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If you have an extended family which includes foreigners, here is a real nasty contained in the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers regulatory Structure. Check out the new example of a foreign person for whom it is a criminal offence to acquire an inter… http://diaspora.legal/index.php/blog/2015/12/nasty-vanilla-discretionary-trusts-and-foreign-takeovers-rules/
To simplify succession law in Australia, the Australian Government acceded to the Convention Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will 1973 which entered into force for Australia on 10 March 2015. All states and territories have passed … http://diaspora.legal/index.php/blog/2015/12/international-wills/
Australia's Department of Immigration and Border Protection officers are from time to time demanding the surrender of Australian passports from their holders. An Australian passport can be a valuable document, and in the face of a uniformed officer demand… http://diaspora.legal/index.php/blog/2015/12/border-protection-demanding-surrender-australian-passports/