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Heinemann Legal Studies Preliminary Course

Introduction

NSW Board of Studies
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
NSW Board of Studies.


Australian Legal Information
http://www.austlii.edu.au/
Australian Legal Information Institute.


Legal Information
http://liac.sl.nsw.gov.au/
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC).
Dictionary
http://www.nelson.com/nelson/crim/
On Line Legal Dictionary from Nelson.

Chapter 1: Basic legal notions

Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca190082/
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 13, 31, 203

Chapter 2: Sources of law

Yanner v Eaton
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/1999/53.html
Yanner v Eaton.
Textbook page/s: 21
The Australian Law Reform Commission
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/
The Australian Law Reform Commission.
Textbook page/s: 23
Mabo
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/175clr1.html
Mabo.
Textbook page/s: 23, 89, 231, 234
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/nta1993147/
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 23, 88, 89, 254
Terra nullius
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
Terra nullius.
Textbook page/s: 23, 24
Blomley v Ryan
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/99clr362.html
Blomley v Ryan.
Textbook page/s: 27
Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/cra1980201/
Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 27
Criminology
http://www.nelson.com/nelson/crim/
Nelson Criminology.
Textbook page/s: 29
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/tpa1974149/
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)3
Textbook page/s: 31, 124
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/c167/
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900.
Textbook page/s: 38, 69, 106, 163, 229
Constitution Act 1902 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca1902188/
Constitution Act 1902 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 38
Politics
http://www.aph.gov.au/
Parliament of Australia.
Textbook page/s: 39
Parliament of New South Wales
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/
Parliament of New South Wales.
Textbook page/s: 39
International law
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2500.html
International law.
Textbook page/s: 45
ICJ—Nicaragua case
http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/idecisions/icasesbycountry.htm
ICJ—Nicaragua case.
Textbook page/s: 48
UN Charter
http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/index.shtml
UN Charter.
Textbook page/s: 48, 129, 142
United Nations
http://www.un.org/
United Nations.
Textbook page/s: 48, 50, 55, 129, 139
ASEAN
http://www.aseansec.org/home.htm
ASEAN.
Textbook page/s: 49, 130
ECOSOC
http://www.un.org/ecosoc/
ECOSOC.
Textbook page/s: 52
ICJ
http://www.icj-cij.org/
ICJ.
Textbook page/s: 52, 127, 128
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
http://www.unhcr.ch/
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Textbook page/s: 53
WTO
http://www.wto.org/
WTO.
Textbook page/s: 53
Franklin Dam case
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/158clr1.html
Franklin Dam case.
Textbook page/s: 54, 141
UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/
UNESCO.
Textbook page/s: 54
World Health
http://www.who.int/en/
The World Health Organization.
Textbook page/s: 54, 130

Chapter 3: Constitutional system in Australia

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/c167/
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900.
Textbook page/s: 38, 69, 106, 163, 229
Ex parte McLean
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/43clr472.html
Ex parte McLean.
Textbook page/s: 66
High Court
http://www.hcourt.gov.au/
The High Court of Australia.
Textbook page/s: 66
Fadil Secevic
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/unrep68.html
Fadil Secevic v. The Director of Public Prosecutions.
Textbook page/s: 67
Privy Council
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/pcfthca1975417/
Privy Council (Appeals from the High Court) Act 1975 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 69
Australia Acts 1986 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aa1986114/
Australia Acts 1986 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 71, 77

Chapter 4: Operation of the legal system

State courts
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/Corporate/ll_corporate.nsf/pages/LL_courts_tribunals_index
State courts.
Textbook page/s: 74
Federal Courts
http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/
Federal Courts.
Textbook page/s: 75, 113, 117
Super League case
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/unrep8119.html
Super League case.
Textbook page/s: 76
Fitzpatrick v Waterstreet
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/supreme_ct/1998/785.html
Fitzpatrick v Waterstreet.
Textbook page/s: 78
Briginshaw v Briginshaw
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/60clr336.html
Briginshaw v Briginshaw.
Textbook page/s: 82
Local Court
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/local_courts/ll_localcourts.nsf/pages/lc_index
Local Court.
Textbook page/s: 83
Legal Aid
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp
Legal Aid.
Textbook page/s: 84
Australian Taxation Office
http://www.ato.gov.au/
Use the Australian Taxation Office website to find out about how tax is levied and the definition of fringe benefits.
Textbook page/s: 84
Community Justice Centres
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Community_Justice_Centres/ll_cjc.nsf/pages/CJC_index
Community Justice Centres.
Textbook page/s: 85
Wik
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/unrep299.html
Wik.
Textbook page/s: 89, 231, 254, 256

Chapter 6: Legal controls on state power

Parliamentary Committees
http://www.aph.gov.au/
Parliamentary Committees.
Textbook page/s: 112
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
http://www.aat.gov.au/
Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Textbook page/s: 113, 117
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aata1975323/
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 113
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/adra1977396/
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 113
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/foia1982222/
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 113
Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/foia1989222/
Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 113
Ombudsman—Federal
http://www.comb.gov.au/
Ombudsman—Federal.
Textbook page/s: 113, 115
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org.au/
Amnesty International.
Textbook page/s: 115, 292
Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/
Greenpeace.
Textbook page/s: 115
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Textbook page/s: 117
Ombudsman
http://www.comb.gov.au/
Ombudsman.
Textbook page/s: 117
Privacy Act
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/pa1988108/
Privacy Act
Textbook page/s: 117
Administrative Decisions Tribunal
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adt/ll_adt.nsf/pages/adt_index
Administrative Decisions Tribunal.
Textbook page/s: 118
Australian Securities Commission
http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf
Australian Securities Commission.
Textbook page/s: 118
Migration Review Tribunal
http://www.mrt.gov.au/
Migration Review Tribunal.
Textbook page/s: 118
Stollery v Greyhound Racing Control Board
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/128clr509.html
Stollery v Greyhound Racing Control Board.
Textbook page/s: 119

Chapter 7: Duties

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/tpa1974149/
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 31, 124
Corporations Laws 1996 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/cl184/
Corporations Laws 1996 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 125
Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/lpa1987179/
Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 125
International Criminal Court
http://www.un.org/law/icc/index.html
International Criminal Court
Textbook page/s: 128
APEC
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/
APEC.
Textbook page/s: 130
Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org.au/
Red Cross.
Textbook page/s: 130
UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/
UNICEF.
Textbook page/s: 130
Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/cwa1994277/
Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 133
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
http://www.icty.org/
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Textbook page/s: 133

Chapter 8: Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Textbook page/s: 139
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1975/40.html
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Textbook page/s: 140

Chapter 9: Women

Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ca190082/
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 13, 31, 203
Terra nullius
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
Terra nullius.
Textbook page/s: 23, 224
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/c167/
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900.
Textbook page/s: 38, 69, 106, 163, 229
Sophie Jex-Blake
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wjex.htm
Sophie Jex-Blake.
Textbook page/s: 155
Emmeline Pankhurst
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1914Pankhurst.html
Emmeline Pankhurst.
Textbook page/s: 158
Jury Act 1977 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/ja197791/
Jury Act 1977 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 159, 205
Property (Relationship) Act 1984 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/pa1984298/
Property (Relationship) Act 1984 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 160
Property (Relationship) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/plaa1999490/
Property (Relationship) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 160
CentreLink
http://www.centrelink.gov.au/
Using this site, determine under what circumstances allowances are paid.
Textbook page/s: 163
Family and Community Service
http://www.facs.gov.au/
Family and Community Service.
Textbook page/s: 163
Ada Evans
http://ofw.facs.gov.au/index2.htm
Ada Evans.
Textbook page/s: 171
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/wra1996220/
Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 178
Sexual Harassment
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_index
Sexual Harassment.
Textbook page/s: 180
Hall & Ors v A. Sherban Pty Ltd
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HREOCA/1988/5.html
Hall & Ors v A. Sherban Pty Ltd.
Textbook page/s: 181
ACTU
http://www.actu.asn.au/
ACTU.
Textbook page/s: 183
Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au/
Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Textbook page/s: 184
Women's Electoral Lobby
http://welnsw.org.au/
Women's Electoral Lobby.
Textbook page/s: 184
Department of Community Services
http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/index_a.htm
Department of Community Services.
Textbook page/s: 185
Department of Housing
http://www.housing.nsw.gov.au/
Department of Housing.
Textbook page/s: 185
Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aaeofwa1986634/
Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 187
Office of the Status of Women
http://www.ofw.facs.gov.au/
Office of the Status of Women.
Textbook page/s: 187, 216
Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/168clr165.html
Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic.
Textbook page/s: 198
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/fla1975114/
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 204
Applying for an AVO
http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=484&cid=682&id=441
Applying for an AVO.
Textbook page/s: 209
Legal Services Commission
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lsb/ll_lsb.nsf/pages/lsb_index
Legal Services Commission.
Textbook page/s: 211
Police Online
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/
Police Online.
Textbook page/s: 211
Osland 1998 (High Court)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/1998/75.html
Osland 1998 (High Court).
Textbook page/s: 213
NSW Consolidated Legislation
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/
NSW Consolidated Legislation.
Textbook page/s: 214
Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aic.gov.au/
Australian Institute of Criminology.
Textbook page/s: 215
Australian Law Reform Commission
http://www.alrc.gov.au/
Australian Law Reform Commission.
Textbook page/s: 216
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/pages/bocsar_index
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics.
Textbook page/s: 216
Anti-discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/aa1977204/
Anti-discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 239, 241, 281, 283, 287

Chapter 10: Aboriginal peoples

Australian Archives
http://www.archivenet.gov.au/jsredirect.exe
Australian Archives
Textbook page/s: 224
Stolen Children
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
Stolen Children.
Textbook page/s: 231
Walker v NSW 1994
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/182clr45.html
Walker v NSW 1994.
Textbook page/s: 234, 237
Anti-discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/aa1977204/
Anti-discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 239, 241, 281, 283, 287
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/rda1975202/
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 239
Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/alra1983201/
Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 243
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2525.html
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
Textbook page/s: 243
Mabo
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/166clr186.html
Mabo.
Textbook page/s: 252
Bringing Them Home Report—Stolen Children
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/
Bringing Them Home Report—Stolen Children.
Textbook page/s: 258
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1951/2.html
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
Textbook page/s: 259

Chapter 11: Discrimination

Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/hrca1994297/
Human Rights (Sexual Conduct) Act 1994 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 281
Property (Relationship) Act 1984 (NSW)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/pa1984298/
Property (Relationship) Act 1984 (NSW).
Textbook page/s: 282
Qantas v Christie
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/1998/18.html
Qantas v Christie.
Textbook page/s: 285
Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/k2crc.htm
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Textbook page/s: 285
Declaration of the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/t1drmrp.htm
Declaration of the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons.
Textbook page/s: 287
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/t3drdp.htm
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons.
Textbook page/s: 287
Disability Services Act 1986
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/dsa1986213/
Disability Services Act 1986.
Textbook page/s: 287
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/hraeoca1986512/
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 287
Australian Human Rights Information Centre
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/ahric/
Australian Human Rights Information Centre.
Textbook page/s: 292
European Court of Human Rights
http://www.echr.coe.int/
European Court of Human Rights.
Textbook page/s: 292
Institute for Global Communication
http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/index.html
Institute for Global Communication.
Textbook page/s: 292
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
http://www.ohchr.org/english/
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR).
Textbook page/s: 292
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
http://www.unifem.org/index.php?f_page_pid=44
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Textbook page/s: 293
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1976/5.html
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Textbook page/s: 293
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/rda1975202/
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 293
Equal Opportunity Division of Administrative Decisions Tribunal
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adt/ll_adt.nsf/pages/adt_index
Equal Opportunity Division of Administrative Decisions Tribunal.
Textbook page/s: 295
NSW Law Reform Commission
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lrc/ll_lrc.nsf/pages/LRC_index
NSW Law Reform Commission.
Textbook page/s: 298
Affirmative Action in NSW
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_index
Affirmative Action in NSW.
Textbook page/s: 302
Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 (Cth)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aaeofwa1986634/
Affirmative Action (Equal Opportunity for Women) Act 1986 (Cth).
Textbook page/s: 302