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WorkRelatedInjury
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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
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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...
WebBottomBar
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WebMenu
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WebMenu Definition of site wide horizontal menu Implementation %IF{"'' ingroup 'AdminGroup'" then="$percntINCLUDE{\".SiteMenu\" section=\"admin...
ComplaintsAboutGovernmentAdministration
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Complaints about government administration and Administrative law is the body of law that applies to the administrative actions and decision making processes of...
CouplesWhoAreNotMarried
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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
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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
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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
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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...
CommonProblemsInNeighbourhoods
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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
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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CHAPTERBDM: Registrar of Births, Deaths and MarriagesBDMRA: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997CCA: Criminal Code ActCEO...
CommunityOrganisations
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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
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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...
ChangingTheLaw
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Privacy
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Privacy and Privacy laws only apply to some organisations Privacy laws regulate the way personal information should be collected, handled, or communicated. As ...
CorrectingInformation
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Environment, planning and land law and This chapter covers those areas of law that regulate: * our interaction with the natural environment * planning arr...
MigrationAgentsRegistrationScheme
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Migration agents' registration scheme , and From 21 September 1992, anyone who uses knowledge of migration procedures to advise, make representations on behalf ...
Reviews
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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....
WhenSomeoneDies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The media and Media includes print (newspapers, magazines, newsletters); digital broadcast (radio, television and subscription television); and online via the i...
Remedies
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Remedies and In a successful court action for defamation there are three possible common law remedies available: * damages * exemplary damages * injunc...
Defamation
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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'...
Copyrights
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Prisoners and In the NT the main legislation governing prison matters is the Correctional Services Act 2014 NT (CSA) and Correctional Services Regulations 2014 ...
Sentencing
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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
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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...
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