https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk The WALawHbk web of AustLII Communities. en-us Copyright 2026 by contributing authors Wiki Administrator [wiki@austlii.edu.au] The contributing authors of AustLII Communities AustLII Communities https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk https://austlii.community/foswiki/pub/System/ProjectLogos/AustLII_red_50x230.jpg https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/CommonOffences Common offences and Assault An assault under the Criminal Code is any act that applies or threatens to apply force to another person or persons. The Criminal C... (last changed by MichaelCrowley) 2021-12-11T19:38:50+10:00 MichaelCrowley https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/WALawHandbook Western Australian Law Handbook Welcome to the Western Australian Law Handbook: an easy to read guide to law in Western Australia.It is an indispensable plain Eng... (last changed by TamekaBrown) 2019-11-29T10:32:59+10:00 TamekaBrown https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/ChildrenAndYoungPeople Children and Young People and * Protection and care Introduction * Protection and care When a child is in need of protection * Protection and care ... (last changed by TamekaBrown) 2019-11-29T10:30:57+10:00 TamekaBrown https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/HECSDebts HECS debts and On 1 January 2005 a new suite of loans known as the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) came into effect, introduced under the Higher Educatio... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:47:58+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/MedicareLevy Medicare levy and This levy is imposed on your taxable income and is designed to help cover the cost of the health system which operates in Australia. The most ... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:38:33+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/Rebates Rebates and Offsets and A rebate (also known as a tax offset) operates as a tax reduction. It is subtracted from your tax after your tax payable has been calcul... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:32:51+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/TaxRates Tax rates and Taxable Income Tax Payable 0 18,200 Nil 18,201 37,000 Nil 19% of excess over 18,200 37,001 90,000 3,572 32.5% of e... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:26:20+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/AllowableDeductions Allowable deductions and As indicated above, your assessable income is reduced by your allowable deductions in order to determine your taxable income. There are... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:24:52+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/TheTaxReturn The tax return and Do you have to file a tax return? Generally, if you have earned over the minimum taxable income you must lodge a tax return . If you are an... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:21:38+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/HowIsYourTaxLiabilityDetermined How is your tax liability determined? and You are liable to pay tax on your taxable income earned over an income year. For the vast majority of taxpayers, the i... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:20:34+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/AssessableIncome Assessable income and Residents of Australia are assessed on their gross income from all sources. Non residents are assessed on the gross income from Australian... (last changed by AnnetteMorgan) 2019-10-11T23:16:08+10:00 AnnetteMorgan https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/CrimeOther Other and Extra territorial reach A recent development in state and Commonwealth criminal law has been the inclusion of statutory provisions allowing domestic ... (last changed by MichaelCrowley) 2019-06-28T18:09:45+10:00 MichaelCrowley https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/AppealingASentence Appealing a sentence and A person can appeal against a sentence based on the sentencing court making a direct error about the law or facts or on the basis of th... (last changed by AndrewRobson) 2019-01-21T12:19:58+10:00 AndrewRobson https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/Search Search and Searching a person Police also have the power to conduct any search if the person concerned agrees to it. Once an arrest has been made, police can s... (last changed by AndrewRobson) 2019-01-21T12:18:24+10:00 AndrewRobson https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/Arrest Arrest and An arrest occurs where a person is placed under the control of another person. An arrest can be made with or without a warrant. Arrest without warra... (last changed by AndrewRobson) 2019-01-21T12:16:24+10:00 AndrewRobson https://austlii.community/foswiki/WALawHbk/CYPGoingToCourt Protection Care Going to Court and When the Department makes an application to take a child into care, the matter is dealt with in the Children’s Court of Wes... (last changed by JessicaPeake) 2018-11-14T17:29:09+10:00 JessicaPeake