Legal Aid NSW general publications* |
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2025 Publications Catalogue (Catalogue)
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Mental Health* |
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Mental Health Advocacy Service – advice about mental health matters (Brochure)
This brochure outlines how the Legal Aid NSW Mental Health Advocacy Service can provide legal advice and assistance about mental health and guardianship law.
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Mental Health Advocacy Service - Helping Aboriginal people with mental health law (Pamphlet)
Legal help, information and advice about mental health matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander publications* |
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Mental Health Advocacy Service - Helping Aboriginal people with mental health law (Pamphlet)
Legal help, information and advice about mental health matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Families, Relationships and Children* |
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Family Advocacy and Support Services - for women (Brochure)
Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This brochure outlines how the FASS can help women who have experienced violence and other family law problems.
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Family Advocacy and Support Service - support for men (Brochure)
Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This title outlines what support is available for men impacted by family violence.
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Family Advocacy and Support Services - for families. (Brochure)
Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This brochure outlines how the Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) can help you if you have experienced family violence, or someone says you have used violence.
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Child Support Factsheet 3: Applying to court for leave to change your assessment (Factsheet)
If you have special circumstances that make your child support assessment unfair, you may be able to apply to the Services Australia: Child Support for a 'Change of Assessment'.
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Child Support Factsheet 5: Going to the Administrative Review Tribunal (Factsheet)
This fact sheet explains the steps you can take if you disagree with a child support decision made by Services Australia: Child Support. The Child Support Service of Legal Aid NSW can give you advice about the ART and how to appeal.
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Child Support Factsheet 4: Applying to court for a stay order (Factsheet)
This factsheet provides information about obtaining a stay order, which is a temporary court order which suspends or reduces child support while a decision is made about a child support application.
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Child Support Factsheet 1: Taking action to get child support (Factsheet)
How to lodge an application for a child support assessment with DHS, and apply for a child support parentage declaration.
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Child Support Factsheet 2: Taking action to dispute paternity (Factsheet)
This factsheet outlines what you can do if you don't think that you are the father of the child.
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Kids in Care 1: DCJ want to talk about my kids: What will happen? (Brochure)
This booklet explains what happens when someone makes a report about your kids to DCJ and outlines what a caseworker can do when they are investigating a report. It explains terms like 'active efforts', parental responsibility contract, temporary care agreement and parenting capacity order. It also has tips for dealing with caseworkers.
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Kids in Care 2: Going to the Children's Court (Brochure)
When DCJ place your child in out-of-home care, they have to apply to the Children’s Court for court orders. This booklet explains what will happen on the first day of court, what decisions will be made about your children, who will get parental responsibility during court proceedings, and explains terms like 'contact visits', 'establishment' and 'care plan'.
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Kids in Care 3: Things have changed and I want my kids back: What can I do? (Brochure)
This booklet explains the process of changing Children's Court orders i you feel things have changed. It has step by step information about how to apply to change the orders, including Section 90 applications, alternative dispute resolution, affadavits and what happens in court.
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Kids in Care 4: The Children's Court made a decision I am unhappy about: What can I do? (Brochure)
Anyone who was a party to the original proceedings in the Children’s Court can appeal against the decision if they are dissatisfied with the order made. This booklet tells you what happens in an appeal.
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Kids in Care 5: What happens when my kids are in care? (Brochure)
This booklet explains who makes decisions about your kids when they are in out-of-home care, how you can maintain contact with your kids while they are in care, and what to do if you are concerned about their well-being while in care.
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Kids in Care 6: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and care (Brochure)
This brochure is about what happens if an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child needs to be placed into out-of-home care. It explains the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Young Person Placement Principle and what rules DCJ must follow to ensure a child's safety and connection to kin, country and culture.
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Domestic and family violence* |
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Family Advocacy and Support Services - for women (Brochure)
Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This brochure outlines how the FASS can help women who have experienced violence and other family law problems.
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Family Advocacy and Support Service - support for men (Brochure)
Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This title outlines what support is available for men impacted by family violence.
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Family Advocacy and Support Services - for families. (Brochure)
Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) supports people who are affected by family violence and have a family law issue. This brochure outlines how the Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) can help you if you have experienced family violence, or someone says you have used violence.
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Older people* |
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2025 Legal Topics for seniors diary (Diary)
This free diary has information about seniors rights, scams, aged care, and helpful contact numbers of agencies and services for seniors. There is an order limit of 2 diaries per person. Please allow 7 working days for delivery.
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2025 legal topics for seniors diary* |
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2025 Legal Topics for seniors diary (Diary)
This free diary has information about seniors rights, scams, aged care, and helpful contact numbers of agencies and services for seniors. There is an order limit of 2 diaries per person. Please allow 7 working days for delivery.
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Courts, Police and Crime* |
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A guide to bail (Pamphlet)
This publication explains what bail is, how bail is determined and different types of bail conditions.
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Vietnamese |
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Prisoners* |
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A guide to bail (Pamphlet)
This publication explains what bail is, how bail is determined and different types of bail conditions.
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Chinese (sim) |
Vietnamese |
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Jobs and Employment* |
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Employment problems: spot the signs (Online only factsheet)
Online fact sheet with information about what to do if you are being paid less than the minimum wage or experiencing other common legal issues at work.
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