Revision of Hire Purchase Planned in Australia
Revision of hire purchase laws to replace with chattel mortgage is under consideration by State and Federal Attorneys General. A draft legislation aims to circulate nationwide after Sydney meeting last week. The Molomby Committee had suggested chattel mortgage alongside hire purchase to clarify payment obligations and ease repossession.
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Sydney
George Reidid
Molomby
Consumer Credit
Australia
Maternity leave sets precedent for public servants unions
Melbourne reports say federal cabinet approval of maternity and paternity leave for Commonwealth public servants has set a precedent. Union leaders anticipate similar measures for members and plan to lodge claims. Bank officials and waterways unions weigh arbitration, while metal workers consider firm by firm leave claims.
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Melbourne
Nts
Victorian Public Service Association
Australian Bank
Amalgamated Metal Workers Union
F. F. Halfpenny
Prosecutor Continues Case In Varley Murder Trial
Sydney reports the Crown prosecutor Mr R J Marr QC addressed a 12 man jury in the trial of Reginald John Varley 35 a Blakehurst salesman who has pleaded not guilty to murdering Alan Burton 34 on about February 7 last year The case resumes tomorrow morning.
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Syd Smith
Holden
Sydney
R. J. Marr
Reginald John Varley
Varley
Blakehurst
Alan
David Burton
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