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Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History

The aim of the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History is to "encourage the study and advance the knowledge of the history of Australian law". The Society is named after Sir Francis Forbes who was the first chief justice of New South Wales between 1823 and 1837. The website includes information about the Forbes Society, its council members and annual lectures. The Society's newsletter the Forbes Flyer is made freely available online in PDF. This provides details about events and activities of the Forbes Society and articles of legal and historical interest.

High Court of Australia Library

Website providing information about the library and collections of the High Court of Australia. Access is given to the Library's online catalogue and a selection of library publications. The Monthly List of Acquisitions providing details of new titles added to the library in the last month and a list of the library's serials are both made available as PDF documents. A link to the library's High Court Bulletin on the AustLII website includes a record of cases reserved and cases granted or refused special leave.

Gilbert and Tobin

Website of Australian law firm Gilbert and Tobin. The site has information about the firm and the services it provides along with contact details and profiles of staff members. A selection of in-house publications including updates, newsletters, brochures and practical guides are made freely available online in either PDF or HTML formats. These cover areas such as competition and regulation, intellectual property, litigation and dispute resolution, and corporate, communications and technology.

Computers and Law Journal

The Computers and Law Journal is published quarterly by the Australian and New Zealand Societies for Computers and the Law. The Journal's intended readership includes legal practitioners, academics and computer and telecommunications company executives. Computers and Law Journal has feature articles, case notes and book reviews covering legal issues relating to information technology, the Internet, computer software, telecommunications and intellectual property. Journal articles older than a year can be viewed in full on the AustLII site.

Queensland Courts

Website of the Queensland Courts in Australia, administered by the Supreme Court Library. Includes information about the Supreme Court, District Courts, Magistrates' Courts, Children's Court, and Mental Health Court, as well as the tribunals, such as the Consumer and Commercial Tribunal and the Land and Resources Tribunal. Judgments from the Queensland courts are available, along with practice directions and links to state legislation.

Commonwealth Ombudsman Australia

Website of the Australian Commonwealth Ombudsman whose role is to "investigate complaints from people who believe they have been treated unfairly or unreasonably by a Commonwealth Government department or agency". The site provides guidance to resolving complaints and disputes and full-text copies of the Ombudsman's investigations. These are available online back to 1997 and are presented in PDF.

Tasmania Department of Justice

Website of the Department of Justice in Tasmania. This department consists of a number of divisions including the Crown Solicitor, Director of Public Prosecutions, Legal Aid Division, Legal Ombudsman, courts and tribunals, the Prison Service and the Parole Board. The site provides background information to the work of these divisions along with full-text copies of their annual reports and other documentation. Publications are presented in either PDF or HTML formats. It is possible to search the entire site by keyword using the site search engine.

Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia

Website of the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) which is based at the University of Melbourne and run by the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and the Melbourne Business School. IPRIA was established to "increase the understanding, creation, use and exploitation of intellectual property by Australian organisations and individuals". The site provides information about courses and research work being undertaken at the Institute.

Elder Law Review

Website of the Elder Law Review a free online journal produced by Elder Law at the University of Western Sydney. The journal covers legal issues relating to the elderly with the emphasis on Australian law. There are editorials, news items, comments on current issues in elder law and a selection of articles with abstracts presented in HTML format and the full-text in PDF. The archive currently contains the previous year's issues only. The site also has details of the editorial committee and a page of Web links to other sites dealing with elder law.

Sydney Law Review

Website of the Sydney Law Review (SLR) a quarterly journal published by Lawbook Co. and the University of Sydney Law School. The journal is made freely available in full text on the AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) website from 1953 onwards. The SLR focuses on Australian law and includes articles, case notes and book reviews.

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