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My grandmother has been assessed as having no capacity (she told the hospital she would not be participating in the assessment, so she answered childishly and very stubbornly. She is a woman who doesn't realise the consequences. The public office advocate has now appointed her guardian and...

Hi there, I am a VCAT appointed administration and guardian for my cousin "Joe Blow" with disability. When his mother died with a large estate, his stepfather "John Smith" purchased a property for him with an "Estate Life" mentioned in it. My mother moved into the property in 2002 and took on...

Hi, I have a dispute with 1 of the big 4 banks in 2018 from a debt I had with them in 2015. The bank stated I was sent a notice that if the debt was not paid I would get a default against my name. Long story short, here's a quick summary: Bank puts default against my name. I was not living...

Can a power of attorney that was decided 10 years ago be revoked at the request of the principal once he has been assessed and shown to have severe dementia, Alzheimer's and has been judged to not have the capacity to make decisions or look after himself? They are also showing confirmed signs of...

So I made a deposit of $1000 for a car and on the very next day got to know that the seller has put a new engine which he was hiding intentionally. So in other words, when I gave him the deposit, it had the original engine number (on VicRoads) and next day it's been changed (on VicRoads) which...

Hi I am just helping someone write their defence to a points of claim statement for a vcat tribunal case. The lawyer who has prepared the points of claim has made a mistake with the respondents of which there is two they have them around the wrong way. Making all the points of claims...

Hello I entered in a purchase under my business name while residing in Victoria to a licensed NSW motor dealer for a 1977 Kombi transporter. The Kombi was purchased for $33,510 and would be used to drive to meet and greet clients and also for private use for kids sports and family holidays...

HI All, I need to discuss a case in which I never wanted to be indulged. As a summary note my LANDLORD has dragged me to VCAT and made the following allegations against me : 1. I haven't paid the Rent since 20th July 2018 (My renting cycle was from 24th - 23rd of following month) Response: I...

I would be interested in other's interpretations of the following specific VCAT order as to the words "undertake" and "cause to be undertaken". Would it mean that the works have started and completed fully or works started but not necessarily completed fully? "Within 14 days of the date of...

Thank you so much for reading and assisting in advance. I bought a brand new Toyota Prado in Sept 2015 which was ultimately sold after 55,000KMS due to major DPF filter fault. Currently, my case is with VCAT and after one hearing and one half day conference meeting, now VCAT has asked to...