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Increase to Temporary Skilled Migration Threshold (TSMIT)

From 1 July 2023, the current TSMIT, $53,900.00 will increase to $70,000.00.

New location for Echuca office

The Dawes & Vary Riordan Echuca office has relocated to 254 Anstruther Street, Echuca. The office will be open from 8.30am to 5pm each day. Telephone 03 5482 2555

Storage of Documents in Safe Custody

Dawes & Vary Riordan maintain a system for safe custody document retention where clients can confidentially store wills, certificates of title, trust deeds, binding agreements mortgage documents and other important legal documents.

Protecting your identity – new requirements to minimise fraud

Protecting your identity – new requirements to minimise fraud

Next time you visit your lawyer or conveyancer in connection with the sale, purchase, transfer or subdivision of property, to obtain advice about and sign guarantee documents or to collect title documents from safe custody, you will be asked to produce evidence of your identity.

New rules issued by the Registrar of Titles require lawyers and conveyancers to take reasonable steps to verify their client's identity before any dealing in land is lodged for registration. Lawyers are also obliged to verify your identity before giving advice on any guarantee document and before releasing title documents held in their safe custody systems.

Guide to the Personal Property Securities Act ("PPSA") Legislation

The Federal Government has released a Guide to the Personal Property Securities Act ("PPSA") legislation, looking at how it impacts on different industry sectors. If you are in business, it is imperative that you understand the implications of the PPSA on your day to day operations. If you have any questions, please call us. Click here to follow link to PPSR website