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BuyingABusiness
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Buying a business , and Business vs company The distinction between purchasing a business or a company is often lost on many buyers. It is imperative that a po...
ComplaintsAboutPolice
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Complaints about police and In the Northern Territory (NT) there is a system available to members of the public who wish to complain about the NT or Federal Pol...
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 and Probate Act (NT) (the APA). This section provides basic information on t...
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...
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...
HealthAndCommunityServicesComplaints
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Health and Community Services Complaints , and Health and Community Services Complaints Commission (HCSCC) The Health and Community Services Complaints Commiss...
Parking
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Parking , and Parking Infringements Council Officers are authorised under the Local Government Act 2008 (NT) to enforce legislation that covers areas for which ...
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...
CouplesWhoAreNotMarried
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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 fami...
JuryService
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Jury service and Overview The Australian justice system works on the principle that people should be tried and judged by their peers. For this reason, in the N...
LegalAid
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Legal aid , and Many people can't afford the services of a lawyer. Legal aid makes it possible for those people to get legal advice or help to present claims in...
CostsAndFeesForFamilyLawActions
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Costs and fees for family law actions , and Generally, each party to proceedings under the FLA pays their own costs s.117 . If the court thinks it is justified...
Insurance
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Insurance and Introduction Insurance companies collect premiums from their customers to use to pay those customers who make claims under their insurance polici...
OptionsForAPersonWithAComplaint
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Challenging administrative decisions and If an administrative decision is made that you disagree with, there are four main ways that you might be able to challe...
DomesticAndFamilyViolence
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Domestic and family violence , , Introduction What is Domestic Violence? 'Domestic violence' includes where one person in a domestic relationship (see Who can ...
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...
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 ...
FamilyRelationshipCentres
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Family Relationship Centres , and Family Relationship Centres are a first port of call when families want information about relationship and separation issues. ...
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,...
ChildWelfare
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Wellbeing of children , and The Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (NT) (CPC Act) has three aims: 1 to promote the wellbeing of children, including: ...
System
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%IF{"$WEBSUMMARY = ''" then=" "}% * Table of contents About the Handbook The Northern Territory Law Handbook ('the Handbook') has been developed as an easy t...
NTLawHandbook
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Northern Territory Law Handbook Welcome to the Northern Territory Law Handbook: an easy to read guide to law in the Northern Territory. This approach to providing...
Remedies
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Remedies , reviewed by Cameron Kiely and In a successful court action for defamation there are three possible common law remedies available: * damages * ex...
Defamation
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Defamation , reviewed by Cameron Kiely and The tort of defamation focuses on damage to reputation and in the Northern Territory is covered by the Defamation Act ...
DealingWithMoney
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Community organisations dealing with money , and There are four basic ways for a community organisation with limited funds to improve its financial position. ...
LegalDocuments
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Legal documents This chapter describes some of the documents commonly regarded as legal documents. Many others are not covered by this chapter, though some are de...
OffencesAgainstThePerson
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Offences against the person , and Introduction This chapter deals with common offences to be found in the Criminal Code Act (CCA) and other Acts commonly used ...
RepresentingYourself
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Representing yourself and Overview The term ‘self represented litigant’ is often used to refer to people who decide to run their own proceeding in a court or t...
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...
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...
ContactPoints
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Contact points Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Alice Springs 1st Floor, 44 Bath Street, Alice Springs, NT GPO Box 1890, Darwin, NT 0801 Tel: 8951 5023 Fax...
AlternativeDisputeResolution
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Alternative Dispute Resolution and What is Alternative Dispute Resolution? ADR is a broad term used to describe many conflict resolution processes. They all ha...
AdultGuardianship
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Adult Guardianship , and About guardianship What is guardianship? Guardianship is the framework that gives legal authority to a guardian to make decisions on ...
Superannuation
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Superannuation , and Superannuation is a long term savings and investment vehicle that provides tax advantaged retirement benefits for members and their dependen...
Interpreters
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Interpreters , and It is essential that anyone who has difficulty effectively communicating in English has the services of an interpreter in any legal situation....
CourtsAndTribunals
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Courts and Tribunals , and In Australia, courts and tribunals are organised into a hierarchy and are divided into two different areas: federal and state/territo...
BuyingOnlineOverTheInternet
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Consumer risks when shopping online , and Online shopping has become an integral part of modern life, offering the convenience of browsing and purchasing from h...
WhatIsTheLaw
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What is the law? , and The law is a set of rules or principles used to regulate humans. Generally, the law is created and enforced by the government or other in...
FindingTheLaw
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Finding the law , and When you want to find the law on a topic, reading a fact sheet, book, or credible internet source is a good place to start. Many sites on ...
ChangingTheLaw
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Changing The Law , and Introduction The law in Australia is constantly changing every year, with the parliaments introducing new laws or changing existing laws...
MotorVehicleAccidents
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Motor vehicle accidents , and This section is divided into three parts: * what to do after an accident * property damage * motor vehicle injuries. The ...
Childcare
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Education and Care Services in the Northern Territory and Quality Education and Care NT (QECNT) Quality Education and Care NT (QECNT) is the regulatory authori...
Building
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Building and Legislative scheme In the NT, building work is regulated primarily by the following Acts: * Architects Act 1963 (NT) * Building Act 1993 (NT...
BuyingAMotorVehicle
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Buying a motor vehicle , and Buying a motor vehicle is a major financial commitment and can be problematic, especially if your knowledge of vehicles is limited ...
ChildrensRightsAndResponsibilities
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Children's rights and responsibilities , and Introduction Australia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. See http://www.o...
Debts
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Debts , and A debt exists when one person, the debtor, owes money to another, the creditor. Unpaid electricity or telephone bills, doctor's fees and credit card ...
Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy , and Bankruptcy is a method that enables some control to be taken over a debtor's affairs, so that their financial disaster can be brought to an end,...
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