Legal guides for Australian Capital Territory

Released guides

• Employment law in the Australian Capital Territory

  Employment Law (unfair dismissal, general protections, contracts). A guide to employment law in the ACT, where every employee is in the national Fair Work system, covering the 21-day dismissal deadline, ACT long service leave and portable schemes, the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) and where Canberrans can get help.

• Family law in the Australian Capital Territory

  Family Law (separation, divorce, parenting, property). How separation, divorce, parenting orders and property settlement work in the Australian Capital Territory, including the Canberra registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court, ACT family violence orders and free help from Legal Aid ACT.

• Family violence orders in the Australian Capital Territory

  Family & Domestic Violence Orders. How family violence orders (FVOs) work in the ACT — applying at the ACT Magistrates Court, interim orders, the usual two-year duration of a final order, personal protection and workplace protection orders, breaches, and where to get free help in Canberra.

• Residential tenancy law in the Australian Capital Territory

  Residential Tenancy. How renting works in the ACT under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, including the prescribed amount limit on rent increases, notice periods to vacate, bonds held by the ACT Rental Bonds Office, pets and ACAT disputes.

• Wills and estate planning in the Australian Capital Territory

  Wills & Estate Planning. How to make a will, complete an ACT enduring power of attorney and record a health direction, and plan your estate under the Wills Act 1968 (ACT) and the Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT).

• Probate and deceased estate administration in the Australian Capital Territory

  Probate & Deceased Estate Administration. How to publish the required notice, apply for a grant of probate, letters of administration or a reseal in the ACT Supreme Court, and administer a Canberra deceased estate.

• Contesting a will and family provision claims in the ACT

  Contested Wills & Family Provision Claims. How to contest a will in the Australian Capital Territory under the Family Provision Act 1969, including who is eligible to apply, the six month deadline that runs from the grant of administration, the ACT Supreme Court probate process, caveats, mediation and costs.