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DomesticAndFamilyViolence in NTLawHbk
Domestic and family violence and This section is currently being updated to include changes flowing from the Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family ...
ContractsAndConsumerProtection in NTLawHbk
Contracts and consumer protection , and How does contract and consumer law help you? People make contracts every day, but may not realise it. For example, buyi...
Adoption in NTLawHbk
3.7 Adoption and Adoptions in the Northern Territory are covered by two Acts. The Adoption of Children Act 1994 (ACA), which deals with: * adoption procedure...
ContactPoints in NTLawHbk
Contact points Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Alice Springs 1st Floor, 44 Bath Street, Alice Springs, NT GPO Box 1890, Darwin, NT 0801 Tel: 8951 5023 Fax...
BuyingAndSellingRealEstate in NTLawHbk
Buying and selling a house and This section aims to be a general guide to buying and selling a house and does not contain enough information for a person to dra...
Protection in NTLawHbk
Protection of banks and Need for protection Banks handle thousands of cheques every day and, therefore, it is understandable that they do not examine every che...
BuyingOnCredit in NTLawHbk
Buying on credit and In this section we use a number of different terms to mean the same, or at least, very similar thing. The main terms to be familiar with ar...
Bankruptcy in NTLawHbk
Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy is a method that enables some control to be taken over a debtor's affairs, so that their financial disaster can be brought to an end, ...
BankingIntroduction in NTLawHbk
Introduction and Dealing with a bank is, in many respects, similar to dealing with any other business. A bank offers services, which a customer may choose to us...
Banking in NTLawHbk
Bank accounts and Opening an account Under the Financial Transactions Reports Act 1988 (Cth) (FTRA) it is an offence to open an account in a false name. As suc...
Debts in NTLawHbk
Debts and A debt exists when one person, the debtor, owes money to another, the creditor. Unpaid electricity or telephone bills, doctor's fees and credit card a...
WebNotify in NTLawHbk
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AlcoholAndTheLaw in NTLawHbk
Alcohol and the law and The law regulates the way that alcohol is provided and consumed in the NT. This section contains only information that relates to the wa...
ChildWelfare in NTLawHbk
Well being of children and The Care and Protection of Children Act, 2009 (NT) (CaPoCA) aims to promote the well being of children including: protecting them fro...
DealingWithLawyers in NTLawHbk
Dealing with lawyers and The word lawyer is a general term applied to solicitors and barristers and anyone else admitted by the Supreme Court. A person with a l...
LegalAid in NTLawHbk
Legal aid and Many people can't afford the services of a lawyer. Legal aid makes it possible for those people to get legal advice or help to present claims in c...
AdultGuardianship in NTLawHbk
Adult guardianship and About guardianship What is guardianship? Guardianship is the framework that gives legal authority to a guardian to make decisions on be...
NTLawHandbook in NTLawHbk
Northern Territory Law Handbook Welcome to the Northern Territory Law Handbook: an easy to read guide to law in the Northern Territory. This approach to providing...
HealthInsurance in NTLawHbk
Health insurance and Types of health insurance Medicare is a taxpayer funded health cover scheme that gives all permanent Australian residents a basic level of...
HealthConsumerRights in NTLawHbk
Health consumer rights and Health law in the NT is governed by a myriad of NT legislation, Commonwealth legislation and the common law. This section deals only ...
CouplesWhoAreMarried in NTLawHbk
3.2 Couples who are married and This section covers issues that married couples may face. These include validity of marriage, property settlement, divorce and s...
ElderAbuse in NTLawHbk
Elder abuse , and PLEASE NOTE: THIS CHAPTER IS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NT CONTEXT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ELDER ABUSE, PLEASE CALL THE ELDER ABUSE INFORMATI...
FamilyRelationshipCentres in NTLawHbk
Family Relationship Centres and Family Relationship Centres are a first port of call when families want information about relationship and separation issues. Th...
NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme in NTLawHbk
National Disability Insurance Scheme 24 Aug 2018 12:49 Version 4 DorothyFauls and The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was established in 2013...
FindingTheLaw in NTLawHbk
Finding the law and Finding the law isn't always easy. Even lawyers sometimes have difficulties. In recent years several useful books for lay people have been p...
Interpreters in NTLawHbk
Interpreters and It is essential that anyone who has difficulty effectively communicating in English has the services of an interpreter in any legal situation. ...
CostsAndFeesForFamilyLawActions in NTLawHbk
Costs and fees for family law actions and Generally, each party to proceedings under the FLA pays their own costs s.117 . If the court thinks it is justified, ...
System in NTLawHbk
%IF{"$WEBSUMMARY = ''" then=" "}% * Table of contents About the Handbook The Northern Territory Law Handbook ('the Handbook') has been developed as an easy t...
TelecommunicationPostalConsumers in NTLawHbk
7.5 Telecommunications and postal consumers Telecommunications regulatory framework There are a number of laws, regulations and industry codes that regulate how ...
OffencesAgainstPublicOrder in NTLawHbk
  Offences against public order and Offences against police Under the Criminal Code it is an offence to assault, resist or hinder a police officer who is ac...
NationalSecurityAndAntiTerrorism in NTLawHbk
20.6 National security and anti terrorism laws and Since 2002, Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments have passed a range of anti terrorism laws. Support...
BuyingABusiness in NTLawHbk
Buying a business and There are some advantages to buy an existing business rather than starting from scratch. Some of the advantages include: * the business...
Renting in NTLawHbk
Renting and AndrewSmith and Current to 1 July 2018 Renting, or tenancy, is a tenant's right to occupy premises based on their legal relationship with their landl...
CourtsAndTribunals in NTLawHbk
Courts and Tribunals and Most courts in Australia hear both civil and criminal cases. Tribunals, commissions and other bodies settle disputes in other areas, su...
WebPreferences in NTLawHbk
NTLawHbk Web Preferences Appearance * Set WEBBGCOLOR = #efefef * web specific background color, current color * Set SITEMAPLIST = off * *...
Employment in NTLawHbk
Employment , and Introduction This section provides information about employment law in the Northern Territory, and covers: * Where employment rights come fr...
WorkRelatedInjury in NTLawHbk
Work related injury and Northern Territory Scheme In the Northern Territory, a worker who suffers an injury or illness resulting in their incapacity to work, r...
ComplaintsAboutPolice in NTLawHbk
Complaints about police and In the NT there is a system available to members of the public who wish to complain about the NT or Federal Police. This section out...
BrittanyMyers in NTLawHbk
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WebBottomBar in NTLawHbk
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WebMenu in NTLawHbk
WebMenu Definition of site wide horizontal menu Implementation %IF{"'' ingroup 'AdminGroup'" then="$percntINCLUDE{\".SiteMenu\" section=\"admin...
ComplaintsAboutGovernmentAdministration in NTLawHbk
Complaints about government administration and Administrative law is the body of law that applies to the administrative actions and decision making processes of...
CouplesWhoAreNotMarried in NTLawHbk
3.3 Couples who are not married and People in de facto relationships (be they heterosexual or same sex couples) now have very similar rights when it comes to fa...
ParentingAfterSeparation in NTLawHbk
Parenting after separation and The law governing parenting after separation is contained in the Family Law Act 1975 (FLA). Children don't have to be the childre...
AlternativeDisputeResolution in NTLawHbk
Alternative Dispute Resolution and As a society we tend to leave disputes unresolved until they reach major proportions. Also, we rely on courts, lawyers and le...
YoungPeopleAndCrime in NTLawHbk
and In the Northern Territory, anyone over the age of 10 can be charged with a criminal offence. People aged between ten and 18 who are charged with a criminal o...
ChildrensRightsAndResponsibilities in NTLawHbk
Children's rights and responsibilities and Introduction Australia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. See http://www.ohc...
CommonProblemsInNeighbourhoods in NTLawHbk
Common problems in neighbourhoods and Disputes between neighbours can arise over all sorts of issues, ranging from the exact position of boundaries to noisy chi...
ChildrenAndYoungPeople in NTLawHbk
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CHAPTERBDM: Registrar of Births, Deaths and MarriagesBDMRA: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997CCA: Criminal Code ActCEO...
WhatIsTheLaw in NTLawHbk
What is the law? and It seems that there are as many answers to this question as there have been philosophers who have examined it. However, law is traditionall...
CommunityOrganisations in NTLawHbk
Community organisations and Community organisations provide a vast array of services and activities within our community and can be a sporting or social club, a...
SharedOwnership in NTLawHbk
5.5 Shared ownership and Everyone lives communally. Even citizens who own freehold blocks in the suburbs or rural areas have to adapt their living patterns to t...
NamingAChild in NTLawHbk
Naming a child and This section deals with the law as it relates to naming children. It also contains some practical information about how to add details to reg...
ChangingNames in NTLawHbk
3.8 Changing names and A person's name is changed by registration of the change under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (BDMRA). The Act provide...
ChangingTheLaw in NTLawHbk
and Not everyone in a community is going to agree with or accept every law that is passed. Individuals, groups or communities may have key concerns about particu...
OffencesAgainstProperty in NTLawHbk
Offences against property and Most offences against property in the Northern Territory are set out in Part VII of the Criminal Code Act. However, the Summary Of...
GovernmentHousingAssistance in NTLawHbk
5.2 Government housing assistance and The NT Government provides assistance to help people obtain affordable and appropriate housing. The main forms of assistan...
MentalHealth in NTLawHbk
Mental health and Unlike other users of the health system, those suffering or thought to be suffering from a mental illness or mental disturbance can be broug...
Childcare in NTLawHbk
4.3 Childcare and Childcare centres The Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 apply to centre based long day care, family day care, preschool a...
Privacy in NTLawHbk
Privacy and Privacy laws only apply to some organisations Privacy laws regulate the way personal information should be collected, handled, or communicated. As ...
CorrectingInformation in NTLawHbk
Correcting information and You can apply to correct or amend personal information about yourself held by a NT public sector organisation or Federal agency ( NT...
FreedomOfInformation in NTLawHbk
Freedom of information and What is Freedom of Information? Freedom of Information (FOI) is a process which allows you to apply for and (subject to some exempti...
AboriginalLandNativeTitleAndHeritage in NTLawHbk
Aboriginal land, native title and heritage and The primary pieces of legislation regarding Aboriginal rights to land are the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Te...
PlanningAndDevelopment in NTLawHbk
Planning and development and The use and development of land is regulated by two statutory schemes, the first related to planning and the second to environmenta...
Pollution in NTLawHbk
Pollution and Pollution laws The laws in the NT relating to the regulation of pollution are contained in a range of Acts, regulations and by laws (mostly at th...
EnvironmentPlanningAndLandLaw in NTLawHbk
Environment, planning and land law and This chapter covers those areas of law that regulate: * our interaction with the natural environment * planning arr...
MigrationAgentsRegistrationScheme in NTLawHbk
Migration agents' registration scheme , and From 21 September 1992, anyone who uses knowledge of migration procedures to advise, make representations on behalf ...
Reviews in NTLawHbk
Reviews , and Appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Where the minister signs a deportation order against a permanent resident convicted of a crime (as ...
RemovalAndDeportation in NTLawHbk
Removal and deportation , and Who may be removed? Unlawful non citizens are subject to automatic removal from Australia under the Migration Act. All persons wi...
Citizenship in NTLawHbk
Citizenship , and The Australian Citizenship Act 1948 (Cth) was replaced on 1 July 2007 by the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) ('ACA'). The new Act and Mig...
TheRefugeeAndHumanitarianProgram in NTLawHbk
29.4 The Refugee and Humanitarian Program Under Australia's humanitarian program approximately 13,000 visas are made available to people recognised as refugees or...
EntryByMigrants in NTLawHbk
29.3 Entry by migrants There is a lot of debate in the community about migration. The makers and supporters of Australia's migration policies argue that they are ...
ChangingStatus in NTLawHbk
29.2 Changing status A visitor or temporary resident in Australia may apply for a change of status to another temporary visa or a permanent visa. Whether the temp...
EntryToAustralia in NTLawHbk
Entry to Australia , and Visas Non citizens entering Australia are required to have visas, which are permits that can allow either temporary or permanent stay....
ImmigrationIntroduction in NTLawHbk
Please note: this area of law changes rapidly. Before relying on information provided here, it is advisable to seek professional advice from a Registered Migratio...
WhenSomeoneDies in NTLawHbk
When someone dies and The death of a loved one can be a very difficult time for friends and family. In particular, the task of making arrangements following the...
EstateDisputes in NTLawHbk
Challenging an estate and There are various ways in which a will or an estate can be challenged by a disappointed beneficiary or family member, such as: * Ch...
Estates in NTLawHbk
Estates and The law relating to estates is primarily governed by the Administration Probate Act (NT) (the APA). This section provides basic information on the...
Wills in NTLawHbk
Wills and A will is a legal document that sets out how a person's assets are to be dealt with on their death. Having a valid will enables people to choose who i...
AdvancePersonalPlanning in NTLawHbk
Advance Personal Planning and The Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 (NT) (APP Act) enables people to appoint alternative decision makers for care, welfare and ...
Complaints in NTLawHbk
Complaints and A person may complain to the ACMA if they believe Australians can access unlawful content online using an Australian ISP or Australian content ho...
TheMedia in NTLawHbk
The media and Media includes print (newspapers, magazines, newsletters); digital broadcast (radio, television and subscription television); and online via the i...
Remedies in NTLawHbk
Remedies and In a successful court action for defamation there are three possible common law remedies available: * damages * exemplary damages * injunc...
Defamation in NTLawHbk
Defamation and The tort of defamation focuses on damage to reputation and in the Northern Territory is covered by the Defamation Act 2006 (NT) ('Defamation Act'...
TrademarksDesignsAndPatents in NTLawHbk
Trade marks, Designs and Patents and Abbreviations used in this chapter : ACC: Australian Copyright Council : AMCOS: Australasian Mechanical Copyright Own...
Copyrights in NTLawHbk
Copyright and This section deals with the general principles and issues associated with the copyright laws, and the most commonly asked questions about copyrigh...
HumanRights in NTLawHbk
Human rights and Treaties binding on Australia Australia has agreed to be bound by a range of international human rights treaties. The seven key international ...
Discrimination in NTLawHbk
Discrimination and The area of discrimination is covered by both Territory and Federal laws. The Anti Discrimination Act (ADA) is the main piece of Northern Ter...
LegalActionsByPrisoners in NTLawHbk
Legal actions by prisoners and Criminal proceedings As well as the laws relating to managing prisons the criminal law generaly applies to prisoners and employe...
OnReleaseFromPrison in NTLawHbk
When should a person expect to be released from prison? and The Commissioner and the correctional facility must release a prisoner from the prison on their rele...
Prisoners in NTLawHbk
Prisoners and In the NT the main legislation governing prison matters is the Correctional Services Act 2014 NT (CSA) and Correctional Services Regulations 2014 ...
TheEffectsOfCriminalConvictions in NTLawHbk
The effects of criminal convictions and A person convicted of an offence may well find the hardship continues well beyond their prison sentence. Some of the con...
Sentencing in NTLawHbk
Sentencing and In the NT, over 90% of people accused of offences either plead guilty or are found guilty of at least some of the charges levelled against them. ...
GoingToCourt in NTLawHbk
Going to court and This section explains what happens when a person is charged with a criminal offence and taken to court. The laws in this area are contained i...
Bail in NTLawHbk
Bail and When a person is charged with a criminal offence, they are required to go before the appropriate court, usually the Magistrates or Supreme Court, to ad...
InvestigationAndArrest in NTLawHbk
Abbreviations used in this chapter: BA: Bail Act (NT)CCA: Criminal Code ActCDEP: Community Development Employment ProgramCSJ: Court of Summary JurisdictionDPP: Di...
Prostitution in NTLawHbk
Prostitution and The Prostitution Regulation Act (PRA), which came into force on 8 May 1992, regulates prostitution in the NT. The PRA distinguishes between esc...
RoadRulesAndTrafficOffences in NTLawHbk
Road rules and traffic offences and There are many laws governing how a person should behave when in control of a motor vehicle, motor cycle, bicycle, powered c...
DrugOffences in NTLawHbk
Drug offences and This section deals with the law relating to the misuse of drugs. The governing law in the NT is found in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 (MDA) an...
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