Migrants - HSC Preliminary
Texts
Migration and citizenship- The Law Handbook, 10th ed, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 2007. See chapter 31 Immigration, Chapter 38 Refugees. (Get it : In public libraries)
- Immigration kit: a practical guide to Australia's immigration law, by Jennifer Burn and Sudrishti Reich, 7th ed, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre, 2005. (Get it : In public libraries)
- Immigration and refugee fact sheets, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre. Available at www.iarc.asn.au/publications/index.html#3
- Citizenship fact sheet, Immigration Advice and Rights Centre, June 2007. Available at www.iarc.asn.au/publications/pdfs/citizenship.doc
- Australia's Settlement Services for Refugees and Migrants, Australian Parliamentary Library, 19 September 2006. Available at www.aph.gov.au/library/INTGUIDE/SP/settlement.htm
- Skilled Migration to Australia, Australian Parliamentary Library, 5 June 2006. Available at www.aph.gov.au/library/INTGUIDE/SP/Skilled_migration.htm
- The Evolution of Australia's Multicultural Policy, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, June 2007. Available at www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/06evolution.htm
- Discrimination, Hot Topics 40, Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2002. At www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/2002/5/
- The Law Handbook, 10th ed, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 2007. See Chapter 19 Discrimination (Get it : In public libraries)
- Protecting human rights in Australia: a community education kit, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, 2004. Includes fact sheet on race discrimination (Get it : In public libraries)
- Race discrimination, NSW Anti-Discrimination Board, April 2007. Available at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_race
- Racial discrimination, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, August 2007. Available at www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/index.html
- Discrimination, law and practice, 3rd edition, by Chris Ronalds and Rachel Pepper, Federation Press, 2008. (Get it : In public libraries)
- Muslim Australians, E-Brief published by the Parliamentary Library, 6 March 2007. Available at www.aph.gov.au/library/INTGUIDE/SP/Muslim_Australians.htm
Media - newspapers, magazines and journals
- AGISPlus via Informit. A database that includes the fullext of magazine articles. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
- Suggested search terms: migrants, multiculturalism, racial discrimination, citizenship.
- Search instructions.
- Proquest ANZ Newsstand. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
- Suggested search terms: migrants, multiculturalism, racial discrimination, citizenship.
- Search instructions.
- Infocus. You can purchase articles from the State Library, or ask your school or local library to order them. Tip: Select Legal Studies as HSC Subject. Search key words such as migrants, multiculturalism, racial discrimination, citizenship. (Get it : SL)
Websites
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship www.immi.gov.au/
- Migration Review Tribunal www.mrt.gov.au/
- Immigration, Asylum, Demography and Population Resources, Australian Parliament House Library, www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/spimmigration.htm
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission www.humanrights.gov.au/
Key legislation
- Migration Act 1958 (Cth) www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/
- Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/rda1975202/
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/act+48+1977+FIRST+0+N/
Finding Cases
- Migration Review Tribunal decisions www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/MRTA/
- Decisions made under the Racial Discrimination Act www.humanrights.gov.au/legal/decisions/hreoc/index.html
- Index of cases from the Anti-Discrimination Board www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_et_legal_cases
- Administrative Decisions Tribunal - Equal Opportunity Division www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/caselaw/ll_caselaw.nsf/pages/cl_adt . Decisions made under the Anti-Discrimination Act from 1998+
State Library of NSW access
(SL) = State Library of NSW and other libraries. For remote access databases, register online at www.sl.nsw.gov.au/using/register.cfm


