New Legal Product Releases - November 2024

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

New Matter Types

Personal Injury (WA) Lead and Matter Types:

• Motor Vehicle Accident
• Workers Compensation
• Public Liability
• Medical Negligence
• Total and Permanent Disability

Matter Type Amendments and Updates 

Family

• Divorce (All States) - Added Cohabitation Date to Relationship Details layout

Personal Injury

• Institutional Abuse (QLD), Medical Negligence (QLD), Public Liability (QLD), Total and Permanent Disability (QLD), Victims of Crime (QLD), Workers Compensation (QLD) - Added Witness as uncommon contact

Form and Precedent Updates

Care and Protection (SA)

Updated the following in SA Forms/Youth Court of SA/Care and Protection forms:

• Originating Application to Vary, Revoke or Discharge Care and Protection Order

• Originating Application - Care and Protection Order

• Response

• Undertaking

Commercial (NSW)

Updated Statement of Risks and Potential Effects (SoRPE) in NSW Forms / Liquor & Gaming NSW / Liquor Licence Forms

Conveyancing (Federal)

Updated the following forms in Federal Forms/Stewart Title:

• Commercial Premium Schedule (NT) - Effective from 1 March 2021
• Residential Premium Schedule (NT) - Effective from 1 March 2021

Conveyancing (ACT)

• Added the following in ACT Forms/Conveyancing/Conveyancing General/File Setup:
  • File Cover Sheet - Conveyancing General
  • Folder Spine Label - Conveyancing General
• Added the following in ACT Forms/Conveyancing/Purchase/File Setup:
  • File Cover Sheet - Purchase
  • Folder Spine Label - Purchase
• Added the following in ACT Forms/Conveyancing/Sale:
  • File Cover Sheet - Sale
  • Folder Spine Label - Sale
• Added the following in ACT Forms/Conveyancing/Subdivision/File Setup:
  • File Cover Sheet - Subdivision
  • Folder Spine Label - Subdivision
• Added the following in ACT Forms/Conveyancing/Transfer/File Setup:
  • File Cover Sheet - Transfer
  • Folder Spine Label - Transfer

Conveyancing (QLD)

• Updated the following in QLD Forms/Leasing Forms:
  • General Tenancy Agreement
  • Change of Property Manager or Owner
• Updated Transmission Application (Grant in Queensland or Queensland Recognised Grant) in QLD Forms/Land Registry Forms

Conveyancing (SA)

• Updated Notification of Land Held on Trust - Online Link in SA Forms/RevenueSA

Criminal (VIC)

Updated the following in VIC Forms/Children's Court of VIC/Research Materials:

• Chapter 2 - Court Overview
• Chapter 5.1 - Family Division - Child Protection - after 1 March 2016
• Chapter 11 - Criminal Division - Sentencing
• Chapter 1 - Acts, Regulations, Rules
• Chapter 6 - Family Division - Intervention Orders
• Chapter 10 - Criminal Division - Procedure
• Chapter 9 - Criminal Division - Custody and Bail

Employment (Federal)

• Deleted Objection to Unfair Dismissal Application from FED Forms / Fair Work Commission
• Deleted Objection to Unfair Dismissal Application shortcut from Employment / Unfair Dismissal / Employer / Proceedings

Family (Federal)

• Updated the following in Federal Forms/Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Family Forms:
  • Notice of Address for Service
  • Notice of Ceasing to Act
• Updated Notice of Appeal (Child Support) in FED Forms / FCFCOA / Family Forms
• Updated the following in FED Forms / FCFCOA / Practice Directions:
  1. Family Law Practice Direction - Child Support and Child Maintenance Proceedings
  2. Central Practice Direction - Migration Proceedings
• Updated the following in FED Forms / FCFCOA / Publications:
  1. Child Support Applications
  2. General Federal Law Matters
• Updated Guidelines for Independent Children’s Lawyers in Federal Forms/Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Publications

Family (VIC)

Updated the following in VIC Forms/Children's Court of VIC/Research Materials:

• Chapter 2 - Court Overview
• Chapter 8 - Criminal Division - Investigation
• Chapter 5.1 - Family Division - Child Protection - after 1 March 2016
• Chapter 1 - Acts, Regulations, Rules
• Chapter 7 - Criminal Division - General
• Chapter 6 - Family Division - Intervention Orders
• Chapter 4 - Family Division - General
• Chapter 10 - Criminal Division - Procedure
• Chapter 9 - Criminal Division - Custody and Bail
• Chapter 3 - Court Operation

Immigration (Federal)

• Updated the following in FED Forms / Department of Home Affairs:
  1. Application for Renunciation of Australian Citizenship
  2. Application for Australian Citizenship Other Situations
  3. Application for Australian Citizenship for Children Adopted under Full Hague Convention or Bilateral Arrangements
  4. Application to Resume Australian Citizenship
  5. Including Family Members in Your Application
  6. Application for Australian Citizenship General Eligibility
  7. Application for an Offshore Humanitarian Visa
• Deleted the following in FED Forms / Administrative Appeals Tribunal:
  1. Application for Extension of Time for Making an Application for Review of Decision
  2. Application for Review of Decision (Individual)
  3. Appointment of Representative and or Appointment of Authorised Recipient
  4. Request for Access to Documents under the Freedom of Information Act
  5. Request for Access to Written Material under Section 362A of the Migration Act
  6. Summons to Give Evidence
  7. Withdrawal of Application for Migration or Refugee Review
• Deleted AAT folder shortcut from Immigration / Merits Review

Intervention Orders (VIC)

Updated Application for a Family Violence Intervention Order in VIC Forms / Magistrates' Court of VIC / Intervention Order Forms

Litigation (Federal)

Added Submitting Notice to Federal Forms/Federal Court

Litigation (NSW)

• Updated the following in NSW Forms / UCPR Forms:
  1. Subpoena to Attend to Give Evidence
  2. Subpoena to Produce with Subpoena Notice and Declaration
  3. Subpoena to Give Evidence and Produce with Subpoena Notice and Declaration
  4. Statement of Claim - Filing Party Legally Represented

Migration (Federal)

Updated Application for Migration to Australia by a Child in Federal Forms/Department of Home Affairs

Personal Injury (Federal)

Updated the following in Federal Forms/Medicare Forms:

• Form MO021 Medicare Compensation Recovery - Third Party Authority
• Form MO022 Medicare Compensation Recovery - Notice of judgment or settlement form
• Form MO023 Medicare Compensation Recovery - Section 23A Statement
• Form MO024 Medicare Compensation Recovery - Bank Account Details Collection
• Form MO026 - Medicare Compensation Recovery - Notice of Past Benefits Request

Personal Injury (QLD)

Updated Application for Claim Review in QLD Forms/WorkSafe Forms

Personal Injury (VIC)

Updated the following in VIC Forms/WorkSafe Forms:

• Form of Application for Common Law Damages
• Authority and consent to release medical information

QCAT (QLD)

Updated Credit Card Payment Authorisation in QLD Forms/QCAT Forms

VCAT (VIC)

Updated File and Document Access Request Form in VIC Forms/VCAT Forms/General Forms

Marketplace Precedents Updates

FLENA - Family (Federal)

• Updated Orders with Minor amendments with corrections to spelling errors and automation of the “child/ren” option
• Updated DEFL2A and DEFL2B with minor updates to the Default List in light of Practice Note
• New Suite - Consent Orders:
  • C01 - Letter providing client draft Consent Orders
  • C02 - Letter to other party (self-repped) with instructions for signing
  • C03 - Letter to other party (solicitor) with signed Consent Orders
  • C04 - Letter to client confirming Consent Orders have been filed and advising of Court date
  • C05 - Letter to client advising of requisition and next steps
  • C06 - Letter to other party in relation to requisition and next steps
  • C07 - Letter to client following Orders being made with next steps
  • C08 - Letter to Superannuation Fund providing sealed Orders
  • C09 - Letter to other party with sealed Consent Orders
• Updated Cost Notice with improved format
• Updated Family Law Master Checklist in light of new Precedents