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How ACT property records work: ACTLIS title search $24.00, certificates of title still exist but are no longer required to deal, caveat lodgement $360.00 under Land Titles Act 1925 ss104-108.
How to search a Torrens land title in Australia: who runs each state and territory register, what a title search shows, owner-name search rules, fees, and the current status of certificates of title.
Australia's Telemarketing and Research Calls Standard sets calling hours, caller ID rules and termination rights for every call, registered or not. See the hours, fax rules and how to complain.
The Spam Act 2003 covers email, SMS and MMS marketing, not phone calls. See the consent, sender ID and unsubscribe rules, penalties, and how to report spam to ACMA.
Registration on Australia's Do Not Call Register is free and now lasts indefinitely, not eight years. See section 14 eligibility, how registration works, exemptions and penalties.
How to find an Australian court judgment or case file: the court hierarchy, what is public by default, and the access rules and fees in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, NT and the ACT.
How to find Western Australia court records: the eCourts Portal's dual role, non-party access under Order 67B, current search and copy fees, and the state's own Family Court.
How Victorian court records work: RedCrest versus CITEC Confirm, rule 28.05 and Practice Note SC GEN 20 for file access, Supreme Court fees and what stays closed by default.
Tasmania has no online court-record search portal. How rule 33 access, the $50.96 fee, and Tasmania's suppression and reporting-restriction rules actually work.
How to search and inspect South Australian court records through CourtSA and the Registrar: the $30.75 fee, suppression orders, and what stays restricted by default.
How to find Queensland court records: eCourts for parties, the non-party inspection process under rules 975G to 975I and Practice Direction 7 of 2025, and where judgments are published.
How NT court records work: no online case-search portal, Local Court $32.00 and Supreme Court approx $37 inspection fees, and the Evidence Act suppression regime.