Local Court

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Title:	Are you facing a committal?	Details »
Link:	www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=489
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Going to court (web pamphlet)	Details »
Link:	wirringabaiya.org.au/Information/Factsheets/goingtocourt
Date:	June 2005

Title:	Going to court : a handy guide to the Local Court for defendants	Details »
Link:	www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=509
Date:	February 2007

Title:	Reviewing and appealing Local Court decisions	Details »
Link:	www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=512
Date:	October 2006

At your public library

Title:	Court. Chapter 14: The law handbook: your practical guide to the law in New South Wales 10th edition	Details »
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 »
Author:	Macarthur Legal Centre
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

State Library LIAC

Title:	Local Court criminal practice NSW	Details »
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 »
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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