The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1237 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 1109 National Insurance Brokers Association 963 National Native Title Tribunal 8 contact details 12 website 9, 12 National Personal Insolvency Index (NPII) 366, 383 National Relay Service 63 National Sexual Assault Family Violence Counselling Service (1800 RESPECT) 305 National Youth Mental Health Foundation contact details 305 Headspace 305 native title 7–10 bundle of rights 7 Dja Dja Wurrung Land Use Activity Agreement 9 extinguishment 8 Indigenous Land Use Agreements 8 land-use activity regime 9 Mabo decision 4, 7, 8 mineral leases and 8 National Native Title Tribunal 8, 9, 12 Native Title Act 1993 7–8 negotiation of claims 9 pastoral leases and 8 prescribed body corporate 8 recognition 7, 8 Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) 9 Victoria 8–9 Wik decision 8 natural justice tenancy disputes 538 VCAT hearings 538 Youth Parole Board not bound by 45 nature protection laws 1043–4 Navigation and Triage (NAT) 82 NDIS see National Disability Insurance Scheme negligence 926–33 amendments to law 928–9 awareness of risk 929 breach of statutory duty 927, 949 causation 929 connection between conduct and injury 927 consumer disputes 721 contributory negligence 930, 949 costs of claim 933 damages 926–8, 930 actual injury, proof of 927 assessment 927–8, 930, 931 dependants of injured person 928 general 927 limitation of actions 932–3 lost earning capacity 928 lump sum 927 mental harm 930, 931 nervous shock 928 non-economic loss 930, 931 penalty interest 933 personal injury 926, 927 special 927 structured settlement 927 dangerous things on land 580 defence of voluntary assumption of risk 927 duty of care 926–7, 929 egg shell skull rule 930 employer see work injuries establishing liability 926–7 foreseeability of harm 926 good Samaritan protection 929 injury 927 connection with negligent conduct 927 Law of Negligence Act amendments 929 limitation of actions 932–3 Magistrates’ Court jurisdiction 17 medical, information requirements 869, 870 mental harm 930, 931 negligent misrepresentation 679 organisational sexual abuse 929 personal injury damages 926, 930 assessment 927–8, 930, 931 County Court jurisdiction 19 limitation of actions 932–3 police, action against 1147 pollution 1041 professional negligence 930 protected events 929 public authorities, liability 930 reasonable person standard 926 standard of care 926 peer professional opinion 930 reasonable person standard 926 volenti non fit injuria defence 927 volunteer protection 929 work injuries 949 Wrongs Act 1958 928–32 negotiation 81–2 self-representation in 77, 81–2 neighbour disputes 575–92 animals 587–9 avoiding overreaction 575 contacts 592 Dispute Settlement Centre 30, 575, 577–8, 590, 592 drainage 586 entry to land 581–2 fences 582–6 injuries on your premises 582 mediation 576–8 noise 575, 589–92 nuisance 575, 578–81 resolving problems 575–8 trees 579–80 trespass 581 water 586–7 Neighbourhood Justice Centre (NJC) Children’s Court 40, 50 Collingwood 50, 390 contact details 50, 94, 390 duty lawyers 94 Fines Assist Clinic 130 Magistrates’ Court 15 NetAlert 750 New Horizons Self Advocacy Group 793 Newborn Supplement 330–1 Newborn Upfront Payment 331 Newstart Allowance see JobSeeker Payment next friend 791 Nexus Primary Health Alexandra 392 Broadford 392 Kinglake 393 Seymour 393 Wallan 394 Yea 394 No to Violence Incorporating Men’s Referral Service 306 noise 575, 589–92, 1034 abatement notice 1040 aggravated noise 1034 commercial premises 591–2 complaint to council 590, 591, 1040 complaint to police 591, 1040 criminal proceedings 1040 entertainment venues 591–2 Environment Protection Act 589–92, 1034 EPA control 589–92, 1034 EPA Noise Protocol 1034 general environmental duty (GED) 589 improvement notice 590 investigation of complaints 590, 591 law reform 589 local laws 591, 592 mediation of disputes 589, 590 motor vehicles 592 neighbour disputes 575, 589–92 nuisance 578, 590 common law 590 reasonableness as guiding principle 590 police powers 591, 1040 pollution 1034, 1040 private nuisance 578–9, 590 prohibition notice 590 Public Health and Wellbeing Act 590 residential premises 590–1 unreasonable noise 1034, 1040 vexatious or frivolous complaint 590 non-conviction orders 31–2 non-custodial supervision order (NCSO) 810 emergency apprehension of person subject to 813 non-profit organisations see community organisations North Richmond Community Health Centre drug injecting centre 131 Northern Community Legal Centre 91 Not-for-profit Law 72, 627 contact details 627 disclaimer 610 guide to running incorporation association 623 Information Hub 627 meetings, information about 624 model rules 612, 613, 623 Rules Tool 612, 623 website 610, 618, 619, 622, 623, 624, 627 not-for-profit organisations 610–27 see also community organisations ABN 618 ACNC see Australian Charities and Not- for-Profits Commission (ACNC) ATO enquiries line 620 charities see charities