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How Australia's 11 workers compensation schemes work: the 8 state and territory Acts, Comcare, the state of connection test, and Safe Work Australia's real role.
Australia's civil time limits to sue, state by state: contract, personal injury, defamation, and child abuse claims, verified against each Limitation Act.
Australia has no Miranda warning. Here is the actual right to silence, the NSW special caution, and how the right to a lawyer differs by state.
What the Australian Consumer Law covers: consumer guarantees, misleading and unconscionable conduct, current maximum penalties, and who enforces it.
How a Western Australia enduring power of attorney works under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990, including witnessing, SAT recognition and the missing gift rule.
Victoria enduring power of attorney rules: the two-witness requirement under sections 33 and 35, gift limits, revocation, and interstate recognition.
A Tasmanian enduring power of attorney has no legal effect until it is registered with the Recorder of Titles. How execution, registration and revocation work under the Act.
South Australia's enduring power of attorney needs only one witness under the Powers of Attorney and Agency Act 1984. How execution, registration and interstate recognition work.
Queensland enduring power of attorney rules: the one-witness rule under section 44, eligible witnesses, Form 2 and Form 3, registration and revocation.
NT closed new enduring powers of attorney on 17 March 2014. New instruments are Advance Personal Plans; pre-2014 EPAs remain governed by the old Act.
NSW enduring power of attorney rules: the one prescribed witness under section 19, official form, registration for land dealings, and revoking it.
ACT enduring power of attorney rules: two witnesses under section 20, registration only for land dealings, gift limits, and automatic interstate recognition.