Matter Called on for Guilty Plea (Form 52e)

  • Originating Application to Vary a Community Service Order or Ancillary Order (Form 171D)

  • Interlocutory Application to vary or revoke Bail agreement (Form 21Ce)

 

  • SA Forms/Supreme Court of SA/Criminal Forms

  • SA Forms/Magistrates Court of SA/Criminal Forms

  • SA Forms/District Court of SA/Criminal Forms

Added new forms

SA Magistrates Court:

  • Application for Review of Bail by Magistrate (Form 35)

SA Forms/Magistrates Court of SA/Criminal Forms

Added new forms

VIC

Document Name Location Type of release
Further Application for Bail or Application by a Person on Bail for Variation of Amount or Conditions of Bail - Form 12 County Court of VIC/Criminal Forms Added new form
  • Subpoena Both to Attend to give Evidence and to Produce

  • Subpoena to Attend to Give Evidence

  • Subpoena to Produce

VIC Forms/ County Court of VIC / Criminal Forms Updated

CISP Referral Form - Court Support Diversion Services

VIC Forms/ Magistrates' Court of VIC / Criminal Forms Updated
Employment

Federal

Document Name Location Type of release
Employer's Response to Unfair Dismissal Application Fair Work Commission Updated
Estate Administration

NSW

Document Name Location Type of release

Estate Administration File Cover Sheets

  • File Cover Sheet - Letters of Administration

  • File Cover Sheet - Letters of Administration - Will Annexed

  • Reseal

  • Estate Administration General

  • Estate Administration/Letters of Administration

  • Estate Administration/Letters of Administration - Will Annexed

  • Estate Administration/Reseal

  • Estate Administration/Estate Administration General

Updated existing form
Estate Planning

QLD

Document Name Location Type of release

Lexon Insurance > Wills and EPoA

  • Non Automated

  • Automated

Lexon Insurance/Estate Planning/Wills & EPOA Updated to July 2023 version

Will

QLD Forms/Estate Planning Updated

Enduring Power of Attorney - long form

QLD Forms/Estate Planning Updated existing form
Family

All States

Document Name Location Type of release
Financial Disclosure Record Family/Property/Pre Action New precedent added
Certificate of Readiness Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Family Forms Word version added
Chapter 12 Costs Notice Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Publications Added new brochure

Federal

Document Name Location Type of release
  • Subpoena - Information for Named Person or Other person (served with a Subpoena or copy of a Subpoena) (prescribed brochure)

  • Child Impact Report - FAQ

  • Complaints Policy

  • Family Reports FAQs

  • Family Violence Best Practice Principles
    *removed “December 2016” from the name

  • Family Violence Plan
    *removed “April 2019” from the name

  • Guidelines for Exemption of Court Fees

  • Guidelines for Reduced Fee - Divorce and Decree of Nullity Application

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Publications Updated
  • Family Law Practice Direction - Divorce Proceedings

  • Family Law Practice Direction - National Contravention List

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Practice Directions

Updated

QLD

Document Name Location Type of release

Lexon Insurance > Family > Financial Agreement

  • Non Automated

  • Automated

Lexon Insurance/Family Replaced existing folder precedents with one combined set of precedents

VIC

Document Name Location Type of release
  • Chapter 1 - Acts, Regulations, Rules

  • Chapter 2 - Court Overview

  • Chapter 3 - Court Operation

  • Chapter 4 - Family Division - General

  • Chapter 5.1 - Family Division - Child Protection - after 1 March 2016

  • Chapter 7 - Criminal Division - General

  • Chapter 9 - Criminal Division - Custody and Bail

  • Chapter 10 - Criminal Division - Procedure

  • Chapter 11 - Criminal Division - Sentencing

VIC Forms/ Children's Court of VIC / Research Materials Updated
General

NSW

Document Name Location Type of release
Information Sheet for Consumers NSW Forms/Legal Services Council Added
Information Sheet for Legal Practitioners NSW Forms/Legal Services Council Added
Immigration

Federal

Document Name Location Type of release
Acknowledgement of Unpaid Placement - Sponsor Department of Home Affairs Updated
Application for a Protection Visa Department of Home Affairs Deleted
Request for International Movement Records Department of Home Affairs Changed to online link
Leasing

QLD

Document Name Location Type of release

General Tenancy Agreement

QLD Forms / Leasing Forms Updated

Lexon Insurance > Leasing suite

  • Non Automated

  • Automated

Lexon Insurance/ Leasing Updated to August 2023 version

VIC

Document Name Location Type of release

Disclosure Statement- Retail Premises not located in Retail Shopping Centre (schedule 1)

VIC Forms/Leasing Forms Updated
Litigation

Federal

Document Name Location Type of release
Notice of Cross-claim Federal Forms/Federal Court Added
Concise Statement Federal Forms/Federal Court Added new form

VIC

Document Name Location Type of release
Witness Expense Claims Form VIC Forms/ Coroners Court of VIC Updated
  • Application for Fee Waiver and Statutory Declaration

  • Subpoena Both to Attend to give Evidence and to Produce

  • Subpoena to Attend to Give Evidence

  • Subpoena to Produce

  • Subpoena for Production to a Registrar

VIC Forms/ County Court of VIC / Civil Forms Updated

Affidavit in Support

VIC Forms/ Magistrates' Court of VIC / Civil Forms Updated
Originating Motion for Recovery of Land under Order 53 VIC Forms/ Supreme Court of VIC / Civil Forms Updated
Victims of Crime

VIC

Document Name Location Type of release
Victim Impact Statement Form VIC Forms/VOCAT Forms Added

Intake Form Updates

This month, we have published some new intake forms in Smokeball. Learn more about Intake Forms.

LeadPro Intake Forms

Lead Type State Form Type
Family Law All Lead

 

MatterFlow Intake Forms

Matter Type State
Commercial Liquor Licence NSW
Commercial General, Loan Agreement All
Corporate Corporate General, Share Sale, Shareholder Agreement All
Criminal Criminal General NSW, VIC, QLD, SA
Estate Disputes Estate Disputes General All
Family Provision Claim All

 

Report Updates 

New Smokeball Desktop App Reports

  • Will Register - Sorted by matter number, this report displays the clients' full name, date of birth, document received date and matter closed date.

New Smokeball Web App Reports

  • Money Received Report - shows payments received in trust and operating accounts and breaks down these payments by payment method.
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