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Geraldine Grace (ABN 48 083 317 715) is the trading name of Geraldine Johns-Putra, a Victorian legal practitioner based in Melbourne, Australia.

TERMS OF USE

These Terms of Use were last updated on 1 November 2025 and govern your use of the website www.geraldinegrace.com.au and newearthlawyer.com.

 

​I may amend these Terms from time to time. 

Using this website  

By using this website, you confirm that you accept these Terms and that you agree to comply with them.  

 

You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access this website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

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Governing law and access

These Terms, their subject matter and their formation, are governed by Australian law. You and I both agree that the courts in Australia will have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

Although this website may be accessed by users around the world, I do not represent that content available on or through this website is appropriate for use or available in locations other than Australia. If you access this website from outside Australia, you do so at your risk and you are responsible for compliance with laws applicable to your accessing the website from your location.

Rights to material

I am the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in this website, and in the material published on it. Those works are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All such rights are reserved.

 

The Geraldine Grace logo and New Earth Lawyer logo and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are my trade marks. You must not use such marks without my prior written permission unless they are part of material you are using as expressly permitted under these Terms. Other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on this website are the trade marks of their respective owners and are used by me under licence.

 

You may print off copies, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from this website for your personal use and you may draw the attention of others to content posted on this website.

 

You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials you have printed off or downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.

 

My status (and that of any identified contributors) as the author/s of content on this website must always be acknowledged.

 

You must not use any part of the content on this website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from me or my licensors.

 

If you print off, copy or download any part of this website in breach of these Terms of use, your right to use this website will cease immediately and you must, at my option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

 

If I provide social media features such as the ability to share content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

 

You must not delete or alter any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this website.

Reliance on material

This website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, and I make no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the operation or availability of the website.

 

The content on this website is provided for general information and is of general application only. It is not intended nor should it be relied upon as a substitute for legal or other advice. If you require legal assistance, please contact me or consult another lawyer.

 

Although I make reasonable efforts to update the information on this website, I make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on this website is accurate, complete or up-to-date.

Suspension of website

This website is made available free of charge. I do not guarantee that this website, or any content on it, will always be available, uninterrupted or be error-free. I may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of this website for business and operational reasons. 

 

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Links

Where this website contains links to other sites (including banner advertisements and sponsored links) and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. Such links should not be interpreted as approval by me of those linked websites or information you may obtain from them. I have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and you access third party websites entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for those websites.

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You may link to this website’s home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage my reputation or take advantage of it. The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in these Terms.

 

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on my part where none exists.

 

This website must not be framed or mirrored on any other website, nor may you create a link to any part of this website other than the home page.

 

I reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

 

If you wish to link to or make any use of content on this website other than that set out above, please contact me.

Limitation of liability

‌In no event will I, my affiliates or my licensors, service providers, employees, agents, officers or directors be liable for damages of any kind, under any legal theory, arising out of or in connection with your use, or inability to use, this website, any websites linked to it, any content on this website or such other websites or any services or items obtained through this website or such other websites, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including but not limited to, personal injury, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of revenue, loss of profits, loss of business or anticipated savings, loss of use, loss of goodwill, loss of data, and whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable.

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I do not guarantee that this website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses or any other type of malicious code or software. You are responsible for configuring your technology to access this website. You should use your own antivirus software.

 

Nothing in this clause affects any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law. I do not exclude or limit in any way my liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury caused by my negligence or the negligence of my employees, agents or subcontractors and for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Where my liability cannot be excluded, I limit my liability to the fullest extent permitted by the Australian Consumer Law.

 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold me, my affiliates, licensors and service providers, and each of my respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable lawyers’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of this website, including but not limited to your use of any information obtained from this website and any use of this website’s content, services and products other than as expressly authorised in these Terms.

 

Different limitations and exclusions of liability will apply to liability arising as a result of the supply of any services to you, which will be set out in my terms of engagement.

Prohibited uses

‌You may use this website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use this website:

 

  • in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from other countries);

  • for the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise;

  • to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the content standards set out these Terms;

  • to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without my prior and express written consent, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation;

  • to impersonate or attempt to impersonate me, any of my employees, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing); or

  • to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of this website, or which, as determined by me, may harm me or users of this website or expose me or them to liability.

 

Additionally, you agree not to:

 

  • use this website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair this website or interfere with any other party’s use of this website, including their ability to engage in real time activities through this website;

  • use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access this website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on this website;

  • use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on this website or for any other unauthorised purpose without my prior written consent;

  • use any automatic or manual process to reverse engineer or decompile any part of this website;

  • use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of this website;

  • introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, spyware, computer code, file, program or material which is malicious or technologically harmful;

  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of this website, the server on which this website is stored, or any server, computer or database connected to this website;

  • attack this website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack; or

  • otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of this website.

 

I may report any of the activities above to the relevant law enforcement authorities and I will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use this website will cease immediately.

Content standards

Use of this website (such as sending, uploading, downloading, linking to, using or re-using any material from this website) must meet the following content standards, which means it must not:

  • contain any other material which is defamatory, obscene, abhorrent, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable;

  • contain or promote sexual or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;

  • infringe any patent, trade mark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person;

  • violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and this website’s privacy policy;

  • be likely to deceive any person;

  • promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act;

  • cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person;

  • impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organisation, including with me;

  • involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising;

  • give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by me or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

Account and password details

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of this website’s security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential. You must not disclose it to any third party.

 

I have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by me, at any time, if in my reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms.

 

If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, please promptly notify me.

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