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Bail Act 1985 (SA),
Assisting an offender
Search and seizure
Bail
Applying for bail
Presumption of bail
Guarantors
Conditions of bail
Refusal and review of bail conditions
Review by a magistrate
Telephone review
Review by the Supreme Court
Enforcement of bail agreement
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Getting to safety
Banking Act 1959 (Cth),
Banks and Banking
Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth),
Who is involved?
Bankruptcy Courts and Jurisdiction
What is Bankruptcy?
Who can become bankrupt?
Types of bankruptcy
Alternatives to bankruptcy
Debt Agreements
Advantages of Bankruptcy
Disadvantages of Bankruptcy
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Secured Debts
Goods disposed of for less than market value
Travelling overseas
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Offences under the Bankruptcy Act
Rights of bankrupts
How to go bankrupt
Automatic discharge
Objections to discharge
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Public examination
Who can be a director?
Prohibited mortgages
Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth),
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Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth),
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Controlled notifiable conditions
Travel restrictions
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 ,
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Registering a change of sex or gender
Stillborn Babies
Next of Kin
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Regulations 2011 (SA),
Parenting presumptions and birth registration
Registering a change of sex or gender
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cth),
Libel or Slander
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 (SA),
For Debtors
For Creditors
Debts in the Building and Construction Industry
Building Work Contractors Act 1995 (SA),
Disadvantages of Bankruptcy
Acts conferring jurisdiction
Does a contract have to be in writing?
The Role of Government Agencies
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Starting minor civil claims proceedings
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Building Work
Licensing of Builders
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Other Considerations related to Building Work
Minor Domestic Building Work
Defective building work
Building Work Contractors Regulations 2011 (SA),
Building Work Contracts
Burial and Cremation Act 2013 (SA),
Offences relating to human remains
Next of Kin
Burials and Cremations
Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Cth),
Regulation of Business
Registration and licensing
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