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Privacy Policy

Krayem & Co Lawyers

1. We Respect Your Privacy

1.1. Krayem & Co Lawyers respects your right to privacy and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our clients and website visitors. We adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This policy outlines how we collect, use and manage your personal information.

1.2. “Personal information” refers to information we hold that identifies you or could reasonably identify you.

2. Collection of Personal Information

2.1. Krayem & Co Lawyers may, from time to time, receive and store personal information you enter on our website, provide to us directly, or give to us in other forms.

2.2. You may provide basic information such as your name, phone number, address and email address to allow us to send information, provide updates, and process requests for our services. We may also collect additional information when you provide feedback, submit information about your personal or business affairs, change your communication preferences, respond to surveys or promotions, provide financial details, or communicate with our support team.

2.3. We may also collect any other information you provide while interacting with us.

3. How We Collect Your Personal Information

3.1. Krayem & Co Lawyers collects personal information in several ways, including when you interact with us electronically or in person, when you access our website, and when we provide services to you.

We may also receive personal information from third parties. If we do, we will protect it as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

4. Use of Your Personal Information

4.1. Krayem & Co Lawyers may use the personal information collected from you to provide information, updates, and legal services. We may also inform you about new services or opportunities that may be relevant to you. Your personal information may also be used to improve our services and better understand your needs.

4.2. We may contact you through various methods including telephone, email, SMS, or mail.

5. Disclosure of Your Personal Information

5.1. We may disclose your personal information to our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors where reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. Personal information will only be shared with third parties when required for the delivery of our services.

5.2. We may disclose personal information when required to comply with legal obligations such as laws, regulations, court orders, subpoenas, warrants, legal proceedings, or requests from law enforcement agencies.

5.3. We may also use your personal information to protect the copyright, trademarks, legal rights, property or safety of Krayem & Co Lawyers, its clients, or third parties.

5.4. Information we collect may from time to time be stored, processed or transferred between parties located outside Australia.

5.5. In the event of a change in control of our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer user databases, including personal and non-personal information contained within them, to the extent permitted by law. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality.

5.6. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the types of disclosure outlined in it. Where we disclose your personal information to third parties, we will request that they follow this policy when handling your information.

6. Security of Your Personal Information

6.1. Krayem & Co Lawyers is committed to ensuring that the information you provide to us is secure. We have implemented appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and protect your information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

6.2. The transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or from us.

7. Access to Your Personal Information

7.1. You may request details of personal information that we hold about you in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). A small administrative fee may apply.

If you would like a copy of the information we hold about you, or believe that any information we hold is inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us by email.

7.2. We reserve the right to refuse access to information in circumstances permitted by the Privacy Act.

8. Complaints About Privacy

8.1. If you have any concerns or complaints about our privacy practices, please send written details of your complaint to:

Main Office: Level 1, 60 Martin Place,Sydney, NSW, 2000
Secondary Office: Civic Tower, Suite 11.01, 66/72 Rickard Rd, Bankstown NSW 2200

We take privacy complaints seriously and will respond promptly after receiving written notice of your complaint.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

9.1. Krayem & Co Lawyers may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will take effect immediately upon being published on our website or otherwise communicated to users. We recommend reviewing this policy periodically.

10. Website

10.1. When You Visit Our Website
When you visit our website, we may collect certain information such as your browser type, operating system, and the website visited immediately before coming to our site. This information is used in an aggregated way to analyse how visitors use our website and to improve our services.

10.2. Cookies
Our website may use cookies from time to time. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help identify you when you return to the website and store information about your use of the site. Cookies are not malicious and do not access or damage your computer.

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Please note that disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of our website.

Cookies may also be used to analyse website traffic and improve the user experience. Additionally, cookies may help deliver relevant advertising through third-party services such as Google Ads.

10.3. Third-Party Sites
Our website may contain links to external websites that are not owned or controlled by Krayem & Co Lawyers. These links are provided for convenience only and do not imply endorsement or approval.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any external websites they visit that collect personal information.

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FAQ

How to make a successful annulment application?

The Local Court will only grant an annulment application to reverse your conviction and/or sentence for a criminal or traffic offence if it is satisfied that:

You were not aware of the court date until after the sentence or conviction was imposed by the court in your absence; or
You failed to attend court on the day you were sentenced or convicted due to an accident, illness, misadventure or other compelling reason; or
It would be in the interest of justice, in the circumstances of your case.

You will be required to give evidence to the Magistrate of the Local Court outlining any one of the above grounds of your annulment application.

The best way to give this evidence is by tendering an executed affidavit(s) to the Magistrate outlining the details of either one of the above 3 grounds for the application.

An affidavit is sworn evidence typed into a document similar to a letter outlining your main points.

By using an affidavit, generally you then won’t be required to give your evidence in the witness box in court, and your annulment application can then be dealt with quickly and efficiently.

Procedure for making an annulment application?

An annulment application can only be made after you are either convicted or sentenced in the local court. You can make the annulment application by attending the same local court registry from where you were convicted or sentenced. The registry will ask you to complete a formal annulment application form.

After an annulment application is made at the local court registry, the local court registrar will then notify all relevant parties with the court date, time and location for the annulment application to be heard in court.

On the annulment application court date, the Local Court Magistrate will consider your application.

If you fail in your annulment application, the sentence will ‘stay’, and you will be required to comply with any conditions of it (if any were imposed). However, you may have an avenue to appeal the sentence or conviction (or both) in the District Court.

If the Magistrate grants your annulment application:

The conviction and/or sentence will be reversed.
If you were disqualified from driving, you will no longer be disqualified.
If you received a criminal conviction, you will no longer have that conviction.
If you incurred demerit points, you will no longer have that.
If you were fined, your fine will no longer remain and any amount paid will be refunded.

On a successful annulment application:

In the case of an annulment application regarding your sentence only, you will have an opportunity to prepare and properly present your case for a sentence again. This can result in a better outcome.
In the case of an annulment application regarding your conviction only, you will have an opportunity to start over again by having the option of pleading guilty or not guilty to the charge(s).

It is common practice to prepare relevant documents such as affidavits to outline any compelling reasons why you failed to appear in court, causing the conviction or sentence being imposed in your absence.

An affidavit is considered sworn evidence. This makes it a strong piece of evidence which the Magistrate can admit as evidence to consider in your application without the need for you to necessarily give your evidence in the witness box.

It is important to ensure that all relevant points are outlined in the affidavit, and for the affidavit to be properly executed before handing it up to the Magistrate as evidence.

What are the time limits for making an annulment application?

You have within 2-years from the date of your sentence or conviction to make an annulment application.

To lodge this application, you may attend the local court registry where the conviction or sentence took place.

What happens to the existing sentence after the annulment application is made but before it is determined in court?

Under section 7 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), the local court can ‘stay the execution’ of the sentence concerned as it thinks fit. This means, that if the execution of the sentence is stayed, the sentence is frozen and will have no effect until the annulment application is finalised.

If you were convicted in your absence resulting in the disqualification of your driver licence which later becomes annulled by the court upon a successful annulment application, the effect of the annulment will be prospective, not retrospective. What does this mean?

This means, that the licence disqualification that was imposed in your absence by the court, even if without your knowledge, will have legal effect during and up to the time the Local Court grants your annulment application.