Queensland Tenant Rights: Eviction, Bonds and Rent Rules
Queensland has abolished no-grounds eviction for landlords. QLD tenant rights guide covering eviction grounds, bond rules, rent increases and QCAT.
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Rebel Wilson Wins MacInnes Defamation Case on Australia's Serious Harm Test; Appeal Filed
The Federal Court of Australia dismissed Charlotte MacInnes's defamation suit against Rebel Wilson, finding no serious harm under the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW). MacInnes has appealed.
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Recording the Police in Australia: What the Law Actually Says
No Australian state makes filming police a standalone offence. Learn the real legal risks, from obstruct-police laws to courtroom recording and the audio rules.
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Redundancy Pay in Australia: The Full NES Scale Explained (Including the Drop at 10 Years)
The Fair Work Act redundancy pay scale from 4 to 16 weeks, why it drops to 12 weeks at 10 years, the small business exemption, and how it differs from notice and unfair dismissal.
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Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Tasmania: Fees and the Free Volunteer Period
Tasmania's RWVP costs $137.20, but is free for volunteer registrations from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 under a temporary fee-relief measure. See what happens when that measure ends.
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Rent Increase Rules in Australia: Frequency, Notice and Rent Bidding by State
How often rent can rise, notice periods and rent-bidding bans compared across all eight Australian states and territories, including QLD and NT outliers.
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Rental Bonds in Australia: Caps, Lodgement and Schemes by State
How much bond a landlord can charge, which scheme holds it, and lodgement deadlines, compared across all eight Australian states and territories.
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Resolving a Strata or Body Corporate Dispute in Australia
Which court or tribunal decides a strata, owners corporation or body corporate dispute in each Australian state, and why the internal process almost always comes first.
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Sham Contracting in Australia: Section 357 and the New Reasonableness Defence
Sham contracting under section 357 of the Fair Work Act: the ban on misrepresenting employment as contracting, the multi-factor employee test, and the reasonableness defence that replaced recklessness.
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Small Claims Tribunals for Consumer Disputes in Australia by State
Where to take an unresolved consumer dispute in each Australian state and territory: QCAT, NTCAT, NCAT, the WA Magistrates Court and VCAT, FY2026-27.
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South Australia Demerit Points: Thresholds, Expiation Fees and the Victims of Crime Levy (2026)
South Australia demerit points: 12 for a full licence, 4 for provisional/learner, FY2026-27 expiation fees, and the good behaviour option explained.
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South Australia Probate: Apply, Fees, and Contesting a Will
How probate works in South Australia: Supreme Court filing, FY2026-27 fees, the 6-month family provision deadline, and intestacy rules.
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South Australia Strata and Community Titles: The Magistrates Court
How strata corporations and community corporations work in South Australia, why disputes go to the Magistrates Court rather than SACAT, and the pet by-law rule.
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South Australia Tenant Rights: Eviction, Bonds and Rent Rules
South Australia abolished no-grounds eviction in July 2024. SA tenant rights guide covering eviction grounds, bond rules, rent increases and SACAT.
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Speeding Fines in Australia by State: FY2026-27 Bands Compared
Speeding fine bands for NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, NT and the ACT for FY2026-27, with demerit points and top-band penalties. Verified July 2026.
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Spent Convictions in Australia: The Commonwealth Rule and How States Differ
Australia has no single spent-convictions rule. The Commonwealth 30-month threshold applies only to Commonwealth offences; South Australia uses a lower 12/24-month test. See how each state differs.
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Spousal Maintenance in Australia: The Law and Time Limits
When a former spouse or de facto partner can claim spousal maintenance in Australia, the section 75(2) factors, and the deadline to apply.
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Strata, Owners Corporation and Body Corporate By-Laws in Australia
How by-laws (or rules) are made and limited in strata schemes, owners corporations and body corporates across Australia, and the tests each state applies to them.
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Strata, Owners Corporation and Body Corporate Law in Australia
Strata title goes by a different name in every Australian state and territory. Compare the term, the Act and the real dispute forum used in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and beyond.
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Strata, Owners Corporation and Body Corporate Levies in Australia
How strata, owners corporation and body corporate levies are raised and recovered across Australia, including the New South Wales 2025 payment-plan changes.
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Tasmania Demerit Points: Thresholds and Accrual Windows Explained (2026)
Tasmania demerit points explained: 12 for a full licence, 4 for learner and provisional licences, per Transport Tasmania.
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Tasmania Tenant Rights: Eviction, Bonds and Rent Rules
Tasmania requires every landlord notice to cite a ground under section 42. TAS tenant rights guide covering eviction, bonds, rent and the Commissioner.
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The 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) Explained
The 13 Australian Privacy Principles in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth): who they bind, the five Parts, and a table of every APP, per the OAIC.
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The Family Court Process in Australia: How It Works
How a family law application proceeds through Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court, including pre-action requirements and evidence in child-related proceedings.
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The Right to Disconnect in Australia: What Section 333M Actually Allows
Australia's right to disconnect under section 333M of the Fair Work Act: what it covers, when a refusal is unreasonable, and how Fair Work Commission stop orders work.
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The Serious Harm Threshold in Australian Defamation Law
Serious harm is now an element of the tort of defamation in most of Australia. Learn what it requires, who decides it, and why Western Australia has no such rule.
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The Working with Children Check Across Australia: Eight Schemes Explained
Every Australian state and territory runs its own working with children scheme under a different name and a different Act. See how they compare, and why none is portable.
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Tree and Overhanging Branch Disputes in Australia by State
Which Australian states have a tree-dispute law, how overhanging branches and high hedges are handled, and why offering cuttings back is a courtesy, not a legal duty.
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Tree Disputes in New South Wales: Damage Risk and High Hedges
How New South Wales handles tree disputes: the Land and Environment Court, Part 2 damage/injury applications, and the separate Part 2A high-hedges regime.
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Tree Disputes in Queensland: Abatement, Notices and QCAT
How Queensland handles tree disputes under Chapter 3 of the Neighbourhood Disputes Act 2011: the abatement right, branch-removal notices, and QCAT.
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Tree Disputes in Tasmania: A Dedicated Statute Few Expect
Tasmania has its own tree-dispute law, the Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017. How the abatement right, branch-removal notices and TASCAT’s Appeal Tribunal work.
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Unfair Contract Terms in Australia: The Law Since November 2023
Unfair contract terms law under the ACL: the section 24 test, standard form contracts, the small business threshold and penalties since 9 Nov 2023.
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Unfair Dismissal in Australia: Eligibility, Deadline and Compensation (FY2026-27)
Unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act: 6/12-month eligibility, the $190,100 earnings bar, 21-day deadline, and the $95,050 FY2026-27 compensation cap, explained with citations.
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Victoria Demerit Points: The Dual-Test Threshold for New Drivers Explained (2026)
Victoria demerit points: full licence 12-point threshold vs the dual test for learner/P1/P2 drivers (5 in 12 months or 12 in 3 years). FY2026-27 fines.
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Victoria Owners Corporation Law: Rules, Fees and VCAT
How owners corporations work in Victoria: rules (not by-laws), fees, arrears recovery and VCAT, under the Owners Corporations Act 2006.
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Victoria Probate: Fees, Deadlines and Family Provision
How probate works in Victoria: Supreme Court fees, the 6-month-from-grant deadline to contest a will, and intestacy rules.
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Victoria Tenant Rights: Eviction, Bonds and Rent Rules
Victoria has abolished no-grounds eviction for periodic and fixed-term tenancies and launched a portable bond scheme. Full VIC tenant rights guide.
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Wage Theft and Underpayment in Australia: The Criminal Offence Explained
Wage theft is a federal crime in Australia under section 327A of the Fair Work Act. How intentional underpayment is judged, penalties, the small business compliance code, and how to recover unpaid wages.
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Warranties Against Defects vs Consumer Guarantees in Australia
The difference between a voluntary warranty against defects and the automatic ACL consumer guarantees, and why a warranty can never reduce your rights.
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Weapons Law in Australia by State: Firearms, Self-Defence Items and Prohibited Weapons (2026)
Self-defence is not a valid reason for a firearms licence anywhere in Australia. Compare firearms, capsicum spray, knife and prohibited-weapons law across all eight states and territories, verified July 2026.
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Western Australia Demerit Points: Why Your Threshold Depends on Experience, Not Your Licence Type (2026)
WA demerit points: DoT WA's 12/8/4-point thresholds by driving experience, Double or Nothing, holiday doubling, and FY2026-27 fines.
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Western Australia Probate: Apply, Fees and Contesting a Will
How probate works in WA: Supreme Court registry, the $418 flat fee, the 6-month family provision deadline, and intestacy rules.
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Western Australia Strata Company Law: SAT, By-Laws and Levies
How strata companies work in Western Australia under the Strata Titles Act 1985: the council, by-law limits, funds and the State Administrative Tribunal.
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Western Australia Tenant Rights: Eviction, Bonds and Rent Rules
Western Australia still allows no-grounds eviction on 60 days notice. WA tenant rights guide covering the Magistrates Court, bonds and rent rules.
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Who Inherits Without a Will in Australia? Intestacy by State
See the statutory order of inheritance and spouse’s statutory legacy in every Australian state and territory when someone dies without a valid will.
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Who Repairs Common Property in a Strata Scheme in Australia
Which repairs a strata scheme, owners corporation or body corporate must make, and the New South Wales change limiting how long an owner has to bring a claim.
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Who to Complain to About a Consumer Problem in Australia
The right order to escalate a consumer complaint in Australia: the business, your state or territory regulator, the ACCC, and a tribunal or court.
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Why Self-Defence Is Never a "Genuine Reason" for a Firearms Licence in Australia
No Australian jurisdiction accepts personal protection as a genuine reason for a firearms licence. NSW, WA, Tasmania and the ACT exclude it expressly; Victoria, Queensland, SA and the NT never listed it. Verified July 2026.
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Wills and Probate in Australia: A Guide by State and Territory
Compare probate fees, family provision deadlines, intestacy rules and enduring power of attorney law across all eight Australian states and territories.
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Window Tint Laws in Australia by State: VLT Limits Compared (2026)
Legal window tint minimums by state: 35% front is near-universal, but the NT allows 15% rear and WA's rule sits in reg 260, not the repealed 2002 Rules. Verified July 2026.
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Working with Children Check NSW: Fees, Validity and the Law
The NSW Working with Children Check costs $112 for paid roles, is free for volunteers, and lasts 5 years. See the Act behind it and how it fits into Australia's wider background-check landscape.
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Working with Children Check SA: Fees, Validity and Spent Convictions
South Australia's Working with Children Check costs $145, or $73.50 for tertiary students, is free for volunteers, and lasts 5 years. See the penalty for working without one and SA's own spent-convictions thresholds.
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Working with Children Check Victoria: Fees, Validity and the Worker Screening Act
The Victorian Working with Children Check costs $139.20 for employees from 1 July 2026, is free for volunteers, and lasts 5 years. The Worker Screening Act 2020 governs it, but does not rename it.
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Working with Children Check WA: Fees, Penalties and Spent Convictions
The WA Working with Children Check costs $87 for employees and $11 for volunteers, and lasts 3 years. See the penalty for working without one and how WA's spent-convictions rules differ from every other state.
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Working with Vulnerable People Registration ACT: Fees, Validity and Penalties
The ACT's Working with Vulnerable People registration costs $163 for paid work, is free for volunteer-only registration, and lasts 5 years. See the penalties for working without one.
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Workplace Surveillance and Monitoring in Australia
Only NSW and the ACT have dedicated workplace surveillance laws. Compare the rules for monitoring staff and recording colleagues across every Australian state.
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