Australia

Australian Privacy and Surveillance Law Library

An AustLII project providing a searchable collection of Australian legal materials on privacy and surveillance law. The Library was been developed in conjunction with the interpreting Privacy Principles (iPP) Project at the Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre at the University of New South Wales. There are databases containing case law, legislation, law journals and law reform publications as well as links to external related resources. The content can be searched or browsed.

Australian Network for Japanese Law

The Australian Network for Japanese Law is maintained by the College of Law at the Australian National University, the Faculty of Law at Bond University and the Faculty of Law at the University of Sydney. Membership is not required to view the site, but is free and offers notifications of upcoming events and conferences. Aside from lists of events, courses and publications, the site also provides some full-text and abstracted articles (from the Journal of Japanese Law) and research papers.

Tasmanian Bar

Association of independent barristers based in Tasmania and constituent member of the Australian Bar Association. The Tasmanian Bar's website provides barristers' profiles and contact details and gives links to Tasmanian legal resources. There is also CPD information and news.

Supreme Court of Tasmania

Official website of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. The site provides the court's sentencing comments from 2002 onwards and guidance about finding judgments on AustLII. There is also information for people attending court, and for jurors, guidance about probate, and a collection of speeches and articles. Procedural information is available, including court forms and practice directions,

The 1967 Referendum: history and myths

Australian Parliamentary Library research briefing published in 2007, on the Parliament of Australia's ParlInfo site. The 1967 referendum led to changes in the Australian Constitution and resulted in aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders being counted in the census. The referendum also opened the door to further changes in the way aborigines were treated by non-aborigines. The briefing provides background and historical information, looks at the implications and impact of the referendum and addresses myths which have grown up around it.

Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society

The New Zealand Law and History Society (ANZLHS) is a scholarly society based in New South Wales, Australia. Membership of ANZLHS is drawn from historians, lawyers and academics sharing an interest in the connections between law and history. The site has joining information and details of conferences and competitions. There is also information about the society's journal, law&history, including contents lists, and a link to the discontinued title, Australian and New Zealand Law & History E-journal (on Austlii). 

Supreme Court of Queensland Library

The Library at the Supreme Court of Queensland in Australia provides legal information to the Queensland courts, the legal profession, researchers and the public. Its website has details of collections and services, a database of case law from the courts of Queensland and a guide to researching Australian law. There is a database of brief profiles of current and former members of the Queensland judiciary, including speeches they have made.

Researching the legal aspects of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom

Guide to the legal materials relating to asylum seekers and refugees in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, written by Colin Fong, a senior visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, the guide covers the relevant legislation and case law and gives an overview of other sources, including government reports, monographs, treaties, journal articles and indexes, news sources, relevant organisations and websites. References are given to printed works and there are links to online materials.

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