Free legal sessions for UOW students. Please register using the buttons below.
For information about the services offered by the UOW Legal Clinic, visit the website.
Immigration
Date: Tue 24 September 2024
Time: 12 pm - 1 pm (AEDT)
Venue: Student Success Hub Building 19 and Online
This session will give information about Australia’s immigration law system, including the types of visas that may be available to international students who want to stay in Australia after completing their studies.
A light lunch is provided for those attending in person.
Know your employment rights
Date: Tue 8 October 2024
Time: 1 2pm - 1 pm (AEDT)
Venue: Student Success Hub Building 19 and Online
This workshop is intended to provide a broad overview of your workplace rights. The session will include your rights and entitlements; the right to work in Australia; different types of employment; entitlements; unfair dismissal; workplace bullying, discrimination.
UOW Careers Team will also be presenting on employability at the session.
A light lunch is provided for those attending in person.
Victim's Support Scheme NSW
Date: 2025 dates coming soon
Time: 2025 times coming soon
Venue: Online & in-person
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This session will provide an overview of the Victim Support Scheme; services available for victims of violence; compensation available. |
Fines
Date: 2025 dates coming soon
Time: 2025 times coming soon
Venue: Online & in-person
This session will cover:
What are fines? Types of fines; Have you got a fine; going to court; licence suspension; FAQ.
Debt
Date: 2025 dates coming soon
Time: 2025 times coming soon
Venue: Online & in-person
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This session will cover what debt is; how one can get into debt; options for dealing with: |
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Date: 2025 dates coming soon
Time: 2025 times coming soon
Venue: Online & in-person
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Intellectual Property
Date: 2025 dates coming soon
Time: 2025 times coming soon
Venue: Online & in-person
This session will cover:
What is Intellectual Property; What is a patent; what is copyright; What can be patented; Student Deed Polls; implications on breaches of IP.
Tenancy and boarding houses
Date: 2025 dates coming soon
Time: 2025 times coming soon
Venue: Online & in-person
This session will give information about the rights of renters in private tenancies and lodgers in boarding houses, including about privacy, repairs, rent increases, share houses, evictions and moving out, and how to enforce those rights.
