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Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people. according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory. Rights are of essential importance in such disciplines as law and ethics, especially theories of justice and deontology.
Rights are often considered fundamental to civilization, for they are regarded as established pillars of society and culture, and the history of social conflicts can be found in the history of each right and its development. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "rights structure the form of governments, the content of laws, and the shape of morality as it is currently perceived".

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    TAS Right of Way not on Title

    I bought a tiny lot (241 sq m circle) in a strata title development and a dirt access track crossed the side boundary. I reluctantly agreed in the contract that ‘a right of way is being registered’ and I agree to ‘buy the lot with the ROW’. I reluctantly agreed as I was told it was a tiny edge...
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    ACT Aboriginal Right to Vote Federal and State held elections

    Basically, I would like to have my details removed from the Australian Electoral Commission enrolment list. I identify as an Aboriginal and under the The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 which states that Aboriginal people have the optional right to enrol and vote in Federal elections in...
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    NSW I own a property in NSW with a Right of Carriageway benefitting my neighbour.

    I own a property in NSW with a Right of Carriageway benefitting my neighbour. This Right of Carriageway has not been used for 20 odd years. The neighbour is about to start construction of a road which I have no objection to watsoever. However, I am keen to have the Right of Carriageway moved...
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    NSW Right of Carriageway NSW gets ugly

    I own a 100 acre property in NSW dissected by a road, and consequently a Right of Carriageway 20m wide exists on the larger part of my title showing my lot as being the “authority benefited” with this carriageway burdening several lower numbered lots that lead to the main road (the dissecting...
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    TAS Transfer of an easement of right of way

    Bill is the sole owner of Lot A and becomes a joint owner of the neighboring Lot B with Ben. Bill and Ben decide to subdivide Lot B into Bill’s lot B1 and Ben’s B2. Bill still requires access through the subdivided lots B1 and B2 to his Lot A so due to terrain constraints there is an agreed...
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    VIC Do we have a right to demand repairs to a rental property?

    Hi, My family and I moved into a rental property about 7 weeks ago and there have been nothing but issues since. The main one, a leaking shower in our ensuite which caused significant water damage to the ceiling and then to the carpet of one of our children's bedrooms below, meant we were...
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    NSW Intestacy NSW - have I got the distribution of estate right?

    My uncle recently passed away in NSW. Due to mental incapacity, he could not make a will. I am preparing to apply to be administrator of his estate, and was hoping someone could confirm that I have figured out the distribution correctly. Details of my uncle's relatives are shown in the attached...
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    VIC Privacy of pathology test results - right to delete

    If I do a test with a pathology lab, after they provide me with my results can I request them to delete all data they have on me (in such a way that they are obliged to do it)? I tried to research this a bit online - on the one hand there seems to be Australian Privacy Principle 11 which says...
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    SA Do you have to indicate or not?

    Hi all, this is regarding SA laws but I guess should be a national concern. My question is - you are driving in a lane that is a dedicated turn right lane & this lane then has 3 more splintering turn right lanes coming from it.This would result in there being 4 turn right lanes at the traffic...
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    VIC Right of Abatement – Returning pruned tree branches to owner - Trespass

    The tree in the neighbouring property to mine overhangs our fence significantly and deposits leaf and seed liter onto my driveway. It also blocks a considerable amount of light. The owner of the neighbouring property has been asked to, but refuses to prune the tree (he has no obligation to do so...
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