E LAW - MURDOCH UNIVERSITY ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF LAW ISSN 1321-8247 Volume 11 Number 2 (June 2004) Copyright E Law and author ftp://law.murdoch.edu.au/pub/elaw-issues/v11n2/netw112.txt http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v11n2/netw112.html ________________________________________________________________________ NetWatch June 2004 Author:Anne Greenshields Law Liaison Librarian, Murdoch University Ian Lee Reference Librarian, Murdoch University Library Subjects:Legal research (Other articles) Issue:Volume 11, Number 2 (June 2004) Category:NetWatch Primary Legal Materials on the Internet - Case Law, Statutes and Extrinsic Material Australian legal sites and developments Commonwealth of Australia: Government Publications relevant to legal researchers Western Australia: Government Publications relevant to legal researchers Business, Corporations & Securities Censorship & Privacy Children & Young People Citizenship & Migration Constitutional Issues Crime Directories, Guides and Search Engines Dispute Resolution Education Environment Family Law Gender Human Rights Indigenous Australians Intellectual Property International Law Journals, Essays & Newspapers Law Reform Legal System Media and Communications Social Services Tax Torts Transport Primary Legal Materials on the Internet Canadian Human Rights Tribunal The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) applies principles stated in the Canadian Human Rights Act to cases that are referred to it by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). "The purpose of the Canadian Human Rights Act is to protect individuals from discrimination. It states that all Canadians have the right to equality, equal opportunity, fair treatment, and an environment free of discrimination." Links to cases, interim rulings and mediation settlements. http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/index_e.asp Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia (AustLII) Decisions of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WACIC/ Court of Justice of the European Communities (BAILII) Judgments of the Court of Justice and of the Court of First Instance and the Opinions of the Advocates General from 1997. http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/EUECJ/ Federal Court of Australia - upgraded page and database search features. http://esearch.fedcourt.gov.au/ State Law Publisher: Official publisher of Western Australian legislation and statutory information. This site has had a major upgrade releasing to the general community free access to the facility to: download complete statutes in pdf format; access numbered Acts passed since 1990; and access to the Government Gazette in a searchable database. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/swans.nsf United Kingdom Special Commissioners of Income Tax Decisions (BAILII) Decisions of the Special Commissioners who deal with appeals arising from decisions of the Inland Revenue. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/ United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Tribunals Decisions (BAILII) Decisions of the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal which deals with matters relating to certain decisions of the Financial Services Authority. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKFSM/ Australian sites and developments Federal Court of Australia - upgraded page and database search features. http://esearch.fedcourt.gov.au/ Federal Discrimination Law 2004 (Australia) "This publication provides an overview of key issues in federal discrimination law. It examines the jurisprudence that has been developed by courts and tribunals in unlawful discrimination matters brought under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) ('RDA'), Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ('SDA') and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ('DDA'). It considers the manner in which interlocutory applications, procedural and evidentiary matters and awards of costs have been dealt with in the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Service ('FMS') since the function of hearing federal unlawful discrimination matters was transferred from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('HREOC') to those courts on 13 April 2000. It also considers the principles which have been applied to damages awards in cases where breaches of the RDA, SDA and DDA have been found and gives an overview of damages awards made since the transfer of the hearing function." http://www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/fed_discrimination_law_04/index.htm State Law Publisher: Official publisher of Western Australian legislation and statutory information. This site has had a major upgrade releasing to the general community free access to the facility to: download complete statutes in pdf format; access numbered Acts passed since 1990; and access to the Government Gazette in a searchable database. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/swans.nsf Commonwealth of Australia: Government Publications House of Representatives Committees http://www.aph.gov.au/committee/committees_type.htm#house Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/primind/reports.htm Getting Water Right(s) – The future of rural Australia Inquiry into future water supplies for Australia's rural industries and communities http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/primind/waterinq/report.htm Communications, Information Technology and the Arts http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/cita/film/report.htm Inquiry into the future opportunities for Australia's film, animation, special effects and electronic games industries http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/cita/film/report.htm Legal and Constitutional Affairs http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/index.htm Inquiry into the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-Avoidance and Other Measures) Bill 2004 http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/bankruptcy/report.htm Senate Committees of the Current Parliament http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/com-list.htm Community Affairs http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/clac_ctte/index.htm Inquiry into Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Income Streams) Bill 2004 June 2004 http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/income_streams/index.htm Inquiry into Hepatitis C and Blood Supply in Australia June 2004 http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/hepc/index.htm Economics http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/economics_ctte/reports/index.htm New International Tax Arrangements Bill 2003 Tax Laws Amendment (2004 Measures No. 1) Bill 2004 Treasury Legislation Amendment (Professional Standards) Bill 2003 Tourism Australia Bill 2004 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/EET_CTTE/reports/index.htm Beyond Cole; The future of the construction industry: confrontation or co-operation? June 2004 Legal and Constitutional http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/index.htm General Report on the Inquiry into Legal Aid and Access to Justice Legislation Reports on to the Inquiries on the provisions of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2004 Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 Civil Aviation Amendment (Relationship with Anti-discrimination Legislation) Bill 2004 Migration Amendment (Judicial Review) Bill 2004 Surveillance Devices Bill 2004 Anti-terrorism Bill 2004. Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004 Joint Committees Administered by the Senate Corporations and Financial Services http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/corporations_ctte/index.htm "Corporate Insolvency Laws: a Stocktake" (presented to the Deputy President on 30 June 2004). Australian Crime Commission (Formerly National Crime Authority) http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/acc_ctte/index.htm Australian Crime Commission's response to trafficking in women for sexual servitude (June 2004) Cybercrime (March 2004) Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/ntlf_ctte/index.htm Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and Securities. Reports (with submissions and transcripts). http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/corporations_ctte/reports/index.htm Joint Standing Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD Inquiry into Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/pjcaad/WMD/report.htm Attorney Generals Department: Publications http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/HeadingPagesDisplay/Publications?OpenDocument Towards a Less Litigious Australia: The Australian Government's Alternative Dispute Resolution initiatives http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPC869D2824DC653D8CA256E98002268CE?OpenDocument Australian Government's Action Plan to Eradicate Trafficking in Persons http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPA835B403668897F6CA256EB0000F7264?OpenDocument Parliamentary Library Publications Chronologies online http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/online/index.htm Aviation Safety Regulation Chronology 1982-2004 (updated June 2004) http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/online/Aviation.htm Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Management in Australia Australian Parliamentary Library (updated June 2004) http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/online/RadioactiveWaste.htm Current Issues Briefs http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/index.htm Inside Outcasts: Prisoners and the Right to Vote in Australia http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2003-04/04cib12.pdf 2004-5 Guide to copyright and patent law changes in the US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill 2004 Taxable income and tax paid in Commonwealth electoral divisions, 2000–01 Socio-economic indexes for electoral divisions: 2001 Census (2003 boundaries) Research Notes http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/Index.htm Notes for 2004-5 Minority government for Canada 2004 The 1974 joint sitting of Parliament: thirty years on The Attorney-General's power to proscribe terrorist organisations The implications of a US military drawdown in Korea The Commonwealth plan for reforming defamation law in Australia The PBS and the Australia–US Free Trade Agreement Opinion polls: issues and preferred party, and preferred PM, July 2004 Opinion polls: comparison of voting intention, July 2004 A Question of Fault: A Short History of Australian Divorce Law Since 1959. Research Note No. 38 2003-04.[pdf] http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2003-04/04rn38.pdf Excisions from the Migration Zone—Policy and Practice. Research Note No. 42 2003-04. [pdf] http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2003-04/04rn42.pdf Western Australia Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia (AustLII) Decisions of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WACIC/ Human Rights in Western Australia - Developments in 2003 http://www.humanrightswa.org.au/ State Law Publisher: Official publisher of Western Australian legislation and statutory information. This site has had a major upgrade releasing to the general community free access to the facility to: download complete statutes in pdf format; access numbered Acts passed since 1990; and access to the Government Gazette in a searchable database. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes/swans.nsf Business, Corporations & Securities "Corporate Insolvency Laws: a Stocktake" (presented to the Deputy President on 30 June 2004)from the Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee. Australian Parliament. http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/corporations_ctte/index.htm Inquiry into the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Anti-Avoidance and Other Measures) Bill 2004 Australia House of Representatives. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/bankruptcy/index.htm United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Tribunals Decisions (BAILII) Decisions of the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal which deals with matters relating to certain decisions of the Financial Services Authority. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKFSM/ Censorship & Privacy Virginia Journal of Law & Technology [pdf] The Virginia Journal of Law & Technology is an online law journal first published in 1997. The journal is indexed by WestLaw and Lexis. "The articles published in VJOLT examine legal issues arising as the result of innovative technological change. Recent topics have included the Internet's effect on the practice of law; genetically modified foods in the developing world; the regulation of online hate speech; privacy issues relating to personal information, genetic data, and face recognition technology; and ownership controls in the new entertainment economy" http://www.vjolt.net/index.php Children and Young People Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project. They boast they are "the largest collection of childrens antique books online". A delightful, non-legal site, free with lovely graphics. http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/index.htm Citizenship & Migration Asylum and Refugee Resources (USA) Provides a large collection of human rights material, with links to journals, country information, links to case law and guides to researching these issues. http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/asylum/refugee_index.html Australian Government's Action Plan to Eradicate Trafficking in Persons http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPA835B403668897F6CA256EB0000F7264?OpenDocume Excisions from the Migration Zone—Policy and Practice. Australian Parliamentary Library. Research Note No. 42 2003-04. [pdf] http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2003-04/04rn42.pdf Constitutional Issues Inside outcasts: prisoners and the right to vote in Australia http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2003-04/04cib12.pdf Legal and Constitutional Committee report onthe Inquiry into Legal Aid and Access to Justice. Australian Parliament. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/index.htm Crime Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia (AustLII) Decisions of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessor of Western Australia. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/wa/WACIC/ Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission from 1 January 2003 http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/acc_ctte/reports/index.htm Australian Crime Commission's response to trafficking in women for sexual servitude (June 2004) Cybercrime (March 2004) University of Michigan Library's Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive This project began in the Fall of 2003, and set out to "scan and digitize documents and photographs from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress, the Charlotte Observer newspaper, and the Ann Arbor Public Schools...The archive is divided into four main areas of interest: Supreme Court cases; busing and school integration efforts in northern urban areas; school integration in the Ann Arbor Public School District; and recent resegregation trends in American schools." Contains historical images, and a bibliography of books and videos about the topic. http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive/ Directories, Guides and Search Engines Dispute Settlement Bodies - A Worldlii guide to resources http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/55052.html Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research http://www.llrx.com/features/supremectwebguide.htm Dispute Resolution Dispute Settlement Bodies - A Worldlii guide to resources http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/55052.html Towards a less litigious Australia: The Australian Government's Alternative Dispute Resolution initiatives Australia. Attorney Generals Department. http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPC869D2824DC653D8CA256E98002268CE?OpenDocument Education University of Michigan Library's Brown v. Board of Education Digital Archive This project began in the Fall of 2003, and set out to "scan and digitize documents and photographs from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress, the Charlotte Observer newspaper, and the Ann Arbor Public Schools...The archive is divided into four main areas of interest: Supreme Court cases; busing and school integration efforts in northern urban areas; school integration in the Ann Arbor Public School District; and recent resegregation trends in American schools." Contains historical images, and a bibliography of books and videos about the topic. http://www.lib.umich.edu/exhibits/brownarchive/ Environment CITES: Convention on International Trade in Species of Wild Fauna and Flora http://www.cites.org/ Getting Water Right(s) – The future of rural Australia Australia. Parliament, House of Representatives Committee Inquiry into future water supplies for Australia's rural industries and communities http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/primind/waterinq/report.htm Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Management in Australia Australian Parliamentary Library (updated June 2004) http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/online/RadioactiveWaste.htm Family Law Relationships The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage The San Francisco Chronicle provides an archive of their coverage of this issue from the beginning of the year to recently. http://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/ Legal and Constitutional Committee, Australian Senate. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/index.htm Report on the provisions of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2004 A Question of Fault: A Short History of Australian Divorce Law Since 1959. Australian Parliamentary Library Research Note No. 38 2003-04.[pdf] http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2003-04/04rn38.pdf Gender The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage The San Francisco Chronicle provides an archive of their coverage of this issue from the beginning of the year to recently. http://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/ Human Rights Australian Government's Action Plan to Eradicate Trafficking in Persons http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPA835B403668897F6CA256EB0000F7264?OpenDocume Asylum and Refugee Resources (USA) Provides a large collection of human rights material, with links to journals, country information, links to case law and guides to researching these issues. http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/asylum/refugee_index.html The Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage The San Francisco Chronicle provides an archive of their coverage of this issue from the beginning of the year to recently. http://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/ Canadian Human Rights Tribunal The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) applies principles stated in the Canadian Human Rights Act to cases that are referred to it by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). "The purpose of the Canadian Human Rights Act is to protect individuals from discrimination. It states that all Canadians have the right to equality, equal opportunity, fair treatment, and an environment free of discrimination." Links to cases, interim rulings and mediation settlements. http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/index_e.asp Federal Discrimination Law 2004 (Australia) "This publication provides an overview of key issues in federal discrimination law. It examines the jurisprudence that has been developed by courts and tribunals in unlawful discrimination matters brought under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) ('RDA'), Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ('SDA') and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) ('DDA'). It considers the manner in which interlocutory applications, procedural and evidentiary matters and awards of costs have been dealt with in the Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Service ('FMS') since the function of hearing federal unlawful discrimination matters was transferred from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('HREOC') to those courts on 13 April 2000. It also considers the principles which have been applied to damages awards in cases where breaches of the RDA, SDA and DDA have been found and gives an overview of damages awards made since the transfer of the hearing function." http://www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/fed_discrimination_law_04/index.htm Human Rights in Western Australia - Developments in 2003 http://www.humanrightswa.org.au/ Promoting Pygmy Peoples Rights The Rainforest Foundation site is designed to "promote the well-being of pygmy communities in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo." http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/s-Promoting%20Pygmy%20Peoples%20Rights Women's Rights and Democracy in the Arab World [pdf] a review of the political and educational rights of Arab women, family law, and the impact of women's rights and democracy in the Arab world From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Democracy and Rule of Law Project. http://www.ceip.org/files/pdf/CarnegiePaper42.pdf Indigenous Australians Native Title InfoBase "includes selected material commencing from 1839 to the present day and covers all aspects of native title. It gives reference to Australian material including journal articles, book chapters, books, conference papers, reports and press clippings. It also includes relevant material from other jurisdictions such as New Zealand, United States, Canada, Africa and Asia" http://fedcourt.sirsi.net.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/kuyx3tWgcB/PRINCIPAL/125090006/60/1180/X Intellectual Property The Intellectual Property & Technology Forum at Boston College Law School Designed and published by the dedicated students of Boston College Law School. This site is part online journal, part discussion board, part news service but all law. Browse articles by title and date. http://infoeagle.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/st_org/iptf/index.html International Law Australian Government's Action Plan to Eradicate Trafficking in Persons http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPA835B403668897F6CA256EB0000F7264?OpenDocume Court of Justice of the European Communities (BAILII) Judgments of the Court of Justice and of the Court of First Instance and the Opinions of the Advocates General from 1997. http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/EUECJ/ Excisions from the Migration Zone—Policy and Practice. Australian Parliamentary Library. Research Note No. 42 2003-04. [pdf] http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2003-04/04rn42.pdf Journals, Essays and Newspapers Australian Digital Theses: The aim of the ADT project is to create a national collaborative distributed database of digitised theses produced at Australian Universities. The ADT database provides access to PhD and Masters by Research theses only. http://adt.caul.edu.au/ bepress Legal Respository (Berkeley Electronic Press) a network of law-related working papers and research materials. Law schools, research units, institutes, centers, think tanks, conferences, and learned societies are posting high-quality papers that you may download without charge http://law.bepress.com/repository Theses Canada Portal publishes masters theses and doctoral dissertations through ..UMI Dissertations Publishing. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html The Intellectual Property & Technology Forum at Boston College Law School Designed and published by the dedicated students of Boston College Law School. This site is part online journal, part discussion board, part news service but all law. Browse articles by title and date. http://infoeagle.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/law/st_org/iptf/index.html Theses Canada Portal publishes masters theses and doctoral dissertations through ..UMI Dissertations Publishing. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html Victoria University of Wellington Law Review Vol 28,, issue 2 1998 onwards+ http://www.austlii.edu.au/nz/journals/VUWLRev/ Virginia Journal of Law & Technology [pdf] The Virginia Journal of Law & Technology is an online law journal first published in 1997. The journal is indexed by WestLaw and Lexis. "The articles published in VJOLT examine legal issues arising as the result of innovative technological change. Recent topics have included the Internet's effect on the practice of law; genetically modified foods in the developing world; the regulation of online hate speech; privacy issues relating to personal information, genetic data, and face recognition technology; and ownership controls in the new entertainment economy" http://www.vjolt.net/index.php Law Reform Law Reform Project (WorldLII) Searchable Law Reform database and links to Law Reform reports http://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawreform/ Legal System Court of Justice of the European Communities (BAILII) Judgments of the Court of Justice and of the Court of First Instance and the Opinions of the Advocates General from 1997. http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/EUECJ/ Legal and Constitutional Committee report onthe Inquiry into Legal Aid and Access to Justice. Australian Parliament. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/index.htm Towards a less litigious Australia: The Australian Government's Alternative Dispute Resolution initiatives Australia. Attorney Generals Department. http://www.law.gov.au/www/agdHome.nsf/AllDocs/RWPC869D2824DC653D8CA256E98002268CE?OpenDocument Media and Communication Virginia Journal of Law & Technology [pdf] The Virginia Journal of Law & Technology is an online law journal first published in 1997. The journal is indexed by WestLaw and Lexis. "The articles published in VJOLT examine legal issues arising as the result of innovative technological change. Recent topics have included the Internet's effect on the practice of law; genetically modified foods in the developing world; the regulation of online hate speech; privacy issues relating to personal information, genetic data, and face recognition technology; and ownership controls in the new entertainment economy" http://www.vjolt.net/index.php Legal and Constitutional Committee, Australian Senate. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/index.htm Report on the provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 Social Services The History of Social Security (USA) http://www.ssa.gov/history/ Inquiry into Family and Community Services and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Income Streams) Bill 2004 Australia. Senate Committee. http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/income_streams/index.htm Tax Cosmic Income tax - taxing potential for an alternative reality http://innerself.com/Humor/Cosmic_Income_Tax.htm United Kingdom Special Commissioners of Income Tax Decisions (BAILII) Decisions of the Special Commissioners who deal with appeals arising from decisions of the Inland Revenue. http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKSC/ Torts The Commonwealth plan for reforming defamation law in Australia Australian Parliamentary Library Research Note. http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2004-05/05rn04.pdf Transport Aviation Safety Regulation Chronology 1982-2004 Australian Parliamentary Library (updated June 2004) http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/online/Aviation.htm