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 its support materials) are available free from the Legal Services Commission.
An evaluation of this resource is available.
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 Legal Services Commission is running train the trainer seminars for teachers and community workers about using the kit. Contact the Community Legal Education Unit to arrange a What's the law? training workshop.
The kit includes a DVD of 10 simple English photo-stories about common legal problems that people newly arrived 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:
To book a train-the-trainer session with the Community Legal Education Unit, please Request an Information Session.
You can also watch the DVD episodes online and download the activity and answer sheets for each episode linked above.