On-Line Resources

These links will connect you to other resource materials that you may find interesting. Please note that many sites duplicate the links of others and that therefore there are many ways to access the same materials.

AUSTLII
http://www.austlii.edu.au

AUSTLII is a vast resource which provides free internet access to public Australian legal materials and contains over 500 000 searchable documents. Amongst the primary materials are legislation, treaties, and decisions of courts and tribunals. (Currently included are full tecxt databases of most Australian decisions and legislation, for example, the High Court, the Federal court, the Family Court, AAT decisions and many states' courts and tribunals). Secondary materials include law reform reports and royal commission reports.

Also to be found on this site are a comprehensive index to law on the Net. There are subject specific databases, amongst which are Australian human rights material, the Australian Treaties Library and the Tax Office determinations and rulings.
All cases from the High Court of Australia which are cited on this Criminal Law web site are linked to a full text version in AUSTLII

HIGH COURT HOME PAGE
http://www.hcourt.gov.au/

From this site can be accessed judgements, transcripts, the court calendar and recent speeches. There are links to many other sites including the NSW Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Australian Parliamentary Library, the Federal Court and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

FEDERAL PARLIAMENT
House of Representatives - http://www.aph.gov.au/house/
Senate - http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/

These sites contain information on the members, the working papers, Commottees, Legislation (includes Bills and most explanatory memoranda), links to the Hansards of both houses and to the Parliamentary Library. The Senate site will lead you to Budget papers and Monthly Economic and Social Indicators.

LAW LIBRARY HOME PAGE
http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/lawlib/law.htm

This is a site which points to information about

* The Law Library
* The Macquarie Legal Information Network,
* The Guide to the Law Library Collection (including Government Documentation)
* Australian and International legal links (including treaties)

There are also links to Australian Government sites, Australian Parliament sites, News and Media sites and more.

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ENTRY POINT 
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov/

This resource is part of the National Library of Australia site. It provides you with an outline of the Australian three-tiered system and our structures of government, as well as an overview of Australian courts and legislation at both the Commonwealth and State levels. There are also links to other legal resources and government-related sites on the net. 

WINDOW ON THE LAW
http://law.gov.au/

A large amount of information is gathered here and maintained by the Attorney General's Department, amongst which is an overview of Australia's legal system. There are links to the (federal) Attorney-General's home page, all Commonwealth legislation, most recent Commonwealth court and tribunal decisions plus some state and territory legislation.

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION (ALRC) HOME PAGE
http://uniserve.edu.au/alrc/

This site contains ALRC reports, issues papers and draft recommendation papers, current enquiries and recent reports. You can also access REFORM, a journal of law reform commission issues. In addition,  there are links to other law reform sources such as law reform commission bodies in Australia and overseas.

AUSTRALIAN LAW ON THE INTERNET
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/law.html

JURIST AUSTRALIA
http://jurist.law.mq.edu.au/

RADIO NATIONAL - THE LAW REPORT
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/lawrpt.htm

The Law Report is aired on Radio National (576 AM in Sydney) on Tuesdays at 8:30am and repeated at 8:30pm. The programme frequently deals with current issues relating to criminal law within a broader context which examines legal culture, legal ideas and problems in an accessible and "jargon-free" way. The web link to the Law Report includes transcipts of the programme as well as an overview of the week's stories.

DECISIONS OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1788-1899

A Data Base of Australian cases, at present, featuring cases from 1824-
Many of the cases listed are of relevance to criminal law

Any Suggestions?

If you come across any interesting links or data bases, let our  WEB ADMINISTRATOR (asharpe@law.law.mq.edu.au)  know about them.