Australia

Australia Law

• Australian Government Home Page
• Australian Law on the Net
From the National Library of Australia.
• Australian, State, Territory, & Local Governments
"www.gov.au is an Australian whole-of-government single point of access (portal). In its current release, the site provides links to the ten entry points for Australian, State, Territory and Local governments."
• Australian Law Online
From Australian Government. Find information about the law by subject.
• Australian Government Information
From the National Library of Australia. Bringing together the three tiered Commonwealth (or Federal), State and Local.
• Australia Law
From CataLaw.
• The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII)
Provides full text searching of Commonwealth acts and regulations, High Court decisions, law reform commission reports.
• A - Z List of Government Sites
By the Australian Government.
• Commonwealth of Australia
From the Law Library of Congress. "The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary," and more.
• Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
"COAG is the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia, comprising the Prime Minister, State Premiers, Territory Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA). This site provides information relating to the structure and function of COAG as well as the outcomes and agreements reached in meetings." Government Departments and Agencies List By the Australian Government. Links to agencies, departments, parliament, governor general, courts, and judges.
• Governments on the WWW: Australia
• Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
• ScalePlus
Searchable database of laws from the Attorney General's Department.
• South Australia Government Site
• Western Australia Government Site

Associations & Societies

• Australian Bar Association
• Criminal Bar Association of Victoria, Australia
• Law Council of Australia
Includes links to more bar associations and law council sections.
• The Law Society of South Australia
• The Law Society of Western Australia
• Tasmanian Bar Association
• Western Australia Bar Association

Attorney General

• Attorney-General's Department
From the Australian Government.

Constitutional Law

• Australian Constitution
From the Prime Minister of Australia, Australia in Focus.
• Australia Index
From ICL. Constitution and constitutional background.
• Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act
From the Constitution Society.
• Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act
From SCALEplus, the Australian Attorney General's Department.
• The Constitutional and Government Framework
From Australian Public Service Commission.

Courts

• Administrative Appeals Tribunal
• Family Court of Australia
The Court is a superior federal court with jurisdiction over matters relating to marital breakdown. Site includes forms, legislation, regulations, practice directions, case management guidelines and judgments of the Court, as well as information about the Court and its publications and reports.
• Federal Court of Australia
• High Court of Australia
• Decisions
From the Australasian Legal Information Institute A joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law. AustLII. 175 databases from all Australasian jurisdictions.
• Courts of Australia
From the National Library of Australia. Includes courts for the commonwealth, states, and local.

Criminal Law

• Law Internet Resources
From Parliamentary Library. "This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of federal criminal law, as well as providing links to other guides and directories which contain material on State and Territory and overseas law."

Economic Law

• Centre for Law and Economics
From The Australian National University, Faculty of Law.

Emigration and Immigration

• Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

Environmental Law

• Australian Centre for Environmental Law
"The Australian Centre for Environmental Law was established in 1991 to create a critical mass of environmental law and policy expertise. Since its inception, ACEL has established itself as the leading centre for environmental law and policy teaching and research in Australia."
• Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices
"The Australian Network of Environmental Defenders Offices Inc (ANEDO) consists of nine independently constituted and managed community environmental law centres located in each State and Territory of Australia."
• Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH)
"DEH develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's natural environment and cultural heritage."

Foreign Affairs

• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Freedom of Information

• Freedom of Information Home Page
Maintained by RRick Snell at University of Tasmania, Faculty of Law.

Gay Rights

• GayLawNet

Government Publications

• Publications of the Parliamentary Library
Papers produced in the Library's publications program, including bills digests, background papers, current issues briefs, research notes and research papers.

Human Rights

• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)

Indigenous Peoples Law

• Indigenous Peoples
From the Australian Government. Links to the Indigenous portal providing online access to services and information located on government internet sites. More links to benefits, education, employment, and more.
• National Native Title Tribunal
The Tribunal is a Commonwealth Government body established under the Native Title Act 1993 to facilitate the making of agreements among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, governments, industry and others whose rights or interests may co-exist with native title rights and interests.

Law Firms

• Law Firms
From HierosGamos. Select by City or Practice Area.

Law Reviews

• Federal Law Review
From the Australian National University, Faculty of Law. Site includes information about the journal.

Law Schools

• Law Schools from Jurist Australia
• Law Schools from Washburn University
• Studying Law in Australia

Legal Research / Legal Forms & Information

• AustralianTrademarksLawBlog.com
  Information, commentary, and links concerning Australian tademark law and practice.
• Bar Net Communications Center
By BarNetwork Pty Limited, a not for profit corporation. BarNet is a communications management company managed by barristers for legal practitioners and SMEs.
• Capital Monitor
Fee-based subscription service. "Capital Monitor provides news and information services and is owned by LexisNexis, a leader in news, business and information services."
• Law Internet Resources
From the Parliamentary Library.
• Net Lawman
Provides legal documents, legal agreements, legal drafting service on Australian jurisdiction.
• Update to Researching Australian Law
By Nicholas Pengelley. Published on LLRX on August 21, 2001, updated January 2, 2003, and updated April 28, 2005.
• Web Guide to Free Legal and Compliance Resources on the Asia Pacific Region
By Jane Macoustra. Published on LLRX on June 3, 2002.

Legislation

• Australia Courts & Legislation
From the National Library of Australia. Find legislation from the commonwealth, states, and local territories.
• ComLaw
From the Attorney General's Department. Incorporates the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI).
• Australia
“NATLEX, the database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department. Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications."

Legislative Bodies

• Australian Parliament
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives

Libraries and Archives

• National Archives of Australia
• National Library of Australia
• Parliamentary Library

Media Law

• Press Law in Australia
From the Australian Press Council.

Prime Minister

• Prime Minister of Australia
"Read the latest news, be informed about important issues, view the government's report card, or simply learn about Australia."