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How to use this book viiiAcknowledgements x

Defining families 3Family law 6Marriage 8Formal requirements 13Prenuptial agreements 18

Cancelling a marriage 22Divorce 24

Talking through problems 25Divorce rates 26Divorce laws in Australia 28Children and divorce 31Property settlements 40

De facto relationships 48Attitudes to de facto relationships 48Definition of a de facto relationship 49Children of de facto relationships 50Property disputes between de facto partners 50De facto legislation in various States 50

Other family law issues 54Adoption 54Surrogacy 56Parental rights and obligations 57Rights and obligations of children 58

Child abuse 59Instances of child abuse 59Effects of child abuse 61Child abuse and the law 62

UNIT 5 Family law 1

CHAPTER 1 Family law 3

CHAPTER 2 Cancelling or ending the marriage 22

CHAPTER 3 Issues in family law 48

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Domestic violence 65Instances of domestic violence 65The law and domestic violence 67

Wills 70Reasons for wills 71Formalities for making a will 71

Unit review activities 78

Accommodation options 83Renting versus buying 86

Renting 88Rights and responsibilities 88

The Residential Tenancies Act 1994 (Qld) 91The start of the tenancy — obligations on the property owner 91The tenancy 100The end of the lease 109

Remedies under the legislation 121Entitlement to compensation 122Mediation under the Act 124

General principles of property law 127Doctrine of tenure 128Comparing the common law and the Torrens system 128Interests in land 130Rights of property owners 134The process of buying property 136

Unit review activities 147

Nature of the employment relationship 159Employment factors 160

Legal consequences 163Obligation on employers 164Where no employment relationship exists 171

Employment law 171Laws that provide a framework for employment 172Awards 172Additions/alternatives to the award system 177

UNIT 6 Renting and buying 81

CHAPTER 4 Renting 83

CHAPTER 5 Property law 127

UNIT 7 Jobs and the law 151

CHAPTER 6 Nature of work and the changingwork environment 153

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Aspects of the law relating to unfair dismissal 185Consequences if the unfair dismissal laws are not complied with 192Exclusions from the unfair dismissal laws 192

Discrimination and harassment laws 194The legal meaning of discrimination 195Exceptions to discrimination laws 199Sexual harassment 201

Workers’ compensation and WorkCover 206Entitlement to compensation from WorkCover 208Amount of compensation paid by WorkCover 211Common law action against the employer 214Procedures 216

Employees’ obligations 217Respect intellectual property rights 218Benefit the employer’s business 218

The role of trade unions 219Unit review activities 222

Sport and negligence 228Cases involving sporting officials 229Cases involving organisers 231

Organisers and spectators 231Organisers and participants 233

Participants suing one another 237Sport and assault 238

Civil action 239Criminal action 243

Disciplining sportspeople 246Sport and contract law 247

Sport and competition laws 249Sport and discrimination 256

Club membership 256Participation in sport 258

Drugs in sport 260Unit review activities 262

CHAPTER 7 Unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment 184

CHAPTER 8 Accidents at work 206

UNIT 8 Sport and the law 225

CHAPTER 9 Negligence and assault in sport 227

CHAPTER 10 Other legal issues in sport 249

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Introduction 265Natural environments 267

State legislation 267Federal legislation 274

Specific environmental issues 279The Greenhouse Effect 279Biodiversity 282Coastal and marine pollution 283Wetland ecology and conservation 283

The built environment 283The need to be vigilant 288Unit review activities 291

Defining technology 295Technology, censorship and regulation 295

Regulation of the Internet 298Technology and business 301

The use of email 301Registration of domain names 302Issues regarding e-contracts and e-commerce 304E-commerce legislation 305Intellectual property 306

Technology and crime 309Unauthorised access, modification or impairment withintent to commit a serious offence 310Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment 310Unauthorised impairment of electronic communication 311Unauthorised access to, or modification of, restricted data 311Unauthorised impairment of data held on a computer disk 311Possession or control of data intending to commit acomputer offence 311Producing, supplying or obtaining data intending tocommit a computer offence 312Forensic procedures in relation to criminal investigations 312DNA evidence 314

Technology and health issues 317The Siamese twins case 318Medical treatment on a child without parental consent 319Medical treatment on a person who has refused it 320

Unit review activities 322

UNIT 9 Environmental law 263

CHAPTER 11 Environmental law 265

UNIT 10 Technology and the law 293

CHAPTER 12 Technology and the law 295

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Source of rights in Australia 329The English system 330The American system 334

Protection of rights in the Australian Constitution 338Express rights 338Implied rights 341

Protection of rights by international conventions 343Your rights 344

Police 345Alcohol 350Smoking 350Drugs 350Sex 351Tattoos and body piercing 351Graffiti 351Public decency 352Employment and school 352Living arrangements 352Voting 352Access to medical treatment 353Obtaining a passport 353Discrimination 354Bullying 355Access to justice 357

The age of legal responsibility 357Civil and criminal cases 357

Unit review activities 359

The law and fairness 363The law and society 365

Rights of particular groups in society 385The law in real life 388Unit review activities 389Conclusion 392

Appendix: Case list 393

Index 395

UNIT 11 Rights and responsibilities 327

CHAPTER 13 Rights and responsibilities 329

UNIT 12 Law in our society 361

CHAPTER 14 Reviewing the legal system 363

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