| Web Resources |
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Advocacy |
| Advocacy, Inc. |
| A U.S. site designed to advocate for, protect, and advance the
legal, human, and service rights of people with disabilities.
Includes manuals, details of legal proceedings and events. |
| Family
Advocacy |
| Family Advocacy is an Australian, independent, community based
social advocacy organisation. |
| Justice Action |
| Justice Action is a community-based organisation comprising
criminal justice and prison reform activists. The group has
broadened the scope of its activities to many social justice issues.
This site includes LINKS
to many other web resources useful in advocacy and an online
Magazine entitled Framed. |
| Legal and Advocacy
Resources |
| A U.S. guide to internet based resources. |
| Legal Information Access
Centre |
| A page of web links maintained by the State Library of New South
Wales listing many community Advocacy groups. |
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| Community
and Government |
| Attorney-General's
Department |
| This page provides useful information about various aspects of
Australian law. |
| The Australian
Community's Independent Directory |
| The Australian Community's Independent Directory comprises of
three main category areas: community, cultural and environmental
directories. There is also a general information section. |
| Australian Government
Information |
| This page provides information on how the various parts of Australia's
system of government works. |
| Australian
Statistical Internet Sites |
| A comprehensive range of Government statistical
information. |
| Community
Legal Centres in Australia |
| A list of all Australian community legal centres, sorted by state
then name. |
| Federal Government of
Australia |
| This site has information about the functions and jurisdiction of the
Commonwealth Government. It has links to all the Commonwealth Government
departments. |
| Fitzroy Legal
Service |
| Contains FLS annual reports and an article on the Port Phillip
Prison Inquest. |
| Governments on the
WWW |
| Comprehensive database of governmental institutions from around
the world. |
| Ombudsmen Australia |
| This site supplies guidelines and forms for making complaints to
the relevant Ombudsmen. There are links to various pieces of
legislation relevant to the Ombudsman's role. |
| Parliament of
Australia |
| This site provides information about: the senate, the house of
representatives, various committees, hansard and legislation. It
also gives an overview on how Australia's parliamentary system
works. |
| Parliament of
Victoria |
| This site comprehensively covers all aspects of Victoria's parliamentary
system. |
| Political Resources
of the Net |
| Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by
country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media
and more from all around the world |
| Victorian Government |
| This site provides links to Government departments and to State
legislation. Also provides general information on the services
provided by the State Government. |
| Victorian Legal
Aid |
| This site has information on eligibility for legal aid and how to
apply. Also some legal information on a range of issues such as
contracts, family law and tenancy rights. |
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Consumer Law and Dispute
Resolution |
| Australian Communications
and Media Authority |
| A good source of information about legislative framework of the
Australian telecommunications industry. |
| Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission |
| Information on ACCC decisions and general information on product
safety and consumer law. |
| Australian Consumer's
Association - CHOICE |
| Full test discussion of consumer issues and products. Information
of product recalls and bans. |
| Australian
Federal Government: Consumer Policy |
| This site provides information relating to the Commonwealth
Governments consumer policy. |
| Consumer Law Centre
Victoria |
| Provides basic information on consumer issues. |
| Consumer
Rights |
| Provides information about where to go to get consumer
advice. |
| Research
in Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| This site has survey documents, research reports and a list of
links to other useful sites. |
| Tenants Union
Victoria |
| Provides information regarding the rights of tenants. |
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Victorian
Department of Justice - Consumer Protection |
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Information on consumer rights including the following areas:
shopping, renting, cars, credit and debt and disability
issues. |
| Victorian
Department of Justice - Dispute Resolution |
| Information on resolving consumer disputes, neighbourhood
disputes and on mediation and how it works. |
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| Criminal Law |
| Australasian Centre for
Policing Research |
| This site provides research information and resources, together
with links to other Australasian and international law enforcement
sites. |
| Australian Federal
Police |
| Contains media releases, e-crime web resources and various AFP
publications. |
| Australian Institute of
Criminology |
| The Australian Institute of Criminology web site focuses on the
study of crime and criminal justice. It provides comprehensive
information on these subject areas. |
| Commonwealth Director of
Public Prosecutions |
| Includes information about the DPP and its statutory functions
and its prosecution policy. Also various departmental media releases
and annual reports. |
| Criminology
Web Resources |
| List of criminology web resources put out by the University of
Sydney Law Library. |
| Institute of
Criminology |
| Contains research work on policing, prisons and punishment,
gender violence, ecological criminology, youth justice and crime
prevention. |
| National Crime
Prevention Program |
| Supplies information on the National Crime Prevention Campaign
and many reports and articles in full text. |
| Victorian Police Force |
| This site has information on police services, the latest police
news and various facts and figures. |
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| Family and
Children Law |
| Australian Children's Contact
Services Association |
| This site has a clearinghouse on supervised visitation and
information about supervised contact services. |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies |
This site was set up to promote the identification
and
understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in
Australia. It contains media releases, publications and a list of
relevant links. |
| Child
Safety Network |
| This site draws together community organisations concerned with
the safety of kids and the special needs of children. |
| Child Support Agency |
| Includes a section which can be used to calculate child support
payments. And plenty of useful information on the legal aspects of
Child Support. |
| Commonwealth Department of
Family and Community Services |
| Includes information on relevant legislation, publications,
reports and papers. There is a section on welfare reform. |
| Department of Human
Services |
| This site has government publications on related issues such as
health care and homelessness. |
| Family
Law and Adoption |
| Provides useful information on family law and adoption. |
| Family Law Section
- (Law Council of Australia) |
| Provides a brief outline of Australia's family law system, as
well as a description of litigants rights
and responsibilities. |
| Legal Rights for Children
and Adolescents |
| Useful summary of legal issues to do with children and
adolescents. |
| TAO of
Divorce Dictionary |
| Annotated Divorce Law Dictionary. |
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General Legal Research |
| AIJA guide to
uniform production of Judgements |
| This site explains what goes into the production of legal
judgements. It includes a summary of the various parts of a
judgement. |
| Australian Law on
the Internet |
| This website provides access to Government legal information and
services available nationwide. |
Freedom of Information
(FOI) - sites on
the Internet |
| Information of FOI and related topics. |
| Guide to
Law Online - Australia |
| List of Australian Law web sites. |
| Law and Justice
Foundation |
| This site provides information on legislation, cases and court
lists. |
| Law Institute of
Victoria |
| Some legal links and information. |
| Law Search
(SCALEplus) |
| LawSearch Online provides fast and simple access to Commonwealth
legislation. It provides details about Commonwealth Bills,
Commonwealth Acts and
most Commonwealth subordinate
legislation. |
| Lawyers.com
Legal Dictionary |
| This dictionary includes some 10,000 legal terms, pronunciations
and legal definitions. |
| Online Legal
Dictionary |
| Online legal dictionary written in plain English. |
| Parliamentary
Library - Australian Law |
| Parliamentary Library of Australia web site focusing on
Australian law. |
| Plain English Law
Information for Victoria and NSW |
| Provides fact sheets on various areas of the law. These include
family law, injury compensation, reviewing migration decisions,
etc. |
| University of
Melbourne - Law Library |
| Good list of Australian Law related sites. |
| Victorian
Government Page on FOI - Freedom of Information |
| General information about Freedom of Information and the law. |
| WebLaw |
| List of links to resources on different aspects of law. |
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| Human Rights |
| Australian Amnesty
International |
| A good list of human rights related links. |
| Charter of the
United Nations |
| Complete copy of the United Nations Charter. |
| Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission |
| Includes links to a range of human rights related legislation.
Also links to other related organisations. |
| Human Rights Watch |
| This site has articles on human rights issues. There is also
links to human rights resources. |
| The
International Court of Justice |
| Includes general information about the Court and a list of basic
documents. Also a section on the decisions made by the Court. |
| United Nations |
| This site has links to many subject areas in connection with the
United Nations and international law. There are also links to United
Nations documents. |
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Immigration and Refugee
Law |
| Department of Immigration and
Multicultural Affairs |
| This site provides government information about migration policy
and programs. Links to the minister and other departmental
information. |
| Migration Review
Tribunal |
| This site has general information about the tribunal. Full text
documents of decisions made by the tribunal. Also a refugee resource links
page. |
| United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| General information on international refugee law. You can search
for refugee case law by jurisdiction. |
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Indigenous
Law |
| Federal
Court of Australia - Native Title Information |
| This page includes links to Native Title legislation; judgement
and information about the Court. |
| Indigenous
people and the law |
| This page contains links to Internet resources and documents in
the area of federal law and indigenous peoples, as well as providing
links to other guides and directories which contain material on
State and Territory and overseas law. |
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Native
Title Info-Base |
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This database is produced by the Federal Court of
Australia. |
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| Law Reform |
| Australian Law Reform
Commission |
| Information on Commonwealth legislation which is currently under
review and on previous legislative inquiries. Updates and media
releases relating to law reform issues. |
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Victorian Law Reform Committee |
| This web site contains details of current and past inquiries
into Victorian legislation. |
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Mediation |
| Australian Dispute
Resolution Website |
This web site is dedicated to the peaceful mediation,
negotiation, resolution and management of conflict, grievances and
disputes through national and international collaboration and
information sharing.
It includes an extensive list of similar
sites around the world. |
| Conflict
and Dispute Resolution Links |
| An extensive page of web links from Australia and around the
world maintained by Archie Zariski, editor of E Law, the Murdoch
University Electronic Journal of Law. |
| Juvenile
Justice Evaluation Centre Online |
A U.S. site that provides information to improve
the
evaluation of juvenile justice programs. Includes pages on Balanced
and Restorative Justice and Community-Based
Programs. |
| Mediation
Training Institute International |
| An extensive list of links to mediation sites. |
| Victim Offender
Mediation Association |
| Access to full text articles and documents from this U.S.
organisation. Includes the newsletter VOMA
Connections. |
| WebLaw
- Dispute Resolution |
| The Dispute Resolution web page is maintained by the University
of Queensland and includes many useful sites on mediation from
around the world, including Australia. |
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| Women and the
Law |
| Domestic
Violence |
| This site is an online library which has a section of domestic
violence. |
| National Women's Justice
Coalition |
| This site has a collection of full-text papers relating to
women's legal equality. Also has many links to other related web
sites. |
| Women's Electoral
Lobby |
| Contains information about various women's issues. |
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Workplace and Employment Law |
| ACTU (Australian Council of
Trade Unions) |
| Contains information on ACTU campaigns and policy
documentation. |
| Australian Industrial Relations
Commission |
| Full text of major decisions. Also annual reports and
publications list. |
| Department of
Employment, Workplace Relations |
| Contains information about relevant government policy. |
| WageNet
(Office of Workplace Services) |
| A good place to look for information on wages and conditions. It
covers all states and territories in Australia. |
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