The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1199 community work permit (CWP) 116 breach of condition 122 fine default 98 ineligibility for 116, 122 companies see corporations company limited by guarantee 613–14 charities 613–14, 617 duties of directors 614 fee for incorporation 614 company names 769 AISC Register 775 search 723, 775 trade marks distinguished 769 company share apartments 542 compensation attorney, order to pay 863 bankruptcy compensation order as debt 377–8 divisible property 368, 370 Centrelink, from 342 order to pay see compensation orders renter see tenancy – compensation claims social security law 337 tenancy see tenancy – compensation claims transport accidents see transport accident injuries trespass 581 unfair dismissal 1069 victims of crime see victims of crime assistance work injuries see work injuries; workers compensation Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA) scheme 342 compensation orders 35–6, 971 bankruptcy, effect 377–8 deciding whether to cease payment 377–8 fraud and 378 non-provable orders 377 provable orders 377 Children’s Court 44 family violence 304 finance broker, against 452 lawyer complaint 60 pain and suffering 35 priority over fine 33 privacy disputes 1119 property loss/damage 36, 1011 Sentencing Act, under 971, 979 VOCA Act compared 979 young offenders 44 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Australian Consumer Law (Sch 2) see Australian Consumer Law Federal Court jurisdiction 22 Trade Practices Act 1974 changed to 688 compliance order 505, 516 application by rental provider 505 caution regarding non-compliance 506 damage 502, 506, 516 endangering safety 502, 506, 516 Form 2 rental agreement 471, 480 instead of possession order 502, 505, 516 non-compliance with 505–6 notice to vacate for 506 onus of proof 506 renter, against 479, 480, 505, 516 long-term rental agreements 480, 481 renter seeking 486, 488, 496 repairs, for 485 specialist disability accommodation 535 threats or intimidation 505, 506, 516 component pricing 700 compulsory conferences building disputes 573 consumer disputes 724 computer games classification 748–9 computer software consumer guarantees applicable 705 copyright 733, 752, 757 commercial rental arrangements 759 permitted reproduction 763 temporary reproduction 763 confidentiality see also privacy attorney’s duty of 862 doctor-patient 872–3 employee’s duty of 1055, 1064 Family Dispute Resolution 67 health information 871–3, 1120–3 medical treatment 871–3 Ombudsman investigations 1086 organ and tissue donation 875 consent to treatment 868–70 adequate information 827, 868 adults 868–9 advance care directives 857 autopsies 876 best interests not factor in decision 868 blood transfusions 873–4 capacity to give 826–7, 868 child or young person 291, 869 non-therapeutic treatment 291, 869 transgender/transsexual procedures 291–2 complaints 876–8 electroconvulsive treatment 833 emergency treatment 869 express consent 869 freely given 869 guardian’s power 855, 868–9 implied consent 869 incapacity to give 868 information to patients 869–70 less information, when justifiable 870 material risks 870 mental illness treatment 870 negligence law requirements 869, 870 therapeutic privilege 870 waiver of right to 870 informed consent 826–7, 869 material risks, warning of 870 medical or dental treatment 868–70 medical treatment decision-makers 858–9, 860, 864 mentally ill patient 826–9, 870 adequate information 827 capacity to give 826–7 information to be given 870 informed consent 826–7 treatment without consent 827–8, 836–7 method of consent 869 neurosurgery 834 organ and tissue donation 873–5 after death 874–5 post-mortem examination 876 Public Advocate 868 reasonable opportunity to make decision 827 special medical procedure 291, 856 sterilisation of minor 291, 869 treatment without 827–8 voluntarily given 869 who may give 868–9 conspiracy community activists 1045 drug offences 139, 143, 144, 149, 151 Constitution 4–6 Aboriginal recognition 6 changing 6 Governor-General and state governors 4–5 inconsistent state and federal laws 280 interpretation 5 King as head of state 4 legislative powers 5 parliaments 5–6 reserve powers 5 rights under 6 unconstitutional laws 2 consumer definition 705 disability, rights of person with 788 disputes see consumer disputes guarantees under ACL see consumer guarantees leases see consumer leases protection legislation see Australian Consumer Law (ACL) Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC) 89, 364, 715 contact details 89, 387, 364, 431, 452, 462, 644, 703, 714, 792 credit problems 420, 462 debt problems 364, 387, 702 sample letter to stop contact 702 free legal advice 714, 715 Koori help line 452, 728 website 364, 431, 644, 703, 792 Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) 727–9 ACL administered by 688 advice services 727 aged care issues 893 car sale contract disputes 632, 644 complaints to 727–8 conciliation service 728 consumer disputes 714, 721, 727–9, 792 contact details 61, 364, 540, 562, 609, 627, 644, 703, 714, 729, 792, 893, 924 conveyancers, complaints about 59 debt problems, help with 364 disability services 729 dispute resolution service 728 due diligence checklist for house purchasers 555 estate agent complaints 468, 534, 727, 730 funerals, complaints about 924 incorporated associations application to incorporate 626 approval of name 623 approval of rule change 613 reporting obligations 612