Courts and the legal system

This looseleaf service has detailed information on topics including crime, evidence, bail, prisoners, young offenders, juries, warrants, and victims of crime. Also available online in the State Library.

Contains commentary on five key sentencing statutes and on sentencing law for specific offence categories.

Information from the NSW Department of Justice about the legal processes regarding domestic violence, including contact details of support services for victims in NSW.

This issue explains the key features of our electoral laws, who can vote, who can stand for election, and how votes are counted.

This guide explains what you can do if you are owed money, or if someone is chasing you for money.​

A guide to dealing with disputes about goods, including getting your goods back, being chased for goods, and going to court. It includes sample forms and letters.

Find information on the Australian system of government, Parliament and the Australian Constitution, including links to the budget, gazettes and the government directory.

Find out about the Australian Parliament, as well as information including Hansard and Bills.

A video designed for newly arrived migrants with limited English language skills covering topics including driving, the police, renting, Centrelink, child protection, family law, and family violence.

How Laws are made, presented as two 10-minute films on YouTube: Parliament and Courts, provides an overview of where Australian laws come from and how new laws are made.