The Law Handbook 2024

1236 Index Magistrates’ Court jurisdiction 17, 637 repayment of money 637 retrieving deposit or trade-in vehicle 636 sample letter 644, 646 retention of documents 632 roadworthiness certificate 628, 631, 633 complaints about 633 misrepresenting condition of car 633 security interest 629 certificate of 629–30 exceptions 630 seller 629, 631–2 clear title 630 motor car trader 631 obligations 631–3 stamp duty 629, 631, 632 stolen cars 629 subject to finance 640 termination of contract 635–44 obligations after 637, 638 return of car 637 transfer of registration 629, 631, 632 fee 631, 632 unconscionable conduct 642 used cars 629–31 certificate of registered security interest 629–30 clear title to car 630 contract requirements 639 delay in delivery 643 deposit, retrieving 636 prescribed notice 639 prescribed particulars 639 private sale 630 registration certificate 629 repairer’s lien 630 sheriff’s warrant 630 VIN (vehicle identification number) 629, 630 registration certificate, on 628 waiver of rights 642 warranties 633–5 defect notice 634–5 exclusions 634 extended 633 implied 640–1 new cars 633 prescribed accessories 634 used cars 633–4 withdrawal from contract 635, 637–8 improperly 644 non-complying contract 638 notification 638 retrieving deposit or trade-in vehicle 636 sample letter 644, 646 withdrawal of offer 642 written-off vehicles 628, 630–1 register (WOVR) 630 motor vehicle insurance 964–8 choosing policy 964 claim 965–8 legal costs 966 loss of right to 964–5 repair costs 966–7 third party property 967 comprehensive 964, 965–8 compulsory third party 964 consumer insurance contract 955 contract see insurance contracts deciding whether to claim on 965–8 excess 965 loss of right to claim 964–5 modifications to vehicle, notifying 954 no-claim discount 965–6 piggybacking on insurance company claim 967 property damage 964 third party, fire and theft 964 third party property 964, 967 Transport Accident Commission levy 964 types 964 uninsured motorist extension 964 Movement Alert List 252 Multiple and Complex Needs Initiative (MACNI) 815 Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) 1046 murder 19 bail, presumption against 203 child, DNA sample offence 187 forensic sample offence 190 search without warrant 174 serious indictable offence 174 young offender 39, 44 Music Rights Australia 736 music sharing 736 My Aged Care 894 My Health Record system 1110, 1111 N name adopted children 311 business names 769 changing 308–12 adult 308 appeal against refusal of 309 application to register 308 assuming new name 308 birth certificate, updated 309 born overseas 308, 309 change of name certificate 309 child 308, 310–11 deed poll 309 incorporated association 622 letting people know 309 marriage 310 passport in new name 312 prisoner 309 prohibited names 309 proof of identity 308 registration of new name 308 rejection of application 309 sex offenders 309 will in old name 309 children 282, 310–11 adopted 311 changing 310–11 de facto couples 282, 311 dispute between parents 310–11 registration of 282, 286, 310 surname 282 unmarried parents 282, 311 company names 769 domestic couples 282 incorporated association 622 prohibited names 309 surname, choice of 282, 310 National Classification Scheme 748, 749, 750 National Credit Code 420–50 consumer leases 444–5 contracts excluded 423–5 contracts regulated by 421–3 charge for providing credit 422–3 course of business 423 entered before 1 July 2010 421 natural person 421 purpose of credit 421–2 sale by instalments 423 strata corporation 421 credit contracts see credit contracts dispute resolution 462 guarantees 433–6 mortgages 432–3 motor vehicle, buying 638, 643–4 prerequisites for application 421–3 vendor terms contract 423, 448–9 National Debt Helpline 348, 364, 388, 452, 462, 729 contact details 347, 348, 364, 387, 388 free phone counselling 388 referrals 388 website 364, 387, 388 National Disability Advocacy Program 1085 National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) 780 complaints 787, 798, 800 nominee for person with intellectual disability 790 review of decisions 781, 799 National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) 780–1 AAT review 781 legal representation by AED 799 appeals advocates 781 capacity building 781 capacity to engage service providers 787 capital supports 781 Code of Conduct 787, 800 complaints 787, 798, 800 contact details 793, 801 core supports 781 disability requirements 780 eligibility 780 engagement of service provider 787 Health Care Card 334 NDIS plan 780–1 nominee 790 Practice Standards 800 Quality and Safeguards Commission 787, 793, 797, 798, 800–1 Quality and Safeguards Framework 800 reasonable and necessary test 780 review (2022) 779 review of decisions 781, 799 service agreement 787 website 781, 793, 801 National Domestic Violence Order Scheme 298 National Employment Standards (NES) 1055–7 breach 1066, 1067 terms seeking to exclude or modify 1061