The Australian Journal of Asian Law is a joint initiative of the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne, the Law Faculty of the Australian National University and the School of Law at the University of Washington. It is published 3 times a year and includes articles, book reviews and case notes. A link is given on the page to SSRN (Social Science Research Network) where the journal can be viewed and downloaded in full.
Practice Source is an Australian legal website edited by Sean Hocking and focusing on legal publishing and legal information management. Although coverage on this site is international the emphasis is on Australian legal information. There is coverage of legal news stories and general news from a range of sources. Other sections provide links to news and blog posts dealing with knowledge management, legal publishing and marketing issues.
Collection of full-text decisions from the Tasmanian Superior Courts handed down between 1824 and 1842 and made freely available by AustLII (the Australasian Legal Information Institute) and Macquarie University in Australia. The project was undertaken by Bruce Kercher of Macquarie University, Australia who selected and edited cases from newspaper archives and court records. Cases can be searched and browsed by subject or date.
Website of the Courts Administration Authority (CAA) the body providing administration services to the state courts in South Australia. The site gives background information to the role and functions of the various South Australia courts including the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court, Environment, Resources and Development Court, Youth Court, Coroner's Court, Industrial Relations Court and Drug Court. Full text judgements, sentencing remarks and case lists are also provided.
Official website of the Federal Court of Australia. The site provides background information about the Court and its jurisdiction (including admiralty jurisdiction) and links to the relevant statutes. Details of the Court's judges are given on the site and there are links to Court lists and sittings and Federal Court rules and regulations. There is practical information about applying to the Court, the mediation work carried out by the Court, native title proceedings, anti-discrimination law, bankruptcy and information for witnesses.
The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) is a research and education institute associated with Monash University. The AIJA provides courses to the legal profession focusing on court administration and judicial systems. The site gives information about the work of the Institute including council members, standing committees, current research projects and conference and seminar programmes. A list of current publications is included, and AIJA News is available in full text online.
Website of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Law Society, a professional organisation based in Canberra, Australia. The site includes a directory of members, annual reports and links to legislation relating to the legal profession in ACT. There is also information aimed at the public covering specific areas of law, such as setting up a business, relationship breakdown and making a complaint against a solicitor. Parts of the site are restricted to members only.
Website of the Law Society of the Northern Territory in Australia. The Society was formed in 1968 and regulates the work of legal professionals in the Northern Territory. The site includes background information covering the history, work and officers of the society. There is information aimed at the general public such as the society's complaints procedure (including a complaint form in PDF) and details about the annual Law Week. Professional information for the Society's members covers Continuing Legal Education and membership.
Website of the Law Society of Tasmania, a regulatory and representative body for the legal profession in Tasmania. Details of the Society's history, committees and organisation are available on the website. There is information about becoming a lawyer in Tasmania and a directory of Tasmanian law firms. Press releases and case studies focus on the Society's work reforming the law relating to workers' compensation. Part of the site is restricted to members.
Website of the New South Wales Bar Association a professional organisation representing practising barristers in New South Wales, Australia. The site has information about the association including the constitution, annual reports back to 1998, a list of members and office holders, details of various committees and statistical profiles of the NSW bar. For it's members the association arranges continuing professional education and details of various training programmes, seminars and conferences are made available on the site.
