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• Suspicious Matter Reports: What Law Firms Must Lodge

  Financial service providers must report suspicious financial transactions to AUSTRAC. Learn the trigger, the deadlines and what a useful report says.

• Ponzi Scheme vs Pyramid Scheme: How the Money Moves

  What is a Ponzi scheme, and how is it different from a pyramid scheme? See how the money moves, why both are illegal and how investigators trace it.

• Consent Orders in Family Law: Drafting and Approval

  Agreed on a property split? Learn what consent orders are, whether they’re binding, how to draft and file them in your state, and what they cost.

• Application for Consent Orders: Form, Fee and Filing

  Prepare an application for consent orders with the right FCFCOA or WA form, proposed orders and financial details. Check filing fees and how to lodge.

• Banking Code of Practice and Financial Abuse

  When a bank lets an older customer’s money drain away, see what the 2025 Banking Code of Practice requires and how to complain if it failed to act.

• Family Law Property Settlement: Steps and Timing

  A divorce property settlement resolves assets and debts through disclosure, valuation and agreement or court orders. Understand the steps and delays.

• Elder Abuse in Victoria: Reporting and Legal Options

  Worried an older Victorian is being exploited? Find the helpline to call, how to report elder abuse in Victoria and the legal options to recover money.

• Fraud Triangle: The Three Elements in Investigations

  Pressure, opportunity and rationalisation make up the fraud triangle. See where each element shows in bank records and where the model falls short.

• CommBank Bank Statements: Getting Them for a Matter

  Need a CommBank statement for a legal matter? Download it from NetBank or the app, request older or closed account statements, or subpoena the bank.

• Elder Abuse in NSW: Reporting and Legal Options

  Find the NSW elder abuse helpline, how to report abuse of an older person and what the law lets you do when money has been taken from them.

• Westpac Bank Statements: Getting Them for a Matter

  Before disclosure closes, get the right Westpac bank statement: download the PDF online or in the app, request old statements or reach a closed account.

• ANZ Bank Statements: Getting Them for a Matter

  Get an ANZ statement for a matter: download a PDF from Internet Banking, the ANZ App or ANZ Plus, or request older, closed account and loan statements.

• Who Can Contest a Will: Eligible People by State

  Can a grandchild, sibling, stepchild or executor contest a will? See who is eligible in NSW, Victoria and Queensland and the extra facts some must prove.

• How Long Do You Have to Contest a Will in Australia?

  Is there a time limit to contest a will? Check the deadline for your state, whether you can still claim after probate and when courts accept late claims.

• Grounds to Contest a Will: Evidence Each One Needs

  Before you contest a will, check which ground fits: lack of capacity, undue influence, a flawed will or inadequate provision, and the evidence each needs.

• NAB Bank Statements: Getting Them for a Matter

  Your client banks with NAB and the matter needs statements. Download the PDF online or in the NAB app, or request older and closed account statements.

• Scott Schedules: Format, Template and Examples

  Asked to prepare a Scott schedule? See what it is, the column format, who fills in each part, how NCAT uses one and a template you can adapt.

• Binding Financial Agreement vs Consent Orders

  Choose how to finalise your property split: compare a binding financial agreement with consent orders on court scrutiny, cost, disclosure and risk.

• Elder Abuse in Queensland: Reporting and Legal Options

  Need the Queensland elder abuse hotline? See who to call, how to report abuse of an older person and the legal options to recover their money.

• Section 79A Family Law Act: Setting Aside Orders

  Found out your ex hid assets after orders were made? Learn when a court will set aside property orders, including consent orders, and how to prove it.

• Section 90C Family Law Act: Financial Agreement Rules

  Looking up section 90C or another section 90 provision? Read what each financial agreement section of the Family Law Act does and how they connect.

• How to Prove a De Facto Relationship and Its Length

  When a de facto relationship is disputed, learn which records prove it existed, how to date its start and end, and whether a six-month rule applies.

• Land Title Search by State: NSW, Victoria and More

  Find the right registry for a land title search in NSW, Victoria or any other state, see what free options show, and use title records to trace assets.

• AI Legal Document Review, Analysis and Drafting

  Before your team uses AI to review or draft legal documents, see what it does well, where it misreads contracts and figures, and how to check its output.