Constitution
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Australian Constitution from SCALEPLUS
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Queensland Constitution Act from the Queensland Office of Parliamentary Counsel (requires Adobe Acrobat)
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Beginners
Guide to the Australian Constitution
The aim of the page is to help foster an interest in the Australian
constitution and other related constitutional documents -
Victoria's Constitution:
The Constitution of Victoria with notes on how it works
Contract
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Contract
Law Information Network Case summaries, articles and other
information on contract provided by the
UniServe Law Web site
Company
Courts
Legislation
Dictionaries
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Butterworths Small Legal Dictionary This small dictionary is designed as a quick point of reference for those wanting a clear explanation of the most common legal terms
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DUHAIME'S LAW DICTIONARY Researched, written in plain language and provided free of charge by lawyer Lloyd Duhaime.
- International Law Dictionary & Directory
- The 'Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon's Lyceum
- The Law Handbook Online provided by the South Australia Legal Services Commission provides a useful dictionary of legal terms.
Intellectual Property Law
- Australian Intellectual Property Law Locus This specialist site is designed primarily to assist users to research issues and the Australian law of Intellectual Property. Aggregates relevant material from a number of sources including Australian High Court cases, legislation, key reports and articles of interest.
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Attorney
General's Department, Copyright Law in Australia, A short guide,
2001
- e-News, The Attorney General's Department e-News on Copyright
- IP Australia Information about patents, trademarks and designs including search and registration facilities
Australian Political Parties by Australian Government's Entry Point
Political Science The Armidale Politics Page (University of New England)
The Public Record Your Guide to the Latest Issues, Events and Debates in Australia from the ABC
Australian Privacy offering information and resources on PGP
Australian Privacy Commissioner official web page of the Australian Privacy Commissioner whose purpose is the promote an Australian culture that respects privacy.
Electronic Frontiers Australia a non-profit national organisation formed to protect and promote the civil liberties of users and operators of computer based communications systems
Electronic Privacy Information Center a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. established to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
Federal Trade Commission US Consumer Protection Agency
JunkBusters a privacy advocacy firm that helps people get rid of junk messages of all kinds: spam, telemarketing calls, unwanted junk mail, junk faxes, and more. Its web site, junkbusters.com, is a leading consumer resource on the control of junk communications and the protection of privacy.
OECD Developing a Privacy Policy and Statement step by step guide to developing a Privacy Policy provided by the OECD
Privacy International a London based human rights group formed as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security activities, to ID cards, video surveillance, data matching, police information systems, and medical privacy.
Privacy.net how companies track your movements on the net
Roger Clarke's home page a consultant specialising in electronic commerce, information infrastructure, and data surveillance and information privacy
See the USQ Library's information on searching the Internet at http://www.usq.edu.au/library/resources/Search.htm
General Search Engines
- alta vista Australia - search specific terms
- Google - this is a good page to use for specific questions as the engine scans the entire page, assesses its relevance and ranks it against other pages.
General Directories
- ANZWERS Australia and New Zealand specific engine
- Yahoo Australia
- Web Wombat
Legal
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Australasian
Legal Information Institution Legal Search Engine; includes case
law and legislation
- British and Irish Legal Information Institute British Search Engine, includes case law and legislation
- Find Law Australia
- Scaleplus Database of cases and legislation
USQ Library Commerce Links provides links to many sites divided by subject matter. A must for all Commerce students.
USQ Library Searching the Internet Guide provides links to search engines and informaiton on search techniques.
ALS Online provides online assistance with the academic skills required for success at university. It
- focuses on adjusting to university life and practice
- develops communication, mathematics and general study skills
- complements the assistance given by course lecturers and tutors
- provides a wide variety of resources and activities.
- links to further support available at USQ.
