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AdministrativeLaw
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Administrative Law Contributor: Andrew Klein DLA Phillips Fox Currency of information: November 2009 This Chapter on Administrative Law draws upon material in the...
AdministrativeLawAdministrativeAppealsTribunal
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Administrative Law Administrative Appeals Tribunal Review by the AAT The Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is established under the Administrat...
AdministrativeLawAdministrativeTribunals
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Administrative Law Administrative Tribunals Merits Review of Administrative Decisions People who have been affected by decisions of the Commonwealth or ACT Gove...
AdministrativeLawContactsLinksAndResources
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Administrative Law Contacts, Links and Resources Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) www.aat.gov.au Administrative Review Council (ARC) www.ag.go...
ArrestBailAndCourtProcesses
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Arrest, Bail and Court Processes Contributor: Melinda Smith Currency of information: May 2010 Citizen's Arrest Citizen's Arrest (The following is adapted from m...
ConsumersAndContracts
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Consumers and Contracts Contributor: Nick Seddon Currency of information: January 2011 The Law of Contract A contract is a legally binding agreement between two ...
ConsumersAndContractsAustralianConsumerLaw
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Consumers and Contracts Australian Consumer Law Introduction The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) is Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA...
ConsumersAndContractsComplaintsAndAlternativeDisputeResolutionSchemes
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Consumers and Contracts Complaints and Alternative Dispute Resolution Schemes An alternative to the traditional court/tribunal system is to utilise private dispu...
ConsumersAndContractsConsumerGuarantees
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Consumers and Contracts Consumer Guarantees Minimum Standards for Retail Sales of Goods or Services The Australian Consumer Law ('the ACL') contains consumer gu...
ConsumersAndContractsContactsLinksResourcesAndReferences
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Consumers and Contracts Contacts, Links, Resources and References There are many agencies operated by both the Commonwealth and ACT governments responsible for t...
ConsumersAndContractsTheTermsOfAContract
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Consumers and Contracts The Terms of a Contract What are the Terms of a Contract? Before entering into a contract, various statements will often be made by the ...
DisabilityAndGuardianship
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Disability and Guardianship Contributor: Nick Seddon Currency of information: January 2009 This Chapter on Disability and Guardianship draws upon material in the ...
EmploymentLaw
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Employment Law Contributor: DLA Phillips Fox Currency of information: January 2011 NOTE: This chapter reflects the Fair Work provisions which commenced on 1 July ...
FreedomOfInformation
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Freedom of Information Contributor: Melinda Smith Currency of information: March 2010 NOTE: This Chapter does not cover the new Commonwealth Office of the Informa...
FreedomOfInformationFreedomOfInformationAtCommonwealthLevel
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Freedom of Information Freedom of Information at Commonwealth Level The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the Commonwealth FOI Act) is the main piece of leg...
FreedomOfInformationOverview
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Freedom of Information Overview The concept of Freedom of Information refers to a citizen's right to obtain information from government affecting him or her. In ...
HealthLawAccess
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Health Law Access to Medical Records and Confidentiality Medical Records Legislation Patients who have been treated in public hospitals do not have an automatic...
HealthLawBeginning
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Health Law Beginning of Life Issues Abortion Abortion is no longer a crime in the ACT if performed by a registered medical practitioner, in a medical facility a...
HealthLawComplaints
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Health Law Complaints, Whistleblowing and Initiating Litigation Complaints and Whistle Blowing A complaint about a health care provider in the ACT can be made d...
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenshipCompliance
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Compliance Unlawful Non Citizens Anyone who is not an Australian citizen and enters or remains in Australia without a vali...
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenshipContactsLinksAndResources
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Contacts, Links and Resources Administrative Appeals Tribunal www.aat.gov.au Commonwealth Ombudsman www.ombudsman.gov.au Mi...
Neighbours
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Neighbours Contributor: Dr Nicolas Seddon Currency of information: July 2009 Resolving the Neighbour Disputes Living in close quarters with our neighbours is not...
ResidentialTenancyLaw
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Residential Tenancy Law Contributor: Deborah Pippen Currency of information: March 2006 Introduction Private residential tenancies and public housing tenancies i...
TheElementsOfContract
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Elements of Contract Intention to Create Legal Relations A contract does not exist simply because there is an agreement between people. The parties to the agreem...
TheLegalSystemAboriginalAndTorresStraitIslanderLaw
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The Legal System Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law Indigenous people living in Australia and their descendants have, since time immemorial, observed a va...
TheLegalSystemLawReform
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The Legal System Law Reform The reasons why law changes are many. Often the need for change is expressed and defined by law reform organisations, royal commissio...
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WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFunerals
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Contributors: Bonnie Allan and Charles Rowland Currency of information: February 2009 In Memoriam LIZ ALLEN This Chapter ...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsAdminEstates
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Administration of Estates Insolvent Estates If the deceased had more debts than assets (in other words, the estate is i...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsFamily
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Family Provision The principles relating to family provision are laid down in the Family Provision Act 1969 (ACT) ('the ...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsFunerals
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Funerals, Burial and Cremation in the Act Sources of the Law Governing Funerals, Burial and Cremation in the ACT The ma...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsGlossary
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Glossary of Legal Words used Administration and Probate Act means the Administration and Probate Act 1929 (ACT). Adminis...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsHow
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals How the Law of Succession May Involve You You may become affected by the law of succession in various ways: * when yo...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsThings
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Things to do before Death There are some things a person can do to reduce the difficulties and expense of administration...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsWills
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Wills The Need for a Will Generally wills have to be in writing and properly signed and witnessed in the precise way la...
ACTLawHandbook
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ACT Law Handbook Live pages marked with asterix * Society and the Legal System * Australian Government and Society * The Legal System* * Fundamental ...
AdministrativeLawACTCivilAndAdministrativeTribunal
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Administrative Law ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Review by the ACAT On 2 February 2009, the ACT Administrative Appeals Tribunal was consolidated into th...
AdministrativeLawAdministrativeLaw
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Administrative Law Administrative Law What is "Administrative Law"? Administrative law is, broadly, the area of law which enables challenges to be made to admin...
AdministrativeLawCommonwealthAndACTOmbudsman
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Administrative Law Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman Roles and Powers of the Ombudsman The office of Commonwealth Ombudsman was established by the Ombudsman Act 19...
AdministrativeLawFreedomOfInformation
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Administrative Law Freedom of Information Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Information held by Commonwealth government departments and agencies may be obta...
AdministrativeLawJudicialReview
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Administrative Law Judicial Review What is "Judicial Review"? Judicial review is different from a statutory appeal on the merits or a complaint to the Ombudsman...
BuyingOrSellingACar
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Buying or Selling a Car Contributor: Nick Seddon Currency of information: January 2011 Introduction Several areas of law relate to buying a car. These include th...
CommunityOrganisations
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Community Organisations Contributor: Professor Stephen Bottomley Currency of information: April 2009 Introduction It is common for people who share common intere...
ConsumersAndContractsECommerceAndOnlineShopping
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Consumers and Contracts E Commerce and Online Shopping Introduction There are no laws in Australia that specifically deal with online shopping. Legally the same...
ConsumersAndContractsEndingAContract
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Consumers and Contracts Ending a Contract A contract may end in any of the following ways. Performance; Agreement between the parties; Impossibility of performan...
ConsumersAndContractsExcuses
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Consumers and Contracts Excuses Defective Negotiations Entering into a contract must involve the elements of free will and proper understanding of what each of ...
ConsumersAndContractsOtherConsumerProtectionLegislation
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Consumers and Contracts Other Consumer Protection Legislation Pawnbrokers Pawnbroking in the ACT is governed by the Pawnbrokers Act 1902 (originally a New South...
ConsumersAndContractsTheElementsOfAContract
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Consumers and Contracts Elements of a Contract Intention to Create Legal Relations A contract does not exist simply because there is an agreement between people...
ConsumersAndContractsTheLawOfContract
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Consumers and Contracts The Law of Contract A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties (but usually two). The law will consider a cont...
CorrectiveServices
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Corrective Services Contributors: Robert Atcheson and Melinda Smith Currency of information: January 2012 Overview Custodial Corrections The ACT has two custodi...
Excuses
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Misleading conduct and misrepresentation A Misleading or deceptive conduct The enforceability of a contract may be affected by defective negotiations, in particu...
FreedomOfInformationContactsLinksAndResources
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Freedom of Information Contacts, Links and Resources ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal www.acat.act.gov.au ACT Legal Aid Office www.legalaid.canberra.net.au ...
FreedomOfInformationFreedomOfInformationInTheACT
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Freedom of Information Freedom of Information in the Act (the following is adapted from the ACT Chief Minister's Department's FOI Information Sheet, available at...
HealthLaw
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Health Law Contributor: Associate Professor Thomas Faunce Currency of information: February 2009 This Chapter on Health Law draws upon material in the Victorian ...
HealthLawContacts
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Health Law Contacts, Links and Resources Web Sites ACT Health http://www.health.gov.au/ ACT Health Services Commissioner www.hrc.act.gov.au ACT Government Legis...
HealthLawEnd
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Health Law End of Life Issues Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship The Medical Treatment (Health Directions) Act 1994 (ACT)allows a person of sound...
HealthLawHow
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Health Law How can Ethics, Law and Human Rights about Health Help Me? The professional conduct of doctors and other health professionals (such as nurses, physiot...
HealthLawMiddle
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Health Law Middle of Life Issues Blood Donations and Transfusions Who can donate blood? Under the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978 (ACT), an adult of sound...
HealthLawPreparing
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Health Law Preparing to Consult a Health Professional Before seeing a doctor or health professional you should do a web search for information about the procedur...
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenship
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Contributor: MIGRATION LAW PROGRAM, ANU COLLEGE OF LAW Currency of information: November 2010 Overview Immigration has been...
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenshipOverview
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Overview Immigration has been a topic of popular concern in Australia since before federation. Indeed, the development of m...
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenshipRefugeeAndHumanitarianEntry
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Refugees and Humanitarian Entrants Content for this section is currently under construction.
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenshipReviewOfDecisions
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Review of Decisions Overview Migration law deals with decisions and actions taken by government decision makers. As such i...
ImmigrationRefugeesAndCitizenshipVisas
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Visas General Requirements for Visas Applicants for all types of visas must ensure they lodge a valid visa application (se...
OccupationalHealthAndSafety
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Occupational Health and Safety Contributors: Jennifer Fisher, Megan Knight and Tara Munro Mobbs Currency of information: June 2008 Introduction An array of legis...
PublicHousing
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Public Rental Housing in the Act Contributor: Anne Yuille Currency of information: November 2009 Introduction The history of public housing in the ACT is markedl...
TheLawOfContract
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The Law of Contract A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties (but usually two). The law will consider a contract to be valid if the a...
TheLegalSystem
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The Legal System Contributors: Simon Rice and Nick Kitchin Currency of information: May 2010 Fundamental Concepts Introduction Australia inherited its legal sys...
TheLegalSystemContactsLinksAndResources
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The Legal System Contacts, Links and Resources Contacts ACT Children's Court www.courts.act.gov.au/magistrates/index.html ACT Coroners Court www.courts.act.gov....
TheLegalSystemCourtsAndTribunals
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The Legal System Courts and Tribunals Introduction This section is current at May 2010. Many courts, Territory and Commonwealth, operate in the ACT. A court's d...
TheLegalSystemEnforcingTheLaw
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The Legal System Enforcing the Law Criminal Law Law enforcement agencies ACT Policing and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) prosecute criminal charges ...
TheLegalSystemFindingOutAboutTheLaw
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The Legal System Finding out about the Law Libraries The Australian Libraries Gateway provides easy access to contact details, websites and catalogues of all th...
TheLegalSystemFundamentalConcepts
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The Legal System Fundamental Concepts Introduction Australia inherited its legal system from England at the time of colonisation. Since then laws have been inte...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsContacts
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Contacts, Links and Resources Contacts Commonwealth Government ATOlaw: the ATO Legal Data Base law.ato.gov.au/atolaw A...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsEnduring
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Enduring Powers of Attorney It is sensible for people of any age to give an enduring power of attorney to a trusted pers...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsIntestacy
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Intestacy: The Statutory Order of Inheritance The Rules the basic principle is that when a person dies without a will, ...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsProcedureAdminEstates
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Procedure for Administration of Estates The notes which follow are sufficiently detailed to enable a lay person to admin...
WillsIntestaciesEstatesAndFuneralsProcedureWindingUp
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Wills, Intestacies, Estates and Funerals Procedure for Winding Up the Estate Powers of the Personal Representative who Obtains a Grant After a grant the persona...
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