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E-scooter legality across Australia is not uniform. NSW bans private e-scooters entirely; the NT caps them at 200 watts and 10 km/h. Full state-by-state rules, verified July 2026.
Australia's employee records exemption removes most private-sector staff records from the Privacy Act, but not job applicants, contractors, or volunteers. What it means.
Compare who can make personal and health decisions on your behalf across every Australian state and territory, from Enduring Guardianship to Advance Health Directives.
Compare enduring power of attorney names, scope and witnessing rules across every Australian state and territory, including Queensland’s single-document approach.
A guide to six areas of everyday Australian law: adverse possession, drone rules, jury duty, legal name change, dangerous dogs and fireworks, compared by state and territory.
Landlord eviction grounds, notice periods and which tribunal decides a dispute, compared across all eight Australian states and territories.
How Australian Consumer Law decides refund vs repair for faulty goods: the major vs minor failure test in section 260 and who chooses the remedy.
Safe firearm storage is a legal requirement, not a suggestion. NSW and Victoria both set specific storage rules with real penalties for failing to meet them. Verified July 2026.
NSW firearms licensing runs on five categories, A/B/C/D/H, a genuine-reason test that excludes self-defence, and a mandatory safe-storage requirement. Verified July 2026.
Queensland limits firearms possession to a short, closed list of genuine reasons under the Weapons Act 1990. Personal protection has never been on that list. Verified July 2026.
Victoria runs its own longarm category system, separate from NSW's, plus a closed list of genuine reasons that has never included self-defence. Verified July 2026.
Western Australia replaced its 1973 Firearms Act with the Firearms Act 2024, which expressly bars licensing a firearm for personal protection. It is also the only state to permit capsicum spray for defence. Verified July 2026.
Consumer fireworks are legal in Australia in two places only: the Northern Territory's Territory Day window and Tasmania's annual Cracker Night permit. Elsewhere, pyrotechnicians only.
General protections under the Fair Work Act has a 21-day deadline, not 60. Compare it to unfair dismissal: no compensation cap, reverse onus under s 361, and where claims are heard.
Learn which court or registry grants probate in each Australian state and territory, the FY2026-27 fees, and where small-estate shortcuts apply.
Legal name change in Australia is handled by each state and territory births, deaths and marriages registry. Confirmed FY2026-27 fees and what to check before relying on any figure.
How to complain about a privacy breach in Australia: complain to the organisation first, then the OAIC. The 30-day window, what determinations can do, and review rights.
How to make a privacy complaint to the OAIC in Australia: complain to the organisation first, lodge with the OAIC, conciliation, and s 52 compensation.
Recording someone without consent in Australia depends on state law and a lawful-interests or personal-use exception. See the rule and penalties by state.
Recording law differs by state in Australia. Compare NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA, SA, Tasmania, ACT and NT rules, plus the new federal privacy tort.
Jury duty rules across Australia: whether your employer must keep paying you, dismissal protection, and the confirmed juror payment rates in Victoria and New South Wales.
Carrying a knife without a reasonable or lawful excuse is an offence in NSW and Victoria. This page covers what has been verified in both states; other jurisdictions are not addressed here.
How much notice a landlord must give to enter a rental property in Australia, inspection frequency limits and permitted hours, by state and territory.
How long service leave works in NSW: the 10-year qualifying period, 8.6667-week entitlement, pro-rata rules from 5 years, and how pay is calculated.
Queensland long service leave sits in the Industrial Relations Act 2016, not a standalone Act. The 10-year entitlement, pro-rata rules and QLeave explained.
South Australia's long service leave law: 13 weeks at 10 years, 1.3 weeks per year after, and pro-rata rules from 7 years under the 1987 Act.
Tasmania's long service leave law: the 10-year, 8⅔-week entitlement, the 7 to 10-year pro-rata rules, and how TasBuild's portable scheme works.
ACT long service leave is measured in months, not weeks. The 7-year entitlement, 5-year pro-rata rule, and how the weekly conversion works.
NT long service leave: 13 weeks at 10 years, the narrower 7 to 10-year pro-rata rules, and why the community services portable scheme was repealed.
Victoria's long service leave law: the 7-year qualifying period, 1/60th accrual rate, and why Victoria pays no early pro-rata at all.
WA long service leave under the 1958 Act: why the old General Order no longer applies, the 10-year entitlement, and the 7-year pro-rata rule.
Compare the legal requirements for a valid will across every Australian state and territory, including witnessing rules, age limits and informal wills.
Minimum physical standards a rental property must meet in Australia, compared by state and territory. WA has no dedicated regime; Victoria's now apply at advertising.
Australia's minimum wage for FY2026-27 is $26.44/hr ($1,004.90/week) from 1 July 2026. Why most workers are actually paid a higher award rate, junior and casual rates, and superannuation.
Every Australian jurisdiction except the Northern Territory now operates mobile phone detection cameras. FY2026-27 fines and enforcement dates by state, verified July 2026.
Australia has two routes to a national police check: the AFP National Police Certificate for Commonwealth and ACT purposes, and the NCCHC for general employment. Fees, consent rules and when to use each.
How dividing fence, tree and noise disputes work in every Australian state and territory: which Act applies, the forum, the notice you must give first, and common myths.
How neighbour noise is regulated in Australia, the exact power-tool hours prescribed in New South Wales and Victoria, and why most noise complaints go to the council.
NSW's demerit threshold is 13 points (14 for eligible professional drivers), not 12. Thresholds, double demerits and FY2026-27 fines explained.
How probate works in NSW: Supreme Court process, FY2026-27 fees, the 12-month-from-death family provision deadline, and intestacy rules.
How strata schemes work in New South Wales: the owners corporation, levies, by-laws, pets and the 2025 reforms, all under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015.
New South Wales abolished no-grounds eviction in May 2025. NSW tenant rights on eviction grounds, bond limits, rent increases and the NCAT process.
No-grounds eviction is abolished in six Australian states and territories. Western Australia and the Northern Territory still allow it, on 60 days' notice.
NT demerit points: 12 for an open licence, 5 for learners and provisional drivers. MVR thresholds, suspension bands and FY2026-27 fines explained.
How probate works in the Northern Territory: the flat $1,585 fee, the 12-month-from-grant family provision deadline, intestacy, and the Advance Personal Plan.
The Northern Territory still allows no-grounds eviction on 60 days notice and has no bond authority. Full NT tenant rights guide.
The Fair Work Act minimum notice period, from 1 to 4 weeks by length of service, the extra week for employees over 45, payment in lieu, and how it differs from redundancy pay.
The Northern Territory's Ochre Card costs $89 for paid work and $8 for volunteers, not free, and lasts just 2 years. See the penalty for working without one and how NT's anti-discrimination law treats criminal record.
When is a platform a "publisher" of someone else's comment in Australia? The Voller and Defteros High Court rulings, digital intermediary rules, and South Australia's gap.
How the Australian Consumer Law applies to online purchases: guarantees, refunds, overseas sellers, digital products and unsolicited items.
How Australian courts decide parenting arrangements after the 2024 repeal of the shared-responsibility presumption, and the current section 60CC factors.
Can a strata scheme, owners corporation or body corporate ban pets? The law is opposite in New South Wales and South Australia; compare every state's actual rule here.
NSW and Queensland both allow police to use a hand-held scanner without a warrant. The two schemes work differently. Verified July 2026.
Compare FY2026-27 probate filing fees for every Australian state and territory, from flat fees in Queensland and Western Australia to tiered scales elsewhere.
Tasmania probate guide: Supreme Court process, FY2026-27 fees, the 3-month family provision deadline, and intestacy rules.
Every Australian jurisdiction keeps its own list of prohibited weapons, separate from firearms licence categories. Learn how classification works, verified July 2026.
How property settlement works under Australia's Family Law Act after the 10 June 2025 changes to family violence and companion animal rules.
How body corporates work in Queensland under the BCCM Act, why most disputes go to the Commissioner's office rather than QCAT, and the general by-law test.
Queensland demerit points explained: TMR's 12-point open licence rule, 4-point novice limit, Good Driving Behaviour period and FY2026-27 fines.
How probate works in Queensland under the Succession Act 1981: applying at the Supreme Court, the $847.60 flat fee, and the 9-month family provision deadline.