Housing and money
For more information or legal advice, call the Legal Aid Helpline on 1800 019 343.
Websites
LawInfoNT
LawInfo NT is a website with plain language information about the law. You can read, watch, listen to, or look at information; get information in different languages; and find a legal service near you.
Click here for information about housing (this link will open a new website).
Click here for information about money (this link will open a new website).
The NT Law Handbook
The NT Law Handbook is a practical guide to legal issues that affect people living in the Northern Territory. It includes information on the legal system, marriage, children, credit and debt, criminal proceedings, discrimination, young people, social security, health, copyright and much more.
Click here to access the NT Law Handbook (this link will open a new website).
Films
What’s the law? Renting (3:13)
What’s the law? Centrelink (3:29)
What’s the law? Buying a car (4:21)
Renting in community
This educational film is a story about people who rent houses in remote communities. The film outlines the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords. It is available in English, Arrernte, Kriol, Murrinh Patha, Yolgnu Matha, Warlpiri, and Pitjantjatjara.