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ConveyanceDuty in ACTLawHbk
Duties Conveyance duty Contributed by ACT Revenue Office and current to December 2021 Conveyance duty (commonly known as stamp duty) is imposed under the Duties ...
LandTax in ACTLawHbk
Land Tax Contributed by ACT Revenue Office and current to December 2021 ACT residential properties that are not your principal place of residence, or otherwise ex...
GeneralRates in ACTLawHbk
General Rates Contributed by ACT Revenue Office and current to December 2021 General rates are applied annually to all parcels of land in the ACT (unless specific...
IntroductionToTaxation in ACTLawHbk
Introduction Contributed by ACT Revenue Office and current to December 2021. The ACT Government imposes taxes to fund a range of city and community services such ...
PublicPlaces in ACTLawHbk
Public Places Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a program of Canberra Community Law, with acknowledgement to Liam Me...
HomelessnessContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and Resources Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a program of Canberra Community Law, and current to 1 June ...
IntroductionToRentalHousingInTheACT in ACTLawHbk
Introduction to Rental Housing in the ACT Contributed by Canberra Community Law and current to December 2021. Introduction Tenancy, in its simplest terms, is an...
Bail in ACTLawHbk
Bail and current to 16 December 2021. All matters concerning the granting or refusal of bail by an authorised officer or by a court in the ACT are governed by th...
ForensicProcedures in ACTLawHbk
Forensic Procedures and current to 16 December 2021. Introduction There are strict rules in place to govern the obtaining and use of what is called forensic evi...
PoliceStopAndSearchPowers in ACTLawHbk
Police Stop and Search Powers and current to 16 December 2021. Power to stop and search people These powers are governed by the ACT Crimes Act 1900 (''Crimes Ac...
PoliceInterrogation in ACTLawHbk
Police Interrogation and current to 16 December 2021. Police powers and responsibilities in relation to the interrogation of suspects is governed by the provisio...
PoliceArrest in ACTLawHbk
Arrest and current to 16 December 2021. The power to arrest In the ACT the power of arrest is regulated by Part 10 (headed Criminal Investigation) of the Crimes...
SentencingContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Sentencing Contacts and Resources . Current to November 2021. Here are some contacts that you might find useful: Aboriginal Legal Servicehttp://www.alsnswact.org...
AppealingASentence in ACTLawHbk
Appealing a sentence . Current to November 2021. After a sentence is imposed in either the Magistrates Court or the Supreme Court, an offender has a right to app...
WarrumbulCircleSentencingCourt in ACTLawHbk
Contributed by Lorana Bartels and Anthony Hopkins. Current to November 2021. The Warrumbul Circle Sentencing Court is a specialist Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...
SentencingInTheChildrenSCourt in ACTLawHbk
Contributed by Lorana Bartels and Anthony Hopkins. Current to November 2021. The minimum age of criminal responsibility is 10. That means that a child under the ...
GalambanyCircleSentencingCourt in ACTLawHbk
Galambany Circle Sentencing Court . Current to November 2021. The Galambany Circle Sentencing Court is a specialist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sentenc...
WhatOrdersCanACourtMake in ACTLawHbk
What orders can a court make? . Current to November 2021. Section 9 of the Sentencing Act sets out the penalties that a court can impose for an offence in the ACT...
HowTheCourtDecidesOnASentence in ACTLawHbk
How the court decides on a sentence Contributed by Lorana Bartels and Anthony Hopkins. Current to November 2021. In deciding on the appropriate penalty that meet...
TheSentencingProcess in ACTLawHbk
The sentencing process . Current to November 2021. The sentencing process can only commence once a person has pleaded guilty or been found guilty of an offence. B...
IntroductionToSentencing in ACTLawHbk
Introduction Contributed by Lorana Bartels and Anthony Hopkins. Current to November 2021. A sentence is a penalty imposed on someone for an offence of which they...
VictimsOfCrimeContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and Resources Contributed by Elysha Treacy and Allison Munro from Victim Support ACT. Current at 16 December 2021. Victim Support ACT Phone: 1800 822 272...
SupportForVictimsOfCrime in ACTLawHbk
Support for Victims of Crime in the ACT Contributed by Elysha Treacy and Allison Munro from Victim Support ACT. Current at 16 December 2021. The Victims Services...
TheRightsOfVictimsOfCrime in ACTLawHbk
Victim Support in the ACT Contributed by Elysha Treacy and Allison Munro from Victim Support ACT. Current at 10 December 2021. The Rights of Victims of Crime Vict...
CoronialInquestsAutopsiesAndTheLaw in ACTLawHbk
Coronial Inquests, Autopsies and the law Contributed by Isabel Roper and current at 16 December 2021. Relevant legislation The governing Act in the ACT is the ...
AccessToMedicalRecordsAndConfidentiality in ACTLawHbk
Access to Medical Records and Confidentiality Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. One of the patient rights in the Australian Charter of...
HealthConsent in ACTLawHbk
Consent Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. Consent When you go to a doctor such as a general practitioner or another health profession...
HealthLawContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and Resources Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Australian Commiss...
ComplaintsAndCompensation in ACTLawHbk
Complaints and Compensation Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. Complaints and Whistleblowing There may be occasions where you consider...
Surrogacy in ACTLawHbk
Surrogacy And Health Law Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. Sometimes couples are unable to conceive and give birth to their own childr...
Abortion in ACTLawHbk
Abortion Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. Historically, abortion has been considered to be a crime and has been regulated by the crim...
PatientRights in ACTLawHbk
Patient rights Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. As a patient of a health practitioner, you have rights which must be observed when yo...
IntroductionToHealthLaw in ACTLawHbk
Introduction to Health Law Contributed by Robin Gibson and current at 16 December 2021. Health law involves a broad range of issues. Regulation of health practit...
VotingWithNoFixedAddress in ACTLawHbk
Voting with no fixed address Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a program of Canberra Community Law, with acknowledg...
TrafficParkingAndTrafficCameraFines in ACTLawHbk
Traffic, Parking and Traffic Camera Fines Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a program of Canberra Community Law, and...
OnTheSpotFines in ACTLawHbk
On the spot fines Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a program of Canberra Community Law, with acknowledgement to Li...
ObtainingProofOfIdentityInTheACT in ACTLawHbk
Obtaining proof of identity in the ACT Obtaining proof of identity in the ACT Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a pr...
HomelessnessIntroduction in ACTLawHbk
Introduction Laws that impact on people who are experiencing homelessness Contributed by Anusha Goonetilleke, former Supervising Solicitor of Street Law, a progra...
HumanRightsContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and resources and current to 5 December 2021. Obtaining Legal Advice A list of law firms is available from the ACT Law Society: https://www.actlawsocie...
FurtherHumanRightsProtection in ACTLawHbk
Further human rights protection and current to 5 December 2021. Complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHR...
TheACTHumanRightsAct in ACTLawHbk
The ACT Human Rights Act and current to 5 December 2021. Introduction The Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) (HR Act) commenced on 1 July 2004. It provides a framework...
AccessingGovernmentInformation in ACTLawHbk
Accessing government information Contributed by Dr James Popple and current as at 5 December 2021. How do I make an FOI request? An FOI request does not have to ...
WhatisFOI in ACTLawHbk
What is Freedom of Information? Contributed by Dr James Popple and current as at 5 December 2021. Freedom of Information (FOI) is the legal and administrative fra...
Incorporation in ACTLawHbk
and . What is incorporation? Incorporation is a form of registration that gives a group legal advantages in return for accepting certain responsibilities. Incorp...
Heritage in ACTLawHbk
and . What is heritage? Heritage is generally understood to be unique places and objects that are valued by a community or cultural group that possess historic, r...
NoiseIssues in ACTLawHbk
and . Noise Pollution in the ACT Noise pollution in the ACT is regulated by the Environment Protection Act 1997 and the Environment Protection Regulation 2005. Th...
TreeProtection in ACTLawHbk
and . Which trees are protected? Significant trees in the ACT urban environment are identified and protected through the Tree Protection Act 2005 (ACT). The Tree ...
ContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and resources and ACT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Access Canberra Post: Access Canberra, GPO Box 158 Canberra, ACT 2601 Phone: 13 22 81 Website: www.accessc...
DisabilityContactsAndResources in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and Resources and Commonwealth Government Services and Programs Australian Human Rights Commission Investigates and provides conciliation for discrim...
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