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LearningMoreAboutTheLaw
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Learning More About the Law and You can find out about the law from a variety of resources, including libraries, law reports, legislation and popular culture. ...
ChangingTheLaw
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Changing the Law and Changing the law is not an activity exclusively reserved for parliamentarians and judges. The Australian Law Reform Commission and communit...
DifferentAreasOfLaw
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Different areas of the law and Australian law can be private or public. Private laws applies to individuals and their dealings with each other. Public law conce...
CourtsAndTribunals
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Courts and Tribunals and Courts and tribunals both exist to resolve legal disputes, however, both do so in different ways. Courts are staffed by judges and magi...
WhatIsTheRoleOfCourtsInMakingAndEnforcingTheLaw
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What is the role of the Courts in making and enforcing the law? and Judge made law The Courts make and enforce the law every time they hear a case and are requ...
WhatIsTheRoleOfGovernmentInMakingAndEnforcingTheLaw
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What is the role of the government in making and enforcing the law? and All levels of government in Australia have a role in making and enforcing the law. Maki...
NeighboursAndSafety
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Neighbours and Safety and If you are feeling threatened by your neighbour’s behaviour, you can apply for a Personal Protection Order (PPO). Refer to Personal Pr...
NeighboursContactsAndResources
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Neighbours and Neighbourhood Disputes Contacts and Resources and Canberra Community Law Level 1, 21 Barry DriveTurner ACT 2612Tel: 02 6218 7977Website: http:...
PublicHousingNeighbourhoodDisputes
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Public Housing Neighbourhood Disputes and How do I make a complaint? If you live in public housing property and have a conflict with a neighbour also living in...
UnitTitlePropertyStrataAndNeighbourhoodDisputes
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Unit Title Property (Strata) and Neighbourhood Disputes and What is unit title? Most flats, apartments, units or townhouses are held under unit title, or strat...
BuildingAndRenovations
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Building and Renovations and Home owners who want to build or renovate their property have to comply with the ACT Building Code. The building code contains prov...
NeighboursPrivacy
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Privacy and Can my neighbour look into my house? There is no legal right to privacy which prevents your neighbour from looking over the fence or listening to c...
Parking
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Parking and General Information Your neighbour is not allowed to park on your driveway or property. They may be trespassing if they continue to park on your pr...
NatureStrips
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Nature Strips and What is a nature strip? A nature strip is the strip of land between your property and the road. It contains essential services such as sewera...
SharedDriveways
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Shared Driveways and What is the law? Most shared driveways are created by an easement. Easements allow limited access to someone else’s property, and only for...
WaterAndFlooding
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Water and Flooding and Disputes over flooding and entry of water can arise when a neighbour’s pool, sewer or drain leaks onto your property. This can cause prop...
Trees
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Trees and What is the law? There are no specific legislative provisions in the ACT on invasive trees. The law on neighbours’ rights and responsibilities in rel...
Trespass
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Trespass and What is trespass? Deliberately interfering with someone else’s land without permission constitutes trespass. Some common trespass scenarios includ...
SmokeOdourAndFumes
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Smoke, odour and fumes and What are my rights and responsibilities? Excessive smoke from BBQs, fumes from painting and odour from uncollected rubbish may be de...
NoisePollution
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Noise pollution and What are my rights and responsibilities? All people in the ACT have a general duty to avoid or minimise environmental harm and nuisance, wh...
LightPollution
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Light pollution and What are my rights and responsibilities? Light from adjoining properties which interferes with your enjoyment of your property may amount t...
AnimalNuisance
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Animal nuisance and What are my rights and responsibilities? It is the responsibility of animal owners and carers to exercise care and ensure that their animal...
UrbanFences
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Urban Fences and Information for Owners What are my rights and responsibilities? A common side or rear fence is the joint responsibility of all property owner...
IntroductionToNeighboursAndNeighbourhoodDisputes
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Introduction and Neighbourhood disputes can arise over a range of issues, including fences, noise pollution, pets etc. Resolving the issue in a friendly manner ...
CriminalLawContactsAndResources
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Contacts and Resources and . Legal Aid * Call the Legal Aid ACT Helpline on 1300 654 314 to discuss your matter, apply for Legal Aid or make a booking for a ...
PenaltyUnits
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What are "penalty units"? and . For all criminal offences in the ACT, the Act creating the offence sets out a maximum penalty which may be imposed if a person is...
Sentencing
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Sentencing and . According to statistics, more than half of those accused of committing offences end up either pleading to, or being found guilty of, at least so...
BasicPrinciplesOfCriminalLaw
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Basic principles of criminal law and . There are four major principles of the criminal law system: 1 a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty; 1 a...
TypesOfOffencesAndHowTheyAreDealtWith
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Types of offences and how they are dealt with and . There are many different types of offences in the ACT. Some offences may be dealt with by a Magistrate, while...
IntroductionToCriminalLaw
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Introduction to Criminal Law and . What is “the criminal law”? “The criminal law” means any law which says that particular conduct is an “offence”, and imposes ...
ProceedsOfCrime
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Proceeds of crime and It is an offence in the ACT to receive property knowing that that property is directly derived from a drug offence, in circumstances where...
CthDrugOffencesAndPenalties
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Commonwealth Drug Offences and In addition to the ACT laws that prescribe a number of offences there are also Commonwealth laws that create offences in relation...
ACTDrugOffencesAndPenalties
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ACT Drug Offences and A number of offences prohibit the possession, distribution and production of illicit drugs in the ACT. The list of drugs to which these of...
ContactsAndResourcesPrivacy
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Contacts and Resources and . Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (dealing with both the Commonwealth Privacy Act and the Territory Information Pr...
AssertingPrivacyRights
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Asserting Privacy Rights and . At a glance An implication of the preceding parts of this chapter is that if people are concerned about their own privacy and tha...
CommonQuestions
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Common Questions and . At a glance This part of the chapter provides a brief introduction to a range of common questions about privacy and issues that readers m...
TheACTPrivacyRegime
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The ACT Privacy Regime and . At a glance The Territory privacy regime has four aspects that are significant for readers concerned with information or other priv...
TheCommonwealthPrivacySchemeNew
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The Commonwealth Privacy Scheme and . At a glance Readers of the preceding paragraphs in this chapter can draw three conclusions about the Commonwealth privacy ...
MakingSenseOfPrivacyLawInTheACT
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Making Sense of Privacy Law in the ACT and . At a glance It is common for people to talk about privacy rights. It is also common for people, particularly tho...
IntroductionToPrivacy
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Introduction to Privacy and . At a glance Privacy is a fundamental but contested value in Australian life and the legal system. It is an aspect of human dignity...
IntroductionAndLegalFrameworks
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Prison and Community Corrections . Current to February 2022. Introduction The Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) is the first (and only) prison in Australia desig...
LifeInPrison
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Life in Prison .Current to February 2022. Types of Detainees There are two types of detainees held in the AMC. * Sentenced detainees are those who have been ...
OffencesCommittedInPrison
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Offences Committed in Prison . Current to February 2022. Detainees are entitled to the protection of the law just like everybody else. If a detainee believes that...
ParoleAndOnReleaseFromPrison
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Parole . Current to February 2022. For most sentences that are at least one year long, a detainee may apply to be released on parole at the end of their non paro...
CommunityCorrections
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Community Corrections . Current to February 2022. As discussed in the Sentencing section, courts can impose a prison sentence or a range of non custodial penaltie...
MakingAComplaint
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Making a Complaint . Current to December 2021. Information on making a complaint is provided on the ACT Corrective Services website and in the Corrections Manage...
ComplainingToTheACTHumanRightsCommission
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Complaining to the ACT Human Rights Commission Contributed by Elizabeth Samra and Karen Toohey. Current to December 2021. Complaints about vulnerable adults Fro...
PrisonersAndCommunityCorrectionsContactsAndResources
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Contacts and Resources . Current to December 2021. There are a range of services available to detainees once they are released from the AMC. Some of these service...
TaxContactsAndResources
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Contacts and Resources Contributed by ACT Revenue Office and current to December 2021. Further information can be found on the ACT Revenue Office’s website: www.r...
PayrollTax
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Payroll Tax Contributed by ACT Revenue Office and current to December 2021 Payroll tax is a tax on wages that employers pay employees under thePayroll Tax Act 201...
ConveyanceDuty
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Contacts and Resources and Commonwealth Government Services and Programs Australian Human Rights Commission Investigates and provides conciliation for discrim...
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