These factsheets are created by Legal Aid ACT. They provide general legal information and should not be used as legal advice.
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Criminal offences and criminal court process
Drink driving offences
Drug driving offences
First time in court?
Requesting an adjournment
Bail
Character references
Video Resources
ACAT
Decision-making, capacity and guardianship
ACT Capacity Toolkit: A Guide for Assessing Capacity is for you if you have concerns about the ability of an adult to make decisions for themselves.
The Capacity Guidelines: A Practical Guide for Legal Practitioners is a resource for legal practitioners who need to determine whether their client has decision-making capacity.
Decision making and your rights
Guardianship
Driving and accidents
Drugs and alcohol
Family violence and personal safety
High-risk weather season
Mental health orders
NDIS
Employment
Resources for older people
Grandchildren and adult children
Elder abuse and personal safety
Resources for carers or workers
Working with older people at risk of abuse
Concerned about someone who may be experiencing elder abuse?
Looking after your assets
Wills
Resources for visa holders
Loding a TPV/SHEV application
- Providing evidence of your identity
- How to complete and lodge an application for a protection visa
- Attending an interview with the Department
- What to expect at the Department of Home Affairs interview
- Helping with forms if you are not a registered migration agent
- What to expect at the Tribunal
Refused by the department
- Ministerial intervention
- Filing for judicial review in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Detention
Mandatory visa cancellations
Resources for young people (youth law factsheets)
Family relationships, separation and divorce
Divorce
Grandparents and care of grandchildren
Changing the name of a child
DNA testing and parentage
Parenting order contraventions
Recovery Orders
What happens when your parents go to court (factsheet for children)
Family Dispute Resolution Conferences (FDR)
Family Advocacy Support Service
Parenting arrangements after separation
Property settlement after separation
Other free legal services
Sex and consent
Tenancy
Access and privacy
ACT tenancy laws basics
Blacklisting
Bond
Condition reports
Ending a tenancy or breaking a lease
Ending a tenancy to escape family violence
Eviction
Going to ACAT
Landlord ending a tenancy
Maintenance and repairs
Modifications to property
Mould
Neighbourhood disputes
Occupancy agreements
Personal protection and family violence orders in tenancies
Pests
Pets
Rent increases
Rights and obligations as a tenant
Starting a tenancy
Subletting
Trees