Legal guides for Victoria
Released guides to Australian law as it applies in Victoria. 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 Victoria
Employment Law (unfair dismissal, general protections, contracts). A plain-English guide to employment law in Victoria, covering the Fair Work system that reaches almost every Victorian worker, Victorian long service leave, equal opportunity and labour hire laws, and the Victorian bodies that can help.
- Family law in Victoria
Family Law (separation, divorce, parenting, property). How separation, divorce, parenting orders and property settlement work in Victoria, including the Federal Circuit and Family Court's Melbourne and Dandenong registries, Victorian family violence intervention orders and free help from Victoria Legal Aid.
- Family violence intervention orders in Victoria
Family & Domestic Violence Orders. A plain-English guide to family violence intervention orders (FVIOs) in Victoria — applying online or at court, family violence safety notices issued by police, what happens at a mention and a contested hearing, and what a breach means.
- Residential tenancy law in Victoria
Residential Tenancy. How renting works in Victoria under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, including the ban on no-fault evictions from 25 November 2025, minimum standards, RTBA bonds, repairs and applying to RDRV or VCAT.
- Wills and estate planning in Victoria
Wills & Estate Planning. How to make a will, appoint an enduring attorney and a medical treatment decision maker, and plan your estate in Victoria under the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) and the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic).
- Probate and deceased estate administration in Victoria
Probate & Deceased Estate Administration. How to advertise, apply for and use a grant of probate, letters of administration or a reseal through the Supreme Court of Victoria Probate Office, and how to administer a Victorian deceased estate.
- Contesting a will and Part IV claims in Victoria
Contested Wills & Family Provision Claims. A guide to contesting a will in Victoria, covering Part IV of the Administration and Probate Act 1958, who is an eligible person, the six month deadline from the grant of representation, the Supreme Court's Testators Family Maintenance List and the County Court, mediation and costs.