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CapacityAndSupportedDecisionMaking
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Capacity and Supported Decision Making and Definition of capacity and impaired decision making ability Capacity is generally defined as the ability to make a d...
NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and NDIS overview The main objective of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is to provide all Australians who ...
DisabilityAndTheLaw
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Disability and the Law and Disability Overview Defining Disability Disability is defined in several ways in legislation and policy or program documents. The D...
BeginningATenancy
in ACTLawHbk
Beginning a Tenancy Contributed by Tenancy Advice Service (a division of Legal Aid ACT) and Peter Christensen and current to March 2020. There are many ways to fi...
ResourcesandLinks
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Resources and Links and . The Tenancy Advice Service (A Division of Legal Aid ACT) has a number of resources available on its website. Standard Lease Agreement ...
GoingToTheACTCivilAndAdministrativeTribunal
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EndingATenancy
in ACTLawHbk
Ending a Tenancy and . Ending a tenancy and breaking a lease The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) ('the Act') permits a tenant to leave a tenancy in various...
DuringATenancy
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During a Tenancy Contributed by Peter Christensen and Tenancy Advice Service (a division of Legal Aid ACT) and current to March 2021. Access and Privacy A tenant...
AboriginalAndTorresStraitIslanderSpecificProgramsAndServices
in ACTLawHbk
As outlined in the Corrections Management (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Detainee and Offender) Policy 2018, ACTCS is committed to addressing the over rep...
RehabilitationServices
in ACTLawHbk
The Correction Programs Unit facilitates programs at the AMC and the community corrections programs in Canberra. Additional programs are facilitated by internal a...
DrugAndAlcoholSentencingList
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See also Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order above. The ACT Supreme Court has a sentencing option for people whose drug and alcohol use has contributed to their offe...
Overview
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Overview Workers Compensation Schemes and . Workers Compensation – Principles and Features Workers compensation is a scheme for payment of compensation to an in...
VeteransAdvocacyAndSupport
in ACTLawHbk
Veterans' Advocacy and Support and . There are a significant number of agencies, government and non government, which play a role in respect of veterans’ advocac...
Offences
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Content to be provided shortly. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Legal Aid ACT helpline on 1300 654 314.
Cycling
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Content to be provided shortly. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Legal Aid ACT helpline on 1300 654 314.
DrivingAndMotorcycling
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Content to be provided shortly. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Legal Aid ACT helpline on 1300 654 314.
WorkersRepresentationAndConsultation
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Workers Representation and Consultation and . One of the objects of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 is the provision of fair and effective workplace represen...
HealthAndSafetyRepresentativesAndCommittees
in ACTLawHbk
Health and Safety Representatives and Committees and . A health and safety committee is a useful forum for consultation on work health and safety issues. A commi...
AdvanceCarePlanning
in ACTLawHbk
Advance Care Planning and Advance care planning is a series of steps that can be taken to plan future health care. The aim of advance care planning is to promot...
SuperannuationAndEstates
in ACTLawHbk
Superannuation and Estates and . . Does superannuation form part of your estate? Generally, superannuation does not form part of your estate unless the trustee ...
GettingHelp
in ACTLawHbk
Getting help and Many victims/survivors of sexual assault go through their lives without ever accessing support. They can struggle for many years, decades or ev...
SupportersofPeopleWhomHaveExperiencedSexualAssault
in ACTLawHbk
Supporters of people who have experienced sexual assault and My Friend Or Family Member Has Been Sexually Assaulted, What Can I Do? If someone chooses to tell ...
ReportingSexualAssaultandCriminalProceedings
in ACTLawHbk
Reporting sexual assault and criminal proceedings and There are many people who decide not to report to police for a range of reasons, not least because it can ...
Funds
in ACTLawHbk
Bridging Visas , and NOTE: Readers should be aware that the Migration legislation changes frequently. Before using the information listed here, we recommend tha...
MentalIllness
in ACTLawHbk
For information on mental health and the law, see the Mental Health Law section of the ACT Law Handbook.
VeteransRehabilitation
in ACTLawHbk
Veterans Rehabilitation and . Rehabilitation programs are available under the VEA (Part VIA) and the MRCA (Chap 3) to improve the quality of life of a veteran an...
VeteransReviewAndAppeals
in ACTLawHbk
Veterans Reviews and Appeals and . There is a right of appeal or review for most veterans matters. These include internal review by the Commission and external r...
VeteransMedicalAndOtherTreatment
in ACTLawHbk
Veterans Medical and Other Treatment and . Medical Treatment VEA The Commission may provide medical and other treatment for eligible veterans under Part V VEA...
MilitaryRehabilitationAndCompensationAct2004
in ACTLawHbk
VeteransEntitlementsAct1986
in ACTLawHbk
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and . Structure of the VEA The VEA comprises contains 35 Parts; broadly the structure is: * Part 1 – Preliminary – definition...
OverviewOfVeteransLegislation
in ACTLawHbk
Overview of Veterans Legislation and . The Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) (VEA) is the principal legislation which governs entitlements to pension or comp...
Rehabilitation
in ACTLawHbk
Rehabilitation Rehabilitation programs are available under the VEA (Part VIA) and the MRCA (Chap 3) to improve the quality of life of a veteran and to assist the ...
Remand
in ACTLawHbk
Sentencing and . The majority of people accused of offences either plead guilty or are found guilty of at least some of the charges levelled against them. The la...
DiscriminationContactsAndResources
in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and Resources and . Getting legal advice You can seek free legal advice about your rights to be treated fairly and inclusively as required by ACT discr...
CthAntiDiscriminationFrameworks
in ACTLawHbk
Federal Discrimination Protections and . The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is able to investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination, harassmen...
ACTAntiDiscriminationFrameworks
in ACTLawHbk
The ACT Discrimination Act and . Right of Action Under the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) ("the Act"), a person can make a complaint to the ACT Human Rights Comm...
WhatToDoIfYouThinkYouDefamedSomeone
in ACTLawHbk
What to do if you think you have defamed someone and . Seek legal advice. Apologising or retracting won’t necessarily constitute admission of liability (s132 Civ...
WhatToDoIfYouThinkSomeoneHasDefamedYou
in ACTLawHbk
What to do if you think someone has defamed you and . Seek legal advice. Remember, the ‘published’ matter must cause the average person to think less of you. Per...
DefamationAtWork
in ACTLawHbk
Defamation at work and . Sharing workplace investigation information with more than just those legitimately involved, even accidentally, can amount to defamation...
DefamationOnTheInternetAndSocialMedia
in ACTLawHbk
Defamation on the Internet and Social Media and . People posting on social media need to be aware that the law of defamation applies to them. There are an increa...
DefencesAndRemedies
in ACTLawHbk
WhatItMeansToHarmAPersonSReputation
in ACTLawHbk
What does it mean to harm a person’s reputation? and . At law, everyone is presumed to have a good reputation unless facts are proven in court to show that this ...
WhatIsDefamation
in ACTLawHbk
What is defamation? and . What is defamation? Defamation occurs when ‘matter’ identifying a party and harming that party’s reputation is published (see below fo...
EmploymentContactsAndResources
in ACTLawHbk
Contacts and Resources , and . Fair Work Ombudsman www.fwo.gov.au Fair Work Commission www.fwc.gov.au Australian Human Rights Commission www.ahrc.gov.au ACT ...
TerminationofTenancy
in ACTLawHbk
DefamationContacts
in ACTLawHbk
NationalEmploymentStandards
in ACTLawHbk
National Employment Standards , and . The National Employment Standards (NES) are minimum employment standards that apply to employees covered by the Fair Work A...
SourcesOfEmploymentRightsAndObligations
in ACTLawHbk
Sources of Employment Rights and Obligations , and . Broadly speaking, the sources of employment rights and obligations are: 1 The Fair Work Act; 1 Modern ...
Overpayments
in ACTLawHbk
Overpayments , and Chapter 5 SSA Where a person is paid a pension, benefit or allowance to which they are not entitled, a debt may be owed to the Commonwealth. ...
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