What’s the law? Australian law for new arrivals is a free education kit for use in English language classes and in community settings produced by legal aid commissions throughout Australia.
The kit (including DVD and support materials) are available free from the Legal Services Commission.
An evaluation of this resource is available.
Please note: this kit is now a few years old and the law has changed since it was first prepared.
If you would like an up-to-date information session for your community group or class, please request an information session via our online form or email cle@lsc.sa.gov.au. We can tailor our presentations to include specific topics of interest and meet the language needs of your community group.
This kit is ideal for use by teachers, educators and community workers who work with migrants and refugees. While designed for use in English classes, it can easily be used in other community education settings.
The kit includes a DVD of 10 simple English photo-stories about common legal problems that people new to Australia may encounter. It also includes:
The total DVD running time is 31 minutes.
The scenarios on the DVD, based on real life experiences, will engage viewers using simple messages and interesting graphics. Watching the stories will help new arrivals:
To access the individual videos click the titles below:
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