Legal Services

The Legal Office works in conjunction with the Property Trust to ensure that the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania has comprehensive legal expertise to serve the needs of the Church.
The Synod Legal Services unit is available to provide advice and assistance to congregations, agencies and ministers on a reasonable fee for service basis.
There are many areas of the law that the Legal Services can help you with, including:
 
•    Property - Purchases and Sales
•    Property - Development Consolidation and Subdivision
•    Adverse Possession
•    General Law Conversions
•    Act 391 Applications
•    Leasing including commercial, residential and church buildings
•    Telecommunication Leases
•    Licence Agreements for occupation of premises
•    Commercial Disputes
•    Commercial Tenders
•    Litigation
•    Mediation
•    Estates
•    Wills
•    Drafting Agreements
•    General Legal Advice
•    Copyright
 

Contact the Legal Services team:
The Uniting Church in Australia
Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
Legal Office
Level 1, 130 Little Collins Street
Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel:  (03) 9251 5204.

Staff:
Legal Practitioner: Peter Shepherd
Conveyancing / Legal Secretary: Damien Beard
Project Officer: John Davey