Legal guides for Northern Territory

Released guides

• Employment law in the Northern Territory

  Employment Law (unfair dismissal, general protections, contracts). A guide to employment law in the Northern Territory, where nearly every worker is in the national Fair Work system, covering the 21-day dismissal deadline, NT long service leave, anti-discrimination complaints and where Territorians can get free help.

• Family law in the Northern Territory

  Family Law (separation, divorce, parenting, property). How separation, divorce, parenting orders and property settlement work in the Northern Territory, including the Darwin registry and Alice Springs circuit of the Federal Circuit and Family Court, NT domestic violence orders and free help from Legal Aid NT.

• Domestic violence orders in the Northern Territory

  Family & Domestic Violence Orders. How domestic violence orders work in the Northern Territory — police-issued DVOs, applying at the Local Court, the conditions a DVO can contain, what happens if an order is breached, and where to find free help across the Territory.

• Residential tenancy law in the Northern Territory

  Residential Tenancy. How renting works in the Northern Territory under the Residential Tenancies Act 1999, including security deposits held by the landlord, 60-day termination notices, six-monthly rent increases, repairs and NTCAT disputes.

• Wills and estate planning in the Northern Territory

  Wills & Estate Planning. How to make a will and an advance personal plan in the Northern Territory under the Wills Act 2000 (NT) and the Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 (NT), which replaced enduring powers of attorney.

• Probate and deceased estate administration in the Northern Territory

  Probate & Deceased Estate Administration. How to publish the required notice, apply for a grant of representation or a reseal in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, and administer a Territory deceased estate.

• Contesting a will and family provision claims in the Northern Territory

  Contested Wills & Family Provision Claims. How to contest a will in the Northern Territory under the Family Provision Act 1970, including who is entitled to apply, the 12 month deadline that runs from the grant of administration, the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory probate process, caveats and costs.