Lawstuff has continued to grow and expand in the past years, with the following information sections being added:
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Pic by Lisa White 2002 |
This section covers: things to think about when entering a contract, shopping around for a mobile phone, mobile phones standard terms and conditions (and what they mean), mobile phone contract information, dealing with a mobile phone debt, debt collection, SMS, new technologies, getting help as well as mobile phone true stories. |
Concerns regarding the vulnerability of young people in dealing with Telecommunications companies inspired the production of an online information resource for young people concerning mobile phones. Listen Up! – young people and mobile phones (online) was launched in National Youth Week 2002 and sees information from the NSW kit (of the same name and in hard copy) extended to provide jurisdiction-specific information for each State and Territory in Australia.
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This section contains information about employment related legal issues which affect young people. With the assistance of generous financial support from the Office of the Employment Advocate, the NCYLC developed a new employment law section of the Lawstuff website, called On the Job. |
On the Job aims to provide young people in Australia with practical advice on many of the issues that confront young people when they enter the workforce. Issues such as Employment Contracts, Australian Workplace Agreements, Awards, Issues relating to pay, unfair dismissal laws, laws relating to part time and casual work, Superannuation, and leave entitlements are common issues of concern to young people commencing their working life.
The primary purpose of this project was to address the very real and identified "information deficit" that young people labour under when it comes to awareness of their employment rights and responsibilities at law, which often leads to a failure to participate fully in the workforce and a failure to protect one's interests. The vulnerability of young people in the workplace is specifically recognised in the Workplace Relations Act 1996. The On the Job section of Lawstuff emphasises the important things that every young person should know as they commence their working life. On the Job was launched in the second half of 2000.
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This section covers Procedural Fairness in school disciplinary decision making, legal issues relating to school bullying, and issues of confiscation and searches - funded by the Sidney Myer Fund. |
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This section covers legal issues in each State and Territory concerning owning and driving a motor vehicle. This project involved a successful collaboration between the National Children's and Youth Law Centre and NRMA, to provide comprehensive information via the Lawstuff website to young drivers around Australia, concerning their legal responsibilities and rights in relation to the purchase and use of motor vehicles. |
NCYLC statistics show that driving and traffic issues are a major area of interest among young people with legal problems. The Hit the Road section on the Lawstuff website contains information concerning licences, buying a car, insurance, accidents, and driving offences, for each State and Territory. The section is particularly crucial in improving access to this legal information in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia, where there are difficulties in accessing specific legal information of this kind.
In addition, as part of this project, the Lawstuff website underwent a major upgrade to improve its accessibility. New features incorporated into the website include a search facility, and provision for easier maintenance of the site.
Hit the Road, together with the newly upgraded Lawstuff website, was launched in October 1999. Our thanks to NRMA for their generous support for this project.
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This section has information about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and Youth Participation in the community. This is a joint project of the NCYLC and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, aiming to promote and encourage youth action and participation throughout Australia. The project is intended to promote the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, particularly Article 12 and other provisions promoting youth participation and taking account of the views of children and young people. |
The project involved developing a new section of the Lawstuff website, which informs young people of their rights under the Convention, and providing examples of youth action in Australia and across the world. Young people were encouraged to submit examples of projects with which they have been involved, and which have improved the lives of young people and made them heard. Prizes were awarded for outstanding examples of youth action.
