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What is an NDIS workers clearance? The Disability Inclusion Act 2018 (DI Act) provides the framework to support equal access and inclusion for people living with disability in community activities and support services in South Australia. A person who resides in South Australia and undertakes, or intends to undertake, NDIS work...
Read moreWhat is a working with children check? The Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (CSPP Act) provides the framework for screening people who want to work or volunteer with children in South Australia. An up-to-date working with children check is often a pre-requisite to obtaining employment – sometimes even in sectors...
Read moreMany people don’t realise that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles must disqualify a probationary or provisional licence holder from holding or obtaining a permit or licence for a period of 6 months upon receiving notice of certain events, pursuant to s81B of the South Australian Motor Vehicles Act 1969 (Act). Those events...
Read moreWe get lots of questions from clients about drug driving and drug testing. Some of the most commonly asked questions lately are answered in this blog. If I’m stopped by Police can they test me for Cocaine? Currently roadside testing in South Australia is limited to cannabis, methamphetamine, and MDMA. In 2025, South...
Read moreSouth Australia police have now rolled out mobile detection cameras in five locations around metropolitan Adelaide, with two more locations being considered for early next year. Over a three-month testing phase earlier this year, SAPOL said it made 71,044 detections from 6,794,050 vehicles — which it equated to a staggering...
Read moreCongratulations to TGB’s Criminal law team in South Australia for receiving two separate recognitions in the 2024 edition of Doyle’s Guide. For the second year running, our South Australian Criminal Law team has been recognised as a recommended criminal law firm, while TGB Senior Associate Daniel Weekley has also been recognised...
Read moreWhen a marriage or de facto relationship breaks down, there can be a crossover between Family law matters and intervention orders (also informally known as ‘restraining orders’). So… what is an intervention order? Intervention orders help to protect a person and their family if they are a victim of abuse, and are...
Read moreKevin Raison, a Senior Associate in TGB’s criminal law team, writes about the legal options available to people facing a drivers licence disqualification in South Australia. A common reaction from clients facing a court-imposed driver’s licence disqualification, is that they cannot afford to lose their licence because...
Read moreFirstly… what is an intervention order? Intervention orders help to protect a person and their family if they are a victim of abuse, and are tailored to the particular person and their situation. Intervention orders are designed to prevent someone that is harassing, threatening or abusing a person from having contact with...
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