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Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (SA),
Registration and licensing
Employment and Labour Hire Workers
License holders and registered professionals
Labour Hire Licensing Regulations 2018 (SA),
Employment and Labour Hire Workers
License holders and registered professionals
Land Acquisition Act 1969 ,
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Land Valuers Act 1994 ,
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Landlord and Tenant Act 1936 ,
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Landscape South Australia (General) Regulations 2020 (SA),
Water Pollution
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Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA),
State Responsibility
Water Pollution
Nature Conservation
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Farming
Law of Property Act 1936 ,
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Legal Practitioners Act 1981 ,
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Legislation Interpretation Act 2021 (SA),
Standard scales for penalties and fees
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Libraries Act 1982 ,
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Life Insurance Act 1995 (Cth),
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Lifetime Support Scheme Rules (SA),
Catastrophic Injuries and the Lifetime Support Scheme
Limitation of Actions Act 1936 ,
Types of loss and time limits
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Liquor Licensing Act 1997 ,
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Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 ,
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Lotteries Act 2019 (SA),
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