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The ACT's child exploitation material offences apply under 18, carry up to 19 years imprisonment, and have no statutory peer defence. Registration has narrow carve-outs for young people.
The Northern Territory's child abuse material offences apply under 18, carry up to 14 years imprisonment, and have no statutory peer or self-image defence. Registration is not automatic.
Victoria sexting law explained: the under-18 child abuse material threshold, section 51B-51H penalties, and the six section 51M-51R young-person exceptions, not a flat 2-year rule.
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.
Where to take an unresolved consumer dispute in each Australian state and territory: QCAT, NTCAT, NCAT, the WA Magistrates Court and VCAT, FY2026-27.
South Australia's standard birth, death and marriage certificates cost $72, gazetted 14 May 2026 and effective 1 July 2026. Eligibility, ID rules and how to register a birth or death.
South Australia's child car seat fine is $463 for one child or $547 for more, with 3 or 5 demerit points. Rules, exemptions and rideshare treatment explained.
South Australia demerit points: 12 for a full licence, 4 for provisional/learner, FY2026-27 expiation fees, and the good behaviour option explained.
SA drink driving penalties under the Road Traffic Act 1961: category 1/2/3 fines, the mandatory expiation pathway, immediate suspension and the alcohol interlock scheme.
How probate works in South Australia: Supreme Court filing, FY2026-27 fees, the 6-month family provision deadline, and intestacy rules.
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.
South Australia abolished no-grounds eviction in July 2024. SA tenant rights guide covering eviction grounds, bond rules, rent increases and SACAT.
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.
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.
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.
New South Wales spends most convictions automatically after 10 years (adults) or 3 years (children). See the exclusions, the disclosure offence, and where it still counts.
Queensland's Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 sets a 10 year adult and 5 year rehabilitation period, capped by a 30 month sentence ceiling.
South Australia spends most convictions automatically after 10 or 5 years. See how sex offences, disclosure penalties, and exclusions actually work under the 2009 Act.
ACT convictions become spent automatically after 5 or 10 years, but a sentence over 6 months can never be spent, stricter than the Commonwealth's 30-month rule.
NT convictions become spent automatically after 5 or 10 years, but a sentence over 6 months, or a sexual offence, can never be spent. How the NT's rules work.
Victoria spends most convictions automatically after 10 years (adults) or 5 years (young offenders). See the serious-conviction court pathway, the offence, and the exclusions.
Western Australia has no automatic spent-conviction path. See how the District Court and Police Commissioner tiers work, waiting periods, and the juvenile exception.
When a former spouse or de facto partner can claim spousal maintenance in Australia, the section 75(2) factors, and the deadline to apply.
Australia's civil time limits to sue, state by state: contract, personal injury, defamation, and child abuse claims, verified against each Limitation Act.
A statute-barred debt in Australia means a creditor can no longer sue over it in court. It does not cancel the debt, stop collection contact, or clear a credit report.
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.
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.
How strata, owners corporation and body corporate levies are raised and recovered across Australia, including the New South Wales 2025 payment-plan changes.
Tasmania charges one flat $60.76 Standard Certificate fee for birth, death and marriage certificates, current as at 18 August 2026. Eligibility, ID rules and how to register a birth or death.
Tasmania's child car seat fine is $350 with 3 demerit points, per Transport Tasmania's guide. Taxi exemption, rideshare silence and penalty details explained.
Tasmania demerit points explained: 12 for a full licence, 4 for learner and provisional licences, per Transport Tasmania.
Tasmania drink driving penalties under the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970: the section 17 penalty table, on-the-spot infringements, immediate disqualification and MAIP.
Tasmania requires every landlord notice to cite a ground under section 42. TAS tenant rights guide covering eviction, bonds, rent and the Commissioner.
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 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.
How a family law application proceeds through Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court, including pre-action requirements and evidence in child-related proceedings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Queensland handles tree disputes under Chapter 3 of the Neighbourhood Disputes Act 2011: the abatement right, branch-removal notices, and QCAT.
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.
Australia has no single unclaimed money search. ASIC, the ATO and every state run separate free registers. Compare thresholds, deadlines and fees by state.
Search South Australia's unclaimed money register, run by the Department of Treasury and Finance, not RevenueSA, under the Unclaimed Money Act 2021. Free, with a 25 year claim deadline.
Search Tasmania's unclaimed money register, run by Treasury and Finance Tasmania under the Unclaimed Money Act 2015. Free to search, including Betfair, TOTE and Tattslotto listings.
The Northern Territory has no single comprehensive unclaimed-money Act, but the Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act 1963 runs a real, searchable Treasurer-administered register.
Search Western Australia's unclaimed money register, run by the Department of Treasury and Finance under the Unclaimed Money Act 1990. Free to search, free to claim, no deadline.
Revenue NSW holds dividends, unpresented cheques and deceased estate money after 2 years. Search and claim for free, and learn about the 6-year claim deadline under the Unclaimed Money Act 1995.
Queensland Public Trustee and the Treasurer's Unclaimed Monies Fund hold unclaimed money under the Public Trustee Act 1978, not the older 1965 Act. Search and claim for free.
The State Revenue Office holds Victoria's unclaimed money, including old gaming winnings, after just 12 months. Search and claim for free under the Unclaimed Money Act 2008.
Unfair contract terms law under the ACL: the section 24 test, standard form contracts, the small business threshold and penalties since 9 Nov 2023.
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.
Victorian birth, death and marriage certificates cost a flat $59.10. Who can apply, proof of identity, registration deadlines and closed-period access, sourced from BDM Victoria and the Act.
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.
Victoria's drink driving penalties explained: the 0.01g Schedule 1 disqualification ladder, section 49 fine caps, mandatory interlock and vehicle impoundment.
How owners corporations work in Victoria: rules (not by-laws), fees, arrears recovery and VCAT, under the Owners Corporations Act 2006.
How probate works in Victoria: Supreme Court fees, the 6-month-from-grant deadline to contest a will, and intestacy rules.
How Victoria's Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 protects people who report improper conduct, the 2024-25 oversight restructure, and the penalties for reprisal.
Victoria has abolished no-grounds eviction for periodic and fixed-term tenancies and launched a portable bond scheme. Full VIC tenant rights guide.