Law Week NSW is an annual festival that is all about creating greater access to justice for Australians. Law Week will be held from 19 to 25 May 2025.
NSW Law Week is a program of community events and activities designed to help you understand your rights, the law, the legal system and the legal profession. Courts, community legal centres, law firms, solicitors, barristers, police, community services, education institutions and libraries are all encouraged to get involved.
Law Week in Lane Cove
The Lane Cove Library will hold two seminars, which you can attend in person or online.
Traffic Fines and the Law Thursday 22 May 2025 at 12.00 Midday
Putting the brakes on traffic offences.
This Law Week webinar is all about traffic fines and the law. This webinar will cover general options for penalty notices, problems with going to court, camera detected offences, demerit points vs immediate licence suspensions, Court electing penalty notices vs appealing licence suspensions and good Behaviour Licences.
Join this interactive webinar online via Zoom OR join in person @ Lane Cove Library.
Join online via this link: Traffic fines and the law
Join in person: Register on Eventbrite to attend at Lane Cove Library.
Free webinar. Bookings essential. Book Here
Mobile Phones and the Law – Friday 23 May 2025 at 12.00 Midday
Nearly everyone has a mobile phone. But do you know your rights and the laws related to mobile phones?
When can you use a mobile phone while driving? Can you record other people in public? Can people film you?
Can you secretly record a phone conversation? Do you have to hand your phone to the police if they ask?
What can you do if you think someone is tracking your phone?
Join this Law Week webinar to learn more about mobile phones and the law from a Legal Aid NSW criminal lawyer.
Join this interactive webinar online via Zoom OR join in person @ Lane Cove Library.
Join online via this link: Mobile phones and the law
Join in person: Register on Eventbrite to attend at Lane Cove Library.
Free webinar. Bookings essential. Book Here
Tenancy and Rental Rights
More people rent in Lane Cove than own a house or apartment in Lane Cove. Knowing your rights is an important issue.
The City of Ryde Library is holding a seminar – Infocus: Tenancy and rental rights.
A legal expert from the Northern Sydney Area Tenants’ Service will explain what you can and can’t do as a tenant and also what the landlord and real estate agent’s rights and obligations are.
During the session, you’ll learn about:
- the basics of a lease agreement including notice periods
- your rights as a tenant including repairs, privacy/access, rent reductions and compensation
- your obligations as a tenant
- how to deal with a bond dispute and what ‘fair wear and tear’ means
- the basics of the NCAT Tribunal.
Date: Thursday 22 May 2025
Time: 6.30-7.30pm
Location: Ryde Library
Price: Free
Hosted by: City of Ryde Libraries and the Marrickville Legal Centre
Lunchtime Seminars
During Law Week, there will be lunchtime seminars each day between 12 pm and 1 pm.
The Lunchtime seminars will cover the following topics:
- Parenting arrangements and the law
- Renting and the law
- Second hand cars and the law:
- Traffic fines and the law
- Mobile phones and the law
Find out more about them here.
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