The Law Handbook 2024

1246 Index Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) see now Justice Connect public notaries 27, 28 public order offences bail 198 infringement notice 96 public records and privacy 1123 Public Records Office 1123 public transport accidents see transport accident injuries complaint bodies 716, 730–1 Disability Standards 784, 1005 offences, infringement notices 96 Public Transport Ombudsman (PTO) 716–17, 730–1, 1125 puffery 689 pyramid selling 701 Q Q+Law 91 qualified privilege 1011–12 questioning of suspects see police interviews R racial discrimination 1003–4 employment 1072 exceptions 1004 internet 739 special measures 1004 racial vilification 994–5, 1003 employer’s liability 994 exceptions 994–5 internet 739 serious 995 rape 153, 154–5 see also sexual offences assault with intent to 155 consent, meaning 153–4 County Court jurisdiction 19 date rape 156 forensic sample offence 190 search without warrant 174 serious indictable offence 174 ‘stealthing’ 155 real estate agents see estate agents Real Estate Institute of Victoria 551 reckless endangerment offence 1079 recklessly causing serious injury DNA sample offence 187 forensic sample offence 190 Magistrates’ Court jurisdiction 15 ReConnect program 238 recreational services consumer protection 720 implied warranties 720 referral selling 702 Refugee Legal 91 Regional Disability Advocacy Service 794 Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages see Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) Registrar Registrar of Probates 896, 897, 898, 904, 907, 912 Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages see Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Reinforce Self Advocacy 794 Relationship Matters: Counselling & Mediation 264, 895 Relationships Australia (Victoria) contact details 264, 894 elder mediation 894 family dispute resolution 264, 894 religious vilification 994–5 employer’s liability 994 exceptions 994–5 internet 739 serious 995 remand in custody 216 police power 196 young offenders 41, 193 removal from Australia see deportation/ removal from Australia rent 490–3 advertising rental property 468, 490 arrears 502 eviction for 502–4 payment plan 504 bankruptcy, effect 378 bond amount 473 card, charging for 473 cash payments 465, 491 direct debit facilities 473 eviction for non-payment 502–4 compensation where lack of good repair 483 possession order application 503–4 in advance, limit 491 increases 491–3 application to VCAT 493 excessive 492–3 fixed-term agreement 492 frequency 491 long-term tenancy 493 notice of proposed 492 periodic agreement 491 special disability accommodation 535–6 non-monetary 491 notice to leave for non-payment 502–4 payment before termination date 503 possession order application 503–4 Office of Housing rent debts 378 payment method 490–1 payment plan 504 receipts 465, 491 rental rebates 530–1 specialist disability accommodation arrears, notice to vacate 537 increases 535–6 repayment plans 537 Rent Assistance 315, 322, 329, 330, 336, 338 ‘rent to buy’ agreement 423, 445, 449 entered after 1 March 2020 449 entered before 1 March 2020 449 renters see tenancy repairer’s lien 630 buying car subject to 630 reporting sexual offences 163–4 children, offences against 46, 160 investigation 164 police, to 164 repossession of goods 443–4 avoiding 443 creditor’s entitlement 443 debtor nominating purchaser 443 enforcement of credit contract by 442 leased goods 445 mortgagor’s remedies 444 notice of estimated value 443 restrictions 443 sale of repossessed goods 444 representation in court legal see legal representation self see self-representation ResCode 1022 residence orders (children) 268, 289 residential tenancies see tenancy Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA) bond claims 518–19 bonds held by 474, 540 contact details 540 lodging bond with 473, 474 tenant transfer form 472 residential treatment order 814, 815 Resourcing Health & Education in the Sex Industry (RhED) 170 restitution orders 35 bankruptcy, effect on debt 377–8 deciding whether to cease payment 377–8 fraud and 378 non-provable orders 377 provable orders 377 Children’s Court 44 consumer dispute 722 property damage 1051 restorative justice environmental offences 1039–40 restraining order EPA remedies 1038 family violence 301–4 see also injunctions under Family Law Act privacy disputes 1119 rental provider, against 481, 494 restraint of trade illegal contract 681 restrictive practices 785 retirement savings account (RSA) 409, 411 see also superannuation bankruptcy, non-divisible property 368 revenge porn 156, 743 Rights Information and Advocacy Centre 794 RMIT University Law and Advocacy Centre for Women 90 Student Legal Service 74, 94 Road Rules 660–71 bicycles 660–70 general 669–70 giving way 669 offences see driving offences reporting accidents 670 road, definition 662 road-related area, definition 662 scooters 660, 662 scope 660–2