Department of Justice - Advanced Search

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Search Example	Explanation
birth certificate	finds pages containing the phrase 'birth certificate'
crime OR offence	finds pages containing either 'crime' or 'offence'
theft AND vehicle	finds pages containing both 'theft' and 'vehicle'
registry NOT marriage	finds pages containing 'registry' and not 'marriage'
(crime OR violence) AND domestic	finds pages containing 'domestic' with either 'crime' or 'violence'
victim // support	finds pages containing 'victim' nearby 'support'
news*	finds pages containing words starting with 'news', for example 'news' and 'newsletter'

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