Australians will no longer have to adhere to an annoying legal requirement in a move that’s promised to simplify daily life and save people money. The federal government has introduced legislation to ...

Winter cold and flu season is in full swing and, with COVID in the mix too, a lot of workers may be seeking documented evidence when taking sick or carer's leave. Many workplaces will accept a medical ...

In what the government expects to be a major boost to productivity, statutory declarations will be able to be done digitally from January 1 next year. The government says new legislation, passed by ...

New laws allowing digital statutory declarations will make it easy to apply online for a raft of federal services such as passport renewals, Australian visas, health services, election enrolment, ...

Digital statutory declarations were adopted in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes, now made permanent, impact a range of visa applicants including worker, student and partner visas. The ...

AJ Park explores a recent case which emphasises the importance of submitting reliable evidence in invalidation proceedings, even where proceedings are undefended In Leiying Zhu v Shanghai Yunzheng ...

The federal government has introduced legislation to permanently allow declarations to be made with electronic signatures and video-link witnessing. The measures were temporary during Covid-19. The ...