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A fortiori
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: A fortiori is defined as With even stronger reason.
Ab initio
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ab initio is defined as From the beginning.
Abatement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Abatement is defined as Reduction of a legacy when estate is insufficient.
Abolition of the jury
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Abolition of the jury is defined as Dispensing with a jury in civil or criminal trials.
Absolute privilege
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Absolute privilege is defined as Complete defence to defamation (e.g., statements made in court or parliament).
Accessorial liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Accessorial liability is defined as Liability for knowingly assisting a breach (e.g., under the rule in Barnes v Addy).
Accessory
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Accessory is defined as Person who assists in or conceals a crime.
Accord and satisfaction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Accord and satisfaction is defined as Agreement to accept substitute performance, discharging a contract or obligation.
Account of profits
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Account of profits is defined as An equitable remedy requiring a wrongdoer to disgorge the profit they made from the wrongdoing.
Accused
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Accused is defined as Person charged with a criminal offence.
Acquittal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Acquittal is defined as Judicial finding that an accused person is not guilty of the crime charged.
Act
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Act is defined as Statute enacted by Parliament.
Act of bankruptcy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Act of bankruptcy is defined as An act by a debtor that triggers a creditor's right to seek a bankruptcy order (Bankruptcy Act s 40).
Acting in concert
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Acting in concert is defined as Parties treated as one for liability.
Actus reus
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Actus reus is defined as The physical element of a criminal offence.
Ad hoc
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ad hoc is defined as For a specific purpose only.
Ad valorem
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ad valorem is defined as According to value (e.g., duty, tax).
Adduce
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Adduce is defined as To present or formally offer evidence or arguments in court.
Adjournment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Adjournment is defined as Postponement or rescheduling of a court hearing to a later date or time.
Adjudicator
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Adjudicator is defined as Decision-maker in statutory schemes (e.g., security-of-payment schemes).
Administration (insolvency)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Administration (insolvency) is defined as Voluntary administration (Corporations Act Part 5.3A).
Administrator (insolvency)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Administrator (insolvency) is defined as Person managing a company under voluntary administration.
Admissibility
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Admissibility is defined as Whether evidence may lawfully be received or used in court.
Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is defined as Former Commonwealth merits-review tribunal.
Administrative decision
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Administrative decision is defined as Decision made by a government official or public authority.
Administrative Functions
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Administrative Functions is defined as Discretionary public powers that are non-judicial.
Administrative Review Tribunal (ART)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) is defined as Current Commonwealth merits-review tribunal (2024–).
Adversarial system
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Adversarial system is defined as System where parties present and contest evidence before an impartial tribunal.
Adverse possession
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Adverse possession is defined as Acquisition of legal title to land by long, open, and continuous possession (squatter's title).
Affidavit
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Affidavit is defined as A written statement of facts confirmed by oath or affirmation before an authorised person, used as evidence.
Affirm (judgment)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Affirm (judgment) is defined as When a higher court agrees with and upholds the decision of a lower court.
Affirmation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Affirmation is defined as A non-religious solemn promise to tell the truth.
Affirmative defence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Affirmative defence is defined as A defence that defeats liability even if the plaintiff's claim is proven.
Agent (Legal Profession)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Agent (Legal Profession) is defined as A lawyer acting in another jurisdiction.
Aggravated damages
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Aggravated damages is defined as Additional damages awarded when the defendant’s conduct was particularly humiliating, malicious, or high-handed.
Aggravating factors
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Aggravating factors is defined as Circumstances increasing the culpability of a crime or wrong.
Alibi
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Alibi is defined as Defence that the accused was elsewhere when the crime occurred.
Allege (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Allege (barristers’ rules) is defined as Includes settling, opening on, or tendering pleadings/affidavits.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is defined as Umbrella term for processes (mediation, conciliation, arbitration, etc.) used to resolve disputes without a full trial.
Alternative verdict
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Alternative verdict is defined as Conviction on a lesser included offence.
Amicus curiae
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Amicus curiae is defined as Literally "friend of the court"; a non-party permitted to assist the court with submissions.
Annexure
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Annexure is defined as A document attached to an affidavit and marked with a letter.
Anshun estoppel
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Anshun estoppel is defined as Prevents a party from raising an issue that should have been litigated earlier.
Anton Piller order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Anton Piller order is defined as Search order allowing a plaintiff to enter premises and seize evidence before the defendant can destroy it.
Appeal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Appeal is defined as Application to a higher court to review and potentially change a lower court or tribunal decision.
Appeal by way of Stated Case
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Appeal by way of Stated Case is defined as A legal question referred directly by a lower court to a higher court for a ruling.
Appeal books
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Appeal books is defined as All documents that the Court needs to consider which are relevant to an appeal.
Appellant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Appellant is defined as The party who brings an appeal.
Appellate Body
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Appellate Body is defined as A court or tribunal hearing appeals.
Appellate jurisdiction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Appellate jurisdiction is defined as The power of a court to hear appeals from lower courts or tribunals.
Applicant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Applicant is defined as The party who commences most non-writ proceedings (e.g., in the Federal Court or in applications).
Application
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Application is defined as The document that starts most proceedings in the Federal Court.
Application for extension of time
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Application for extension of time is defined as Request for leave to file a document or appeal after the statutory time limit has expired.
Application for leave
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Application for leave is defined as Permission from the court to take a step that would otherwise be out of time or not permitted (e.g., leave to appeal).
Apportionment of Liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Apportionment of Liability is defined as Division of responsibility among wrongdoers.
Arbitration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Arbitration is defined as Binding dispute resolution by an independent arbitrator.
Arraignment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Arraignment is defined as Formal reading of charges to an accused and entry of a plea.
Arrest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Arrest is defined as When the police take someone into custody to charge them with a crime, or to take them to court.
Articles of Association
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Articles of Association is defined as Former internal governance rules of a company (largely replaced by the Company Constitution).
ASIC
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: ASIC is defined as Australian Securities and Investments Commission (companies/financial sector regulator).
Assault
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Assault is defined as Creating the apprehension of imminent physical harm.
Assessed value
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Assessed value is defined as Value of property for tax purposes.
Assessment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Assessment is defined as ATO determination of tax payable.
Assets
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Assets is defined as Things a person owns, such as property, land, shares, and bank deposits.
Associate (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Associate (barristers’ rules) is defined as Entity or family member in which the barrister has a material beneficial interest.
Associate Judge
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Associate Judge is defined as Judicial officer below a Supreme Court judge (in NSW/Vic, formerly called a Master).
Attestation clause
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Attestation clause is defined as The witnessing clause in a will or deed.
Attorney-General
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Attorney-General is defined as The chief law officer of the Crown in a jurisdiction.
Au pair
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Au pair is defined as Young foreign domestic worker.
Audi alteram partem
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Audi alteram partem is defined as Literally "hear the other side"; the right to be heard (a rule of natural justice).
Australian Consumer Law (ACL)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Australian Consumer Law (ACL) is defined as Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act.
Australian legal practitioner
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Australian legal practitioner is defined as A lawyer holding a current practising certificate.
Automatism
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Automatism is defined as The defence of having committed an involuntary act (e.g., during a seizure).
Averment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Averment is defined as A positive factual assertion made in a pleading.
Bailee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bailee is defined as Person holding goods for another (e.g., under a bailment contract).
Bail
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bail is defined as Conditional release of an accused person pending trial.
Bailor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bailor is defined as Person delivering goods to another for safekeeping.
Balance of probabilities
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Balance of probabilities is defined as The civil standard of proof: something must be more likely to have happened than not.
Balance sheet
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Balance sheet is defined as A statement of a company's assets, liabilities, and equity.
Bankrupt
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bankrupt is defined as A person subject to a bankruptcy order due to their inability to pay debts.
Bankruptcy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bankruptcy is defined as The legal status of an insolvent individual, where their estate is administered for the benefit of creditors.
Bankruptcy notice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bankruptcy notice is defined as A formal demand served on a debtor that, if unpaid, triggers an Act of bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy trustee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bankruptcy trustee is defined as A person managing the estate of a bankrupt.
Bare trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bare trust is defined as A trust where the trustee holds title only and has no active duties.
Barnes v Addy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Barnes v Addy is defined as The case that sets out the two limbs of accessorial liability in equity: knowing receipt and knowing assistance.
Barrister
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Barrister is defined as A specialist advocate who appears in court, a member of the independent bar.
Barristers’ work
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Barristers’ work is defined as Advocacy and advice permitted under the Barristers’ Rules.
Bar table
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bar table is defined as A long table near the front of the courtroom where the defence and prosecution lawyers sit.
BAS (Business Activity Statement)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: BAS (Business Activity Statement) is defined as Periodic return for GST and PAYG obligations.
Battery
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Battery is defined as Intentional and unlawful physical contact with another person.
Bench
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bench is defined as The elevated seat at the front of the court where the judge or magistrate sits.
Bench warrant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bench warrant is defined as An arrest warrant ordered directly by the court (usually for failure to appear).
Beneficiary
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Beneficiary is defined as Person entitled under a trust or a will.
Beneficiary (Bankruptcy)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Beneficiary (Bankruptcy) is defined as A person receiving assets after creditors have been paid.
Best evidence rule
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Best evidence rule is defined as The historical principle that required original documents to be produced (now largely abolished in Australia).
Best Interests of the Child
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Best Interests of the Child is defined as The paramount consideration in family law matters concerning children.
Beyond reasonable doubt
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Beyond reasonable doubt is defined as The criminal standard of proof: the jury or magistrate must be sure the accused committed the crime.
Bias (Administrative Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bias (Administrative Law) is defined as Prejudgment or partiality of a decision-maker (violates the rule of Nemo judex in causa sua).
Bill of costs
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bill of costs is defined as A detailed list of legal costs claimed by the successful party, prepared for taxation/assessment.
Bill of lading
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bill of lading is defined as A shipping document confirming receipt of goods and title to them.
Body corporate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Body corporate is defined as The owners corporation in a strata title scheme.
Bona fide
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bona fide is defined as In good faith; genuinely.
Bona vacantia
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Bona vacantia is defined as Ownerless property that reverts to the Crown.
Book value
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Book value is defined as The value of an asset as recorded in a company's accounts.
Breach
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Breach is defined as Failure to comply with a law or court order.
Breach of confidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Breach of confidence is defined as An equitable wrong involving the disclosure of confidential information.
Breach of duty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Breach of duty is defined as Failure to meet the required standard of care (a key element of Negligence).
Brief or brief of evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Brief or brief of evidence is defined as A collection of material (statements, reports, photos) used by the prosecution to decide whether there is enough evidence for a trial.
Burden of proof
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Burden of proof is defined as The obligation to prove a fact in issue (divided into legal and evidential burdens).
By-law
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: By-law is defined as A rule in a strata or community title scheme.
Calderbank offer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Calderbank offer is defined as A written settlement offer marked "without prejudice save as to costs" that can protect the offeror against costs if rejected.
Capital gains tax (CGT)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Capital gains tax (CGT) is defined as Tax on the profit from the disposal of assets.
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) exemption
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Capital Gains Tax (CGT) exemption is defined as Exceptions to the tax, such as for a main residence or small business assets.
Carbon tax
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Carbon tax is defined as A former Commonwealth tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
Case (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Case (barristers’ rules) is defined as The litigation or dispute in which the barrister is briefed.
Case management hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Case management hearing is defined as A directions hearing where a judge actively manages the progress of the case from start to finish.
Case stated
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Case stated is defined as A process where a lower court refers a legal question directly to a higher court.
Causation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Causation is defined as The link that must be established between the defendant's breach and the resulting damage or loss.
Cause of action
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Cause of action is defined as The legal basis or "wrong" that gives a person the right to sue (e.g., negligence, breach of contract).
Caveat
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Caveat is defined as A notice lodged on a land title warning that the person lodging it claims an interest in the property.
Caveator
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Caveator is defined as The person who lodges a caveat.
Certiorari
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Certiorari is defined as An order quashing or setting aside an unlawful administrative decision.
Certificate of Title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Certificate of Title is defined as The document representing indefeasible title in the Torrens system.
Chambers
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Chambers is defined as (1) A judge's private room; (2) orders made without an oral hearing.
Charge
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Charge is defined as The formal accusation that someone has committed a specific crime or offence.
Charge sheet
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Charge sheet is defined as A document that lists all the offences the police or prosecuting agency have formally charged an individual with.
Chattel
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Chattel is defined as Movable personal property.
Chattel mortgage
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Chattel mortgage is defined as A security interest over movable goods.
Chose in action
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Chose in action is defined as An intangible property right enforceable by legal action (e.g., debt, share).
Chose in possession
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Chose in possession is defined as Tangible movable property.
Circumstantial evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Circumstantial evidence is defined as Indirect evidence that relies on inference to prove a fact.
Civil penalty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Civil penalty is defined as A pecuniary penalty imposed in civil proceedings for breach of a statutory provision.
Civil penalty provision
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Civil penalty provision is defined as A statutory breach attracting a pecuniary penalty (as distinct from a criminal penalty).
Classification of property
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Classification of property is defined as The legal division of property into real (land) vs personal (movable things).
Client (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Client (barristers’ rules) is defined as Person or entity receiving the barrister’s services.
Client legal privilege
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Client legal privilege is defined as → see Legal professional privilege.
Closed circuit television (CCTV)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Closed circuit television (CCTV) is defined as System used to allow vulnerable witnesses or children to give evidence outside the courtroom.
Closed court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Closed court is defined as A court session from which the public is excluded, often when vulnerable evidence is heard.
Codicil
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Codicil is defined as A legal document used to make minor changes to an existing Will.
Commencement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Commencement is defined as The date a statute or provision comes into force.
Commissioner
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Commissioner is defined as A tribunal decision-maker.
Committal proceedings
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Committal proceedings is defined as A preliminary hearing where a magistrate decides if there is enough evidence for the defendant to be tried in a higher court.
Committee of Inspection
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Committee of Inspection is defined as Creditor oversight body in some insolvency administrations.
Common intention constructive trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Common intention constructive trust is defined as A trust arising from a shared intention between parties, often in property disputes.
Common law
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Common law is defined as The body of law based on previous court decisions and customs, as distinct from statute law.
Community title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Community title is defined as A strata-like ownership scheme for larger developments.
Company auditor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Company auditor is defined as An appointed professional examiner of a company's financial records.
Company Constitution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Company Constitution is defined as The internal governance document of a company.
Company title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Company title is defined as A pre-strata ownership scheme based on holding shares that confer a right to occupy a unit.
Compensation (statutory)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Compensation (statutory) is defined as Monetary awards under specific statutes (e.g., native title, fair work).
Complainant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Complainant is defined as The party who initiates a prosecution in summary criminal proceedings (often the victim).
Compound interest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Compound interest is defined as Interest awarded on damages from the date of the wrong until judgment (rarely awarded, usually only in equity).
Compulsory Acquisition
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Compulsory Acquisition is defined as The government taking private land for a public purpose, subject to compensation.
Conciliation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Conciliation is defined as Facilitated negotiation (often by a registrar or tribunal member); outcomes are not binding unless made into consent orders.
Concurrent liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Concurrent liability is defined as Where the same harm arises under multiple legal causes (e.g., breach of contract and negligence).
Concurrent sentences
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Concurrent sentences is defined as Criminal sentences that are served at the same time.
Concurrent wrongs
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Concurrent wrongs is defined as Multiple tortfeasors causing the same damage.
Conditional fee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Conditional fee is defined as A limited "no win, no fee" arrangement in legal practice.
Condition precedent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Condition precedent is defined as An event that must occur before a contractual or legal obligation arises.
Condition subsequent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Condition subsequent is defined as An event that terminates an existing right or obligation.
Confiscation of Assets
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Confiscation of Assets is defined as Seizure of property acquired through the proceeds of crime.
Conflict of Interest (Legal Profession)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Conflict of Interest (Legal Profession) is defined as A situation where a lawyer’s own interest conflicts with their duty to the client.
Conflict of laws
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Conflict of laws is defined as The rules determining which jurisdiction's law applies to a matter (Private international law).
Consecutive sentences
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Consecutive sentences is defined as Criminal sentences that are served one after the other.
Consent orders
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Consent orders is defined as Orders made by the court reflecting a prior agreement reached between the parties.
Consent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Consent is defined as Freely and voluntarily agreeing to something.
Consolidating Act
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Consolidating Act is defined as A statute that combines multiple previous Acts into one.
Consideration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Consideration is defined as The price paid for a promise; an essential element for a contract formation.
Constructive trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Constructive trust is defined as An equitable remedy imposed by law to prevent unjust enrichment, declaring property is held on trust for the plaintiff.
Contempt in the face of the court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contempt in the face of the court is defined as Misconduct occurring directly in the court's presence.
Contempt of court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contempt of court is defined as Wilful interference with the administration of justice (can be civil or criminal).
Contested hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contested hearing is defined as A court hearing where parties disagree, evidence is presented, and the judicial officer makes a decision.
Contingency fee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contingency fee is defined as A fee structure (generally prohibited in Australia) where the lawyer's fee is a percentage of the amount won.
Contingent Debt
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contingent Debt is defined as A debt that may become due if certain future events occur.
Contingent liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contingent liability is defined as A potential obligation that may become an actual liability.
Contract for Service
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contract for Service is defined as An agreement for an independent contractor (not an employment contract).
Contract of Service
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contract of Service is defined as An employment contract creating an employer/employee relationship.
Contravention
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contravention is defined as When a court decides a party has broken the rules of a court order.
Contributory Fault
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contributory Fault is defined as The plaintiff's own negligence.
Contributory negligence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Contributory negligence is defined as The plaintiff's failure to take reasonable care for their own safety, which reduces the damages they can recover.
Controller
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Controller is defined as Person in control of the property of a corporation (e.g., a receiver).
Conversion
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Conversion is defined as A tort of dealing with goods in a way that is inconsistent with the true owner's right to possession.
Conveyance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Conveyance is defined as The legal process of transferring property.
Coronial inquest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Coronial inquest is defined as An investigation into a death by a coroner.
Corporate Veil
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Corporate Veil is defined as The legal separation of a company from its shareholders and directors.
Corporations Act
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Corporations Act is defined as Key Australian statute governing companies, directors, liquidations, etc..
Corroboration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Corroboration is defined as Independent evidence that supports the testimony of another witness.
Costs
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Costs is defined as Legal fees and disbursements. Usually, "costs follow the event" (the losing party pays the winner's costs).
Costs disclosure
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Costs disclosure is defined as A lawyer's duty to inform the client about the likely costs of the case.
Counsel
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Counsel is defined as A barrister who acts for the defence or the prosecution.
Counsel Assisting
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Counsel Assisting is defined as A lawyer assisting an inquiry or commission (e.g., a Royal Commission).
Counterclaim
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Counterclaim is defined as A claim brought by a respondent/defendant against the applicant/plaintiff in the same proceedings.
County Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: County Court is defined as A higher court operating in some states (e.g., Victoria) that hears serious matters (same as District Court in other states).
Court (broad barristers’ rules definition)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Court (broad barristers’ rules definition) is defined as Includes tribunals, commissions, and arbitrations.
Court book
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Court book is defined as A collection of documents with an index, containing the latest copies of all pleadings and documents parties rely upon.
Court order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Court order is defined as A document from the court that commands a party to do or refrain from doing something, or sets out a penalty.
Court reporter
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Court reporter is defined as The person who records what happens in court (sometimes electronically).
Covenant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Covenant is defined as A binding promise contained in a deed, especially one related to land use.
Credibility evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Credibility evidence is defined as Evidence relevant only to a witness's truthfulness.
Creditor's petition
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Creditor's petition is defined as A formal application by a creditor to have a person made bankrupt.
Criminal Cartel Conduct
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Criminal Cartel Conduct is defined as Serious offences under the Competition and Consumer Act.
Criminal Defamation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Criminal Defamation is defined as A rare criminal prosecution for defamation.
Criminal history
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Criminal history is defined as A formal record of the crimes someone has been found guilty of committing.
Criminal negligence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Criminal negligence is defined as Gross negligence that is serious enough to attract criminal liability.
Criminal proceedings (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Criminal proceedings (barristers’ rules) is defined as Includes disciplinary proceedings.
Cross appeal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Cross appeal is defined as An application by a respondent also seeking a review of the lower court decision.
Cross-border insolvency
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Cross-border insolvency is defined as International insolvency cooperation (Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008).
Cross-claim
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Cross-claim is defined as A claim by one party against a co-party (e.g., first defendant against second defendant).
Cross-examination
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Cross-examination is defined as Questioning of a witness by the opposing party.
Cross-vesting
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Cross-vesting is defined as Shared or conferred jurisdiction between federal and state courts.
Crown land
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Crown land is defined as Land owned by the State.
Custodial sentence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Custodial sentence is defined as A sentence that is served in jail or custody.
Custody
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Custody is defined as A state of being held in a remand centre, police watch house, or jail; not free to leave.
Damages
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Damages is defined as Monetary compensation awarded for loss or injury (includes compensatory, nominal, aggravated, and exemplary).
De facto relationship
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: De facto relationship is defined as Living together as a couple on a genuine domestic basis without marriage.
De novo
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: De novo is defined as A fresh hearing on the merits, without regard to the previous decision.
De son tort
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: De son tort is defined as Wrongful interference with goods.
Debenture
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Debenture is defined as A company debt instrument that typically involves giving security.
Debt
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Debt is defined as Money owing.
Debtor's petition
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Debtor's petition is defined as A document filed by an individual who cannot pay their debts, applying to be made bankrupt voluntarily.
Deceased estate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deceased estate is defined as Property left at death.
Declaration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Declaration is defined as A formal, binding statement by the court about the legal rights or obligations of the parties.
Deduction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deduction is defined as An allowable expense reducing taxable income.
Deed
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deed is defined as A formal document that is signed, officially sealed (though seal often replaced by execution requirements), and delivered.
Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) is defined as A binding agreement between a company and its creditors outlining how the company's affairs will be dealt with (often to avoid liquidation).
Deeming provision
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deeming provision is defined as A statutory fiction used in legislation ("deemed to be").
Default judgment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Default judgment is defined as Judgment entered against a defendant who fails to file a defence within the required time.
Defacto Director
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Defacto Director is defined as A person who acts as a director without being formally appointed.
Defamation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Defamation is defined as Publication of material that lowers the reputation of another person.
Defence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Defence is defined as (1) A document filed by the respondent/defendant responding to the allegations in the statement of claim; (2) A legal reason why an accused is not guilty.
Defendant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Defendant is defined as The person or organisation charged with breaking the law (in criminal matters) or against whom a claim is brought (in civil admiralty/corporations matters).
Definitions section
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Definitions section is defined as A part of a statute defining terms used throughout the Act.
Delegated legislation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Delegated legislation is defined as Regulations, rules, ordinances, and by-laws made by an authority under power given by an Act.
Delegatus non potest delegare
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Delegatus non potest delegare is defined as The principle that a delegate cannot sub-delegate their power.
Deliberations
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deliberations is defined as The private discussion period when a jury is deciding whether the accused is guilty or not guilty.
Demurrer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Demurrer is defined as An obsolete plea stating that the facts alleged do not disclose a valid cause of action.
Deponent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Deponent is defined as The person who makes/swears an affidavit.
Derivative action
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Derivative action is defined as A shareholder's suit brought on behalf of the company (Corporations Act ss 236–239).
Derivative property rights
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Derivative property rights is defined as Rights derived from the property rights of another person.
Designated development
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Designated development is defined as Development (usually due to environmental impact) that requires an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Detinue
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Detinue is defined as The tort of wrongfully detaining goods.
Detriment (Estoppel)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Detriment (Estoppel) is defined as The harm suffered by a party due to reliance on a representation made by another party.
Development application (DA)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Development application (DA) is defined as An application for planning permission.
Devilling
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Devilling is defined as Doing chamber work on another barrister’s brief.
Devisable property
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Devisable property is defined as Property that can be passed by a Will.
Digital court book
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Digital court book is defined as A court book where documents are stored and managed electronically.
Directions
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Directions is defined as Procedural orders made by a judge or registrar to prepare a case for hearing.
Directions hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Directions hearing is defined as A court appearance to manage the progress of the litigation and issue procedural orders.
Direct evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Direct evidence is defined as Proof of a fact by a witness who saw, heard, or otherwise directly perceived it.
Director's duties
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Director's duties is defined as Statutory duties under the Corporations Act (e.g., care, good faith, proper purpose).
Disbursements
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Disbursements is defined as A lawyer's outgoings or expenses paid on behalf of the client.
Discharge from Bankruptcy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Discharge from Bankruptcy is defined as The release of a bankrupt person from the majority of their debts.
Discretion
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Discretion is defined as When the magistrate or judge has a choice to do or not do something.
Discrimination
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Discrimination is defined as Unlawful differential treatment (under anti-discrimination legislation).
Discretionary trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Discretionary trust is defined as A trust where the trustee has discretion over which beneficiaries receive income or capital.
Dismissal without conviction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Dismissal without conviction is defined as A finding of guilt, but no formal conviction is recorded.
Dissolution (Company)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Dissolution (Company) is defined as The final stage of a company's winding-up, where it ceases to exist.
District Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: District Court is defined as A higher court operating in some states (same as County Court in others) that hears serious matters.
Dock
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Dock is defined as Where the defendant usually sits in court.
Documentary evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Documentary evidence is defined as Evidence in written or recorded form.
Doli incapax
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Doli incapax is defined as The presumption that children under 14 lack the capacity to commit a crime.
Due diligence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Due diligence is defined as The defence of having taken all reasonable steps to avoid committing an offence.
Duress
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Duress is defined as Illegitimate pressure or threats vitiating consent (e.g., to a contract or act).
Duty Judge
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Duty Judge is defined as The Judge responsible for hearing most urgent matters in a court.
Duty of care
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Duty of care is defined as The legal obligation to avoid foreseeable harm to another person (a key element of Negligence).
Duty lawyer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Duty lawyer is defined as A lawyer who provides free legal advice and representation to people without their own lawyer on the day of their court hearing.
Easement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Easement is defined as A non-possessory right over another’s land (e.g., right of way).
Easement by prescription
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Easement by prescription is defined as An easement acquired through long and continuous use.
Eiusdem generis
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Eiusdem generis is defined as The statutory interpretation rule meaning: "of the same kind".
Election (remedies)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Election (remedies) is defined as The choice a party must make between two mutually inconsistent remedies (e.g., damages and rescission).
Electoral roll
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Electoral roll is defined as A list of names of people registered to vote, used to select potential jurors.
Electronic Court File
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Electronic Court File is defined as A digital version of the court file, including all documents filed or created by the Court.
Empanel a jury
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Empanel a jury is defined as The process of choosing a jury (12 people) from a larger group called for jury duty.
Enforcement order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Enforcement order is defined as A written document made by a court that says you must follow an order.
Enduring power of attorney
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Enduring power of attorney is defined as A document allowing a person to make financial and legal decisions for you, even after you lose capacity.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is defined as A major assessment required for designated development projects.
Equitable compensation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Equitable compensation is defined as A monetary remedy in equity for loss caused by a breach of fiduciary duty or equitable wrong.
Equitable remedy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Equitable remedy is defined as A discretionary remedy granted by a court exercising its equity jurisdiction (e.g., injunction, specific performance).
Equity of exoneration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Equity of exoneration is defined as A surety's right to be indemnified by the principal debtor.
Equity of redemption
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Equity of redemption is defined as The mortgagor's (borrower's) right to pay off the mortgage and redeem the property.
Estate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Estate is defined as The assets of a person who has died.
Estoppel
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Estoppel is defined as A rule preventing a party from denying a previous representation or assumption upon which another party relied.
Estoppel by representation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Estoppel by representation is defined as Prevents a party from denying a representation that was relied upon by another party.
Evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Evidence is defined as Information (documents, witnesses, objects) formally given to the court and used during the case.
Evidence in chief
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Evidence in chief is defined as A witness’s primary evidence presented in court.
Examination in chief
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Examination in chief is defined as The questioning of one's own witness by their legal counsel.
Exclusionary rule
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Exclusionary rule is defined as A rule of evidence that prevents certain types of evidence from being admitted (e.g., illegally obtained evidence).
Exclusive jurisdiction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Exclusive jurisdiction is defined as The power of one court system to hear a particular type of case, excluding all others.
Execution of a will
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Execution of a will is defined as The formal signing and witnessing requirements for a valid will.
Exemplary (or punitive) damages
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Exemplary (or punitive) damages is defined as Damages awarded to punish and deter the defendant rather than merely compensate the plaintiff.
Ex-parte application
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ex-parte application is defined as An application heard without notice to the other party (only allowed in urgent cases).
Ex tempore judgment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ex tempore judgment is defined as Judgment delivered orally immediately or shortly after the hearing.
Exclusory rule
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Exclusory rule is defined as Evidence excluded for public policy reasons.
Exhibit
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Exhibit is defined as A document or object formally tendered and accepted as evidence (marked with a letter or number).
Expert evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Expert evidence is defined as Opinion evidence given by a qualified person on a matter requiring specialised knowledge.
Express trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Express trust is defined as A trust created by the express intention of the settlor.
Extradition
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Extradition is defined as The surrender of an alleged criminal by one jurisdiction to another.
Fact in issue
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fact in issue is defined as A key factual matter that must be proved to establish a cause of action or defence.
Fair average quality
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fair average quality is defined as A commercial standard of quality used in sales contracts.
False Imprisonment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: False Imprisonment is defined as The tort of unlawful total restraint of a person's liberty.
Family consultant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Family consultant is defined as A psychologist or social worker who helps the court and the parties in children's cases.
Family dispute resolution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Family dispute resolution is defined as A process where a practitioner helps people sort out disagreements after separation.
Family law registry
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Family law registry is defined as A public area at a Family Law Court where people can get information and file documents.
Family violence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Family violence is defined as Harmful behaviour used to control, threaten, or dominate a family member.
Family violence intervention order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Family violence intervention order is defined as An order made under state law to protect a family member from family violence.
Family violence safety notice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Family violence safety notice is defined as A notice issued by the police to protect an adult from family violence.
FBT (Fringe Benefits Tax)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: FBT (Fringe Benefits Tax) is defined as Tax on non-cash benefits provided to employees.
Federal jurisdiction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Federal jurisdiction is defined as The legal power of federal courts to hear certain cases.
Fee simple
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fee simple is defined as The highest form of freehold ownership, of unlimited duration.
Fee Tail
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fee Tail is defined as A historical form of restricted inheritance (now largely abolished).
Fettering discretion
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fettering discretion is defined as An administrative law error where a decision-maker unlawfully restricts their power to make a decision by blindly applying a policy.
Fiat (Prosecution)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fiat (Prosecution) is defined as The Attorney-General's consent required for certain prosecutions.
Fiduciary duty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fiduciary duty is defined as A duty of loyalty and a duty to avoid conflicts of interest.
Filing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Filing is defined as Lodging a document officially with the court registry.
Final hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Final hearing is defined as The last hearing in a case where the court listens to witnesses and evidence before making a final order.
Final order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Final order is defined as The last order the court makes to finish a court case.
Finality Clause
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Finality Clause is defined as A clause in legislation attempting to oust or limit judicial review of administrative action.
First in time, first in right
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: First in time, first in right is defined as The principle governing priority of equitable interests in property.
First instance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: First instance is defined as A proceeding heard in the Court's original jurisdiction.
Fixture
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fixture is defined as An item attached to land (even lightly) that is legally considered to be part of the land.
Force majeure
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Force majeure is defined as An unforeseeable superior event (e.g., natural disaster) excusing contractual performance.
Foreclosure
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Foreclosure is defined as A process where a mortgagee (lender) takes absolute title to mortgaged property.
Forensic evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Forensic evidence is defined as Evidence found where the crime took place, such as fingerprints and DNA.
Formal proof
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Formal proof is defined as Strict proof is required (e.g., formal witnessing of a document).
Forum non conveniens
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Forum non conveniens is defined as Doctrine allowing a court to Stay of proceedings if another jurisdiction is clearly more appropriate to hear the matter.
Fraudulent Conveyance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fraudulent Conveyance is defined as Transfer of property made with the intent to defeat creditors.
Fraudulent trading
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Fraudulent trading is defined as Insolvent trading conducted with intent to defraud (a criminal offence).
Freehold
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Freehold is defined as Ownership of property for an unlimited duration.
Freezing order (Mareva order)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Freezing order (Mareva order) is defined as An interim order preventing a party from disposing of or dealing with assets until trial or further order.
Frustration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Frustration is defined as The discharge of a contract due to a supervening event that makes performance impossible or radically different from what was intended.
Full Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Full Court is defined as Three or more judges sitting together to hear a proceeding (usually an appeal).
Garnishee order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Garnishee order is defined as An order requiring a third party who owes money to the judgment debtor to pay it directly to the judgment creditor.
General Manager (Planning)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: General Manager (Planning) is defined as The senior council officer responsible for planning matters.
General power of appointment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: General power of appointment is defined as A power given to a person to appoint property to anyone, including themselves.
Genuine educational or academic discussion
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Genuine educational or academic discussion is defined as Good-faith communication for educational or academic purposes (under barristers' rules).
Giving instructions
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Giving instructions is defined as Telling your lawyer what you would like them to do.
Going concern
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Going concern is defined as A business that is continuing to operate.
Good faith (Contract Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Good faith (Contract Law) is defined as An implied duty in some contracts to act honestly and reasonably.
Goods and services tax (GST)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Goods and services tax (GST) is defined as The 10% broad-based consumption tax.
Grant of Probate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Grant of Probate is defined as A court order that validates a Will and permits the Executor to administer the estate.
Gross negligence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Gross negligence is defined as Very serious carelessness that may attract criminal or higher civil liability.
Guardian
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Guardian is defined as A person appointed by VCAT to make lifestyle decisions for someone unable to make those decisions themselves.
Guardian ad litem
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Guardian ad litem is defined as → see Next friend / Litigation guardian.
Guardianship List
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Guardianship List is defined as List at VCAT that deals with legal capacity and lifestyle decisions for adults with a disability.
Habeas corpus
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Habeas corpus is defined as A writ securing a person's release from unlawful detention.
Hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Hearing is defined as That part of a proceeding where the parties present evidence and submissions to the Court.
Hearsay
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Hearsay is defined as An out-of-court statement tendered in court for the truth of its contents (generally inadmissible, subject to statutory exceptions).
Hearsay (Exceptions)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Hearsay (Exceptions) is defined as Statutory exceptions allowing hearsay evidence, such as business records or dying declarations.
Hereditament
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Hereditament is defined as Inheritable property.
High Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: High Court is defined as Australia's apex court and final court of appeal.
Hung jury
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Hung jury is defined as When the jury cannot agree on a unanimous verdict.
Hypothetical question
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Hypothetical question is defined as A question posed to an expert witness based on assumed facts.
Identity of parties
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Identity of parties is defined as A requirement for res judicata.
Illegality (Contract Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Illegality (Contract Law) is defined as A contract being unenforceable due to an unlawful purpose.
Immaterial facts
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Immaterial facts is defined as Facts that are irrelevant to the matters in issue.
Impeachment (of witness)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Impeachment (of witness) is defined as Challenging a witness's credibility.
Implied covenant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Implied covenant is defined as A promise that is automatically read into a deed.
Implied rights
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Implied rights is defined as Rights derived from the Constitution (e.g., freedom of political communication).
Implied term
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Implied term is defined as A term read into a contract to make it workable or due to custom.
In camera
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: In camera is defined as A case or discussion carried out in private (e.g., in a closed court or judge's rooms).
In personam
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: In personam is defined as A legal right enforceable against a specific person.
In rem
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: In rem is defined as A legal right enforceable against the world (a property right).
Inadmissible
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Inadmissible is defined as Evidence that the court must reject because it violates a rule of law or evidence.
Incorporation by reference
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Incorporation by reference is defined as Including an external document into a legal document by explicit reference.
Indefeasibility
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indefeasibility is defined as The protection afforded to a registered interest under the Torrens title system.
Indefeasible title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indefeasible title is defined as A title that cannot be defeated (subject to exceptions).
Indemnity
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indemnity is defined as A promise of compensation or protection against loss.
Indemnity costs
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indemnity costs is defined as A higher scale of costs (closer to actual legal fees) awarded when a party has behaved unreasonably or rejected a reasonable offer.
Independent legal advice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Independent legal advice is defined as Advice obtained from a lawyer who has no conflict of interest.
Independent person
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Independent person is defined as An adult who must be present during police questioning of a minor or a person with a mental impairment.
Indictable offence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indictable offence is defined as A serious criminal offence that requires a trial by judge and jury (in a higher court).
Indictment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indictment is defined as The formal written accusation charging someone with an Indictable offence.
Indirect evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Indirect evidence is defined as → see Circumstantial evidence.
Infant (Legal)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Infant (Legal) is defined as A minor.
Inferior Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Inferior Court is defined as A court with limited jurisdiction (usually a Magistrate's or Local Court).
Infringement notice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Infringement notice is defined as An on-the-spot fine for minor offences.
Inheritance tax
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Inheritance tax is defined as A tax on bequests (non-existent in Australia).
Injunction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Injunction is defined as A court order requiring a party to do, or refrain from doing, a specific act.
Injunction (Interlocutory)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Injunction (Interlocutory) is defined as A temporary order to act or refrain, pending a final hearing.
Insolvency
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Insolvency is defined as The inability of an individual or company to pay all debts as they become due and payable.
Insolvency Practice Rules
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Insolvency Practice Rules is defined as Rules made to regulate the external administration of companies.
Insolvent transaction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Insolvent transaction is defined as A company transaction (e.g., unfair preference) entered into while insolvent.
Instrument (Legal Profession)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Instrument (Legal Profession) is defined as A formal legal document.
Intellectual property
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Intellectual property is defined as Rights protecting creations of the mind (e.g., copyright, patents, trade marks).
Intention to create legal relations
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Intention to create legal relations is defined as An essential element of contract formation.
Inter se
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Inter se is defined as Between or among themselves (e.g., between parties).
Inter vivos trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Inter vivos trust is defined as A trust created during the settlor's lifetime.
Interest (pre-judgment and post-judgment)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interest (pre-judgment and post-judgment) is defined as Statutory or court-awarded interest on damages or judgment debts.
Interim hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interim hearing is defined as A hearing that looks at issues needing to be decided in the short term (e.g., children's living arrangements).
Interlocutory
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interlocutory is defined as Provisional or interim; dealing with steps before the final hearing.
Interlocutory application
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interlocutory application is defined as An application for interim relief (e.g., an injunction) or in relation to a procedural step (e.g., discovery).
Interlocutory judgment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interlocutory judgment is defined as A non-final judgment.
Interpreter
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interpreter is defined as A person who helps the court by translating what is said for a witness who does not have strong English skills.
Interrogatories
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Interrogatories is defined as Written questions served by one party on another, which the recipient must answer under oath.
Intestacy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Intestacy is defined as Dying without a valid Will.
Intoxication (Defence)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Intoxication (Defence) is defined as Statutory provisions governing when intoxication may negate criminal liability.
Investigative tribunal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Investigative tribunal is defined as Body with coercive investigative powers.
Investigator
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Investigator is defined as A police officer or government agency personnel who collects evidence and prepares a brief for the prosecution.
Ipso facto clause
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ipso facto clause is defined as A contractual clause triggered by insolvency (now restricted in Australia).
Irregularity
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Irregularity is defined as A procedural deviation from the rules.
Joint and several liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Joint and several liability is defined as Where each liable party is individually responsible for the full amount of the debt or damage.
Joint enterprise
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Joint enterprise is defined as Criminal liability for acting in concert.
Joint tenancy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Joint tenancy is defined as A form of co-ownership of property characterised by the right of survivorship.
Joint Tortfeasors
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Joint Tortfeasors is defined as Two or more people whose combined actions cause the same harm to the plaintiff.
Judgment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judgment is defined as The court's final decision or order, often accompanied by reasons.
Judgment Creditor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judgment Creditor is defined as Person entitled to payment under a court judgment.
Judgment Debtor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judgment Debtor is defined as Person required to pay under a court judgment.
Judgement non obstante veredicto
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judgement non obstante veredicto is defined as Judgment notwithstanding the verdict (Judgment against the jury's verdict).
Judicial Notice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judicial Notice is defined as Facts that are accepted by the court without formal proof.
Judicial Precedent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judicial Precedent is defined as The doctrine that courts should follow previously decided cases (stare decisis).
Judicial review
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judicial review is defined as Review by a superior court of the legality of an administrative decision (not the merits).
Judicial review (Errors of fact)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judicial review (Errors of fact) is defined as Review for factual errors (limited scope, e.g., finding a fact with no evidence).
Judicial review (Procedural fairness)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judicial review (Procedural fairness) is defined as Review for breach of Natural justice.
Judicial officer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Judicial officer is defined as A person who the law says can hear and decide cases (e.g., judge, magistrate, tribunal member).
Junior Counsel
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Junior Counsel is defined as A barrister who has not been appointed Senior Counsel (SC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
Jurisdiction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Jurisdiction is defined as The legal power or authority of a court to hear and decide a particular type of case.
Jurisdiction (Territorial)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Jurisdiction (Territorial) is defined as The geographical area of a court's authority.
Juror
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Juror is defined as A member of the jury.
Jury
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Jury is defined as A body of 12 people who listen to the evidence in a criminal trial and decide whether the accused is guilty or not guilty.
Jury deliberation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Jury deliberation is defined as The private discussion where the jury decides the verdict.
Just cause and excuse
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Just cause and excuse is defined as A valid reason for an action.
Justice of the Peace (JP)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Justice of the Peace (JP) is defined as A person who witnesses oaths, statutory declarations, and other legal documents.
Laches
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Laches is defined as An equitable defence where relief is refused because the plaintiff delayed unreasonably in bringing the claim.
Land and Environment Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Land and Environment Court is defined as A NSW specialist court for planning, environmental, and land matters.
Land tax
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Land tax is defined as State tax levied on the value of land owned.
Law practice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Law practice is defined as The business entity providing legal services.
Lawyer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lawyer is defined as A person who can advise on law and represent clients in court (solicitor or barrister).
Lease
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lease is defined as A grant of possession of land for a fixed term.
Leasehold
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Leasehold is defined as An interest in land for a fixed term (possession, not ownership).
Leave
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Leave is defined as Permission from the court to take a step that would otherwise be out of time or not permitted.
Legal advice (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legal advice (barristers’ rules) is defined as Includes assistance at meetings.
Legal aid
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legal aid is defined as Government-funded assistance to cover legal costs for those who cannot afford it.
Legal capacity
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legal capacity is defined as The ability to understand and think rationally enough to make decisions.
Legal argument
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legal argument is defined as An argument between lawyers involving legal issues, usually decided by the judge or magistrate.
Legal professional privilege (LPP)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legal professional privilege (LPP) is defined as The right to withhold confidential communications between a lawyer and client for the purpose of legal advice or litigation.
Legatee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legatee is defined as The recipient of a gift under a Will.
Legislation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Legislation is defined as The collective body of Acts and delegated legislation.
Letters of Administration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Letters of Administration is defined as Court authority granted to a person to administer a deceased estate where the person died Intestate (without a will).
Letters Patent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Letters Patent is defined as A formal legal instrument (e.g., a Governor-General’s commission).
Lex causae
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lex causae is defined as The substantive law governing the dispute (in conflict of laws).
Lex fori
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lex fori is defined as The law of the forum (the court where the action is brought, which governs procedural matters).
Lex loci delicti
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lex loci delicti is defined as The law of the place where the tort was committed.
Liability for Pure Economic Loss
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Liability for Pure Economic Loss is defined as Negligence causing financial loss without accompanying physical injury.
Lien
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lien is defined as The right to hold another person's property as security until they meet an obligation or pay a debt related to that property.
Life Estate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Life Estate is defined as A property interest that lasts only for the duration of a specific person's lifetime.
Limitation period
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Limitation period is defined as Statutory time limit for commencing legal action.
Liquidation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Liquidation is defined as The winding up of a company.
Liquidator
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Liquidator is defined as The officer appointed to wind up a company's affairs, realise its assets, and distribute them to creditors.
Lis alibi pendens
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Lis alibi pendens is defined as Latin for "suit pending elsewhere"; the same case pending in another court.
Litigant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Litigant is defined as Individuals, organisations or companies who/which are the parties to a proceeding.
Local Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Local Court is defined as A lower court that hears less serious matters (Summary offences) before a magistrate (also called Magistrates' Court).
Local Environmental Plan (LEP)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Local Environmental Plan (LEP) is defined as The primary NSW planning instrument, defining zoning and permissible land uses.
Local Government Area (LGA)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Local Government Area (LGA) is defined as A council area.
Locus standi
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Locus standi is defined as Standing to sue; the right of a party to bring a case.
Magistrate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Magistrate is defined as The judicial officer in charge of the Magistrates' or Local Court.
Mandamus
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mandamus is defined as An order compelling a public authority to perform a specific public duty.
Mandatory injunction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mandatory injunction is defined as An injunction requiring a party to perform a specific positive act.
Mareva injunction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mareva injunction is defined as → see Freezing order.
Market value
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Market value is defined as The open market price of a property or asset.
Master
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Master is defined as Former judicial officer (now generally called an Associate Judge).
Matter
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Matter is defined as A court case is often referred to as a "matter".
Mediation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mediation is defined as Confidential, facilitated negotiation with a neutral mediator; settlement is voluntary.
Member (Tribunal Officer)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Member (Tribunal Officer) is defined as A tribunal decision-maker.
Mens rea
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mens rea is defined as The "guilty mind"; the mental element of a crime (e.g., intention, knowledge, recklessness).
Mens rea (Specific intent)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mens rea (Specific intent) is defined as The specific mental state required for certain serious crimes (e.g., intent to kill for murder).
Mental impairment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mental impairment is defined as A disability (e.g., intellectual disability, mental illness) that can require the presence of an Independent Third Person during police questioning.
Merits review
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Merits review is defined as Review of the correctness (facts and law) of an administrative decision.
Merits Review Tribunal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Merits Review Tribunal is defined as A statutory body reviewing the correctness of administrative decisions (e.g., ART).
Miscarriage of justice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Miscarriage of justice is defined as An unfair outcome in legal proceedings.
Misleading or deceptive conduct
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Misleading or deceptive conduct is defined as Unlawful conduct under s 18 Australian Consumer Law.
Misrepresentation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Misrepresentation is defined as A false statement inducing a contract.
Mistake
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mistake is defined as A factual error that can vitiate a contract (common, mutual, or unilateral).
Mitigating factors
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mitigating factors is defined as Circumstances that reduce the culpability or seriousness of an offence.
Mitigation of damages
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mitigation of damages is defined as The duty of a plaintiff to take reasonable steps to minimise their loss after a wrong has occurred.
Mortgage
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mortgage is defined as A security interest in property.
Mortgagee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mortgagee is defined as The lender in a mortgage transaction.
Mortgagor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Mortgagor is defined as The borrower in a mortgage transaction.
Motion (Civil Procedure)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Motion (Civil Procedure) is defined as An application for a court order.
My learned friend
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: My learned friend is defined as A polite phrase lawyers often use in court when referring to the opposing counsel.
Natural justice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Natural justice is defined as The fundamental right to a fair hearing and an unbiased decision-maker.
Natural justice (Bias rule)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Natural justice (Bias rule) is defined as The rule that a decision-maker must be impartial (Nemo judex in causa sua).
Natural justice (Hearing rule)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Natural justice (Hearing rule) is defined as The rule that a person has the right to a fair hearing.
Necessaries (Contract Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Necessaries (Contract Law) is defined as Essential goods or services required for a minor's well-being (minors can contract for necessaries).
Negligence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Negligence is defined as The tort requiring proof of: Duty of care + Breach of duty + Causation + Damage.
Negligent misstatement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Negligent misstatement is defined as A false statement made carelessly that causes the recipient financial harm.
Nemo dat quod non habet
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Nemo dat quod non habet is defined as Latin for: "no one gives what he does not have" (a rule that generally prevents a thief from giving good title).
Nemo Judex in Causa Sua
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Nemo Judex in Causa Sua is defined as Latin for: "no one should be a judge in their own cause" (the bias rule of Natural justice).
No comment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: No comment is defined as A defendant's response to police questioning, invoking the Right to silence.
Nolo contendere
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Nolo contendere is defined as A plea accepting punishment without admitting guilt (not typically used in Australia).
Non-commercial transaction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Non-commercial transaction is defined as A non-profit or non-business deal.
Non-delegable duty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Non-delegable duty is defined as A personal duty of care that cannot be discharged by delegating the work to another.
Non-derogation from grant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Non-derogation from grant is defined as A rule that a landlord cannot undermine the use of land granted in a lease.
Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is defined as A contract establishing confidentiality.
Non-party discovery
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Non-party discovery is defined as Seeking documents from a third party not involved in the litigation.
Notice of appeal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Notice of appeal is defined as The document that commences an appeal.
Notice of discontinuance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Notice of discontinuance is defined as A document filed by an applicant to formally end the proceedings.
Notice of motion
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Notice of motion is defined as An application notice used in some jurisdictions.
Not guilty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Not guilty is defined as The accused's plea, meaning they deny breaking the law.
Novation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Novation is defined as The substitution of a new contract or a new party into an existing contract.
Nuisance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Nuisance is defined as The tort of unreasonable interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land (private or public).
Nullity (Marriage)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Nullity (Marriage) is defined as A void marriage.
Oath
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Oath is defined as A religious promise to tell the truth (often sworn on a holy book).
Oath of allegiance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Oath of allegiance is defined as A promise of loyalty to the Crown.
Obiter dictum
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Obiter dictum is defined as A non-binding judicial remark or observation made in passing.
Objections
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Objections is defined as When a lawyer believes a question shouldn't be asked in court, they can object.
Objects clause (Company)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Objects clause (Company) is defined as A former clause in a company constitution stating its purpose (now obsolete).
Occupier's Liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Occupier's Liability is defined as The duty owed by a person who occupies land to visitors on that land.
Offence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Offence is defined as The crime a person is charged with.
Offender
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Offender is defined as A person who has committed a crime.
Offer and acceptance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Offer and acceptance is defined as The essential elements required to form a contract.
Open contract
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Open contract is defined as A basic land sale contract containing only the essential terms.
Open court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Open court is defined as When the public gallery is open and anyone interested can attend.
Opening address
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Opening address is defined as An introductory speech by lawyers outlining their case and evidence to the court/jury.
Onerous
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Onerous is defined as Burdensome or oppressive (e.g., an onerous contractual term).
Onus of proof
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Onus of proof is defined as The burden to prove a fact.
Opponent (barristers’ rules)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Opponent (barristers’ rules) is defined as The legal practitioner or unrepresented party on the other side of the matter.
Oppression remedy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Oppression remedy is defined as Relief available to shareholders against oppressive conduct by the company/directors (Corporations Act s 232).
Order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Order is defined as A direction or decision of a court or tribunal.
Ordinary resolution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ordinary resolution is defined as A company resolution passed by a simple majority (over 50%).
Originating application
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Originating application is defined as The document that starts most proceedings in the Federal Court.
Originating process
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Originating process is defined as The document that commences legal proceedings (e.g., application, writ, statement of claim).
Ostensible Authority
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ostensible Authority is defined as The authority that a principal appears to have given to an agent, binding the principal.
Ouster clause
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ouster clause is defined as A clause in legislation attempting to exclude or limit judicial review.
Overriding interest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Overriding interest is defined as An unregistered interest in Torrens land that, by statute, can still bind the registered proprietor.
Paper committal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Paper committal is defined as An administrative process to transfer an indictable matter to a higher court based only on the documents (no oral evidence heard).
Parens patriae
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Parens patriae is defined as The court's protective jurisdiction over children and incapable persons.
Pari passu
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pari passu is defined as Latin for: "on an equal footing"; without preference (used in insolvency for dividing assets).
Parole
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Parole is defined as The conditional release of a prisoner before the expiry of their sentence.
Parole evidence rule
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Parole evidence rule is defined as The rule that generally prevents extrinsic evidence from being used to add to or vary the terms of a written contract.
Part heard
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Part heard is defined as A matter where court proceedings have started but have been Adjourned to a later date.
Part performance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Part performance is defined as An equitable doctrine allowing enforcement of an oral land contract where acts unequivocally refer to that contract.
Particulars
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Particulars is defined as Detailed information about a claim or defence.
Parties
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Parties is defined as The people or entities involved in the case (applicant, respondent, plaintiff, defendant, etc.).
Partnership
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Partnership is defined as A business carried on by persons in common with a view of profit.
Payroll tax
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Payroll tax is defined as State tax levied on the total amount of wages paid by an employer.
Pecuniary interest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pecuniary interest is defined as A financial stake in a matter.
Penalty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Penalty is defined as A contractual sum that is not a genuine pre-estimate of loss and is therefore unenforceable.
Penalty units
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Penalty units is defined as Units used to calculate the amount of a fine (the monetary value of one unit increases annually).
Per curiam
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Per curiam is defined as Latin for: "by the court"; a judgment or decision representing the views of the whole court.
Peremptory challenge
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Peremptory challenge is defined as A right to veto a potential juror without giving a reason.
Perjury
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Perjury is defined as Giving false evidence under oath; a criminal offence.
Permanent stay
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Permanent stay is defined as A final court order preventing a proceeding from continuing (usually for abuse of process).
Perpetuities and accumulations
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Perpetuities and accumulations is defined as Rules limiting the duration of a trust (the Rule Against Perpetuities).
Personal liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Personal liability is defined as Individual responsibility, as distinct from corporate liability.
Personal property
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Personal property is defined as All property other than land (Real property).
Petition (Insolvency)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Petition (Insolvency) is defined as An application to the court to have a person made bankrupt or a company wound up.
Pith and substance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pith and substance is defined as The true character or subject matter of a law (used in Constitutional law to determine validity).
Plaintiff
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Plaintiff is defined as The party who commences proceedings using the traditional writ system (used in some courts and matters).
Planning agreement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Planning agreement is defined as An agreement for a developer to contribute to public amenities.
Planning instrument
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Planning instrument is defined as The legal documents controlling land use (e.g., LEP, SEPP).
Plea
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Plea is defined as The accused person's response to the charge (Guilty or Not guilty).
Plea bargain
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Plea bargain is defined as Negotiation between lawyers for each party to resolve a criminal charge before trial.
Pleadings
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pleadings is defined as Formal documents setting out each party's case (Statement of claim, Defence, Reply, etc.).
Police Caution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Police Caution is defined as A formal warning given by police.
Police summary
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Police summary is defined as The police officer's description of how they believe the offence happened.
Possession (Property Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Possession (Property Law) is defined as Factual control over a thing.
Power of attorney
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Power of attorney is defined as A legal document granting another person authority to act on your behalf.
Practice Note
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Practice Note is defined as Directions issued by the Chief Justice on how particular types of cases are to be managed.
Practising certificate
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Practising certificate is defined as The annual licence required to practise law.
Precedent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Precedent is defined as A court decision that is used as an example or reason for later decisions (Stare decisis).
Precatory trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Precatory trust is defined as A non-binding expression of a wish or hope in a will, as distinct from a mandatory trust.
Predatory lending
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Predatory lending is defined as Abusive lending practices.
Pre-emption right
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pre-emption right is defined as A contractual first right to purchase a property.
Pre-sentence report
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pre-sentence report is defined as A report that helps the court decide an appropriate sentence for a person found or pleaded guilty.
Pre-trial conference
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pre-trial conference is defined as A meeting for case preparation.
Presiding Judicial Officer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Presiding Judicial Officer is defined as The Magistrate or Judge who decides what happens in a case.
Prima facie
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Prima facie is defined as Latin for: "on the face of it"; sufficient evidence to establish a case unless rebutted.
Primary evidence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Primary evidence is defined as The original or best document.
Principal (Legal Profession)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Principal (Legal Profession) is defined as A supervising lawyer.
Privative clause
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Privative clause is defined as → see Ouster clause.
Privilege
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Privilege is defined as The right to withhold certain evidence (e.g., LPP, Without prejudice, Public interest immunity).
Privity of contract
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Privity of contract is defined as The rule that only parties to a contract can be bound by it or enforce it.
Pro bono
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pro bono is defined as Legal work performed for free or at a reduced cost.
Proclamation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Proclamation is defined as Official announcement of the commencement of legislation.
Process of court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Process of court is defined as Originating process, pleading, affidavit, notice filed in court, or document issued by the court.
Professional misconduct
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Professional misconduct is defined as A serious breach of professional or ethical standards by a lawyer.
Prohibitory injunction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Prohibitory injunction is defined as An injunction ordering a party to stop doing an act.
Prohibited Question
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Prohibited Question is defined as A question in court that is not allowed under the Evidence Act.
Prohibition
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Prohibition is defined as A writ/order preventing an inferior court or tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction.
Promissory estoppel
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Promissory estoppel is defined as Reliance-based estoppel, preventing a party from reneging on a promise.
Proof of debt
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Proof of debt is defined as A written statement by a creditor outlining the amount owed in insolvency/bankruptcy.
Propounding a will
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Propounding a will is defined as The process of proving the validity of a will in court.
Proximate cause
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Proximate cause is defined as The legal cause of damage (a complex concept in causation).
Provisional liquidator
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Provisional liquidator is defined as A temporary, court-appointed liquidator who controls a company until a winding up order is made.
Public gallery
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Public gallery is defined as Where members of the public, family, and media can sit to observe court proceedings.
Public interest immunity (PII)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Public interest immunity (PII) is defined as Crown privilege that allows the government to withhold sensitive documents from disclosure.
Public Trustee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Public Trustee is defined as A government body that manages deceased estates and trusts.
Public Works Act
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Public Works Act is defined as Legislation governing the compulsory acquisition of land for public works.
Punitive damages
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Punitive damages is defined as → see Exemplary damages.
Pure economic loss
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Pure economic loss is defined as Financial loss that is not consequential upon personal injury or property damage.
Quantum
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Quantum is defined as The amount of money awarded in damages.
Quantum meruit
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Quantum meruit is defined as Latin for: "as much as deserved"; a claim for the reasonable value of services rendered where no price was agreed.
Quashing order (Certiorari)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Quashing order (Certiorari) is defined as An order setting aside a decision.
Queen's Counsel (QC)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Queen's Counsel (QC) is defined as A senior barrister (now often called Senior Counsel).
Question of fact
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Question of fact is defined as A matter answered by weighing the evidence presented.
Question of law
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Question of law is defined as A matter concerning the application or interpretation of the law.
Quia timet
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Quia timet is defined as An equitable injunction to prevent an anticipated wrong from occurring.
Quorum
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Quorum is defined as The minimum number of attendees required for a meeting to conduct valid business.
R
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: R is defined as The letter 'R' commonly represents Regina (Latin for the Queen), referring to the Crown or the Commonwealth in criminal proceedings.
Ratio decidendi
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ratio decidendi is defined as The binding legal principle or reasoning in a judgment.
Reader
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Reader is defined as A barrister undertaking a reading program (pupillage).
Real property
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Real property is defined as Land, including buildings attached to the land (immovable property).
Receiver
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Receiver is defined as A person appointed to take control of assets (e.g., by a secured creditor).
Receivership
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Receivership is defined as The process where a receiver is appointed over some or all of a company's assets.
Recusal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Recusal is defined as A judge's withdrawal from a case due to a perceived or actual conflict/bias.
Rectification
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Rectification is defined as An equitable remedy correcting a written contract or instrument to reflect the true, common intention of the parties.
Redfern schedule
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Redfern schedule is defined as A standardised document list format often used for intellectual property discovery.
Redress
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Redress is defined as Remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance.
Redundancy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Redundancy is defined as The elimination of a job.
Referendum
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Referendum is defined as A public vote to alter the Australian Constitution (s 128).
Regional Environmental Plan (REP)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Regional Environmental Plan (REP) is defined as A former NSW planning instrument (replaced by SEPP).
Registered interest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Registered interest is defined as A property interest that is formally recorded on the Torrens register.
Registrar
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Registrar is defined as A court officer with administrative and delegated judicial functions (e.g., hearing interlocutory matters).
Registrar in Bankruptcy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Registrar in Bankruptcy is defined as The court officer who manages bankruptcy administration.
Registration of Title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Registration of Title is defined as The Torrens system of land title.
Regulations
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Regulations is defined as The Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court Rules setting filing and other fees.
Relevance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Relevance is defined as The tendency of evidence to make a Fact in issue more or less probable.
Relief against forfeiture
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Relief against forfeiture is defined as An equitable power of the court to restore a party's rights despite a breach that would normally lead to forfeiture.
Remand
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Remand is defined as To send an accused back into custody pending a further court appearance.
Remission (Criminal Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Remission (Criminal Law) is defined as A reduction in a sentence.
Remoteness of damage
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Remoteness of damage is defined as The rule (based on the Wagon Mound foreseeability test) that damage too remote from the wrong is not recoverable.
Reply
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Reply is defined as The applicant's/plaintiff's document answering new matters raised for the first time in the Defence.
Repudiation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Repudiation is defined as A party's clear refusal to perform essential contractual obligations, justifying the other party's termination of the contract.
Repugnancy (Constitutional Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Repugnancy (Constitutional Law) is defined as The inconsistency between a state and federal law (where the federal law prevails under s 109).
Res ipsa loquitur
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Res ipsa loquitur is defined as Latin for: "the facts speak for themselves"; a negligence doctrine where the mere happening of an accident infers negligence.
Res judicata
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Res judicata is defined as Latin for: "a matter already finally decided"; preventing the re-litigation of a case.
Rescission
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Rescission is defined as Cancelling a contract ab initio (from the beginning) and restoring the parties to their pre-contract position.
Reserved judgment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Reserved judgment is defined as A judgment delivered at a later date after the judge has taken time to consider the evidence and law.
Residual beneficiary
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Residual beneficiary is defined as The person who takes the remainder of the estate after specific gifts have been distributed.
Respondent
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Respondent is defined as The party defending proceedings commenced by an applicant (or responding to an appeal).
Restitution (Remedy)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Restitution (Remedy) is defined as A remedy requiring the defendant to give back a benefit received at the plaintiff's expense (reversal of unjust enrichment).
Restrictive covenant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Restrictive covenant is defined as A promise in a deed limiting the way land may be used (runs with the land in equity).
Resulting trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Resulting trust is defined as A trust implied by law from the presumed intention of the parties.
Retainer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Retainer is defined as The lawyer-client engagement agreement.
Retrospective legislation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Retrospective legislation is defined as Laws that apply to events that occurred in the past.
Reversionary interest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Reversionary interest is defined as A future interest in property that reverts back to the original grantor.
Revocation of a will
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Revocation of a will is defined as The cancellation of a will.
Right of survivorship
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Right of survivorship is defined as The joint tenancy feature where, on the death of one joint tenant, the entire interest automatically passes to the survivor(s).
Right to silence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Right to silence is defined as A person's constitutional right not to answer questions posed by police.
Rule of law
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Rule of law is defined as The doctrine of the supremacy of law.
Rules of Court
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Rules of Court is defined as Procedural regulations made by the judges that govern the conduct of proceedings.
Scienter
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Scienter is defined as Knowledge or intent (e.g., knowledge that an animal has a propensity to bite).
Search order (Anton Piller order)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Search order (Anton Piller order) is defined as A civil order for the preservation and seizure of evidence (usually in IP cases).
Search Warrant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Search Warrant is defined as A judicial document granting police authority to search premises.
Section 51
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Section 51 is defined as The section of the Constitution listing the legislative powers of the Commonwealth Parliament.
Section 92 (Constitution)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Section 92 (Constitution) is defined as The section guaranteeing free trade and commerce among the states.
Secured creditor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Secured creditor is defined as A lender holding a security interest (e.g., a mortgage) over assets.
Security agreement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Security agreement is defined as A document that creates a security interest.
Security for costs
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Security for costs is defined as An order requiring a party (usually a plaintiff) to pay money into court to protect the other side against future costs liability.
Security interest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Security interest is defined as A right in property that secures the performance of an obligation (e.g., repayment of a loan).
Self-incrimination
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Self-incrimination is defined as The act of implicating oneself in a crime.
Self represented litigant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Self represented litigant is defined as → see Litigant in person.
Senior Counsel (SC)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Senior Counsel (SC) is defined as A senior barrister (formerly Queen's Counsel or QC).
Separation of powers
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Separation of powers is defined as The doctrine dividing government power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Sequestration order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Sequestration order is defined as The order that formally makes an individual bankrupt.
Service
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Service is defined as The formal delivery of court documents to the opposite party in accordance with the rules.
Service by email
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Service by email is defined as Formal document delivery via email (now permitted under some rules).
Severance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Severance is defined as The process of removing an invalid or unenforceable part of a contract or statute while keeping the remainder valid.
Sexual harassment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Sexual harassment is defined as Unlawful conduct under anti-discrimination law.
Shadow Director
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Shadow Director is defined as A person who influences the company board without being formally appointed as a director.
Share buy-back
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Share buy-back is defined as A company repurchasing its own shares.
Share Capital
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Share Capital is defined as Funds raised by a company through the issuance of shares.
Shareholder
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Shareholder is defined as An owner of shares in a company.
Shareholder agreement
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Shareholder agreement is defined as An inter-shareholder contract governing their relationship with each other and the company.
Sheriff's Officer
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Sheriff's Officer is defined as → see Bailiff / Sheriff.
Slip rule
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Slip rule is defined as A court rule allowing a judge to correct minor clerical mistakes or accidental omissions in a judgment or order.
Solatium
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Solatium is defined as Damages for emotional distress or injury to feelings.
Solicitor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Solicitor is defined as A lawyer who provides legal advice and handles the preparation of cases (often instructs a Barrister).
Special resolution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Special resolution is defined as A company resolution requiring a 75% majority vote.
Specific performance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Specific performance is defined as An equitable order requiring a party to perform their contractual obligations (usually granted only if damages are inadequate).
Standard of proof
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Standard of proof is defined as The degree of persuasion required to prove a fact (either Beyond reasonable doubt or Balance of probabilities).
Stare decisis (Vertical)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Stare decisis (Vertical) is defined as The doctrine of Judicial precedent, where lower courts are bound by higher court decisions.
State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) is defined as A NSW planning policy.
Statement of claim
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statement of claim is defined as The primary pleading filed by an applicant/plaintiff, setting out the material facts and legal basis of the claim.
Statement of Facts
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statement of Facts is defined as A summary of what happened when the crime is said to have taken place, provided by the prosecutor.
Statutory demand
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statutory demand is defined as A formal debt demand served on a company (failure to comply is a ground for winding up).
Statutory interpretation (Context)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statutory interpretation (Context) is defined as Interpreting a statutory provision by reference to the surrounding provisions in the Act.
Statutory interpretation (Purpose)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statutory interpretation (Purpose) is defined as The mandatory approach to interpreting statutes: to achieve the intended objective.
Statutory lien
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statutory lien is defined as An automatic lien created by statute.
Statutory remedies
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statutory remedies is defined as Penalties, compensation orders, banning orders, etc., provided under specific Acts.
Statutory trustee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Statutory trustee is defined as A trustee appointed by a statute.
Stay of execution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Stay of execution is defined as A temporary pause on the enforcement of a judgment.
Stay of proceedings
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Stay of proceedings is defined as A temporary or permanent halt to a case.
Strict liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Strict liability is defined as Liability imposed without the need to prove fault (Mens rea).
Strict liability (Tort Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Strict liability (Tort Law) is defined as Liability without proof of fault (e.g., the rule in Rylands v Fletcher).
Strata title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Strata title is defined as The ownership scheme for units/apartments, involving individual ownership of the unit and shared ownership of common property.
Sub judice
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Sub judice is defined as Latin for: "under judicial consideration"; a matter currently before the court, restricting public discussion.
Subordinate legislation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Subordinate legislation is defined as → see Delegated legislation.
Subpoena
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Subpoena is defined as A court order requiring a person to attend court to give evidence or produce documents.
Substituted service
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Substituted service is defined as An alternative service method allowed when usual service is impractical (e.g., newspaper advertisement).
Summary dismissal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Summary dismissal is defined as Instant termination of an employee.
Summary hearing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Summary hearing is defined as A hearing in a lower court where all evidence is heard by a magistrate without a jury.
Summary judgment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Summary judgment is defined as Judgment obtained without a full trial because the claim or defence has no real prospect of success.
Summary offence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Summary offence is defined as A minor offence heard only by a magistrate in a lower court.
Summing up
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Summing up is defined as The judge’s review of the evidence and explanation of the relevant law for the jury before they retire to deliberate.
Summons
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Summons is defined as (1) An old term for some originating processes; (2) A court order requiring attendance (now largely replaced by Subpoena).
Superannuation fund
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Superannuation fund is defined as Holds retirement savings.
Surrender (Lease)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Surrender (Lease) is defined as Early termination of a lease.
Surety
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Surety is defined as A guarantor; a person who promises money or property if the accused does not meet their Bail conditions.
Taxation
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Taxation is defined as The process by which a registrar checks a Bill of costs to ensure the charges are reasonable and in accordance with the rules.
Taxation avoidance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Taxation avoidance is defined as The legal minimisation of tax liability.
Taxation law
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Taxation law is defined as The body of law governing taxes.
Tenancy in common
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Tenancy in common is defined as A form of co-ownership of property characterised by distinct, undivided shares and no right of survivorship.
Tender
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Tender is defined as To formally offer a document or object as evidence to the court.
Tenure (Property Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Tenure (Property Law) is defined as The legal relationship by which land is held (e.g., freehold, leasehold).
Testamentary capacity
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Testamentary capacity is defined as The mental ability required to make a valid Will.
Testamentary trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Testamentary trust is defined as A trust created by a Will.
Testimony
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Testimony is defined as Oral evidence given by a witness under oath.
Third-party costs order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Third-party costs order is defined as A court order requiring a non-party to pay the costs of the litigation.
Third-party insurance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Third-party insurance is defined as Compulsory Third Party (CTP) motor vehicle insurance.
Time of the essence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Time of the essence is defined as A contractual provision making timely performance an essential term (breach justifies termination).
Torrens title
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Torrens title is defined as The system of registered indefeasible land title used in Australia.
Tortfeasor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Tortfeasor is defined as A person who commits a tort (a civil wrong).
Total and permanent disablement (TPD)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Total and permanent disablement (TPD) is defined as An insurance trigger for inability to work.
Tracing
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Tracing is defined as An equitable remedy allowing a plaintiff to follow misapplied trust property into new assets or third parties.
Transcript
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Transcript is defined as A typed copy of what was said in the court proceedings.
Trespass
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Trespass is defined as The tort of direct interference with a person, land, or goods.
Trial
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Trial is defined as A hearing in a higher court in front of a judge and jury.
Tribunal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Tribunal is defined as A statutory decision-making body with jurisdiction over particular disputes (e.g., NCAT, AAT/ART).
Trust
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Trust is defined as An equitable obligation where one person (Trustee) holds property for the benefit of another (Beneficiary).
Trust account
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Trust account is defined as A special account for holding client funds, separate from the law practice's own money.
Trustee
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Trustee is defined as A person who holds property on behalf of another.
Trustee in Bankruptcy
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Trustee in Bankruptcy is defined as The person who administers the estate of an Undischarged bankrupt.
Uberrimae fidei
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Uberrimae fidei is defined as Latin for: "utmost good faith" (a requirement in certain contracts, like insurance).
Ultra vires
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Ultra vires is defined as Latin for: "beyond power"; an act taken without legal authority.
Unconscionable conduct
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unconscionable conduct is defined as Grossly unfair or oppressive dealing, either under the ACL or equitable doctrine.
Undertaking
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Undertaking is defined as A promise made to the court by lawyers or the accused (e.g., a bail undertaking).
Undischarged bankrupt
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Undischarged bankrupt is defined as A person who has been declared bankrupt and has not yet been released from that legal status.
Undue influence
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Undue influence is defined as Improper pressure that vitiates a person's free consent.
Undue influence (Fiduciary)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Undue influence (Fiduciary) is defined as Abuse of a position of trust.
Unenforceable contract
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unenforceable contract is defined as A valid contract that cannot be enforced through court action (e.g., due to lack of writing).
Unilateral contract
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unilateral contract is defined as A contract where acceptance occurs through performance of a requested act.
Unjust enrichment
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unjust enrichment is defined as A legal basis for Restitution, where a person benefits at another's expense.
Unliquidated Damages
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unliquidated Damages is defined as Damages that have not been pre-agreed and must be assessed by the court.
Unrepresented
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unrepresented is defined as An accused person or defendant who does not have a lawyer.
Unsecured creditor
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Unsecured creditor is defined as A creditor who does not hold any Security interest over the debtor's assets.
Vagueness (Statutory interpretation)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Vagueness (Statutory interpretation) is defined as An unclear or ambiguous statutory provision.
Valuation (Property Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Valuation (Property Law) is defined as Determining the monetary worth of property.
Verdict
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Verdict is defined as The jury's decision about whether someone is guilty or not guilty.
Vesting order
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Vesting order is defined as A court order transferring legal title to property.
Vexatious litigant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Vexatious litigant is defined as A person restricted by a court order from commencing or continuing meritless proceedings without permission.
Vicarious liability
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Vicarious liability is defined as An employer's liability for the wrongful acts of their employee.
Vicarious liability (Independent contractor)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Vicarious liability (Independent contractor) is defined as The general rule that an employer is not liable for the torts of an independent contractor.
Victim Impact Statement (VIS)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Victim Impact Statement (VIS) is defined as A written or spoken statement describing the impact of the crime on those affected by it.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) is defined as Deals with disputes including residential tenancy and guardianship matters.
Voir dire
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Voir dire is defined as A "trial within a trial" held to determine the admissibility of evidence (the jury is excluded).
Voidable contract
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Voidable contract is defined as A contract that can be affirmed or rejected by an injured party.
Voidable transaction
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Voidable transaction is defined as A transaction set aside in insolvency because it was unfair or uncommercial.
Volenti non fit injuria
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Volenti non fit injuria is defined as Latin for: "to a willing person, injury is not done"; the defence of voluntary assumption of risk.
Voluntary administration
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Voluntary administration is defined as A company rescue process (Corporations Act Part 5.3A).
Waiver
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Waiver is defined as The voluntary relinquishment of a known right.
Waiver (Contract Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Waiver (Contract Law) is defined as Intentional relinquishment of a known right under a contract.
Warrant
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Warrant is defined as A court document authorising police or a sheriff to take action (e.g., arrest or search).
Warrant for arrest
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Warrant for arrest is defined as Authority to arrest a person.
Warranty
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Warranty is defined as A minor contractual term (breach gives right to damages only, not termination).
Will (Testamentary document)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Will (Testamentary document) is defined as A legal document declaring a person's property wishes after death.
Winding up
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Winding up is defined as The process where a company's assets are realised and distributed to creditors (Liquidation).
Witness (Evidence Law)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Witness (Evidence Law) is defined as A person who gives evidence in court.
Witness Assistance Service (WAS)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Witness Assistance Service (WAS) is defined as A service providing information and support to vulnerable victims and witnesses of Commonwealth crime.
Without prejudice (Negotiation)
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Without prejudice (Negotiation) is defined as Communications made during settlement discussions that are inadmissible as evidence if negotiations fail.
WorkCover
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: WorkCover is defined as The workers' compensation scheme.
Writ
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Writ is defined as A formal written court order, historically the main Originating process in superior courts.
Writ of execution
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Writ of execution is defined as A formal written court order for judgment enforcement.
Wrongful dismissal
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Wrongful dismissal is defined as Termination of an employee in breach of their contract.
Zoning
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Zoning is defined as The legal designation of permissible land uses within a particular area.
Zoning map
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Zoning map is defined as A map showing the boundaries of different Zoning designations.
Zoning ordinance
Legal Glossary and Dictionary: Zoning ordinance is defined as A local law regulating land use.
Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to impose tax on certain amounts relating to employee share schemes, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Act 2009.
Income Tax (Bearer Debentures) Act 1971 (Cth)
An Act to impose Income Tax upon Interest paid or credited by Companies in respect of certain Debentures 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Income Tax (Bearer Debentures) Act 1971.
Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Act 2014 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Act 2014.
National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Selection, Community Fund and Other Measures) Act 2021 (Cth)
An Act to amend the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Site selection Schedule 2—Establishment of community fund National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 Schedule 3—Other amendments National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Selection, Community Fund and Other Measures) Act 2021 No.
Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Act 2016 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Water Act 2007, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments arising from review of the Water Act 2007 Part 1—Reviews and reporting requirements Water Act 2007 Part 2—Accrediting water resource plans Water Act 2007 Part 3—Indigenous matters relevant to Basin water resources Water Act 2007 Part 4—Trading by Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder Water Act 2007 Part 5—Murray‑Darling Basin Water Rights Information Service Water Act 2007 Part 6—Miscellaneous amendments Water Act 2007 Schedule 2—Technical amendments Part 1—Technical amendments affecting definition of referring State Water Act 2007 Part 2—Amendments consequential on the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015 Water Act 2007 Part 3—Spent provisions Water Act 2007 Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Act 2016 No.
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Act 2017 (Cth)
An Act to amend legislation relating to broadcasting, and for other purposes 1 Short title This Act is the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Act 2017.
Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998 (Cth)
No short title found.
Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994 (Cth)
An Act to implement Australia's international obligations under Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994.
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to family assistance, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Act 2023 No.
Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Criminal Code Act 1995 Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Act 2024 No.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to social security and family assistance, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Notification of change of circumstances etc.
Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Peru Customs Tariff Act 1995 Schedule 2—Indonesia Customs Tariff Act 1995 Schedule 3—Hong Kong, China Customs Tariff Act 1995 Customs Tariff Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacific) Act 2019 No.
Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Repeal Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to repeal the Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Repeal etc.
Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to impose, as taxes, charges relating to the export of goods, so far as those charges are duties of excise, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Export Charges (Imposition—Excise) Act 2015.
Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Companies and Securities (Interpretation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980 [Assented to 18 June 1981] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title, &c.
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to social security, family assistance, child support and veterans' entitlements, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Disability Support Pension Participation Reforms) Act 2012.
Defence Legislation Amendment (Superannuation and ADF Cover) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to defence and superannuation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Main amendments Part 1—Amendments Defence Act 1903 Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 Future Fund Act 2006 Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 Superannuation Act 2005 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 Part 2—Application provisions Schedule 2—Flexible service arrangements in the Permanent Forces Air Force Act 1923 Defence Act 1903 Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 Naval Defence Act 1910 Schedule 3—Amendments contingent on the Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015 Australian Defence Force Superannuation Act 2015 Defence Legislation Amendment (Superannuation and ADF Cover) Act 2015 No.
Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983 (Cth)
An Act to impose a tax on the issue, the anniversary of the coming into force and the holding of a receiver licence under the Radiocommunications Act 1992 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Act 1983.
Superannuation Contributions Tax (Members of Constitutionally Protected Superannuation Funds) Assessment and Collection Act 1997 (Cth)
No short title found.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986 (Cth)
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, and for related purposes [Assented to 18 December 1986] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title 1.
Industrial Chemicals Charges (Customs) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to impose charge on the registration of introducers of industrial chemicals, so far as that charge is a duty of customs Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Extension to external Territories 4 Act binds the Crown 5 Definitions 6 Imposition of charge 7 Amount of charge 8 Act does not impose tax on property of a State 9 Regulations Industrial Chemicals Charges (Customs) Act 2019 No.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 Schedule 2—Application and transitional provisions Part 1—Definitions Part 2—Assets, liabilities and legal proceedings Part 3—Membership of the Authority Part 4—Zoning plans Part 5—Reporting requirements and records Part 6—Other matters Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Act 2007 No.
Regional Investment Corporation Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to establish the Regional Investment Corporation, and for related purposes Part 1—Introduction 1 Short title This Act is the Regional Investment Corporation Act 2018.
New Business Tax System (Thin Capitalisation) Act 2001 (Cth)
An Act to implement the New Business Tax System in relation to thin capitalisation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to make amendments that relate to the enactment of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 and that align that Act with work health and safety laws, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Consequential amendments Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 Schedule 2—Breaches of general safety duties Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 No.
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Act 2016 (Cth)
An Act to amend legislation relating to broadcasting, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Restricted datacasting licences Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Radiocommunications Act 1992 Schedule 2—Start‑up day Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Schedule 3—Digital radio moratorium period Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Radiocommunications Act 1992 Schedule 4—Non‑foundation digital radio multiplex transmitter licence Radiocommunications Act 1992 Schedule 5—Repeals of spent provisions Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Radiocommunications Act 1992 Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Act 2016 No.
Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council Repeal Act 1998 (Cth)
An Act to repeal the Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council Act 1978, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995 (Cth)
An Act to impose a levy on health insurance business conducted by private health insurers 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995.
Tax Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 2) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009, and for other purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No.
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support Measures) Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to child support, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Departure authorisation certificates Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 Part 2—Extending employer withholding Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 Part 3—Determining adjusted taxable income Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support Measures) Act 2023 No.
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911 (Cth)
An Act to provide for the issue of Stock, Bonds and other Securities by the Commonwealth and for other purposes Part I—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Act 1911.
Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999 (Cth)
An Act to provide for a register of unclaimed money, a register of lost members for superannuation funds and certain payments relating to superannuation, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Superannuation (Unclaimed Money and Lost Members) Act 1999.
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Related Amendments) Act 2005 (Cth)
An Act to make amendments related to the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Related Amendments) Act 2005 No.
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to amend maritime legislation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments about liability for pollution Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Schedule 2—Amendments about trade practices Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 3—Technical amendments Bass Strait Sea Passenger Service Agreement Act 1984 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2003 No.
Customs Depot Licensing Charges Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)
No short title found.
National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2022 (Cth)
An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the National Anti‑Corruption Commission Act 2022, and for other purposes 1 Short title This Act is the National Anti‑Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2022.
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend maritime legislation, and for other purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2007.
Family Trust Distribution Tax (Secondary Liability) Act 1998 (Cth)
An Act to impose a tax in respect of certain unpaid family trust distribution tax 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Family Trust Distribution Tax (Secondary Liability) Act 1998.
Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to the security of maritime transport and offshore facilities, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Maritime security guards Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 Schedule 2—Miscellaneous amendments Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Maritime Security Guards and Other Measures) Act 2006 No.
Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment Parliamentary Superannuation Act 2004 Parliamentary Superannuation Amendment Act 2006 No.
Securities Industry (Fees) Amendment Act 1981 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Securities Industry (Fees) Act 1980 [Assented to 18 June 1981] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title, &c.
Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998 Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003 No.
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Act 1993 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 [Assented to 27 May 1993] The Parliament of Australia enacts: Short title etc.
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)
An Act to amend Commonwealth financial management legislation and other financial and reporting provisions, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005.
Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law in relation to personal and corporate insolvency, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments relating to the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) Part 1—Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) Bankruptcy Act 1966 Part 2—Amendments consequential on the introduction of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) Bankruptcy Act 1966 Bankruptcy (Estate Charges) Act 1997 Part 3—Transition to the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) Division 1—Introduction Division 2—Application of Part 2 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) and related consequential amendments Division 3—Application of Part 3 of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy) and related consequential amendments Division 4—Administrative review Division 5—Application of other consequential amendments Division 6—Regulations Schedule 2—Amendments relating to the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) Part 1—Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) Corporations Act 2001 Part 2—Amendments consequential on the introduction of the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Act 2006 Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 Banking Act 1959 Bankruptcy Act 1966 Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 Cheques Act 1986 Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Act 1961 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 Corporations Act 2001 Corporations (Review Fees) Act 2003 Cross‑Border Insolvency Act 2008 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Insurance Act 1973 Life Insurance Act 1995 Medical Indemnity Act 2002 National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 Payment Systems and Netting Act 1998 Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015 Qantas Sale Act 1992 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Tradex Scheme Act 1999 Part 3—Transition to the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 Schedule 3—Other amendments Part 1—Payments for property Corporations Act 2001 Part 2—Contravention of deed of company arrangement Corporations Act 2001 Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015 Part 3—Company's former name Corporations Act 2001 Part 4—Termination of deed of company arrangement Corporations Act 2001 Part 5—Relation‑back day Corporations Act 2001 Part 6—Miscellaneous amendments Corporations Act 2001 Part 7—Application of amendments Corporations Act 2001 Insolvency Law Reform Act 2016 No.
Foreign Evidence Amendment Act 2010 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Foreign Evidence Act 1994, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Amendments Foreign Evidence Act 1994 Part 2—Application and transitional provisions Foreign Evidence Amendment Act 2010 No.
Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and Other Measures) Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian Citizenship Act 2007, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments relating to citizenship test review etc.
Trade Practices Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Trade Practices Act 1974, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Act 2010 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Excise Tariff Act 1921 Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Excise Tariff Act 1921 Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Act 2010 No.
Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2024 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendment Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978 Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Act 2024 No.
Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 Schedule 2—Transitional provisions Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Act 2005 No.
New Business Tax System (Consolidation) Act (No. 1) 2002 (Cth)
No short title found.
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment (Cost Recovery) Act 2021 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Registered higher education provider charge Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment (Cost Recovery) Act 2021 No.
Companies Amendment Act 1985 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Companies Act 1981 [Assented to 4 December 1985] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title, &c.
Defence Housing Authority Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Defence Housing Authority Act 1987, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Defence Housing Authority Act 1987 Schedule 2—Amendments of other Acts Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 Schedule 3—Saving and application Schedule 4—Minor technical amendments Defence Housing Authority Act 1987 Defence Housing Authority Amendment Act 2006 No.
Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Customs Tariff Act 1995 Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2006 No.
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Customs Tariff Act 1995 Customs Tariff Amendment (2007 Harmonized System Changes) Act 2006 No.
Fisheries Legislation Amendment (High Seas Fishing Activities and Other Matters) Act 2004 (Cth)
An Act to amend legislation about fisheries, and for related purposes [Assented to 2 April 2004] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Legislation Amendment (High Seas Fishing Activities and Other Matters) Act 2004.
Migration (Sponsorship Fees) Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to make payable certain fees paid in relation to sponsorship of applicants for temporary visas, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Fees payable Migration (Sponsorship Fees) Act 2007 No.
Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act (No. 2) 2008 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Interstate Road Transport Charge Act 1985 Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Act (No.
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Industry Contribution Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to impose a levy on persons regulated by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Industry Contribution Act 2011.
Migration Amendment (Australia’s Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Migration Act 1958 Migration Amendment (Australia's Engagement in the Pacific and Other Measures) Act 2023 No.
Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990 (Cth)
An Act to establish the Australian National Maritime Museum Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Australian National Maritime Museum Act 1990.
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (Cth)
No short title found.
Interactive Gambling Amendment (National Self-exclusion Register) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—National Self‑exclusion Register Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 Interactive Gambling Act 2001 Privacy Act 1988 Interactive Gambling Amendment (National Self-exclusion Register) Act 2019 No.
Deterring People Smuggling Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to clarify the law relating to people smuggling, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Migration Act 1958 Deterring People Smuggling Act 2011 No.
Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989 (Cth)
An Act to impose a levy on certain sea‑going ships, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989.
Criminal Code Amendment (Hamas and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 in relation to Hamas' Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades and the Lashkar‑e‑Tayyiba organisation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Regulations relating to Hamas' Izz al‑Din al‑Qassam Brigades and the Lashkar‑e‑Tayyiba organisation Criminal Code Act 1995 Criminal Code Amendment (Hamas and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) Act 2003 No.
New Business Tax System (Capital Gains Tax) Act 1999 (Cth)
An Act to implement the New Business Tax System by amending the law relating to capital gains tax, and for related purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the New Business Tax System (Capital Gains Tax) Act 1999.
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Sulphur content of fuel oil Part 1—Annex VI approved equivalents Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Part 2—Fuel oil carried on board ships Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Schedule 2—Suppliers of fuel oil Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Schedule 3—Naval and government ships exemption Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Act 2019 No.
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments relating to cost recovery Part 1—Amendments Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 Part 2—Application provisions Schedule 2—Other amendments Part 1—Amendments Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 Part 2—Transitional provisions Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Act 2012 No.
Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme Extension Act 2000 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Social Security Act 1991 and the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 2—Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Retirement Assistance for Farmers Scheme Extension Act 2000 No.
Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Migration Act 1958 Migration Amendment (Protection of Identifying Information) Act 2009 No.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Act 2022 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to superannuation and taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Removing the monthly minimum threshold for salary or wages to count towards the superannuation guarantee Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 Schedule 2—First home super saver scheme maximum releasable amount Taxation Administration Act 1953 Schedule 3—Reduced eligibility age for downsizer contributions Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Schedule 4—Work test reforms for superannuation contributions Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Schedule 5—Segregated current pension assets Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Schedule 6—Extension of temporary full expensing of depreciating assets Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes For Australians and Helping Australian Businesses Invest) Act 2022 No.
Loan Act 1976 (Cth)
An Act to authorize the Borrowing and Expending of Moneys for Defence Purposes.
Education Legislation Amendment Act 1997 (Cth)
An Act to effect the transfer of responsibility for the University of Canberra from the Commonwealth to the Australian Capital Territory, to amend the Maritime College Act 1978, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Census and Statistics Act 1905 (Cth)
No short title found.
Excise Amendment (Alcoholic Beverages) Act 2000 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Excise Act 1901, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Tax Laws Amendment (Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists) Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Resale royalty right for visual artists Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Tax Laws Amendment (Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists) Act 2009 No.
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to impose, as taxes, charges in relation to matters connected with the administration of the Biosecurity Act 2015, so far as those charges are neither duties of customs nor duties of excise, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (General) Act 2015.
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to establish the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Act 2008.
Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Consequential amendments Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 Navigation Act 1912 Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 Schedule 2—Transitional provisions Part 1—Preliminary Part 2—Continuation of existing permits, licences and declarations etc.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge income thresholds A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 Medicare Levy Act 1986 Treasury Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Act 2019 No.
Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 6) Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes [Assented to 26 March 2009] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No.
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs and defence, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 3—Graves of dependants of members of the Defence Force Defence Act 1903 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Act 2015 No.
Taxation Laws Amendment (Superannuation) Act (No. 1) 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Federal Magistrates Amendment (Disability and Death Benefits) Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Federal Magistrates Act 1999, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999 Federal Magistrates Amendment (Disability and Death Benefits) Act 2007 No.
My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the My Health Records Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments My Health Records Act 2012 My Health Records (National Application) Rules 2017 Schedule 2—Amendments commencing on Proclamation My Health Records Act 2012 My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Act 2018 No.
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Fair Work Act 2009, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Increasing maximum penalties for contraventions of certain civil remedy provisions Fair Work Act 2009 Part 2—Liability of responsible franchisor entities and holding companies Fair Work Act 2009 Part 3—Unreasonable requirements Fair Work Act 2009 Part 4—Powers of the Fair Work Ombudsman Fair Work Act 2009 Part 5—Hindering and obstructing the Fair Work Ombudsman and inspectors Fair Work Act 2009 Part 6—False or misleading information or documents Fair Work Act 2009 Part 7—Application and transitional provisions Fair Work Act 2009 Part 8—Records Fair Work Act 2009 Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act 2017 No.
Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Act 2024 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Excise Tariff Act 1921, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Excise Tariff Act 1921 Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Act 2024 No.
Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Act (No. 2) 2009 (Cth)
An Act to make amendments consequential on the enactment of the Tax Bonus for Working Australians Act (No.
Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 2—Amendments relating to turtles and dugong Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No.
Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters in connection with the Australian Education Act 2013, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Australian Education (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2013.
Airports Amendment Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Airports Act 1996, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Airports Act 1996 Airports Amendment Act 2018 No.
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (Cth)
An Act to amend certain Acts relating to superannuation, and for related purposes [Assented to 2 September 1991] The Parliament of Australia enacts: PART 1—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to first home saver accounts, and for other purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the First Home Saver Accounts (Further Provisions) Amendment Act 2008.
National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 (Cth)
No short title found.
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 2012 No.
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to impose a tax in respect of the profits of certain petroleum projects, so far as that tax is a duty of excise Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Incorporation 4 Imposition of tax 5 Rate of tax 6 Act does not impose a tax on property of a State Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Act 2012 No.
Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Customs Tariff Act 1995 Part 1—Rates of duty on 1 July 2012 Division 1—Gasoline for use as fuel in aircraft Division 2—Kerosene for use as fuel in aircraft Division 3—Compressed natural gas compressed for certain uses Division 4—Application of amendments made by this Part Part 2—Rates on and after 1 July 2013 Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Act 2011 No.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Act 1990 (Cth)
No short title found.
Higher Education Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Higher Education Funding Act 1988, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Customs Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Customs Act 1901, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Pacific Islands originating goods Customs Act 1901 Part 2—Verification powers Customs Act 1901 Part 3—Application provisions Customs Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Act 2018 No.
Trade Marks Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Trade Marks Act 1995, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Amendments commencing on Royal Assent Trade Marks Act 1995 Part 2—Amendments commencing on Proclamation Trade Marks Act 1995 Part 3—Minor and technical amendments Trade Marks Act 1995 Trade Marks Amendment Act 2006 No.
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Act 2012 No.
Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law in relation to financial products, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporations Amendment (Further Future of Financial Advice Measures) Act 2012.
Education Legislation Amendment (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection) Act 2020 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to tuition protection, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendment of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 Schedule 2—Amendment of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 Part 1—Amendments relating to the Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund, Higher Education Tuition Protection Director and Higher Education Tuition Protection Fund Advisory Board Higher Education Support Act 2003 Part 2—Amendments relating to information collection and sharing Higher Education Support Act 2003 Part 3—Other amendments Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 3—Amendments of other Acts Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Act 2020 Student Identifiers Act 2014 VET Student Loans Act 2016 Education Legislation Amendment (Up-front Payments Tuition Protection) Act 2020 No.
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to higher education, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Approval and accreditation of higher education providers Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 2—Overseas study requirements for OS‑HELP assistance Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 3—Corrections to information affecting entitlements Higher Education Funding Act 1988 Higher Education Support Act 2003 Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 Schedule 4—Commonwealth supported study at particular campus Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 5—Residency requirements for Commonwealth assistance Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 6—Bridging courses provided by Open Universities Australia Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 7—Changed name of Victoria University Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 8—Commonwealth support for cross‑institutional study Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 9—Funding for implementation of the Research Quality Framework Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 10—Registration of suspensions of higher education providers Higher Education Support Act 2003 Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No.
Superannuation Contributions Tax (Application to the Commonwealth—Reduction of Benefits) Act 1997 (Cth)
No short title found.
Australian Heritage Commission Amendment Act 1976 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975.
First Home Super Saver Tax Act 2017 (Cth)
An Act to impose first home super saver tax, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Imposition of tax 4 Amount of tax First Home Super Saver Tax Act 2017 No.
Australian Energy Market Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian Energy Market Act 2004 to apply the National Energy Retail Law, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Australian Energy Market Act 2004 Part 1—Amendments Part 2—Transitional Schedule 2—Other amendments Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Australian Energy Market Amendment (National Energy Retail Law) Act 2011 No.
Migration Amendment ("Points" System) Act 1993 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes [Assented to 19 January 1994] The Parliament of Australia enacts: Short title etc.
Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1996 (Cth)
An Act to amend or repeal various Acts administered by the Department of Primary Industries and Energy, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to provide for contributions to be made towards the superannuation of low income earners, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Superannuation (Government Co‑contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Act 2020 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation and superannuation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Superannuation guarantee amnesty Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 Treasury Laws Amendment (Recovering Unpaid Superannuation) Act 2020 No.
Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Amendment Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Act 2004, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Act 2004 Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Amendment Act 2011 No.
Migration Amendment (Excision from Migration Zone) Act 2001 (Cth)
An Act to excise certain Australian territory from the migration zone under the Migration Act 1958 for purposes related to unauthorised arrivals, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Commonwealth Banks Amendment Act 1987 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Commonwealth Banks Act 1959, and for related purposes [Assented to 26 December 1987] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title etc.
Inspector-General of Aged Care Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to provide for the appointment of an Inspector‑General of Aged Care, and for related purposes Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Objects 4 Simplified outline of this Act 5 Definitions 6 Act binds the Crown 7 Application of this Act Part 2—Establishment and functions and powers of the Inspector‑General of Aged Care Division 1—Introduction 8 Simplified outline of this Part Division 2—Inspector‑General of Aged Care Subdivision A—Inspector‑General of Aged Care 9 Inspector‑General of Aged Care 10 Functions of the Inspector‑General 11 Independence of Inspector‑General Subdivision B—Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged Care 12 Establishment of the Office of the Inspector‑General of Aged Care 13 Constitution of the Office 14 Functions of the Office Division 3—Reviews by the Inspector‑General Subdivision A—Annual work plans 15 Inspector‑General must prepare annual work plan 16 Variation of annual work plan Subdivision B—Process for conducting reviews 17 Reviews by the Inspector‑General 18 Notice of review 19 Inspector‑General may invite submissions 20 Submissions may be made publicly available Subdivision C—Review reports 21 Draft review report 22 Opportunity to respond must be given before including certain information in draft review report 23 Unauthorised disclosure of draft review reports etc.
Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Water Act 2007 to establish a Special Account, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Water for the Environment Special Account Water Act 2007 Water Amendment (Water for the Environment Special Account) Act 2013 No.
Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999 Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Act 2013 No.
Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Amendment (ASIC Fees) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—ASIC fees Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Act 2012 Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Amendment (ASIC Fees) Act 2018 No.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982 (Cth)
An Act to make various amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth [Assented to 7 May 1982] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016 (Cth)
An Act to impose approved course provider charge, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Crown to be bound 5 Act does not impose tax on property of a State 6 Imposition of charge 7 Amount of charge 8 Exemptions from charge 9 Regulations VET Student Loans (Charges) Act 2016 No.
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Managed Investment Trusts) Act 2016 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Rates Act 1986 Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Income Tax Rates Act 1986 Income Tax Rates Amendment (Managed Investment Trusts) Act 2016 No.
Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to deal with transitional and consequential matters arising from the enactment of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for other purposes [Assented to 19 December 2003] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003.
Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Inbound Cargo Security Enhancement) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Prohibiting carriage of certain types of cargo Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 Schedule 2—Technical amendments Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Inbound Cargo Security Enhancement) Act 2013 No.
Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 (Cth)
An Act to impose a levy on authorised deposit‑taking institutions 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Authorised Deposit‑taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998.
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Wellbeing of Veterans and Their Families) Act 2020 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' entitlements and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Members of Commissions representing families of veterans Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 2—Transition into civilian work Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Schedule 3—Energy supplement Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Wellbeing of Veterans and Their Families) Act 2020 No.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2022 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2022 No.
Extradition Amendment Act 1990 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Extradition Act 1988, and for related purposes [Assented to 22 October 1990] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: Short title etc.
Banking Act 1973 (Cth)
No short title found.
Superannuation Benefits (Supervisory Mechanisms) Act 1990 (Cth)
An Act to establish supervisory mechanisms for the provision of superannuation benefits to certain persons, and for related purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Superannuation Benefits (Supervisory Mechanisms) Act 1990.
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Registration Charges Consequentials) Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Registration Charges Consequentials) Act 2011.
Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004 (Cth)
An Act to impose a tax on premium payments for medical indemnity cover, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Indemnity (Run‑off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004.
States Grants (General Purposes) Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
An Act to amend the States Grants (General Purposes) Act 1994, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the States Grants (General Purposes) Act 1994 States Grants (General Purposes) Amendment Act 1998 No.
Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002 (Cth)
An Act to create offences relating to international terrorist activities using explosive or lethal devices, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Trust Recoupment Tax Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Act 2014 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Trust Recoupment Tax Act 1985, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Temporary budget repair levy Trust Recoupment Tax Act 1985 Trust Recoupment Tax Amendment (Temporary Budget Repair Levy) Act 2014 No.
Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to impose the overseas debtors repayment levy, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Act 2015.
Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and the Trade Support Loans Act 2014, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Repayment of accumulated HELP debts by overseas debtors Part 1—Amendments Higher Education Support Act 2003 Part 2—Application provisions Schedule 2—Repayment of accumulated TSL debts by overseas debtors Part 1—Amendments Trade Support Loans Act 2014 Part 2—Application provisions Schedule 3—Tax file numbers Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 4—Confidentiality of taxpayer information Taxation Administration Act 1953 Schedule 5—Other amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Education Legislation Amendment (Overseas Debt Recovery) Act 2015 No.
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Trade Practices Act 1974, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Merger clearances and authorisations Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 2—Non‑merger authorisations Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 3—Collective bargaining Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 4—Exclusionary provisions Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 5—Price fixing provisions Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 6—Dual listed companies Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 7—Exclusive dealing Part 1—Tribunal review Trade Practices Act 1974 Part 2—Related companies Trade Practices Act 1974 Part 3—Notification of exclusive dealing Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 8—Enforcement Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 9—Penalties Part 1—Civil penalties Trade Practices Act 1974 Part 2—Disqualification from managing corporations Corporations Act 2001 Trade Practices Act 1974 Part 3—Indemnities Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 10—Local government bodies Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 11—Functions and powers etc.
Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 2) Act 2020 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to corporations, consumer credit and taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules 4 Independent review of operation of Schedule 1 Schedule 1—FinTech Sandbox Regulatory Licensing Exemptions Part 1—Amendment of the Corporations Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 Part 2—Amendment of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 Schedule 2—Innovation measures Part 1—Venture capital investments Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Part 2—Early stage investor tax offsets Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Part 3—Managed investment trusts Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Part 4—Public trading trusts Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No.
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters in connection with the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) 4 Regulations Schedule 1—Application and transitional provisions Part 1—Dictionary Part 2—Registration Division 1—Endorsed entities Division 2—Entities endorsed for the operation of institutions Division 3—Opt‑out Division 4—Religious institutions Part 3—The Register Part 4—Reporting Part 5—ACNC annual report Part 6—Advisory Board Part 7—Protected information Part 8—Basic religious charities Part 9—Review of operation of ACNC Act Schedule 2—References to charities etc.
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Act 2000 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Multinational anti‑avoidance law Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Schedule 2—Improving the integrity of the small business CGT concessions Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Schedule 3—Fintech and venture capital amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Venture Capital Act 2002 Schedule 4—Tax exemption for payments made under the Defence Force Ombudsman Scheme Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Integrity and Other Measures) Act 2018 No.
Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 6) Act 2020 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, competition and charities, to make various minor and technical amendments of the statute law in the Treasury portfolio, to repeal certain obsolete Acts, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act is the Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No.
Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Act (No. 2) 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Act 2005, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Act 2005 Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Act (No.
Judiciary Amendment Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to consolidate the Australian Government Solicitor into the Attorney‑General's Department, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Main amendments Judiciary Act 1903 Schedule 2—Consequential amendments Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Schedule 3—Transitional arrangements Part 1—Preliminary Part 2—Activity of AGS Part 3—Transfer of assets and liabilities Division 1—Transfer from AGS to the Commonwealth Division 2—Instruments, legal proceedings and records Division 3—General provisions Part 4—Books, reports, returns etc.
Lands Acquisition (Northern Territory Pastoral Leases) Act 1981 (Cth)
No short title found.
Migration Laws Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Immigration (Education) Act 1971 and the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes [Assented to 16 December 1992] The Parliament of Australia enacts: PART 1—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self-Classification and Other Measures) Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to the classification of publications, films and computer games, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Classification by accredited persons Part 1—Main amendments Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 Part 2—Application of amendments Part 3—Consequential amendments Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Schedule 2—Other amendments Part 1—Criteria for revocation in relation to consumer advice Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 Part 2—Exemption for public library distribution of films in a language other than English Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 Part 3—Extension of conditional cultural exemptions Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 Part 4—Deeming of films already classified under certain other Acts Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self-Classification and Other Measures) Act 2023 No.
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Act 2022 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Community broadcasting licences Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Schedule 2—Temporary community broadcasting licences Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Act 2022 No.
Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Personal identifiers Part 1—Amendments Migration Act 1958 Part 2—Transitional and savings provisions Migration Amendment (Strengthening Biometrics Integrity) Act 2015 No.
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
an Act to be recorded, if the record is made for the purposes of or pursuant to that Act; or (b) divulging or communicating information, or producing a document, to any person in accordance with an arrangement in force under section 16 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986; or (c) divulging or communicating information, or producing a document, that is, or is included in a class of information that is or class of documents that are, required or permitted by an Act to be divulged, communicated or produced, as the case may be, if the information is divulged or communicated, or the document is produced, for the purposes of or pursuant to that Act.
Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Amendment Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Amendment Act 2015 No.
Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Act 2005 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Act 1998 Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Act 2005 No.
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to address discrimination against same‑sex couples and their children in Commonwealth laws, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Act 1997 Farm Household Support Act 1992 Schedule 2—Attorney‑General Part 2—Amendment of other Acts Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 Age Discrimination Act 2004 Australian Federal Police Act 1979 Bankruptcy Act 1966 Crimes Act 1914 Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 Customs Act 1901 Family Law Act 1975 High Court Justices (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 Judges (Long Leave Payments) Act 1979 Passenger Movement Charge Collection Act 1978 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Witness Protection Act 1994 Part 3—Regulations Schedule 3—Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Telstra Corporation Act 1991 Schedule 4—Defence Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969 Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Act 1953 Schedule 5—Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 Higher Education Support Act 2003 Judicial and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Allowances) Act 1984 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 Student Assistance Act 1973 Schedule 6—Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Part 1—Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 Part 2—Amendments commencing on 1 July 2009 A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 7—Finance and Deregulation Part 1—General amendments Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Medibank Private Sale Act 2006 Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Act 2002 Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 Part 2—Superannuation amendments Superannuation Act 1976 Schedule 8—Foreign Affairs and Trade Part 1—Amendment commencing on 1 July 2009 Australian Passports Act 2005 Part 2—Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 Trade Representatives Act 1933 Schedule 9—Health and Ageing Part 1—Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 Part 2—Amendments commencing on 1 January 2009 Health Insurance Act 1973 National Health Act 1953 Part 3—Amendments commencing on 1 July 2009 Aged Care Act 1997 Schedule 10—Immigration and Citizenship Part 1—Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Part 2—Migration Act 1958 Division 1—Main amendments Migration Act 1958 Division 2—Consequential amendment Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Part 3—Immigration (Education) Act 1971 Part 4—Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act 1946 Schedule 11—Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Part 1—Carriers' liability amendments (general) Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 Part 2—Carriers' liability amendments if Montreal Convention amendments commence earlier Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 Part 3—Carriers' liability amendments if Montreal Convention amendments commence later Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 Part 4—Other amendments Airports Act 1996 Navigation Act 1912 Schedule 12—Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Pooled Development Funds Act 1992 Schedule 13—Prime Minister and Cabinet Privacy Act 1988 Schedule 14—Treasury Part 1—Amendment of tax laws A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Part 2—Amendment of market regulation laws Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998 Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 Insurance Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1991 Life Insurance Act 1995 Part 3—Amendment of the Corporations Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 Schedule 15—Veterans' Affairs Defence Service Homes Act 1918 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Act 2008 No.
International Criminal Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 and certain other Acts in consequence of the enactment of the International Criminal Court Act 2002, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title.
National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment National Health Act 1953 National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Act 2006 No.
Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to social security, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Income free areas Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 2—Pensioner education supplement and pensioner concession card Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 3—Other amendments Social Security Act 1991 Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Act 2013 No.
Protection of Word "Anzac" Act 1920 (Cth)
An Act to provide for the protection of the word "Anzac", and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Word "Anzac" Act 1920.
Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992 (Cth)
An Act to grant financial assistance in connection with projects relating to natural resources management, to establish a Natural Resources Management Account, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992.
Superannuation Act 1968 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Superannuation Act 1922-1967 in relation to Employees who become Contributors to the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Fund, and for purposes related thereto.
Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Excise) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to impose, as taxes, charges in relation to matters connected with the administration of the Biosecurity Act 2015, so far as those charges are duties of excise, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Biosecurity Charges Imposition (Excise) Act 2015.
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 1) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Family support Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Schedule 2—Veteran payment Part 1—Main amendments Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Part 2—Consequential amendments Aged Care Act 1997 Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 Disability Services Act 1986 Farm Household Support Act 2014 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Student Assistance Act 1973 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Part 3—Contingent amendments Division 1—Provisions that may not commence A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 Division 2—Other amendments A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 Social Security Act 1991 Schedule 3—Coordinated Veterans' Care mental health pilot Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 4—Compensation for household and attendant care services where catastrophic injury or disease Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Schedule 5—Qualifying service Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 6—Defence‑related claims Part 1—Amendments commencing the day after Royal Assent Division 1—Amendments Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988 Division 2—Application provisions Part 2—Other amendments Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Schedule 7—Specialist Medical Review Council Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Schedule 8—Other amendments Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No.
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1973 (Cth)
An Act to provide for Increases in certain Defence Force Retirement Pensions Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Incorporation with the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 4 Interpretation 5 Increase in certain pensions 6 Application of increase to suspended pensions 7 Adjustment of increase 8 Modifications of certain sections of the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 9 Rate of invalidity pension payable on reclassification 10 Commutation of pensions on and after 1st July, 1973 11 Increases to be paid out of Consolidated Revenue Fund 12 Date of effect of increases Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1973 No.
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Improved Access to Television Services) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Amendments Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Part 2—Application and transitional provisions Broadcasting Services Amendment (Improved Access to Television Services) Act 2012 No.
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 (Cth)
An Act to make amendments consequential on the enactment of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Consequential amendments Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 Health Insurance Act 1973 National Health Act 1953 Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 No.
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 1988 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 and the Broadcasting Act 1942, and for related purposes [Assented to 26 December 1988] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
Succession to the Crown Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to change the law relating to royal succession and royal marriages, and for related purposes Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Object of this Act 4 Relationship with Sovereign not affected 5 Definition of Crown Part 2—Succession to the Crown not to depend on gender 6 Succession to the Crown not to depend on gender Part 3—Marriage and succession to the Crown 7 Removal of disqualification arising from marriage to a Roman Catholic 8 Disqualification arising from marriage 9 Amendments and repeal relating to marriage and succession to the Crown Part 4—Other modifications of parts of the law of the Commonwealth, States and Territories 10 References to Bill of Rights and Act of Settlement 11 Union legislation affected by this Act Part 5—Repeal or amendment of this Act 12 Repeal or amendment of this Act Schedule 1—Further provisions relating to marriage and succession to the Crown Part 1—Amendments relating to marriage to a Roman Catholic Act of Settlement Bill of Rights Part 2—Repeal of the Royal Marriages Act 1772 Succession to the Crown Act 2015 No.
Charter of the United Nations Amendment Act 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act 1997 and the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title.
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law in relation to family assistance, and for related purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007.
Taxation Laws Amendment (Earlier Access to Farm Management Deposits) Act 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Taxation Laws Amendment (Earlier Access to Farm Management Deposits) Act 2002.
Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to communications, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2008 No.
Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No. 2) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to social security, student assistance and higher education support, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Student start‑up loans Part 1—Amendments Bankruptcy Act 1966 Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 Student Assistance Act 1973 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983 Trade Support Loans Act 2014 Part 2—Saving provision Schedule 3—Removal of up‑front payment discount Higher Education Support Act 2003 Schedule 4—Removal of voluntary repayment bonus Higher Education Support Act 2003 Labor 2013-14 Budget Savings (Measures No.
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Immunity) Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to federal courts, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Family Law Act 1975 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Immunity) Act 2023 No.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 1996 (Cth)
No short title found.
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 1) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Access to losses Part 1—Companies Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Part 2—Listed widely held trusts Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Part 3—Consequential amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Act 2020 (Cth)
An Act to amend legislation relating to telecommunications, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules 4 Transitional—election to be bound by deemed standard functional separation undertaking 5 Modelling of Regional Broadband Scheme Schedule 1—Layer 2 bitstream services Part 1—Amendments Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Telecommunications Act 1997 Part 2—Transitional provisions Schedule 2—Local access lines Carrier Licence Conditions (Networks supplying Superfast Carriage Services to Residential Customers) Declaration 2014 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 Telecommunications Act 1997 Schedule 3—Statutory infrastructure providers etc.
VET Student Payment Arrangements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to vocational education and training, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Amendments commencing day after Royal Assent Higher Education Support Act 2003 VET Student Loans Act 2016 Part 2—Amendments commencing 1 July 2021 Higher Education Support Act 2003 VET Student Payment Arrangements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021 No.
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Income Thresholds) Act 2021 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Private Health Insurance Act 2007, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Private Health Insurance Act 2007 Private Health Insurance Amendment (Income Thresholds) Act 2021 No.
Australian War Memorial Amendment Act 2014 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian War Memorial Act 1980, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Australian War Memorial Act 1980 Australian War Memorial Amendment Act 2014 No.
Australian National Airlines Act 1956 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian National Airlines Act 1945-1952 in relation to the Employment of Persons by the Australian National Airlines Commission.
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Claims by Chief of Defence Force on behalf of persons Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Schedule 2—Obtaining information Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988 Schedule 3—Exempt lump sums Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2018 No.
Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to the jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Jurisdiction over trade practices Trade Practices Act 1974 Schedule 2—Jurisdiction in proceedings transferred from Family Court or Federal Court Family Law Act 1975 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Schedule 3—Jurisdiction over certain admiralty actions Admiralty Act 1988 Schedule 4—Jurisdiction over appeals against departure prohibition orders Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No.
Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Act 2011 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Income Tax Rates Act 1986, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Act 2011.
Medical Indemnity Amendment Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Medical Indemnity Act 2002, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Medical indemnity contribution Part 1—Amendments Medical Indemnity Act 2002 Part 2—Transitional provisions etc.
Family Law Amendment Act 1987 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Family Law Act 1975, and for related purposes [Assented to 26 December 1987] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
An Act to amend the Family Law Act 1975, and for related purposes [Assented to 26 December 1987] BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows: PART I—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Large-scale Generation Shortfall Charge) Act 2000 (Cth)
An Act to impose large‑scale generation shortfall charge, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Large‑scale Generation Shortfall Charge) Act 2000.
Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 2024 (Cth)
No short title found.
Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 3) Act 2004 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes 1 Short title [see Note 1] This Act may be cited as the Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No.
Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Act 2019 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to competition, fair trading, consumer protection and privacy, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Consumer data right Part 1—Main amendments Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Part 2—Other amendments Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Privacy Act 1988 Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Act 2019 No.
Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to amend maritime legislation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Lighthouses Act 1911 Lighthouses Act 1911 Schedule 2—Amendment of the Navigation Act 1912 Navigation Act 1912 Schedule 3—Amendment of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Schedule 4—Amendment of the Shipping Registration Act 1981 Shipping Registration Act 1981 Maritime Legislation Amendment Act 2006 No.
Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to aviation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—International airline licences Part 1—Main amendments Air Navigation Act 1920 Part 2—Consequential amendments Adelaide Airport Curfew Act 2000 Aircraft Noise Levy Collection Act 1995 Civil Aviation Act 1988 Part 3—Application and transitional provisions Schedule 2—Carriers' liability insurance Part 1—Main amendments Division 1—Amendments Civil Aviation Act 1988 Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 Division 2—Application and saving provisions Part 2—Amendments conditional on the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008 Civil Aviation Act 1988 Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008 Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Act 2008 No.
Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend laws about non‑proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Australian Federal Police Act 1979 Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1994 Comprehensive Nuclear Test‑Ban Treaty Act 1998 Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Act 2007 No.
Border Protection (Validation and Enforcement Powers) Act 2001 (Cth)
An Act to validate the actions of the Commonwealth and others in relation to the MV Tampa and other vessels, and to provide increased powers to protect Australia's borders, and for related purposes Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title.
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Act 2014 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment Act 2014 No.
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2002 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983 Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Act 2002 No.
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (Excise) Act 1994 (Cth)
An Act to impose the levy payable under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994, so far as that levy is a duty of excise Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Imposition 4 Act does not impose levy on property of a State Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products Levy Imposition (Excise) Act 1994 No.
A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Amendment Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Luxury car tax A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Act 1999 A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Excise) Amendment Act 2008 No.
Higher Education Support Amendment (Indexation) Act 2010 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Higher Education Support Act 2003 Higher Education Support Amendment (Indexation) Act 2010 No.
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend laws relating to agricultural and veterinary chemicals, and for related purposes 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013.
Australian Defence Force Superannuation Act 2015 (Cth)
No short title found.
Security of Critical Infrastructure (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters in connection with the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018, to amend the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments consequential on the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 Schedule 2—Other amendments Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 Security of Critical Infrastructure (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2018 No.
Australian National Training Authority Amendment Act 1993 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Australian National Training Authority Act 1992 [Assented to 27 May 1993] The Parliament of Australia enacts: Short title etc.
Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Act (No. 1) 2012 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to taxation, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Act (No.
Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Mobility of employees and Departmental name changes Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2001 No.
Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Act 2014 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Character test amendments Migration Act 1958 Schedule 2—General visa cancellation amendments Migration Act 1958 Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Act 2014 No.
Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to corporations, and for related purposes [Assented to 28 June 2007] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Act 2007.
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1994 (Cth)
An Act to amend legislation relating to human services and health, and for related purposes [Assented to 23 June 1994] The Parliament of Australia enacts: PART 1—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Act 2007 No.
Inspector of Transport Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (Cth)
An Act to provide for consequential matters relating to the enactment of the Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment Freedom of Information Act 1982 1 Short title.
Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Amendment (Cost Recovery) Act 2023 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Act 2007, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Act 2007 Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Amendment (Cost Recovery) Act 2023 No.
Financial Services Reform Amendment Act 2003 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to financial services and markets, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendment of the Corporations Act 2001 relating to unsolicited offers to purchase financial products off‑market Schedule 2—Other amendments of the Corporations Act 2001 Schedule 3—Amendment of other Acts Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 Schedule 4—Transitional provisions Corporations Act 2001 Financial Services Reform Amendment Act 2003 No.
Export Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to impose, as taxes, charges relating to the export of goods, so far as those charges are neither duties of customs nor duties of excise, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Export Charges (Imposition—General) Act 2015.
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2009 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Deposit of certain payments into foreign bank accounts Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Part 2—Amendments relating to insurance Defence Service Homes Act 1918 Part 3—Provisions relating to dependants' pensions Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2009 No.
Constitution Alteration (Referendums) 1977 (Cth)
An Act to alter the Constitution so as to allow Electors in Territories, as well as Electors in the States, to vote at Referendums on Proposed Laws to alter the Constitution.
Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Act 2015 (Cth)
An Act to impose, as taxes, charges relating to the export of goods, so far as those charges are duties of customs, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Export Charges (Imposition—Customs) Act 2015.
Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to therapeutic goods, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 Part 2—Other Acts Therapeutic Goods Amendment Act (No.
Tourism Australia Act 2004 (Cth)
An Act to establish Tourism Australia, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Tourism Australia Act 2004.
Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth)
An Act to establish Safe Work Australia, and for related purposes Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Work Australia Act 2008.
Financial Accountability Regime (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 (Cth)
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Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Cth)
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Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988 (Cth)
No short title found.
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to veterans' affairs, and for related matters [Assented to 25 June 1991] The Parliament of Australia enacts: PART 1—PRELIMINARY Short title 1.
Water Amendment Act 2018 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Water Act 2007, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments Water Act 2007 Water Amendment Act 2018 No.
Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Act 2006, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Act 2006 Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Act 2013 No.
Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Act 2013 (Cth)
An Act to amend the law relating to private health insurance, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Lifetime health cover loading Part 1—Main amendments Private Health Insurance Act 2007 Part 2—Consequential amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Part 3—Application provision Schedule 2—Incentive payments scheme Part 1—Main amendments Private Health Insurance Act 2007 Part 2—Consequential amendments Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 Taxation Administration Act 1953 Part 3—Saving provisions Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Act 2013 No.