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dc.contributor.author |
Kothe, E |
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dc.contributor.author |
Butler, K |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2026-06-12T07:05:20Z |
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dc.date.available |
2026-06-12T07:05:20Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2025-07 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, 2025, 40, (3), pp. 58-66 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1324-1540 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10453/195328
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dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p>Natural disasters, such as bushfires and floods, frequently impact Australian communities and lead to significant legal challenges for affected individuals. This paper examines the patterns of legal service utilisation by people affected by such events using data from a statewide provider of free disaster-related legal assistance. This research presents findings on 6 primary legal issue categories of insurance, grants, tenancy (loss of dwelling), tenancy (not loss of dwelling), goods and services, and environment/neighbours. The findings suggest that assistance for different types of legal issues is requested at different stages of the recovery process. The analysis highlights the importance of timely and tailored legal assistance to support recovery and resilience. By understanding these patterns, policy makers and service providers can better allocate resources to improve access to necessary support by affected individuals. This research contributes to the understanding of the legal dimensions of disaster recovery and underscores the critical role of legal assistance in response and recovery. Given that many people seek non-legal assistance when resolving legal problems, these results are also relevant for government and community service organisations that provide non-legal support to people experiencing these types of problems post-disaster.</jats:p> |
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
AUSTRALIAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INST |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
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dc.relation.isbasedon |
10.47389/40.3.58 |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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dc.subject |
1103 Clinical Sciences, 1605 Policy and Administration, 2001 Communication and Media Studies |
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dc.subject.classification |
3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
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dc.subject.classification |
4404 Development studies |
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dc.subject.classification |
4407 Policy and administration |
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dc.title |
Timing of disaster-related legal assistance in New South Wales: trends in service utilisation for common legal problems following flood and bushfire |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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utslib.citation.volume |
40 |
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utslib.for |
1103 Clinical Sciences |
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utslib.for |
1605 Policy and Administration |
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utslib.for |
2001 Communication and Media Studies |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney |
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pubs.organisational-group |
University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law |
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utslib.copyright.status |
open_access |
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dc.rights.license |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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dc.date.updated |
2026-06-12T07:05:19Z |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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pubs.volume |
40 |
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utslib.citation.issue |
3 |
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