February 3, 2023 · Mingqiang
Repeated unreasonable behaviour at work that puts your health and safety at risk may be workplace bullying. Reasonable management action carried out reasonably is excluded. Sexual harassment can be a one-off incident, and you can complain to the relevant bodies if problems arise.
February 1, 2023 · Mingqiang
A sponsor who is not yet divorced can, in theory, sponsor a new de facto partner for a Partner visa, but applications are complex. Evidence must establish a genuine, ongoing relationship, an irretrievably broken marriage and reasonable grounds for not divorcing.
January 31, 2023 · Mingqiang
If your landlord sells during a fixed-term lease, you may refuse inspections open to everyone and need not do extra cleaning for viewings. If belongings are stolen or damaged during viewings, a compensation claim requires proof that the landlord, agent or someone they authorised caused the loss.
January 25, 2023 · Mingqiang
When a NSW commercial lease expires without renewal, the landlord still has a duty to give written notice. Without it, the lease automatically extends to six months from the landlord’s notice. During that period, tenants may terminate with at least one month’s written notice.
January 24, 2023 · Mingqiang
A retail lease renewal option must be exercised within the lease’s deadline. Before exercising it, ensure all lease obligations have been met and notify the landlord in writing before the deadline. Late exercise or incorrect notice means losing the option and renegotiating a lease on market terms.
January 20, 2023 · Mingqiang
Choosing a property lawyer or conveyancer depends on your needs. A conveyancer can handle standard conveyancing. If you are unfamiliar with buying property, struggle with the contract, face a complex purchase or may encounter legal issues, engaging a property lawyer is the safer choice.
January 20, 2023 · Mingqiang
When a property transaction or family dispute involves your interests, a caveat can assert those interests, delay a transaction and prevent sales harming your interests. You need a legally recognised property interest; lodging a caveat without the relevant rights has serious legal consequences.
January 19, 2023 · Mingqiang
Owning a property does not necessarily give you the right to occupy it. After separation or divorce, both parties usually retain occupancy, regardless of ownership, until another agreement or court ruling. Owners also cannot occupy a whole property during a lawful tenancy.
January 18, 2023 · Mingqiang
After divorce, step-parents have no automatic parental responsibility for stepchildren, but may apply to the court for a parenting order. They owe maintenance only if the court considers they should pay and makes a child maintenance order. Birth parents remain primarily responsible.
January 13, 2023 · Mingqiang
From 1 January 2023, the maximum cost of PBS-listed medicines falls from A$42.50 to A$30, and Youth Allowance rises by A$19.10 to A$41.40 per fortnight. Home care management fees are subject to limits, and exit fees are prohibited.
