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Commissions and Councils


Australia

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Federal

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
About ATSIC, what’s new, media, programs, issues, fact vs myth, culture and library.

Australian Commercial Disputes Centre
Hosted by AustLII, the ACDCWeb contains information about the ACDC, Dispute Resolution Methods, ACDC Dispute Resolution Clauses, ACDC Dispute Resolution Guidelines, other useful resources and contact information

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Includes information about the ACCC, 'What's New', Publications, Media Releases, Speeches, Career Opportunities, Resources, "Search", Contact Details and sections on: GST, Compliance Programs, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Small Business, Airports, Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Adjudication, Mergers, Internet and E-Commerce, Public Registers, Public Utilities, Regulators Forum, Global Commerce Conference and other links.

Australian Industrial Relations Commission - Decisions (AustLII)

Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)
Includes information about the Commission, contact information, information on current and past inquiries, news, updates, events, media releases and publications (including reports, report summaries and discussion papers), a link to the ALRC Act and other relevant links

Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Searching and lodging, information for companies, small business, policy & Practitioners, changes to the law, publications, media and information releases, CLERP, FAQ's, information about ASIC and more.

Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
Contact information, Calendar of events, search engine, information about the Council, the People’s movement, partnerships, documents of reconciliation, Corroboree 2000, key speeches and media releases, Beyond 2000, national reconciliation week, Council Library, Social Justice library and other sites.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
Divided into Disability Rights, Sex Discrimination, Human Rights, Complaints Information, Racial Discrimination, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, News and Information, Human Rights Explained, Employers Page, About the Commission, School Page, Publications, Help, a search engine and other links.

National Competition Council
The NCC Home Page includes annual reports, a compendium of National Competition Policy agreements, legislative review, airports, gas, rail, shipping, water, Australian Union of Students, speeches, press releases, publications, newsletters, an assessment of states and territory progress in implementing the national competition policy as well as contact details

Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
Information about the TAC, claims, student information (on 'the Act and Compensation', and 'Road Safety and Advertising'), Accident Stats and contact information

State

New South Wales

Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW
Includes information about the Board and your rights, information about obligations of employers and service providers, contact information, links, speeches, media releases, anti-discrimination laws and more.

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
Includes an awards index, judgments, information about the Commission, your rights at work and a daily courts list, plus contact information

NSW Aboriginal Land Council
Land rights, news, local Aboriginal land councils, native title, vision statement and links.

NSW Law Reform Commission
Includes Publications, Discussion Papers and Reports through AustLII

Workers Compensation Commission of NSW

Northern Territory

Anti-Discrimination Commission (Northern Territory)
Provides contact details

Northern Territory Land Council
‘This site outlines the struggle for Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory of Australia and the role of the NLC.’ Includes information about the NLC, Press Releases, Native Title, Sea Issues, Strategic Plan, the Aboriginal flag, the NLC logo, Aboriginal art, recent news, links and more.

Queensland

Anti-Discrimination Commission of Queensland (ADCQ)
Includes publications, links to other sites, a 'what's new' section, locations of offices and contact details.

Crime and Misconduct Commission (Queensland)
Information about the Commission, media releases, publications, papers, research and prevention projects, whistleblowing, how to make a complaint, disciplinary process protocol, inquiries, FOI, positions vacant and contact information

South Australia

Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia
Information about equal opportunity, information for schools, publications, training and education, a newsletter, how to lodge a complaint, annual report, links, online services and more.

Victoria

Building Commission

Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Essential Services Commission

Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission

Plumbing Industry Commission

Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission

Western Australia

Commission for Equal Opportunity (WA)
Information about discrimination, the Act, news, links, decisions, training information, newsletter, briefs and guides and more.

Canada

Canadian Competition Bureau
Re-vamped site in English or French. Includes information about the Bureau, latest news, business services, consumer information, merger information, compliance & enforcement, international affairs, legislation, media room, publications and contact information.


South Africa

South African Law Commission
Annual reports, bulletins, discussion papers, issue papers, media releases, project list, reports, research papers, object and constitution of the South African Law Commission and functioning an policies of the South African Law Commission and members of the South African Law Commission


United States

Commission on Domestic Violence (US)
From the American Bar Association. Contains information about the Commission and its members, where and how to get help, information about domestic violence (including statistics and myths & facts), events, commission news, teaching about domestic violence, research inquiries, domestic violence resources and a general bibliography.