Legal topics

Plain language legal information to help a client with their legal problem.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

Information about the rights and support services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Apprehended Violence Orders

Apprehended Violence Orders

Information about applying for, and responding to an application for, an Apprehended Violence Order.
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Car accidents

Car accidents

Information about property damage caused by a car accident.
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Centrelink and NDIS

Centrelink and NDIS

Information about the Disability Support Pension, income support payments and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Consumers

Consumers

Information about consumer law, and home building and renovating.
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Courts and Tribunals

Courts and Tribunals

Information about the NSW Online Court and referring people to a Local Court registry.
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Crime and offences

Crime and offences

Information about bail, crime, criminal records, restitution, social security offences, and subpoenas.
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Debt and credit

Debt and credit

Information about bank accounts, bankruptcy, consumer credit debts, creditors, debtors, private car park debts, and uncollected goods.
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Disasters

Disasters

Information about support services for people affected by natural disasters.
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Discrimination

Discrimination

Information about dealing with unlawful discrimination.
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Employment

Employment

Information about employment rights, termination, wages and entitlements, and state system employees.
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Family law

Family law

Information about care and protection, domestic violence, marriage, separation and divorce, parenting, and property.
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Fines

Fines

Information about dealing with a fine issued in NSW.
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Government

Government

Information about COVID-19, missing persons, My Health Record, NSW driver licences, schooling, and surveys.
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Housing and land

Housing and land

Information about boarding houses, property law, residential tenancy, and strata schemes.
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Legal system

Legal system

Information about class actions and dealing with lawyers.
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Mental health

Mental health

Information about mental health facilities, voluntary and involuntary patients, and the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
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Neighbours

Neighbours

Information about animals, fences, boundaries and retaining walls, noise, smells, development and surveillance, and trees.
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Planning ahead

Planning ahead

Information about General and Enduring Powers of Attorney, Enduring Guardianship, Financial Management Orders, and an Advanced Care Directive.
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Royal Commissions

Royal Commissions

Information about ongoing and recent Royal Commissions.
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Social media

Social media

Information about the various issues related to social media including privacy, intimate images, defamation, discrimination, harassment, and bullying.
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Traffic offences

Traffic offences

Information about drink driving and drug driving, heavy vehicles, licence suspensions and disqualifications, older drivers, and security guards and transport officers.
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Victims rights

Victims rights

Information about making a police report, victims rights and support services, and the sexual assault communications privilege.
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Wills and estates

Wills and estates

Information about funerals, wills, beneficiaries, and distributing an estate.
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