Global Law: Australia
| General Resources: |
- Austrian Parliament - The contents presented at the website of the Austrian Parliament include general information about Parliament's functions within the framework of the constitutional order and the political system of the Republic of Austria, the full texts of all parliamentary documents (since 1996), the full texts of the current versions of selective legal instruments of particular relevance to Parliament (e.g., Federal Constitution, Rules of Procedure of the National Council and the Federal Council, National Council Electoral Law, Incompatibility Act, laws on the MPs remunerations as well as subsidies granted to political parties and parliamentary groups from public funds), the full texts of the parliamentary press releases, biographical information about the MPs, and all agendas of plenary and committee meetings; plenary meetings of the National Council are transmitted via live streaming audio.
- Australia Parliamentary Library - Law Internet Resources
| Federal Institutions: |
- Governor General of Australia
- Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Prime Minister
- Government Communications Unit (GCU)
- Office of the Status of Women (OSW)
- Merit Protection and Review Agency (MPRA)
- Public Service and Merit Protection Commission (PSMPC)
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
- Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
- Coordination Committee on Science and Technology (CCST)
- Inspector General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Attorney General's Department
- Australian Federal Police (AFP)
- Australian Protective Service (APS)
- Australian Customs Service (ACS)
- Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA)
- Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
- Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
- Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
- Privacy Commissioner
- Copyright Law Review Committee
- Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA)
- Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA)
- Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (DEWRSB)
- Department of the Environment and Heritage
- Department of Family and Community Services (DFCS)
- Department of Finance and Administration (DoFA)
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC)
- Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
- Office of Hearing Services (OHS)
- Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
- Health Insurance Commission (HIC)
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- Medicare Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)
- Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA)
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
- Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG)
- Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
- Intellectual Property (IP) Australia
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- National Standards Commission (NSC)
- Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council (ASTEC)
- AusIndustry
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)
- Department of Transport and Regional Services
- Bureau of Transport Economics (BTE)
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
- National Office of Local Government (NOLG)
- National Capital Authority
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
- National Road Transport Commission (NRTC)
- International Air Services Commission (IASC)
- National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC)
- Department of the Treasury
- Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Productivity Commission (PC)
- National Competition Council (NCC)
- Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
- Royal Australian Mint
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT)
- National Native Title Tribunal
- Migration Review Tribunal (MRT)
- Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT)
- High Court of Australia
- Federal Court of Australia
- Family Court of Australia
State Institutions:
Australian Capital Territory:
- ACT Legislative Assembly
- ACT Government
New South Wales:
- Parliament of New South Wales
- State Government of New South Wales
Northern Territory:
- Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory
- Administrator
- Northern Territory Government
Queensland:
- Parliament of Queensland
- State Government of Queensland
- Queensland Courts
South Australia:
- Parliament of South Australia
- State Government of South Australia
Tasmania:
- Governor of Tasmania
- Parliament of Tasmania
- State Government of Tasmania
- Supreme Court of Tasmania
Victoria:
- Governor of Victoria
- Parliament of Victoria
- State Government of Victoria
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents - Australia
| Western Australia: |
- Parliament of Western Australia
- State Government of Western Australia
General Information:
- Atlapedia Online - by Latimer Clarke Corporation.
- Australian Law on the Internet - Links to a multitude of legal resources, mainly Australian, arranged by jurisdiction and subject areas.
- Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) - Operated jointly by the University of New South Wales and the University of Technology, Sydney. Provides free access to Australian legal materials with over a million searchable documents. AustLII publishes public legal information: that is, primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals); and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (law reform and royal commission reports, etc). AustLII also provides a large index of other legal sites from around the world, which is fully searchable and well organized.
- Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice - The official site of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice contains detailed but comprehensive information about the Austrian Judicial System, publishes current law-drafts, numerous brochures, press info, free legal forms and offers a court database including data of all Austrian Courts. The site is in German with introductory pages in English and French. A link list provides access to all important Austrian Law Sites and EU Sites.
- Family Court of Australia - The Family Court of Australia is a superior federal court. The Court's jurisdiction is defined in the Family Law Act 1975.
The Family Court of Australia web site contains extensive information for clients concerning divorce and other related issues. The site also contains court forms, daily court lists, judgments, practice directions, links to relevant legislation, papers and reports and corporate information. The site also contains specific information about how to manage your case, specific information for students and young people, a specific set of pages for missing children, and more.
- The World Factbook - by the CIA.
Political Information:
- Elections around the world - by Wilfried Derksen.
- Political Resources on the Net - by Roberto Cicciomessere.
- The Political Reference Almanac
