Learn About Law

Are you involved in a legal matter, or looking for information about a legal topic? Go To Court’s Learn About Law section just might have the answer you need. This page contains links to articles providing information about legal issues in criminal law, civil law, family law, drink driving and traffic law, compensation law and immigration law. The articles are arranged by area of law. If you click on an area of law, you will find more information about that practice area, as well as state- and territory-specific legal information.

COVID-19 Legal Centre

• The COVID-19 List in Family Courts
• Court and COVID-19 (NSW)
• Court Appearances and COVID-19 (WA)
• Excessive Hardship Because of COVID-19 and Residential Leases (QLD)
• Can I Be Evicted if I Have Been Financially Disadvantaged by COVID-19? (NSW)
• Commercial Leases and COVID
• Breaking a Lease for a COVID-19 Reason (Vic)
• COVID-19 and Stand-Downs
• Parenting Orders and COVID-19
• Covid-19 Restrictions (WA)
• Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions (NSW)
• Contractual Obligations During COVID-19
• More...

Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• De Facto Relationships in Australia
• Family Law Arbitration
• Family Law Mediation
• More...

Criminal Law

• Criminal Charges
• Applying for Bail in Australia
• How to Avoid a Criminal Conviction in Australia
• Penalty Units Australian Law
• More...

Commercial Civil

• Civil Contract Law
• Copyright in Performance
• Design Rights and Registration in Australia
• Directors’ Duties in Australia
• Drones And The Law
• Franchise Agreements in Australia
• Statutory Demands and Insolvency
• Trademark Registration in Australia
• More...

Car Accidents

• Traffic Accidents in Western Australia
• Traffic Accidents in Victoria
• Traffic Accidents in Tasmania
• Traffic Accidents in Queensland
• Traffic Accidents in South Australia
• Traffic Accidents in the Australian Capital Territory
• Traffic Accidents in the Northern Territory
• Traffic Accidents in New South Wales
• More...

Bankruptcy

• Declaring Bankruptcy in Australia
• Bankruptcy and Family Law Matters
• More...

Wills, Estates & Deaths

• Bequests to Minor Children
• Deceased Estates
• Deceased Left a Will on Their Computer
• Early Inheritance
• Grounds for Contesting a Will
• Inheritance Tax
• Interstate and Overseas Assets
• Making a Will In Australia
• Refusing a Bequest
• Testamentary Freedom
• Typos and Spelling Errors in Wills
• Wills That Are Unsigned or Unwitnessed
• More...

Cannabis Law

• Cultivating Cannabis and the Law (NSW)
• Cultivating Cannabis (VIC)
• Cultivating Prohibited Plants (WA)
• Cultivating Cannabis (NT)
• Cultivating Controlled Plants (TAS)
• Cultivating Cannabis (QLD)
• Cultivating Cannabis (SA)
• More...

Guide to Hiring a Lawyer

• Get Legal Advice
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State Laws

• Queensland Law
• New South Wales Law
• Victoria Law
• South Australia Law
• Western Australia Law
• Northern Territory Law
• Tasmania Law
• Australian Capital Territory Law

Accidents and Injuries

• Lump Sum Compensation in Australia
• More...

Civil Employment Law

• Workplace Discrimination
• Sex Discrimination
• Unlawful Dismissal
• National Employment Law
• More...

Civil Disputes

• Civil Liability of Children
• Client Legal Privilege
• Contributory Negligence
• Debt Recovery
• Injurious Falsehood in Australia

DUI Law

• Driving Whilst Intoxicated (DWI) 
• Refusal of Breath Testing in Australia
• More...

Consumer Protection

• Australian Consumer Law and Used Vehicles
• Consumer Law – Misleading or Deceptive Conduct
• The New Gift Card Regime
• More...

Immigration Law

• Australia Visa Information
• Becoming an Australian Citizen
• Types of Bridging Visas in Australia
• Character Test for Visa Applicants
• Immigration English Language Testing in Australia
• Australian Migration Health Requirement
• More...

Firearms Law

• Firearms Offences in Queensland
• Firearms Offences in Victoria
• Firearms Offences in New South Wales
• Firearms Offences in Western Australia
• Firearms Offences in Tasmania
• Firearms Offences in the Northern Territory
• More...

Traffic Law

• Australian Hoon Laws
• More...

Civil Taxation

• Calculating Capital Gains Tax In Australia
• Capital Gains Tax In Australia
• Trust Law In Australia
• What Tax Deductions Can I Claim?
• More...

Sex Laws

• Sex Work and the Law (WA)
• Sex Work and the Law (NSW)
• Sex Work and the Law (QLD)
• Sex Work and the Law (VIC)
• Sex Work and the Law (TAS)
• Sex Work and the Law (NT)
• The Age of Consent (VIC)
• The Age of Consent (QLD)
• The Age of Consent (TAS)
• The Age of Consent (NT)
• The Age of Consent (SA)
• The Age of Consent (WA)
• The Age of Consent (ACT)
• More...

Sex Offender Register

• Sex Offenders Register in Victoria
• Sex Offenders Register in South Australia
• Sex Offenders Register in WA
• Child Protection Offender Register in Queensland
• Child Protection Register in NSW
• Child Sex Offenders Register in the ACT
• Community Protection Offender Register Tasmania
• More...