Web Links: Law
Contents

ABORIGINAL LEGAL INFORMATION
ACTS & REGULATIONS
AUSTRALIAN LAW
CONSUMER PROTECTION
CRIME
DISCRIMINATION
ETHICS
HUMAN RIGHTS
LAW - GENERAL
PRIVACY
OTHER USEFUL LINKS

 
ACTS & REGULATIONS

Australasian Legal Information Institute
Full text acts and regulations for all states and the Commonwealth.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/

ComLaw (Australian Commonwealth Law)
ComLaw is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

New South Wales Legislation.
Complete list of NSW legislation in force, both Acts and statutory instruments.
http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/

 
AUSTRALIAN LAW

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
Includes Australian State and Commonwealth legislation and cases; Australian Law
Index; World Law Index; World Law Search.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/

Australian Copyright Council
Information about copyright in Australia, including information sheets, practical guides
and discussion papers.
http://www.copyright.org.au/

Australian Law Online
Provides access to Government legal information and services under topic headings.
http://www.law.gov.au/accesspoint?action=menuHome

Australian Law Resources
Webwombat directory of Australian law sites.
http://www.webwombat.com.au/careers_ed/directories/law.htm

High Court of Australia
Goodlist of legal links.
http://www.hcourt.gov.au/

Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales
Contains legal information, legislation, court lists, etc.
http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/

Law For You (NSW)
Legal information in plain English.
http://www.law4u.com.au/Nsw/

Law Council of Australia
Comprehesive list of internet sites.
http://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/

Lawlink - Attorney General's Department (NSW)
Government portal website to law and justice agencies and services in New South Wales.
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/

Legal Aid New South Wales
Provides legal aid and other legal services to disadvantaged people.
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp

Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC)
NSW state-wide service providing free access to information about the law through the State Library
http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/

National Library -  Australian Law
Selected websites for Australian law listed by state.
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/law.html#lawsubjects

NSW Law Society
Includes online Law Society Journal from February, 1995.
http://www.lawsociety.com.au/page.asp?partid=66

NSW Tenants Union
Advice and information.
http://www.tenants.org.au/

Redfern Legal Centre
Your rights online, fact sheets, FAQs and links.
http://www.rlc.org.au/

 
CONSUMER PROTECTION

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The ACCC promotes competition and fair trade in the market place to benefit consumers,
business and the community.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/142

Australian Consumers Association (Choice Magazine)
Not all sections are freely available.
http://www.choice.com.au/defaultView.aspx?id=102314&catId=100165

Australian Securities and Investment Commission
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission enforces and regulates company
and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors.
http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf

Consumer.gov.au
Information for consumers, FAQs, publications and links.
http://www.consumer.gov.au/

New South Wales Office of Fair Trading
Safeguards consumer rights and advises business and traders on fair ethical practice.
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/

 
CRIME

Australian Institute of Criminology
Site includes research, information and conference programs and current Australian criminal justice statistics.
http://www.aic.gov.au/

Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (NSW)
Publications and statistics subject list.
http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/

Commonwealth Parliamentary Library
Criminal law internet resources.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/crimlaw.htm

Crime and Violence Prevention
List of annotated links compiled byt the Australian Institute of Criminology and covering
both Australian and international sites.
http://www.aic.gov.au/research/cvp/links.html

National Crime Prevention Site
Crime prevention and community sfaety website.
http://www.crimeprevention.gov.au/

WebLaw - Criminology
Both Australian and international internet resources.
http://www.weblaw.edu.au/weblaw/display_page.phtml?WebLaw_Page=Criminology

 
ETHICS

Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics
Links to professional and applied ethics resources on the web.
http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/aapae/

Centre for Applied Ethics
Applied ethics resources on the web.
http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/links/index.htm

Ethics Links
Prepared by the St.James Ethics Centre.
http://www.ethics.org.au/sitemap.html

Guide to Internet Information Sources for Journalists
Australian Journalists' code of ethics from the Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance
(MEAA).  Look at different codes of ethics by country or by organization.
http://www.journoz.com/ethics.html

International Institute for Public Ethics
Collection of public ethic sites.
http://www.iipe.org/resources.htm

 
HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty International
Human rights protection worldwide.
http://www.amnesty.org/

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In-depth information about human rights and Australia, including Parliamentary reports
etc., general overview available.
http://www.dfat.gov.au/hr/

Commonwealth Parliamentary Library
Civil and human rights resources.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/civlaw.htm

Community Relations Commission (NSW)
Promoting multiculturalism, ethnic affairs, cultural diversity, community unity and harmony.
http://www.crc.nsw.gov.au/

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Areas covered include disability rights, sex discrimination, racial discrimination, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander justice, human rights.
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/

Human Rights Information on the Net
Strives to provide thorough, timely and accurate information about human rights and
human rights violations all over the world.
http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/

Minority Rights Group International
Promotes the rights of ethnic, linguistic andreligious minorities. Rights generally;
and links to relevant organisations.
http://www.minorityrights.org/

United Nations
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
http://www.ohchr.org/english/

 
LAW - GENERAL

Commonwealth Parliamentary Library
Law internet resources.
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/

Copyright Agency Ltd
CAL is an Australian copyright management company whose role is to provide a
bridge between creators and users of copyright material.
http://www.copyright.com.au/

Corporate Law
Web sites compiled by Adelaide University.
http://www.law.adelaide.edu.au/library/research/subjects/corporate.html

Essential Web Links for Queensland Lawyers
A very comprehensive list of law web sites coverin all aspects and edited by
Anthony J H Morris QC
http://www.lexscripta.com/alphaindex.html

LawStuff
National Children's and Youth Law Centre.
http://www.lawstuff.org.au/

WWW Virtual Library Law
http://law.interarb.com/

 
PRIVACY

Australian Privacy Commissioner
Privacy law, FAQs, downloadable publications and links.
http://www.privacy.gov.au/

Australian Privacy Foundation
Lobby group for privacy rights.
http://www.privacy.org.au/

New South Wales Privacy Commissioner
To protect and promote privacy rights in NSW contains links and publications.
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/pages/PNSW_index

On-Line Privacy and Surveillance
Information about Australian privacy protection legislation relevant to on-line privacy,
and related government proposals, inquiries, reports, etc.
http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Privacy/

Roger Clarke's Privacy Introduction and Definitions
Introduction to the topics of data survelliance and information privacy.
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/Intro.html

WebLaw - Privacy
Legislation, organisations, publications, international resources, links,
plain language materials, policy and research, reviews and investigations
http://www.weblaw.edu.au/weblaw/display_page.phtml?WebLaw_Page=Privacy

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