Category : Legal Affairs

The first question on Australia's Incoming Passenger Card asks whether you are carrying "goods that may be prohibited or subject to restrictions, such as medicines, steroids, illegal pornography, firearms, weapons or illicit drugs". Many common medicines, from antibiotics to sleeping tablets, are…Read More

The Australian High Commission in New Delhi cannot marry you. Its older guidance page states that it "does not have the authority to conduct marriages in India", and the Consulate-General in Mumbai says its certificate states that the post is "unable to confirm whether the person named is actually…Read More

A general power of attorney signed in Canada on 10 February 2020 reached its recipient in India on 6 March 2020. The District Registrar (East) at Vijayawada recorded it as presented on 21 December 2021 and refused it. Section 18 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 allows three months from receipt in India…Read More

An Indian citizen living in Sydney with a valid Indian passport can apply for Aadhaar once they arrive in India on a visit. An Australian citizen holding an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card cannot. The OCI holder must first spend 182 days in India in the 12 months immediately before applying,…Read More

A Hindu place of worship for 20 people at a time at 330 Grants Road, Woodstock, was refused a permit by the City of Whittlesea. On review, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, as reported by the North Central Review on 28 July 2026, rejected the argument that the land was unsuitable for a place […]Read More

Since 1 September 2026, every designated bank, telco and digital platform in Australia must be a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority for the purposes of scams. If you are scammed today, you cannot take that complaint to AFCA. The membership obligation started on 1 September 2026. The right to complain starts on 31 […]Read More