New Legal Product Releases - June 2024

QLD

Updated Forms:

• Application for a liquor licence located in QLD Forms/Justice and Attorney-General/Liquor Licensing and Compliance Forms

ACT

New Forms located in ACT Forms/Access Canberra Forms:

• Application to discharge/remove a court order or charge

• Determination/Expiry of a sublease or underlease

• Application for Title repair

• Partial determination/surrender of a sublease or underlease

• Miscellaneous Application

• Application to note change of name on land titles register

• Application to combine or separate title

• Notice of death by surviving proprietor

• Notice of death by surviving proprietor on an instrument

• Transfer by power of sale

• Transfer of Mortgage

• Variation of sublease or underlease

• Application to register a court order or a charge

• Variation of Mortgage

• Transmission Application

• Caveat

• Withdrawal of caveat

• Application for lapsing caveat

• Notice of change of address for service of documents

• Consent to register

• Discharge of mortgage

• Discharge of mortgage on a sublease or underlease

• Mortgage of a sublease or underlease

• Transfer

• Caveat of a sublease/underlease

• Transfer of sublease/underlease

• Sublease

• Transfer and grant of easement

• Application to register Writ

• Removal of writ

NSW

Updated Forms:

• First Home Buyers Assistance scheme located in NSW Forms/Revenue NSW Forms

QLD

Updated Forms:

• Requiring information from a body corporate located in QLD Forms/BCCM Forms

SA

Updated Forms:

• Form 35 - Application for Review of Bail by Magistrate located in SA Forms/Magistrates Court of SA/Criminal Forms

VIC

Updated Forms:

• Case initiation notice: defence located in VIC Forms / County Court of Victoria Criminal Forms

SA

Added Forms:

• Annexure to Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SA) located in Estate Administration/Probate/Application

ACT

Added Forms:

• Will & Will Clauses located in ACT Forms/Estate Planning Forms
• Enduring Power of Attorney located in ACT Forms/Estate Planning Forms

WA

Added Forms:

• Power of Attorney located in WA Forms / Estate Planning
• Enduring Power of Attorney located in WA Forms / Estate Planning
• Acceptance of Enduring Power of Attorney located in WA Forms / Estate Planning

Federal

Updated Forms:

The following forms were updated in line with May 2024 legislative changes and are located in Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Family Forms:

• Annexure to Proposed Consent Parenting Order (Current Case)

• Application – Contravention

• Application – Enforcement

• Application for Consent Orders - Non Automated

• Application for Consent Orders

• Certificate of Readiness

• Confidential Case Outline Document (Dispute Resolution)

• Notice of child abuse, family violence or risk

• Outline of Case Document (Final Hearing)

• Subpoena in an arbitration

• Subpoena - Family Law

• Warrant of arrest

• Bond

• Notice of Address for service

• Notice of ceasing to act

• Undertaking as to disclosure

• Request to attend by electronic communication

• Application for sealed copy of orders

• Credit card payment form

• Natural Disaster Replacement Document Request

• Central Practice Direction: Family Law Case Management

• Family Law Practice Direction: Critical Incident ListFamily Law Practice Direction: Financial proceedings

• Family Law Practice Direction: Parenting proceedings

• Before you file – pre-action procedure for parenting cases (prescribed brochure)

• Child Impact Report - FAQs

• Compliance with parenting or other child-related ordersConciliation conference

• Court Child Experts - FAQ

• Duty of disclosure

• Family Reports FAQs

• Guide for Independent Children’s Lawyers in the Evatt List

• Guide for practitioners in the Evatt List

• Leave requirements for subpoenas in family law proceedings

• Legal words used in court

• Lighthouse - Triage Counsellors

• Lighthouse information sheet for parties - risk screening

• Lighthouse information sheet for practitioners

• Marriage, families and separation (prescribed brochure)

• Parenting orders – obligations, consequences and who can help

• Reports prepared by Court Children’s Service

• Affidavit for eFiling Application (Divorce) located in Federal Forms/Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Family Forms
• Family Law Practice Direction - National Contravention List located in FCFCOA / Practice Directions

WA

Added Forms located in WA Forms/Magistrates Court of WA/Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Forms:

• Form 24 - Response to Application

• Form 32A - Statement of Intended Evidence of a Witness

• Form 35 - Affidavit Verifying Disclosure of Documents

• Form 36 - List of Documents

• Form 37 - Invitation to admit facts

• Form 47 - Witness summons to give oral evidence

• Form 48 - Witness Summons to produce a Record or thing

• Form 49 - Memorandum of Consent Order

• Form 54 - Notice of Change of Address for Service

• Form 59 - Notice by Lawyer Ceasing to Act

Updated Forms:

• Application for Consent Orders located in WA Forms/Family Court of Western Australia/Family Forms

• Affidavit for efiling application (Divorce) located in WA Forms/Family Court of Western Australia/Family Forms

VIC

Updated Forms located in VIC Forms / Children’s Court of VIC / Research Materials:

• Chapter 10 - Criminal Division - Procedure
• Chapter 4 - Family Division - General
• Chapter 2 - Court Overview
• Chapter 9 - Criminal Division - Custody and Bail
• Chapter 3 - Court Operation
• Chapter 1 - Acts, Regulations, Rules
• Chapter 11 - Criminal Division - Sentencing
• Chapter 8 - Criminal Division - Investigation
• Chapter 5.1 - Family Division - Child Protection - after 1 March 2016

QLD

Updated Form:

• QLS Client Engagement Precedent (renamed to QLS Disclosure Notice and Engagement) located in QLD Forms/General Forms 

Federal

Updated Forms:

• Application for a Parent to Migrate to Australia located in Federal Forms/Department of Home Affairs

VIC

Updated Forms:

• Application for personal safety intervention order located in VIC Magistrates' Court of VIC > Intervention Order Forms

SA

Updated Form:

• Form 073A - List of Documents - Physical Protocol located in SA Forms/Uniform Civil Rules Forms

QLD

Updated Forms:

• Application for Assessment of Permanent Impairment located in QLD Forms/WorkSafe Forms

Federal

Updated Forms:

• Copies of Tax Documents Request (for documents prior 2010) located in Federal Forms/ATO Forms

Federal

New Form:

• 5 - Initial Formal Letter to Other Party (Solicitor)

Updated Forms:

• 2 – Initial Formal Letter to Client

• 3 – Initial Formal Letter to Other Party (self-repped)

• 1 – Initial Letter to Client on Retention

• 9 – Letter to Client with obligations and CPD

• Family Law Checklist

• 4 – Letter to Client Requesting Financial Disclosure

• 6 – Property Division Letter of Advice

• 7 – Letter to Other Party following FD etc.

• 9 – Letter to Client with Obligations and CPD

• 10 – Written Notice of Intention to Commence

• 11 – Written Notice of Intention to Commence 2

• 13 – Letter of Submissions to the Court when filing

• 14 – Cost Letter to Client

• 20 – Letter to Client to confirm No Substantial change

• 23 – Letter to Court: Ready to Proceed

• 31 – Post FDR Letter to Client

• 36 – Letter to client with trial plan

• 38 – Letter to Court and Other Party with Cost Notice

• FLO7 – Calderbank Offer