Legal guides for South Australia
Released guides to Australian law as it applies in South Australia. This list shows only published pages, not every topic area that may be drafted later.
Checked against official sources on 8 Nov 2026. General information, not legal advice. No lawyer or solicitor has reviewed this page.
Released guides
- Employment law in South Australia
Employment Law (unfair dismissal, general protections, contracts). A guide to employment law in South Australia, covering the split between the national Fair Work system and the SA state system heard by SAET, South Australian long service leave and equal opportunity law, and where South Australians can get help.
- Family law in South Australia
Family Law (separation, divorce, parenting, property). How separation, divorce, parenting orders and property settlement work in South Australia, including the Adelaide registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court, South Australian intervention orders, and free help from the Legal Services Commission of SA.
- Intervention orders in South Australia
Family & Domestic Violence Orders. How intervention orders work in South Australia — police-issued interim orders, the Magistrates Court process for confirming an order, why confirmed orders have no end date, what a breach means, and where to get free help.
- Residential tenancy law in South Australia
Residential Tenancy. How renting works in South Australia under the Residential Tenancies Act 1995, including the 1 July 2024 reforms requiring prescribed grounds to end a tenancy, bonds with CBS, minimum housing standards and SACAT disputes.
- Wills and estate planning in South Australia
Wills & Estate Planning. How to make a will, appoint an enduring attorney and make an advance care directive in South Australia under the Succession Act 2023 (SA), which replaced the Wills Act 1936 from 1 January 2025.
- Probate and deceased estate administration in South Australia
Probate & Deceased Estate Administration. How to apply for a grant of probate or letters of administration, or register or reseal an interstate or overseas grant, through the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court of South Australia, and how to administer an SA deceased estate under the Succession Act 2023.
- Contesting a will and family provision claims in South Australia
Contested Wills & Family Provision Claims. How to contest a will in South Australia under the Succession Act 2023, which replaced the Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1972 from 1 January 2025, including who is entitled to claim, the six month deadline from the grant, the new emphasis on the deceased person's wishes, and the Supreme Court process.