Useful Weblinks

Accessing Law Online
Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII): www.austlii.edu.au for access to cases, legislation and other information, including links to similar resources in other countries;
Australian Parliamentary Library site, with information and links to other relevant sites: www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/auslaw.htm
The access point for all Australian government sites: www.gov.au/  


History and Development of the Internet
The Internet Society's collection of links: www.isoc.org/internet/history/
R Clarke, Origins and Nature of the Internet in Australia, Xamax Consultancy Ltd, www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/II/OzI04.html
R Clarke, A Primer on Internet Technology, Xamax Consultancy Ltd, www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/II/IPrimer.html  


The Technology of the Internet
RSA Laboratories, Frequently Asked Questions About Today's Cryptography (2000, Version 4.1): www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2152  


Model Laws
UNCITRAL, Model Law on Electronic Signatures, GA Res A/RES/56/80, 12 December 2001, www.uncitral.org/ (includes Guide to Enactment)  


Consumer Protection
ACCC, Tips for good business online www.accc.gov.au/
Australian Government Treasury, Australian guidelines for e-commerce (2006) www.treasury.gov.au
OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999) www.oecd.org  


Payment Systems
Centre for International Economics and Edgar, Dunn & Company, Exploration of future electronic payment markets, Report for DCITA, June 2006, www.dcita.gov.au/  


Taxation and the Internet Australian Taxation Office www.ato.gov.au  


Privacy and Confidentiality
Australian Privacy Foundation www.privacy.org.au
Office of the Privacy Commissioner www.privacy.gov.au
IP Australia, Confidentiality/Trade Secrets www.ipaustralia.gov.au/ip/confidentiality.shtml
ALRC, Privacy, Issues Paper 31 available at www.austlii.edu.au  


Spam
Australian Communications and Media Authority www.acma.gov.au  


Domain Names and Passing Off
IP Australia www.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/
DA Dispute Resolution Policy www.auda.org.au/policies/auda-2002-22/
ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm
WIPO UDRP Panel Decisions Index www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/index.html
OzNetLaw, Fact Sheet: Trade marks, Domain Names and Passing Off www.oznetlaw.net/  


Regulation of Online Content
NetAlert www.netalert.org.au/
Cybersmart Kids www.cybersmartkids.com.au  


Cybercrime
AusCERT Computer Crime and Security Survey www.auscert.org.au/
Australian High Tech Crime Centre www.ahtcc.gov.au/
Australian Institute of Criminology www.aic.gov.au/
Computer Crime Research Center www.crime-research.org/
Cybercrime Law www.cybercrimelaw.net/
United States Department of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) www.cybercrime.gov