Netherlands Laws
Fences in the Netherlands: Schutting Rules, Height and Distances
Dutch fence rules: the right to enclose under artikel 5:48 BW, the 5:49 scheidsmuur, planting distances and why the height limit is set locally.
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Netherlands Criminal Law: Reporting, Sentencing and Weapons
Netherlands criminal law: filing a police report (aangifte), community service (taakstraf), and knife rules under the Wet wapens en munitie.
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Netherlands Laws
Knife Law in the Netherlands (Messenwet): What Is Prohibited
Dutch knife law under the Wet wapens en munitie: which knives are banned, which may be owned but not carried, penalties, and the pending national ban.
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Netherlands Laws
Filing a Police Report in the Netherlands (Aangifte Doen)
How to file a police report in the Netherlands: aangifte, melding and klacht under artikel 161 to 167 Sv, plus beklag to the gerechtshof.
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Netherlands Laws
Community Service (Taakstraf) in the Netherlands: Rules and Limits
How the taakstraf works in the Netherlands: the 240-hour maximum, the taakstrafverbod, and substitute detention if the work is not completed.
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Recording Laws
Recording Colleagues and Managers at Work in Western Australia
Western Australia has no dedicated workplace surveillance Act. Recording a colleague or manager is governed by the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 (WA) s.5, the Fair Work Act, and the federal employee-records exemption.
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Recording Laws
Home Security Cameras and CCTV Law in Western Australia
Western Australia's Surveillance Devices Act 1998 regulates security camera video under s.6 and audio under s.5 separately. Most consumer CCTV records sound, which is judged under the stricter listening-device rule.
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Recording Laws
Recording Phone Calls in Western Australia: What the Law Requires
Recording your own phone call in Western Australia needs consent or a lawful-interests justification under the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 s.5. Federal interception law rarely applies to your own call.
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Recording Laws
Workplace Recording and Surveillance in Victoria
Victoria has no dedicated workplace surveillance Act. How the general Surveillance Devices Act 1999 applies at work, and the 2025 inquiry that may change that.
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Recording Laws
Security Camera and CCTV Laws in Victoria
How the Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic) treats home security cameras: the s 7 private-activity test for video, and why the microphone is judged separately under s 6.
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Recording Laws
Recording Phone Calls in Victoria
Why recording your own phone call is outside Victoria's surveillance offence entirely, how the federal interception law fits in, and the separate risk of publishing a recorded call.
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Recording Laws
Recording Colleagues and Managers at Work in Tasmania
Tasmania has no dedicated workplace surveillance Act. Recording a colleague or manager is governed by the Listening Devices Act 1991 (Tas) s.5, the Fair Work Act, and the federal employee-records exemption.
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