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Do you have questions about discrimination or human rights? About immigration or freedom of information?
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NSW legislation dealing with discrimination, including racial, sex, disability and age discrimination.
The OAIC deals with privacy, freedom of information, and government information policy. Find information including how to make an FOI reqest.
The Commonweath Ombudsman investigates complaints from people who believe they have been treated unfairly by an Australian government agency. Find out about the complaints process.
Find out about enroling, voting, electorates, and elections.
Find out about funding, elections, enroling, voting, candidates and parties, and past results for NSW State and local government elections.
This issue explains the key features of our electoral laws, who can vote, who can stand for election, and how votes are counted.
Find information about using the service of a migration agent, including what a migration agent does, how to choose one, and resolving disputes with an agent.
This looseleaf service has detailed information on administrative law, including the AAT, the Federal Court, freedom of information, archives, the Ombudsman, and privacy.
This looseleaf service has detailed information on administrative law, including the AAT, merits and judicial review, government information, freedom of information, privacy and the Ombudsman.
This looseleaf service has detailed information on administrative law, including freedom of information, the Ombudsman, privacy, and the AAT (including the authorised reports of the AAT).
Looking for more? The State Library has a wealth of legal information in its collections. Try searching our various resources to find more.
