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New Victorian Land Tax Laws

Land Tax no longer adjustable The proposed amendments to the Sale of Land Act 1962, Property Law Act 1958 and Windfall Gains Tax Act 2021 prohibit settlement adjustments for land tax or an existing WGT liability between a vendor and purchaser in all contracts for the...

Business Owners.. Are You Paying Attention?

This month I am talking about running your business.  Do you have a credit contract?  Do you have terms and conditions when you sell product?  Do you use the PPSR to protect your business goods?  Lastly do you have the ABN for the businesses you are doing business...

Employment Law

Victorian Crime Statistics Agency recorded 88,214 ‘family incidents’ in 2019–20 and a massive cost is born by government, individuals and their families and the community at large. Did you also know that earlier this year, changes to legislation were made to cover...

Victoria 2 Lot Subdivisions

Last month I gave a snapshot into NSW 2 lot subdivisions. This month we do Victoria. Two lot subdivisions are exempt from many of the legal requirements placed on larger owners’ corporations “OC’s”. For example: If your OC has two lots, you do not have to:  Take out...

Drinking and Driving Anothers Car

DON’T LEND YOUR CAR because if you do and your friend gets caught drink driving at 0.10 you loose your car for 30 days and you have to pay the fine $600.00 to get it back The Herald Sun today 15th June 2015 writes: THOUSANDS of Victorians found boozed-up behind the...

Employment contracts – restraint of trade?

Many employment contracts have restrictions on employees when they leave their employer and start working for a new employer in the same business. The law in Victoria is different from other states in that; what one would consider a valid agreement is read down to be...