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ParentingAfterSeparation in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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...
ChildrensRightsAndResponsibilities in NTLawHbk
Children's rights and responsibilities and Introduction Australia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. See http://www.ohc...
CommonProblemsInNeighbourhoods in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS CHAPTERBDM: Registrar of Births, Deaths and MarriagesBDMRA: Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997CCA: Criminal Code ActCEO...
WhatIsTheLaw in NTLawHbk
What is the law? and It seems that there are as many answers to this question as there have been philosophers who have examined it. However, law is traditionall...
CommunityOrganisations in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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...
Childcare in NTLawHbk
4.3 Childcare and Childcare centres The Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 apply to centre based long day care, family day care, preschool a...
Privacy in NTLawHbk
Privacy and Privacy laws only apply to some organisations Privacy laws regulate the way personal information should be collected, handled, or communicated. As ...
CorrectingInformation in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
Environment, planning and land law and This chapter covers those areas of law that regulate: * our interaction with the natural environment * planning arr...
MigrationAgentsRegistrationScheme in NTLawHbk
Migration agents' registration scheme , and From 21 September 1992, anyone who uses knowledge of migration procedures to advise, make representations on behalf ...
Reviews in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
The media and Media includes print (newspapers, magazines, newsletters); digital broadcast (radio, television and subscription television); and online via the i...
Remedies in NTLawHbk
Remedies and In a successful court action for defamation there are three possible common law remedies available: * damages * exemplary damages * injunc...
Defamation in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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 in NTLawHbk
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...
Bail in NTLawHbk
Bail and When a person is charged with a criminal offence, they are required to go before the appropriate court, usually the Magistrates or Supreme Court, to ad...
InvestigationAndArrest in NTLawHbk
Abbreviations used in this chapter: BA: Bail Act (NT)CCA: Criminal Code ActCDEP: Community Development Employment ProgramCSJ: Court of Summary JurisdictionDPP: Di...
Prostitution in NTLawHbk
Prostitution and The Prostitution Regulation Act (PRA), which came into force on 8 May 1992, regulates prostitution in the NT. The PRA distinguishes between esc...
RoadRulesAndTrafficOffences in NTLawHbk
Road rules and traffic offences and There are many laws governing how a person should behave when in control of a motor vehicle, motor cycle, bicycle, powered c...
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