Wills & Probate

Elder Law

Foolkit's Elder Law Page on Powers of Attorney and Guardianship

Probate Office

www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au

Probate Office Fees (2014 - 2015)

Phone: 03 9603 9296
Fax: 03 9603 9400
Email: probate@supremecourt.vic.gov.au

Postal Address:
Probate Office, Supreme Court of Victoria
210 William Street
Melbourne Vic 3000

Registrar - Michael Halpin 9603 9272
Small Estates Officer - Raelene Smith 9603 9284

• Probate Applications, Caveats and Wills Indices
• Notices to Practitioners (Probate)
• Guidance Notes
• Probate Office Homepage
• Probate Online Advertising System Home

Funds in Court

Senior Master's (Funds in Court) Office
Level 3, 436 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000

Phone: 1300 039 390
Fax: 1300 039 388

Office hours: 9.00am - 5.00pm

• Funds in Court Homepage & Information Sheets

Daily Lists

• Supreme Court Daily List
• Practice Court Online Calendar
• Ground Floor Plan
• County Court Daily Civil List
• State Coroner's Office
• VCAT Daily List

Law Calendar Contacts

Law Calendar Contacts

• Children's Court
• County Court Contacts and Sittings
• Coroners Court
• Dispute Settlement Centre
• Infringement Court
• Legal Aid
• Magistrates' Court
• Neighbourhood Justice Centre
• Office of Public Prosecutions
• Victoria Police Prosecutions Division
• Service Organisations
• Supreme Court
• Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Lands Registry / Lands Channel

www.land.vic.gov.au

570 Bourke Street
Melbourne 3000.

Customer Service: (03) 8636 2010

• Land Victoria Forms, Fees and Guides
• Landata Titles and Property Certificatesonline ordering, payment and delivery of land and water related certificates
• Land and Survey Spatial Information (LASSI) map to find a parcel of land online

Stamp Duty

State Revenue Office

Customer Service Centre
Level 2, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Postal Address

State Revenue Office
GPO Box 1641
Melbourne Vic 3001

DX 260090 Melbourne

sro@sro.vic.gov.au

PTX Express Login
LTX Express Login

• Land Transfers - Calculator
• Land Tax - Calculator
• SRO Stamp Duty and other State Taxes Calculators
• SRO - Grant Or Transfer Of Lease
• 42 Duties Act - Testamentary Trusts

• SRO Forms, Rulings & Publications

Law Institute of Victoria (LIV)

www.liv.asn.au/

470 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000
GPO Box 263C Melbourne Victoria 3001
DX 350, Melbourne

Phone: (03) 9607 9311
Fax: (03) 9602 5270

• Member Services: (03) 9607 9470
• CPD: (03) 9607 9469
• Specialisation: (03) 9607 9461

Centrelink

Information Pages

• Centrelink emergency, crisis and special help
• Centrelink & Human Services - General Website
• Individuals
• Assistance in retirement
• Individuals who are ill, injured or have a disability
• Individuals who are carers
• Assistance after someone dies
• Centrelink - Rate Estimator

Legislation & Rules

• Supreme Court (Administration and Probate) Rules 2014
• Administration & Probate Act 1958
• Adoption Act 1984
• Charities Act 1978
• Guardianship & Administration Act 1986
• Health Records Act 2001
• Instruments Act 1958
• Life Insurance Act 1995
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968
• Relationships Act 2008
• Settled Land Act 1958
• Status of Children Act 1974
• Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
• Trustee Companies Act 1984
• Trustee Act 1958
• Wills Act 1997
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Shares Information

• Share prices (ASX)
• Shares - more detailed information (ASX)
• Historical Share Prices (search share then scroll down to menu item "Price History")
• Computershare
• Link Market Services

Births, Deaths & Marriages

web site

• Online applications for certificates
• Marriage Certificate (Standard) Application Form
• Death Certificate (Standard) Application Form
• Birth Certificate Application Form
• Certificate Fees

Tools

• Guidelines for preparing an enduring power of attorney (Law Society NSW)
• Life insurance policy search
• Superannuation Seeker - lost Superannuation
• Unclaimed money finder - bank accounts, money from companies and life insurance
• Life Tables 2013 by Vincents. As adopted in Zhang v Golden Eagle International Trading Pty Ltd & Ors
• Deferred Tables by Vincents. Present Lump Sum Equivalent in Value to an Income of $1 Deferred for Periods from 1 to 60 Years Calculated at Interest Rates of 3% and 5%
• $1 pw factors and 2013 life expectancies by Cumpston Sarjeant. This document provides a schedule of $1 per week factors for males and females at 3%, 5%, 6% and 7% discount rates. The factors are as at 2008, and allow for improving mortality.
• Retail Deposit and Investment Rates since 1981.
• Ten Year Treasury Bond Rates Complete Excel by RBA. Website by Trading Economics.
• Average Weekly Earnings - Select Male, Female or Combined.
• Income Tax Rates - Current and Historical Rates. Online Calculator
• Multipliers and their use in litigation - Factors to convert a series of future payments into a lump sum as explained by Cumpston Sarjeant
• What happens to a person's social media upon death

Resources

• Aged Care Assessment Teams Federal Depart of Social Services
• Aged Care Crisis - information and patient rights
• Alzeheimers Australia - Victoria - information, support and education. Their aim is to extend the knowledge and skills of others working with people with dementia, their families and carers.
• Carers Australia- counselling, advice, advocacy, education and training for carers.
• Council of the Ageing - information on issues such as housing options ; home and community services; financial and legal issues; health and wellbeing; retirement; and learning opportunities.
• Elder Rights Advocacy - advocacy for people who are receiving an Australian Government subsidised aged care service.
• Disability Services Victoria - a division of the Department of Human Services.
• Disability Works Australia - facilitates the provision by large employers and government of employment for people with a disability.
• Mental Health Legal Centre - free legal service where legal problem relate to the client's mental illness.
• Aged Care Complaints Scheme - investigates concerns about any Australian Government subsidised aged care service.
• Office of the Health Services Commissioner - investigates concerns about health service or health privacy.
• Seniors Rights Victoria - information and support relating to elder abuse.
• www.myagedcare.gov.au - Australian Government single point of access to Government and non-Government information and services for older (over 50!) Australians.
• Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission - helps resolve complaints about discrimination, sexual harassment and racial and religious vilification.
• Victorian Disability Services Commissioner - helps resolve resolve a complaint with a disability service or service provider.
• Ombudsman Victoria - enquires into or investigates administrative actions taken by a Government department or public statutory body or by any member of staff of a municipal council.

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal

www.sct.gov.au

Locked Bag 3060
Melbourne Vic 3001

Phone: 1300 884 114
Fax: (03) 8635 5588
Email: info@sct.gov.au
Contact Form

• Guidelines
• Online Complaint Form
• Printable Complaint Form