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| Title: | Are you facing a committal? | Details » |
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| Link: | www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=489 | |
| Date: | May 2007 | |
| Title: | Going to court (web pamphlet) | Details » |
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| Link: | wirringabaiya.org.au/Information/Factsheets/goingtocourt | |
| Date: | June 2005 | |
| Title: | Going to court : a handy guide to the Local Court for defendants | Details » |
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| Link: | www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=509 | |
| Date: | February 2007 | |
| Title: | Reviewing and appealing Local Court decisions | Details » |
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| Link: | www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=512 | |
| Date: | October 2006 | |
Practical guides
At your public library
| Title: | Court. Chapter 14: The law handbook: your practical guide to the law in New South Wales 10th edition | Details » |
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| Note: | Covers dealings in the Local Court, prosecution, defences to prosecution, rules of evidence, penalties, penalty units, sentencing, civil cases, appeals, offences tried by a judge and jury. Criminal records and representing yourself in court. | |
| Date: | 2007 | |
| Where: | At your public library | |
| Title: | Debtor's guide to Local Courts: New South Wales 3rd ed. - a Find Legal Answers Tool Kit book | Details » |
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Macarthur Legal Centre
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| Note: | Plain language information about the debt recovery system for people facing debts in NSW. Provides practical guidance on negotiating with creditors, dealing with debt harassment, overview of the Local Court, how to respond to a statement of claim and the process of enforcement of a debt and ways to stop enforcement. | |
| Date: | 2004 | |
| Where: | At your public library | |
Lawyers' tools
State Library LIAC
| Title: | Local Court criminal practice NSW | Details » |
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| Note: | Covers advocacy, appeals, arrest and search, assault and related offences, bail, call overs and mentions, commital hearings, costs, domestic violence, apprehended violence orders (AVOs), drugs, firearms, listening devices, motor traffic, please and sentencing, police questioning, evidence, property offences, search warrants, summary and indictable offences, telephone interceptions, victims compensation. Location number Ref/NQ345.3440102/1 and online (For onsite clients only). | |
| Where: | State Library LIAC | |
| Title: | Ritchies uniform civil procedure | Details » |
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| Note: | Includes the Civil Procedure Act (NSW), Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, Supreme Court Act and Rules, District Court Act and Rules, Local Court Act and Rules, Evidence Act. Location number Ref/N347.94405/15 and online (For onsite clients only). | |
| Where: | State Library LIAC | |
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