Business Law

Employment, Tax and Property

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Daily Court Lists

State Daily Court Lists

• Supreme Court Daily Court Lists
• Burnie Criminal and General List
• Devonport Criminal and General List
• Hobart Criminal and General
• Hobart Civil Miscellaneous List
• Launceston Criminal and General List

Federal Daily Court Lists

• Federal Court Daily Court List
• AAT Daily List
• Fair Work Australia Hobart Daily List
• Federal Circuit Court Hobart List(General)

Federal Legislation

• Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission Regulations 2001
• Banking Act 1959
• Banking Regs 1966
• Bankruptcy Act 1966
• Bankruptcy Regs 1996
• Corporations Act 2001
• Corporations Regulations 2001
• Financial Services Reform Act 2001
• Insurance Contracts Act 1984
• Insurance Contracts Regs 1985
• Insurance Act 1973
• Insurance Regs 2002
• National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
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Bankruptcy

Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia

www.afsa.gov.au

GPO Box 850J
Hobart TAS 7001

Telephone: 1300 364 785
Contact Form

Federal Circuit Court

www.federalcircuitcourt.gov.au

Registry & Contacts

Edward Braddon Commonwealth Law Courts Building
39-41 Davey St
Hobart TAS 7000

Telephone: (03) 6232 1715
Fax: (03) 6232 1701

asreg@fedcourt.gov.au

• Online Services Login
• National Personal Insolvency Index

• Bankruptcy Act 1966
• Bankruptcy Regs 1996
• Federal Circuit Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2006
• Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2005
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FCC Act & Rules

• Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
• Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001 Vol 1 Main
• Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court Court Regulation 2012
• FMC Court Forms
• General Federal Law Fees
• Legal Costs in General Federal Law Matters
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Insolvency

• Corporations Act 2001
• Corporations Regulations 2001
• Common ASIC forms for insolvency

Federal Court

www.federalcourt.gov.au

Federal Court Registry & Contacts

Edward Braddon Commonwealth Law Courts Building
39-41 Davey St
Hobart TAS 7000

Telephone: (03) 6232 1715
Fax: (03) 6232 1701

asreg@fedcourt.gov.au

Judges, Fees & General

• Federal Court of Australia Case Management Handbook
• Alphabetical list of current judges
• Information for Practitioners
• eLodgement Logon
• Fees charged by the Court
• Exemption or waiver of fees
• National guide to counsel fees (Federal Court)
• Practice Notes
• Administrative Notices

Commonwealth Courts Portal
Federal Law Search

General Act and Rules

• Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
• Federal Court Rules 2011
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• Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000
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Supreme Court

www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au

Supreme Court Registry & Contacts

Supreme Court of Tasmania
Salamanca Place  
Hobart Tasmania  7000  

DX: 18 Hobart

General Enquiries: (03) 6233 6385
Fax: (03) 6223 7816

email enquiries 

Judges' Chambers

Registrar	6233 3427
Registrar's Secretary	6233 3427
Deputy Registrar	6233 3245
Assistant Deputy Registrar	6233 2485
Registry Supervisor	6233 3699
Transcribing Supervisor	6233 6048

General Acts and Rules

• Supreme Court Rules 2000
• Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000
• Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 2008
• Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932

• Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 2008
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• Insolvency Notices
• Developments in insolvency law (by Carrie Rome-Sievers)

Tools

• A Practitioner's Guide to Corporate Law (Law Society NSW)
• Small Business - Big Risks Published by LPLC Victoria -common mistakes in small business transactions, including a small business checklist
• Financial Dictionary (Oxford)
• Dictionary
• Lexology recent articles on a wide range of business topics
• Contract Law Website of Julie Clarke
• Corporate Law website of Dr Elizabeth Boros
• Fast Lawyers Toolkit in right hand column of this page.

Loan Calculators (12)

How Much Can I Borrow? Calculator How Much Can I Borrow? Calculator
This calculator provides an estimate of the maximum you can borrow, taking into account your monthly income and expenditure and current interest rates. This calculator also builds in a buffer for interest rate rises.

Income and Expenditure Worksheet
Use the income and expenditure worksheet to calculate how much you can afford to borrow.

Basic Repayment Calculator
Enter the interest rate, the term of the loan and the amount you are borrowing to get the minimum monthly repayment and the amount of interest paid.

Fixed vs Variable Interest Rate Calculator
This simulator allows you to analyse the choice of a fixed or variable rate by modeling changes in the variable interest rate and comparing the amount repaid during the period and the outstanding loan balance at the end of the period.

Mortgage Broker Checklist If you're planning to use a mortgage broker to help you find the perfect home loan, there is some information you should find out from your broker before you start.

Loan Repayment Calculator - Work out what your minimum weekly, fortnightly or monthly loan repayments would be for any borrowed amount.

Extra Repayments Calculator - Find out how much you can save in interest and shorten your loan term by making additional repayments over and above your current monthly repayment.

Lump Sum Repayments Calculator - Find out how much you can save in interest and shorten your loan term by making a one-off lump sum repayment on top of your current monthly repayment.

Split Loan Calculator - Splitting your home loan into fixed and variable rate portions can provide insurance against future changes in interest rates that we can't predict. Use this tool to calculate your repayments and total interest under different fixed and variable rate scenarios.

Loan Comparison Calculator - Select any two home loans on the market for a direct cost comparison. Determine which is the cheapest in total fees and interest over the life of the loan.

Stamp Duty Calculator - Work out how much stamp duty will be payable on the purchase of your new home.

Principal & Interest Calculator - Work out what portion of each monthly repayment is principal and what portion is interest.

Costs of Buying (2)

Lenders Mortgage Insurance Estimator
In nearly all cases, if you borrow more than 80 per cent of what the lender considers to be the value of the property they will ask you to pay their mortgage insurance. This handy estimator determines how much this is likely to cost you.

Home Cost Estimator
This calculator allows you to estimate the total cost of purchasing a property including all those nasty hidden costs.

Buy or Rent or Invest (4)

Rent vs Buy
This tool allows you to compare your estimated financial position after seven years of renting with your estimated financial position after seven years of home loan repayments.

Buy Then Sell or Sell Then Buy
This estimator provides an indication of the costs you will face depending on the order in which you sell your old home and buy your new one.

Relocation Timeline
This calculator takes your specific moving details and produces a customized timeline. This can then be printed out in the form of a checklist to tick off tasks as they are completed.

Can I Afford An Investment Property?
This tool provides an estimate of how much an investment property will cost. It combines the cash operating revenue and the cash operating expenses with the change in the amount of income tax paid to measure the net change in the investors income due to the investment property.

Banking (12)

Search & Compare Savings Accounts and Term Deposits
Small Business Loans
Small Business Calculator
Compare credit cards - The small business calculator that lets you enter set-up costs and running costs to establish a comprehensive business financial summary.
Debentures comparison page
Compare Homeloans
Transaction Accounts
Personal Loans
Small Business Loans
Business At Call Accounts
Business Credit Cards
Business Term Deposits

Investment (3)

Margin Lending Calculator - Gearing Simulator
Margin Lending Calculator - Stock Lookup
Find and compare brokers

Planners (3)

Savings Calculator

Budget Planner - Try our Budget Planner. Enter your annual income and expenses to assess your financial position.

Statement of financial position. Check your financial position and overall financial capacity.

Retirement / Superannuation (6)

Retirement planner
Could your super and the age pension be enough to give you the income you would like to have when you retire? Ask the FIDO retirement planner to crunch the numbers and show you.

Account-based pension calculatorAccount-based pension calculator
An account-based pension or annuity is one of the products you can buy with your super when you retire. Account based pensions are also known as allocated pensions.

Superannuation calculator
Works out how much super you'll have when you retire and how fees affect your final payout.

Reverse mortgage calculator Reverse mortgage calculator
See how your reverse mortgage debt builds up and may affect how much of your home you still own as time goes by.

Centrelink Rate Estimator

Super vs mortgage calculator

Federal - Tax, Help and Others (16)

Rates

Income tax
Individual income tax rates - Shows the percentage of tax payable for each income bracket, for individual Australian taxpayers, for the financial year 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Individual income tax rates for prior years - Shows the percentage of tax payable for each income bracket, for individual Australian taxpayers, for prior financial years.
PAYG withholding
Students and graduates

Calculators

Income tax
International
Families
Medical
PAYG withholding
Payments
Seniors
Students and graduates
Superannuation
Work related expenses
Other calculators
Other tools

Insurance Guides (5)

Car Insurance Guide (MoneySmart)
Health Insurance Guide (MoneySmart)
Home & Contents Insurance Guide (MoneySmart)
Life Insurance Guide (MoneySmart)
Travel Insurance Guide (MoneySmart)

Franchising

• Franchise Council of Australia
• Franchising Code of Conduct compliance manual for franchisors and master franchisees
• Franchising code of conduct compliance manual
• Franchisee Manual
• Franchising - Office of the Franchising Mediation Advisor

• Industry Code - Franchising Regulation 2014
• Explanatory Statement
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Personal Property Securities

www.ppsr.gov.au

• Personal Property Securities Act 2009
• Personal Property Securities Regulations 2010
• Personal Property Securities Regulations 2010 - Explanatory Statement
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• Fact Sheets

Not For Profits & Social Enterprises

• Not For Profit Law Information Hub
• Social Enterprise Guide

Business Names

• Registering a business name
• Transfer a business name
• Searching the business names register
• What is a business name?

• Business Names Registration Act 2011
• Business Names Registration Regulations 2011

Guide To Starting A Business

www.business.gov.au

Law Society of Tasmania

www.taslawsociety.asn.au

28 Murray Street
Hobart Tas 7000

GPO Box 1133
Hobart Tas 7001

DX 111 Hobart

info@taslawsociety.asn.au

Barristers

Tasmanian Bar

Legislation

Business Act Finder (AustLII)

Business Regulation Finder (AustLII)

If Section and Schedule are blank, you will be taken to the AustLII Index. Update Status Page.  Help

ASX Listing Rules by Number

• 1: Admission
• 2: Quotation
• 3: Continuous disclosure
• 4: Periodic disclosure
• 5: Additional reporting on mining and exploration activities
• 6: Securities
• 7: Changes in capital and new issues
• 8: Transfers and registration
• 9: Restricted securities
• 10: Transactions with persons in a position of influence
• 11: Significant transactions
• 12: On-going requirements
• 13: Additional requirements for trusts
• 14: Meetings
• 15: Requirements for documents
• 16: Fees
• 17: Trading halts, suspension, removal
• 18: Application of listing rules
• 19: Interpretation and definitions
• 20: Self-listing of ASX
  

ASX Operating Rules

• ASX Operating Rules Section 01 - Access to the Market
• ASX Operating Rules Section 02 - Products
• ASX Operating Rules Section 03 - Trading Rules
• ASX Operating Rules Section 04 - Execution, Quote Display and Reporting Services
• ASX Operating Rules Section 05 - Monitoring Conduct and Enforcing Compliance
• ASX Operating Rules Section 06 - General Rules
• ASX Operating Rules Section 07 - Definitions and Interpretation
• ASX Operating Rules Section 08 - Transitional Provisions
• ASX Operating Rules Schedules
• ASX Operating Rules Procedures
• ASX Operating Rules Procedures Appendices
• Rules Comparison Table

ACCC

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission

www.accc.gov.au

3rd Floor, AMP Building
86 Collins Street
(Cnr Elizabeth & Collins Streets)
Hobart Tas 7000

GPO Box 1210
Hobart Tas 7001

Telephone: (03) 6215 9333
Fax: (03) 6234 7796

• Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (formerly Trade Practices Act)
• Competition and Consumer Regs 2010
• Industry Code - Franchising Regulation 2014
• Explanatory Statement
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Accounting Bodies

Accounting Bodies & Large Firms

• Association of Taxation and Management Accountants
• ATAX: Australian Taxation Studies Program
• Australian Accounting Standards Board
• CPA Australia
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Institute of Actuaries of Australia
• Institute of Public Accountants
• National Tax and Accountants' Association
• The Tax Institute

• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young
• KPMG Australia
• Price Waterhouse Coopers

Government

• Austrac
• Australian Taxation Office
• Federal Business Law resources
• Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)

State Legislation

• Associations Incorporation Act 1964
• Associations Incorporation Regulations 2007
• Associations Incorporation Direction 1999
• Associations Incorporation (Model Rules) Regulations 2007
• Building Act 2000
• Building Regulations 2004
• Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009
• Building Act 2000
• Bills of Sale Regulations 2001
• Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1884
• Conveyancing and Law of Property Regulations 2002
• Duties Act 2001
• Duties Regulations 2011
• Electronic Transactions Regulations 2011
• Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998
• Motor Vehicle Traders Regulations 2012
• Land Titles Act 1980
• Land Titles Regulations 2012
• Partnership Act 1891
• Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005
• Property Agents and Land Transactions Regulations 2006
• Sale of Goods Act 1896
• Taxation Administration Act 1997
• Taxation Administration Regulations 2010 (S.R. 2010, No. 133)
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State Revenue Office

www.sro.tas.gov.au

21 Murray Street
Hobart Tas 7000

80 Elizabeth Street
Hobart Tas  7000

GPO Box 1374
Hobart Tas 7001

General Enquiries (03) 6166 4400
SRO Contacts Page

• Acts Interpretation Act 1931
• Duties Act 2001
• Duties Regulations 2011
• Land Tax Rating Act 2000
• Land Tax Regulations 2010 (S.R. 2010, No. 126)
• Payroll Tax Act 2008
• Taxation Administration Act 1997
• Taxation Administration Regulations 2010 (S.R. 2010, No. 133)
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• SRO Contacts Page
• Guidelines Alphabetical Index
• Guidelines Index by Tax Line
• Duty Calculator
• Forms Alphabetical Index
• Forms by Taxline or Document Type
• First Home Owners
• Insurance Duty
• Land Tax
• Motor Vehicle Duty
• Payroll Tax
• Property Transfer Duties

Land Titles Office

Land Titles Office

Level 1
134 Macquarie Street
Hobart TAS 7000

Telephone: (03) 6233 3659 or 1300 368 550
Fax: (03) 6223 8089

Titles.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au

• TOLD Tasmanian Online Land Dealings - Forms
• LTO Fees
• The LIST subscriber login
• Property Details and Title Search - Credit Card
• Property Sales Search - Credit Card
• Plan Progress Search
• Valuation Adjustment Factors
• LIST Map - Search and view maps and spatial data

Financial & Business Institutions

• Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
• Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Chartered Secretaries Australia
• Franchise Council of Australia
• Takeovers Panel
• Australian Venture Capital Association

Australian Consumer Law

www.consumerlaw.gov.au

www.productsafety.gov.au

• Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (formerly Trade Practices Act)
• Explanatory Memorandum and the Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum
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The consolidated Trade Practices Act above already incorporates the Unfair Contract Terms Law .

The above website has the latest information on the legislation. For clients, you may also be interested in their resources for business and for consumers. This includes training modules.

A Guide to the Unfair Contract Terms Law It is anticipated that something similar will be published for the ACL.

• Avoiding unfair business practices guide
• Compliance and enforcement guide
• Consumer guarantees guide
• Draft mandatory reporting guidelines
• Early termination fees for residential loans
• Country of origin claims and the Australian Consumer Law

Guidelines for developing a voluntary industry code of conduct assist industry members to improve business practices and compliance with their legal obligations.