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Fined Out Fined Out

FINED OUT is an online practical guide to the NSW fines system. It provides information about how to deal with fines, with contact information, including links, for services that can help people with their fines. 6th edition, updated April 2024.

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Are you having problems with your home mortgage? Are you having problems with your home mortgage?

Read this brochure for what to do if you are having problems with your home mortgage.

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Are you having problems with your home mortgage because of interest rate rises? Are you having problems with your home mortgage because of interest rate rises?

Read this factsheet to find out what you can do if you are behind on your home mortgage repayments or have received a default notice from your lender.

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Are you having problems with your home mortgage because you have separated from your partner? Are you having problems with your home mortgage because you have separated from your partner?

If you co-own your house with your partner or are joint borrowers on a mortgage and you break up, there are some things to consider. This factsheet answers some common questions.

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Mortgage stress handbook Mortgage stress handbook

The mortgage stress handbook has information about what to do if you are having difficulty paying your mortgage. It covers: ● how to negotiate a repayment arrangement with your lender, ● what to do if the lender won’t agree to a repayment arrangement, ● what you can do to stop the lender taking possession of your home, and more.

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Not happy with an NDIS decision? You can challenge it. Not happy with an NDIS decision? You can challenge it.

This brochure outlines the steps you can take to challenge a National Disability Insurance Scheme decision you are not happy with.

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Child Protection Register - Easy Read Child Protection Register - Easy Read

This Easy Read booklet explains the Child Protection Register and Child Protection Prohibition Orders.

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How Legal Aid NSW can help you. We have services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. How Legal Aid NSW can help you. We have services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This brochure outlines the services Legal Aid NSW can provide to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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Are you experiencing domestic and family violence? Are you experiencing domestic and family violence?

This brochure explains how Legal Aid NSW can help you if you are experiencing domestic or family violence.

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Have you been charged with a domestic violence offence? Have you been charged with a domestic violence offence?

This brochure provides information for defendants who have been charged with a domestic violence offence, and what happens at court.

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Is someone asking the court to make an AVO against you? Information for defendants Is someone asking the court to make an AVO against you? Information for defendants

Courts can issue an order against you if another person claims you have been violent towards them. This brochure explains when the court can make an order and what happens next.

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Prisoners Legal Service Prisoners Legal Service

This brochure explains how Prisoners Legal Service can help people in gaol.

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A guide to indictable appeals A guide to indictable appeals

This brochure provide information about indictable appeals process and how to apply for legal aid. *Prisoners Legal Service

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In prison and had your visa cancelled? In prison and had your visa cancelled?

This brochure is for prisoners who are either Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens and explains what you need to do if you get a letter from the Department of Immigration telling you that your visa has been cancelled. *Prisoners Legal Service

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Centrelink problems - How Legal Aid NSW can help you Centrelink problems - How Legal Aid NSW can help you

Legal Aid NSW can can give you legal advice and information about your Centrelink problem.

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Family law problems? The Early Intervention Unit can help. Family law problems? The Early Intervention Unit can help.

Settle your family law problem now - act early. The Legal Aid NSW Family Law Early Intervention Unit helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families resolve family problems before they get serious.

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Child Support Factsheet 1: Taking action to get child support Child Support Factsheet 1: Taking action to get child support

How to lodge an application for a child support assessment with DHS, and apply for a child support parentage declaration.

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Have you breached your parole? Have you breached your parole?

This brochure outlines what happens if you breach parole, reintegration home detention or intensive correction order. *Prisoners Legal Service

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What is a limiting term? - Easy Read What is a limiting term? - Easy Read

This A4 booklet explains what your options are if you have committed a serious crime and you have a cognitive impairment or mental illness. The Mental Health Advocacy Service can help.

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