Welcome
The Law Handbook is a practical guide to the law in Victoria, updated by over 80 legal experts. It provides free, comprehensive information about the laws that affect Victorians in everyday life. The content on this website is accurate as at 30th June 2014.
Fitzroy Legal Service acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government, particularly the Attorney-General, the Hon. Martin Pakula MP.
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Visit our Contents page to browse the 12 sections and 90 topics in The Law Handbook, or do a search to find what you need.
We provide contact information for services that can help and other useful links at the end of each page. Or you can search contacts and resources from across The Law Handbook.
Updates
Fitzroy Legal Service provided a submission to the Victorian Government’s Access to Justice Review. The submission focused on six of […]
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The Law Handbook 2016 is now available for purchase from the Fitzroy Legal Service.
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