Publications issued in 2000
- The Legal Services Directions: Obligations and Compliance Strategies - September 2000 Integrating Conformance with Performance Conference, 7 September 2000 Canberra
- Model Bill - Final draft - February 2000 The draft extends previously drafted core provisions for the carrying out of forensic procedures on people who are suspects in relation to offences.
- Forensic procedures Model Provisions - February 2000 The draft extends previously drafted core provisions for the carrying out of forensic procedures on people who are suspects in relation to offences. The provisions are extended to cover forensic procedures on people who have been convicted of offences punishable by 5 or more years of imprisonment or who volunteer to undergo forensic procedures and include provisions relating to DNA databases containing information derived from forensic material obtained by such procedures.
- Copyright in packaging and labelling - January 2000 The Copyright Amendment Act (No.1) became law on 30 July 1998. Schedule 2 of the Act will reform copyright law as it relates to the importation of packaging and labelling, with effect from the end of January 2000.
- Ergas Committee report - September 2000 Review of intellectual property legislation under the Competition Principles Agreement
- Report of the inquiry into copyright, music and small business - November 2000 The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report Don’t Stop the Music! on 1 June 1998. The report arose out of a reference from the Attorney-General, the Hon Daryl Williams AM QC MP, to the Committee on 30 July 1997.
- Proposal for a directors copyright in films - 2000 Checklist of possible issues relating to the proposal for directors' copyright
- Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 - 2000 Overview of the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 - aims, objectives, exceptions, limitations to liability etc.
- The changing nature of fraud in Australia - August 2000 The purpose of this paper is to alert law enforcement policy developers to emerging social, technological and economic trends that may have significant law enforcement impact within the next five years.
- Copyright reform - Parallel importation of books and other published works - June 2000 On 27 June 2000 the Government announced that it will seek to amend the Copyright Act to allow legitimate software products, books, printed music and periodical publications to be parallel imported.
- Deliberative Forum on Criminal Trial Reform - June 2000 Recommendations for process of criminal trial.
- Parallel importation of software products - June 2000 On 27 June 2000 the Government announced that it will amend the Copyright Act to allow legitimate software (including computer-based games), books, printed music and periodical publications to be parallel imported.