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Law
Legislation
- Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)
Provides free access to the full legislation from the Commonwealth, ACT, NSW and SA, plus all Australian treaties, tax rulings, and collections of law reform. It also includes the full text decisions of over 20 Australian courts and tribunals, as well as indigenous law, human rights and other secondary materials databases. - Lawlex
Free access to the full legislation from the Commonwealth and all states. - NSW Legislation
This new source site for NSW legislation has been developed by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office and contains: NSW legislation in force, both Acts and statutory instruments (regulations etc), historical versions of legislation, including repealed legislation, an archival collection of NSW legislation as made since 1990, and advanced searching and browsing facilities. - Planning for Bushfire Protection
To protect life and property from the threat of bushfires, Planning NSW in partnership with the NSW Rural Fire Service has introduced a comprehensive framework for planning and development. Details of legislation and building requirements are available at this under "Planning for Bushfire Protection".
Legal Information and Advice
- Lawstuff
Know Your Rights, website with info about legal rights of people under 18. - Australian Law Online
Site aims to make Australian law and information concerning the law freely accessible. - Family Court of Australia
Step by Step Guide to proceedings in the Family Court and other information. - Free Legal Advice Referral Guide
This listing (regularly updated by the State Library LIAC) provides contact details of organisations which can provide free legal advice. You can browse the full listing or browse by topic or organisation name. - Australian Community Legal Centres
- Legal Information Access Centre
The Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) is a specialist information service of the State Library of NSW. It provides access to information about the law for all members of the community in NSW. The Find Legal Answers web guide provides access to current information about the law in NSW. The guide lists useful resources, organised by topic, that are available on the web and in print.
Civil Rights
- NSW Office of Equal Opportunity
The web page of the Office of the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment. It provides authoritive information on current EEO issues, requirements and legislation. - Consumers Online
Information and links about consumer affairs, product safety and recalls and consumer complaints.
Australian Government
- The Constitutional Convention: Hansard
The official transcripts of the Australian Constitutional Convention.
