Home-Based Business Plan
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| PREVENTATIVE LEGAL SERVICES | ||||
| Legal Consultation Services | ||||
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Telephone or personal consultations and advice, including phone calls to third parties, concerning any business legal matter. Benefits under this section are limited to one (1) hour per matter of legal consultation and advice concerning the matter. Additional consultation or advice on the same subject matter at a preferred member discount rate.
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| Legal Correspondence Services (One subject matter per letter) | ||||
| Up to four (4) business letters per year at a priority member rate (one (1) per quarter non-cumulative). Additional letters provided at a preferred member discount rate. | ||||
| Contract/Document Review (One subject matter per contract/document) | ||||
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Up to four (4) contracts/documents per year at a priority member rate (one (1) per quarter non-cumulative). Additional contracts/documents provided at a preferred member discount rate.
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| Contract/Document Preparation (One subject matter per contract/document) | ||||
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Up to three (3) hours per contract/document per subject matter. at a priority member rate Additional contracts/documents provided at a preferred member discount rate.
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| Recoveries/Debtors | ||||
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Debt collection - up to four (4) initial letters of demand per year at a priority member rate (one (1) per quarter (non-cumulative), plus advice and negotiation on any debt, including breaches of all forms of consignment, bills of sale and other contracts, as well as the enforcement of such debt, along with any additional letters or hours all at a preferred member discount rate.
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| Insurance Law | ||||
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Advice, consultation and correspondence (including letters to third parties) in relation to insurance matters relating to the business entity, at a preferred member discount rate.
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| Specialist Consultation | ||||
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Additional telephone or personal consultation consisting of up to half an hour of advice per matter for certain legal matters each membership year. Legal matters provided for purposes of this benefit are those matters requiring specialist legal expertise in a given area of law related to: Securities, Patents/Copyrights/Trademarks/Designs, Commodities, Maritime Law, PPL Law, Income Tax Law, Partnerships, Capital raising, Directors responsibilities, Franchising, Liquor Licensing issues and those legal matters which arise within Australia but outside the business entity’s state of established principal place of business.
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| LAND/BUSINESS LAW | ||||
| The purchase and sale of land or property: | ||||
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Settlement fees charged on the sale or purchase of land or property being the business entity`s primary place of business will be at the rate of 50% of the Settlement Agent's scale of fees for this service. Settlement fees on the sale or purchase of investment property or land will be at a 25% discount off the Settlement Agents Scale of Fees for this service. A waiting period may apply and this plan should be read in conjunction with the contract Terms and Conditions.
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| The sale of the business: | ||||
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Settlement fees charged on the sale of the business will be at a discount rate of 25% off the Legal Service Providor's standard hourly rate for this service. A waiting period may apply and this plan should be read in conjunction with the contract Terms and Conditions.
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| BANKING & FINANCE | ||||
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The business may have interpreted, reviewed and prepared by the Legal Service Provider any personal mortgages, bills of sale, charges or other personal security documents in which the business entity is a contracting party. During normal business hours, may receive telephone or personal consultations and correspondence, concerning any legal matter relating to loan recovery, mortgagee sales, foreclosures and enforcement of securities, including bills of sale, charges and other debt securities of which the business entity is contracted as the borrower or provider , lender or recipient of security at a preferred member discount rate.
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| MOTOR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL CRAFT LEGAL SERVICES | ||||
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Defence for civil or criminal charges/drivers licence assistance (extraordinary and special) Up to twelve (12) hours aggregate of consultation, preparation and actual court time per annum, (non-cumulative). Additional hours at a preferred member discount rate.
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| EMPLOYMENT & WORKPLACE RELATIONS | ||||
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The business entity may have reviewed or prepared by the Legal Service Provider any Workplace Agreements or Contracts of Employment in which the business entity is a contracting party. In addition provision is made for defence of any claim for unfair dismissal, unpaid contractual entitlements, harassments and discrimination and workers compensation issues, Including advice, preparation and representation at a preferred member discount rate.
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| COURT PROCEEDINGS | ||||
| Membership provides for the defence or pursuit of a civil or criminal matter at a priority member rate. | ||||
| Membership Year 1. sixteen (16) total hours - eight (8) hours of which is for legal services prior to trial. | ||||
| Membership Year 2. eighteen (18) total hours - nine (9) hours of which is for legal services prior to trial. | ||||
| Membership Year 3. twenty (20) total hours - ten (10) hours of which is for legal services prior to trial. | ||||
| Membership Year 4. twenty two (22) total hours - eleven (11) hours of which is for legal services prior to trial. | ||||
| Membership Year 5. twenty four (24) total hours - twelve (12) hours of which is for legal services prior to trial. | ||||
| From the sixth membership year onwards your membership will include a total of twenty six (26) hours of solicitors time, thirteen (13) hours of which is legal services prior to trial. Additional hours will be at a preferred member discount rate. | ||||
| INCOME TAXATION LEGAL SERVICES | ||||
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Total of six (6) hours aggregate of legal services per year at a priority member rate when notified in writing by the ATO of an audit of income tax return or when ordered to appear at the offices of the ATO. Benefit includes consultation, advice, negotiation and representation. Additional hours at a preferred member discount rate.
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| OTHER LEGAL SERVICES | ||||
| Other legal services not specifically provided for by this plan are provided at a discount rate of 20% off the Legal Service Provider's standard hourly rate for representation or service. This includes matters either pre-existing by their nature or currently on foot and being dealt with or requiring legal action as a result of a prior occurrence or arrangement. | ||||
| PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this material is for illustrative purposes only and is not a contract. It is intended to provide a general overview of the coverage available. Only the plan contract can provide full terms, coverage ,amounts, conditions and exclusions, with all benefits provided governed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the selected legal service plan contract taken out. A Priority Member rate means 50% off the Legal Service Provider’s standard hourly rate for the given legal service. A Preferred Member Discount rate means 25% off the Legal Service Provider’s standard hourly rate for the given legal service.
In order to qualify for the Home-Based Business Plan the business and residential address must be the same. This plan is only available to businesses employing five or fewer employees and must be a registered business name or an incorporated business.The cost of this plan is $85.00/month + (GST). This plan does not provide for the business owner(s), director(s) personal legal matters. Therefore, it is advised that the owner(s) or director(s) should consider taking out a Singles or Family Plan Membership for their own personal legal matters.
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