Legal information and your rights
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Courts and the legal system
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Legal advice
If you need legal advice, there are a range of organisations that may be able to help you.
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Discrimination
State and Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws provide an avenue for making complaints about discrimination.
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Power of attorney and decision making
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Deaths, wills and probate
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Advocacy
An advocate supports a person or group's interests to protect their rights and welfare.
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Mental health and legal rights
Read the answers to frequently-asked-questions about legal rights and mental illness.
Special disability trusts
Special disability trusts provide a way for parents and immediate family members to plan for the future accommodation and care of a person with a severe disability.
Special disability trust income is taxed at the beneficiary's income tax rate rather than at the highest marginal tax rate.
Establishing a trust can provide other financial benefits, for both contributors to the trust as well as the trust's beneficiary.
