Questions tagged [australia]
Questions specific to Australia. For many questions, specifying the state will be required as legislation can be state-specific (notably criminal law).
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Does AFP NPC Code 41 “All Commonwealth offences” mean search scope only, or disclose spent convictions under Part VIIC
Under Australia’s spent convictions scheme (Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Part VIIC), spent convictions are generally protected from disclosure and from being taken into account, subject to Division 6 ...
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Why’s Australia apex court called HIGH Court of Australia, not SUPREME Court of Australia?
Why's Australia apex court called HIGH Court — when Canada’s, New Zealand’s, United Kingdom's apex courts called SUPREME Court? All emphases are mine.
The High Court of Australia stands as the apex ...
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How common is being held in custody after a bench warrant is issued for failing to attend court?
My general understanding is that if someone who is on bail
doesn't attend their court hearing, and a bench-warrent is issued for their arrest,
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Right of return for Australian "Isis brides"?
A political debate is ongoing in Australia over a group of Australian women and their Australian children in the Al-Roj detention camp in Syria. While the Australian government has previously ...
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Love it or your money back [duplicate]
In my shower, I have a container of liquid soap distributed under the brand name of a major supermarket chain. It says on the back:
TRY IT. LOVE IT. OR YOUR MONEY BACK.
Well, I don't love it. I mean,...
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Right to Disconnect (Australian Fair Work Act) and request to use personal WhatsApp account for work
Australia’s Fair Work act was updated in 2024 to include a section about the ‘Right to Disconnect’. It means that workers can refuse work-related contact when they are not actually at work, so long ...
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Contract as written and signed is different to the terms of the deal under which the sale was made, which is the contract agreed to?
I have a contract question, about which is the binding contract in the following scenario.
We have Peter's Phone Shop, the seller, who runs the following regular offer (the regular deal)
We will give ...
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Is it a crime to pretend you're someone you're not and ask for money? [closed]
TL;DR: I have the local bank account details of an online romance scammer and want to know if they've committed a crime, and which authorities to turn to with the highest chance of bringing justice.
I ...
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What if two squatters live in a house at the same time?
Let's say there are two squatters living in a mansion. They moved in at the same time but don't know about each other. One is living the basement, and one is living in the attic. After the required ...
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Is it legal to abandon an anchored boat for a swim?
Obviously, it is fine for passengers of a private boat to go swimming/diving/spearfishing.
But what about the case when the boat is anchored half a mile from the shore and everybody on board leaves ...
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Is it a crime to not declare when your company is out of business?
I own some piece of electronics from company X. Their website is still up (occasionally, at least), but since they haven't updated it in many years, and also due to some posts from other sources I ...
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Staying silent in Aus
According to If applied in the United States, what is the most obvious legally functional difference between the British and American "mirandizing" phrase? and the answers to that question, ...
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In Australia do automatic voice transcribers have the same legal restrictions as voice recorders?
There are various legal restrictions for recording sound and voice in Australia, e.g. in some states you cannot record without permission from all being recorded, in others you can record any ...
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Are Guidelines for a Regulation legally enforceable, e.g. do they constitute a contract in Australia, against the applicant?
Related to my prior Q. I gather that:
The biscuit-maker petitioner applies to the DVA to use the word Anzac. They complete a form that instructs them to view some Guidelines:
The Department of ...
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What does the government-issued "proof" for Anzac biscuits' approval contain?
In relation to this Skeptics Q on Anzac biscuits, I have a legal-ish follow-up.
Since the government issues some "proof" (the word used in the Regulations Under the Protection of Word ‘Anzac’...
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