What does Redfern legal Centre do?
We offer international students in NSW free, confidential, legal information, advice and advocacy on housing problems, fines, debts, car accidents, employment, discrimination, family law, domestic violence, and complaints about colleges of universities. We can also advise about how these problems affect student visas.
What are community legal Centres in Australia?
Community legal centres are independent, not-for-profit community-based organisations. They provide free legal help, including information, referrals, legal education, advice, casework and representation services, to hundreds of thousands of people across Australia each year.
How many community legal Centres are there in Australia?
180 community legal centres
Community Legal Centres Australia’s members are the eight state and territory community legal centres associations. Together, we represent nearly 180 community legal centres across Australia.
What is a specialist CLC?
A specialist CLC provides legal services in relation to a particular area of law or to a particular group of people with special needs (e.g., the Financial Rights Legal Centre and the Intellectual Disability Rights Service).
What are the common laws in Australia?
Common law is a collection of court decisions developed over hundreds of years by Australian superior courts, English courts and the courts of other countries that have similar legal systems to those of Australia and England.
What is forbidden in Australia?
Prohibited goods Anabolic or androgenic substances. Drugs, Medicines and Therapeutic Substances. Press Enter to show more details. ANZAC.
What is the highest law in Australia?
The Constitution of Australia
The Constitution of Australia (or Australian Constitution) is a written constitution that is supreme law in Australia.
What are the stupidest laws in Australia?
Bars are required by law to stable, water and feed the horses of patrons. Don’t take your horse on the lash. 4. It is illegal to be ‘drunk’ in pubs in Australia.
What is the weirdest law in Australia?
Weird Australian Laws
- It is illegal to wear hot pink hot pants after midday on a Sunday.
- It’s an offence to possess 50kgs of potatoes in Western Australia.
- Taxi cabs in Queensland are required to carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
- Bars are required to stable, water and feed the horses of their patrons.
What are the three main laws in Australia?
This fact sheet introduces the different types of law that govern Australia – statute law made by parliament, delegated law made by government and common law made by courts.
What are the 5 constitutional rights in Australia?
These are the right to vote (Section 41), protection against acquisition of property on unjust terms (Section 51 (xxxi)), the right to a trial by jury (Section 80), freedom of religion (Section 116) and prohibition of discrimination on the basis of State of residency (Section 117).
What is the strangest law in the world?
10 Weirdest Laws from Around the World
- It’s illegal to hold salmon under suspicious circumstances.
- It’s illegal to let your chickens cross the road in Quitman, Georgia.
- It was illegal to change a light bulb unless you’re a licensed electrician in Victoria, Australia.