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LEGAL ISSUES
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

What is a 'Plea Of Insanity' in a court case? ANSWER ONE
How can I use the Federal Disability Discrimination Act (1993)? ANSWER ONE


LEGAL CENTRES, RESOURCES & LEGAL AID

NATIONAL
[H] [GO!] Links to every Legal Centre in the country
[H] Law4U - this site is still being developed, but will have information on the law Australia-wide
[H] Lawstuff.org - Information for Youth
[H] 'Consumers Online' - C'th Govt information for consumers
[H] [GO!] 'Medical Defense Conspiracy' - Assistance for consumers with medical litigation
[H] Financial & Consumer Rights Council
[H] Australian Consumers Association - CHOICE Magazine Online
[H] Australian Catholic Social Justice Council [GO!] Dignity & Rights of Women
[H] [GO!] Communications Law Centre NSW/Vic
[H] [GO!] Human Rights Information Centre

ACT
[H] Legal Aid

NSW
[H] Redfern Legal Centre - NSW
[H] Shoalcoast/Nowra Community Legal Centre
[H] Campletown Legal Centre - NSW
[H] NSW Legal Aid Commission
[H] [GO!] NSW Legal Information Access Centre
[H] [GO!] Rights of People with Disabilities

VIC
[H] Legal Aid

QLD
[H] Legal Aid
[GO!] QLD Legal Information

SA
[H] Legal Aid
[H] Health Rights & Community Action [GO!] Advice for making complaints in SA

WA
[H] Legal Aid

TAS

NT


GOVERNMENT HEALTH LEGISLATION & LEGALITIES

NATIONAL

ACT

NSW
[H] [GO!] NSW Health Legal Branch

QLD
[GO!] NEW Mental Health Legislation - 2000 [GO!] Mental Health Legislation 1974
[GO!] Improvements to the system for victims of crime where the offender has MI

SA
[H] [GO!] Mental Health Act 1993

WA

TAS

NT


HEALTH CARE COMPLAINTS COMMISSIONS

NATIONAL

ACT

NSW
[H] NSW Health Care Complaints Commission
[H] Community Services Commission - hears complaints from consumers of community services [GO!] A review of the deaths of people with disabilities in care (PDF Document)

VIC
[H] Health Services Complaints Commissioner

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT
[H] Health & Community Service Complaints Commission


DISABILITY, HUMAN RIGHTS & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSIONS

NATIONAL
[H] Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission - C'th Govt [GO!] Disability Rights Index [GO!] Human Rights Index
[H] Equal Employment Opportunity for Women
[H] [GO!] Disability Discrimination Act 1992 [GO!] Privacy Act [GO!] Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission Act [GO!] Equal Employment Opportunities Act

ACT
[H] [GO!] ACT Discrimination Act

NSW
[H] [GO!] NSW Anti-Discrimination Board
[H] NSW Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
[H] [GO!] Anti-Discrimination Act NSW [GO!] Privacy & Personal Information Act
[H] [GO!] Disability Complaints Service NSW

VIC
[H] Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria

QLD
[H] QLD Anti-Discrimination Commission

SA
[H] SA Equal Opportunity Commission
[H] [GO!] SA Equal Opportunity Act

WA

TAS
[H] [GO!] Disability Services Act

NT
[H] NT Anti-Discrinimation Commission
[H] [GO!] Anti-Discrimination Act [GO!] Anti-Discrimination Regulations



OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICES

NATIONAL
[H] Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

ACT

NSW

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT


PRIVACY COMMISSIONS & LEGISLATION

NATIONAL
[H] Privacy Commissioner [GO!] What are my rights under the C'th Privacy Act [GO!] Factsheet from the Attorney-Generals office

ACT

NSW
[H] [GO!] NSW Privacy Commissioner
[H] [GO!] Privacy & Personal Information Act

VIC
[H] Government Health Services Privacy Information

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT


POLICE, CORRECTIVE SERVICES & CRIMINOLOGY

NATIONAL
[H] Australian Institute of Criminology
[H] [GO!] National Crime Prevention - C'th Govt
[H] [GO!] Mental Health & Sentencing - ABC Radio Report, Transcript

ACT

NSW
[H] NSW Dept. of Corrections
[H] [GO!] NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research

QLD
[GO!] Improvements to the system for victims of crime where the offender has MI - QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT


LAW SOCIETIES & REFORM COMMISSIONS

NATIONAL
[H] Australian Law Reform Commission
[H] [GO!] Family Law Council

ACT

NSW
[H] [GO!] NSW Govt Law & Justice
[H] Law Society of NSW
[H] NSW Law Foundation
[H] NSW Law Reform Commission [GO!] Relationships & Property

QLD

SA

WA
[H] [GO!] Law Reform Commission - WA

TAS

NT


GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES

[H] [GO!] Access to Medical Records, Report - C'th Senate Cttee
[H] [GO!] C'th Parliament Senate Cttee's - Historical Index
[H] [GO!] Legal Aid Report 3 - C'th Senate Legal & Cons. Cttee
[H] [GO!] Inquiry into the Australian Legal Aid System - C'th Senate Inquiry
[H] [GO!] Report on Access to Medical Records
[H] [GO!] C'th Rehabilitation Service Reform Bill


RESEARCHERS & STUDIES

[H] Australian Institute of Criminology [GO!] Researcher - Assoc Prof Susan Hayes - Syd Uni [GO!] Researcher - Dr Tricia A. Fox - Gippsland Campus [GO!] Researcher - Mr Glenn Ross, Prison Hlth Services, WA [GO!] Researcher - Mr Stuart Byrne, Psychology Uni SA



ADVOCACY
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

[H] [GO!] What is Power of Attorney? - Law Soc NSW
[H] [GO!] What are disibility advocacy services? - Draft Report DIRCSA
[H] [GO!] What are the types of Advocacy? - DIRCSA


RESOURCES

[H] DIRCSA - Disability Resource Centre - SA
[H] [GO!] Disability Action Inc. - Advocacy Information Network


PUBLIC TRUSTEES

NATIONAL

ACT

NSW
[H] NSW Public Trustee

QLD

SA

WA

TAS

NT


GUARDIANSHIP TRIBUNALS

NATIONAL

ACT

NSW
[H] NSW Guardianship Tribunal [H] Office of the Public Guardian


QLD

SA
[H] Guardianship Tribunal

WA

TAS

NT


GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY SERVICES

NATIONAL
[H] [GO!] National Disability Advocacy Program - C'TH FACS

ACT

NSW
[H] [GO!] NSW Mental Health Advocacy Service
[H] Office of the Protective Commissioner - looks after your finances [GO!] Information about the Commissioners Activities [GO!] Case Studies of clients [GO!] Other important groups
[H] [GO!] NSW MH Advocacy Service - State Lib Database

QLD

SA
[H] Office of the Public Advocate

WA

TAS

NT


NON-GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY SERVICES

FOR THIS SECTION SEE THE CONSUMERS & SUPPORTERS PAGE. YOU WILL FIND VARIOUS CONSUMER CONSULTANTS, ADVOCACY GROUPS AND EXAMPLES ON THAT PAGE.






 



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