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Government and rights
Do you have questions about discrimination or human rights? About immigration or freedom of information?
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This chapter covers freedom of information, including right of access, obtaining access, and reviews and appeals
This chapter of the Law handbook deals with immigration and refugee law, including visas, permanent residency, refugees, and review rights.
This chapter of The law handbook covers types of discrimination, vilification, victimisation, equal employment opportunity, and complaints about discrimination
Find a range of fact sheets dealing with issues including asylum seekers, fast track processing, providing evidence of identity, refugees, lodging applications, what happens if you are refused by the Department, bridging visas and detention.
This guide is published by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services. It has detailed information on social security law, including income and assets, rates and payment methods, and income management.
Commonwealth legislation dealing with access to government information.
NSW legislation dealing with access to government information.
Commonwealth legislation dealing with immigration, including visas, sponsorship and deportation.
NSW legislation dealing with discrimination, including racial, sex, disability and age discrimination.
The NSW Ombudsman is an independent and impartial watchdog, watching over most NSW public sector and many private sector agencies. Find information about their role and the complaints process.
Looking for more? The State Library has a wealth of legal information in its collections. Try searching our various resources to find more.
