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Plain-English guides to Australian law — bonds, tradies, tribunals, consumer rights, and more. Written so you can actually act on them.
What Happens at a QCAT Hearing: The Day Step by Step, Who Speaks First, and What If You Can’t Attend
A QCAT minor civil dispute hearing is short, recorded and usually run by one member, with the applicant going first. Here is how the day runs, from check-in to the decision, in…
Read Guide →NCAT Cross-Claim: When a Respondent Can Claim Back, When You Can’t, and How to Lodge It in Time
A cross-claim lets an NCAT respondent bring their own claim against the applicant so both are heard together, but not in every…
Read Guide →How to Remove a Google Review: What Google Will Take Down, How to Report It and Your One Appeal
Google removes a review only when it breaks a Google Maps content policy, so the report has to name the right policy…
Read Guide →How to Ask for a Centrelink Review of Decision: the Authorised Review Officer, the 13-Week Rule and Keeping Your Payment
Ask for a formal review by an Authorised Review Officer within 13 weeks of being told about a Centrelink decision, and back…
Read Guide →Holding Deposit Rules in Every State, and Who to Complain To When a Real Estate Agent Keeps It
Holding deposit rules differ in every state: capped in New South Wales, refund deadlines in Victoria and Queensland, banned in the Australian…
Read Guide →How to Make an Aged Care Complaint Under the New Aged Care Act: Provider First, Then the Commission
Raise it with the aged care provider in writing, then take it to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, which is…
Read Guide →How to Make a TIO Complaint: Complain to Your Telco First, the 10-Working-Day Rule and Disputed Bills
Complain to your phone or internet provider in writing first: it has 10 working days to propose a fix, or 2 if…
Read Guide →No Partnership Agreement? What the Partnership Act in Your State Decides for You
Without a partnership agreement, your state's Partnership Act sets the terms: equal shares whatever each partner put in, joint liability for the…
Read Guide →Hiring Your First Employee: What the Employment Contract Must (and Must Not) Say
Your first employment contract sits on top of the National Employment Standards and the award you choose, and it can never give…
Read Guide →Selling or Buying a Car Privately: The Paperwork You Need in Each State
A private car sale needs a notice of disposal, a transfer, sometimes a safety or roadworthy certificate, and a written record of…
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