Annual Report 2002-03 - Part 3

Attorney-General's Department

Indexes

Glossary of terms
Abbreviations and acronyms
Compliance index
Alphabetical index

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Term	Description
affect native title	An act affects native title if it extinguishes native title rights and interests or if it is otherwise wholly or partly inconsistent with their continued existence, enjoyment or exercise (see section 227 of the Native Title Act 1993).
all-hazards	Threats to the national critical infrastructure can come from a range of sources including natural disasters, criminal activity, terrorism, espionage/foreign interference etc.
APS employee	A person engaged under section 22, or a person who is engaged as an APS employee under section 72, of the Public Service Act 1999.
average staffing level	The average number of employees receiving salary over the financial year with adjustments for casual and part-time employees to show the full time equivalent.
capital use charge	A dividend requirement levied on Commonwealth Government Sector agencies and authorities. The capital use charge payment is based on those agencies' and authorities' departmental net assets at financial year end. Funding for the capital use charge is included in agencies' and authorities' departmental price of outputs appropriation. The capital use charge ceased from 1 July 2003.
CobiT standard	CobiT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Techology) is an international standard for information technology governance, better practice and audit.
common law	Law derived from custom and judicial precedent (case law) rather than from legislation.
competitive tendering and contracting (CTC)	The process of contracting out the delivery of government activities previously performed by a Commonwealth agency to another organisation. The activity is submitted to competitive tender, and the preferred provider of the activity is selected from the range of bidders by evaluating offers against predetermined selection criteria.
consent determination	A decision by an Australian court (or a recognised State or Territory body) that native title does or does not exist in a particular area of land or waters after the parties have reached an agreement as to the terms of the determination.
consultancy services	A particular type of service delivered under a contract for services, distinguished from other contracts by the nature of the work performed. A consultant is an entity (whether an individual, a partnership or a corporation) engaged to provide professional independent and expert advice or services. Consultancy services involve the application of expert professional skills to: investigate or diagnose a defined issue or problem, carry out defined research, reviews or evaluations; or provide independent advice, information or creative solutions to assist the agency in management decision making. A consultancy contract typically defines the nature, purpose and duration of the task to be performed but not (in any detail) the manner in which the task is to be performed. The consultant is usually paid on completion of milestones or in a lump sum. Consultants are not employees of the department and are not paid wages or other employee entitlements.
corporate governance	The process by which agencies are directed and controlled. It is generally understood to encompass authority, accountability, stewardship, leadership, direction and control.
dark grey economy	Economic activity on the borderline between legitimate business and crime for profit, eg 'sideline' illicit activity by people in legitimate business, involvement of career criminals in ostensibly legitimate business, white collar and corporate crime, financial crimes carried out against businesses with 'insider' help.
emergency management sector	Organisations and individuals involved in the prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and management of risk to communities-ie Federal, State and Local Government authorities, community organisations, volunteers.
extradition	Surrender by one country to another of a person for trial on criminal charges or to serve a sentence already imposed for a criminal offence.
FedLink	A data communications framework that provides secure and trusted communications between departments, agencies, the Parliament and Ministerial offices.
financial results	The results shown in the financial statements of an agency.
future act	An activity on land or waters that may extinguish or be otherwise inconsistent with the exercise of native title in that area (see section 233 of the Native Title Act 1993). Examples of future acts may include the grant of mining rights and the compulsory acquisition of native title.
future act regime	Refers to the procedural framework in Part 2, Division 3, of the Native Title Act 1993. The Native Title Act sets out the different categories of acts that may be done, the procedures that must be complied with, the conditions, if any, on which the act will be valid, the affect it will have on native title and the entitlement, if any, to compensation.
Humphry report	Review of the Whole of Government Information Technology Outsourcing Initiative-conducted by Richard Humphry AO, December 2000. The report was published through AusInfo and was presented to the Minister for Finance and Administration.
Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)	A voluntary agreement about the use and management of an area of land or waters, made between one or more native title groups, and others (such as miners, pastoralists, governments). Once on the register of ILUAs an agreement is legally binding on the people who are party to it, and all native title holders for that area. Acts done in accordance with a registered ILUA are valid.
Land Acquisition Act 1993 (LAA)	Empowers the Commonwealth to acquire interests in land by agreement or compulsory process.
Mabo	The decision of the High Court in June 1992 that rejected doctrine that Australia was terra nullius (land owned by no-one) at the time of European settlement and found that Indigenous Australians could hold native title in land or waters.
mitigation	In the context of emergency management, measures taken in advance of a disaster aimed at decreasing or eliminating its impact on society and the environment.
mutual assistance in business regulation	Use of evidence gathering powers of a body such as Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission or Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to obtain evidence for use by a similar foreign agency.
mutual assistance in criminal matters	Provision of assistance other than extradition (most commonly obtaining evidence) for a criminal investigation or prosecution in another country or tracing/confiscating proceeds of crime.
National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT)	The independent body established under the Native Title Act 1993 to assist people to resolve native title issues.
Native title	A pre-existing property interest, held communally or individually by Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, that is capable of being recognised by Australia's common law. Native title can exist over land and waters where Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders maintain traditional laws and customs that give them a connection to the specified area. Native title rights are not 'granted' by governments or courts. Native title is not an underlying title, but rather a bundle of rights that can be extinguished by inconsistent acts of government.
non-ongoing APS employee	An APS employee who is not an on-going APS employee.
on-going APS employee	A person engaged as an on-going APS employee as mentioned in paragraph 22(2)(a) of the Public Service Act 1999.
operations	Functions, services and processes performed in pursuing the objectives or discharging the functions of an agency.
outcomes	In the context of accrual-based budgeting, the results, impacts or consequence of actions by the Commonwealth on the Australian community.
outputs	In the context of accrual-based budgeting, the goods or services produced by agencies on behalf of government for external organisations or individuals. Outputs include goods and services produced for other areas of government external to an agency.
people smuggling	The procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a country of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident.
people trafficking	The recruitment, transportation, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of threats, force, coercion, deception or abuse of power, for the purposes of exploitation.
performance information	Evidence about performance that is collected and used systematically which may relate to appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency and the extent to which an outcome can be attributed to an intervention. Performance information may be quantitative (numerical) or qualitative (descriptive), however it should be verifiable. Evaluations may also be periodically utilised to assess the performance of programs and activities.
performance pay	Also known as performance-linked bonuses and usually taking the form of a one-off payment in recognition of performance. Retention and sign-on payments are not considered to be performance pay, and nor is performance-linked advancement which includes advancement to higher pay points which then becomes the employee's nominal salary. In cases where an employee receives both a performance-linked bonus and performance-linked advancement (such as a one-off payment plus an increase in regular salary), only the bonus element is reportable.
prevention	In the context of emergency management, regulatory and physical measures to ensure that emergencies are prevented, or their effects mitigated.
purchaser/provider arrangements	Arrangements under which the outputs of one agency are purchased by another agency to contribute to outcomes. Purchaser/provider arrangements can occur between Commonwealth agencies or between Commonwealth agencies and State/Territory government or private sector bodies.
reasonable adjustment	Where a person can perform the inherent requirements of a job, an employer is required to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace or work practices to accommodate any additional needs that the person may have.
recovery	In the context of emergency management, the coordinated process of supporting emergency-affected communities in reconstruction of the physical infrastructure and restoration of emotional, social, economic and physical well-being.
relief	In the context of emergency management, the provision of immediate shelter, life support and human needs of persons affected by, or responding to, an emergency.
risk management	The culture, frameworks and structures that are directed towards the effective management of potential opportunities and adverse effects. Risk management involves the systematic application of management policies, procedures and practices to the steps of establishing the context, identifying, analysing, evaluating, treating, monitoring and communicating risk.
service charters	Public statements about the service that a department or agency will provide.
sunsetting mechanism	A process where legislative instruments are automatically taken to have been repealed after a certain period (in the case of the proposed Legislative Instruments Bill, this is ten years) unless they are remade. This keeps the statute book up-to-date by ensuring that legislative instruments are only retained if they are needed.
warm-site back-up	A back-up location that contains some - but not all - of the components needed to restore business functions in an emergency where the main site cannot be used. The selection of what items to maintain at the Department's warm-site is based on the criticality of the systems they support, how available the component would be in an emergency and cost (some low cost items are maintained even of they do not support critical systems).
whistleblower	An APS employee who reports breaches (or alleged breaches) of the APS Code of Conduct.
workplace diversity	The central principle of workplace diversity is the creation of workplaces free from discrimination, harassment and bullying-workplaces where all employees act in accordance with the APS Code of Conduct and demonstrate their commitment to the APS Values.

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AAT	Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ABCB	Australian Building Codes Board
ABCI	Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence
ACC	Australian Crime Commission
ACT	Australian Capital Territory
ACICA	Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
ADR	Alternative dispute resolution
AEMC	Australian Emergency Management Committee
ANENVF	Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Forum
AFP	Australian Federal Police
A-G	Attorney-General
AGD	Attorney-General's Department
AGS	Australian Government Solicitor
AIC	Australian Institute of Criminology
AIJA	Australian Institute of Judicial Administration
AIS	Aboriginal Interpreter Service
AM	Member of the Order of Australia
ANAO	Australian National Audit Office
AO	Officer of the Order of Australia
APEC	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APMC	Australasian Police Ministers Council
APS	Australian Public Service
APSC	Australian Public Service Commission
ASIO	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ASNET	Australian Secure Network
ASO	Air Security Officer
ASVS	Australian Security Vetting Service
ATSIC	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
AusAID	Australian Agency for International Development
AUSASSISTPLAN	Australian Government Overseas Disaster Assistance Plan
AusCERT	Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
AusDIN	Australian Disaster Information Network
AWA	Australian Workplace Agreement
CAL	Copyright Agency Limited
CBR	Chemical, biological, radiological
CBREP	Chemical, Biological and Radiological Enhancement Program
CCG	Core Consultative Group
CCTC	Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Committee
CCTPC	Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Policy Committee
CDS	Commonwealth Disability Strategy
CERD	Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
CERT	Computer Emergency Response Team
CHOGM	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
CIP	Critical Infrastructure Protection
CJD	Civil Justice Division
CLB	Copyright Law Branch
CLEICC	Commonwealth Law Enforcement Intelligence Consultative Committee
CND46	46th meeting of United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
COAG	Council of Australian Governments
CPB	Crime Prevention Branch
CrimTrac	Agency responsible for delivery and maintenance of national policing information services
CrJD	Criminal Justice Division
CrLB	Criminal Law Branch
CSG	Corporate Services Group
CTC	Competitive tendering and contracting
CTFR	Counter-terrorist first response
DDA	Disability Discrimination Act 1992
DEST	Department of Education, Science and Training
DEWRSB	Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
DFAT	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DFDAT	Defence Force Discipline Appeals Tribunal
DIRKS	Designing and implementing record keeping systems
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DPP	Director of Public Prosecutions
EDMS	Electronic document management system
EMA	Emergency Management Australia
EPBC Act	Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ESD	Ecologically sustainable development
FaCS	Department of Family and Community Services
FATF	Financial Action Taskforce
FCA	Family Court of Australia
FCWA	Family Court of Western Australia
Finance	Department of Finance and Administration
FLC	Family Law Council
FLLAD	Family Law and Legal Assistance Division
FMA Act	Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
FMS	Federal Magistrates Service
FOI	Freedom of information
FRLI	Federal Register of Legislative Instruments
FRSP	Family Relationships Service Program
FTA	Free Trade Agreement
GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services
GOLD	Government On-Line Directory
HOCOLEA	Heads of Commonwealth Operational Law Enforcement Agencies
HRC	Human Rights Commissioner
HREOC	Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
HRH	His Royal Highness
IASTP	Indonesia-Australia Specialised Training Project
ICACSCP	International Child Abduction, Child Support and Civil Procedure
ICC	International Criminal Court
ICCPR	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICPC	International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
ICT	Information and Communications Technology
ICTY	International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
IGC	Inter-governmental committee
IKS	Information and Knowledge Services Group
ILSAC	International Legal Services Advisory Council
ILUA	Indigenous Land Use Agreement
IP	Intellectual property
IS	Information services
ISLD	Information and Security Law Division
IT	Information technology
ITEC	Information Technology Executive Committee
ITSA	Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia
I&W	Indicator and Warning
JCPAA	Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
JPDA	Joint Petroleum Development Area
JSCOT	Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
KM	Knowledge management
LAA	Land Acquisition Act 1993
LCA	Law Council of Australia
LID	Legislative Instruments Database
LMS	Library Management System
LSDs	Legal Services Directions
LSNTD	Legal Services and Native Title Division
MCAJ	Ministerial Council on Administration of Justice
MCCOC	Model Criminal Code Officers Committee
MCDS	Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
MCEETYA	Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
MP	Member of Parliament
MRT	Migration Review Tribunal
MSS	Ministerial Support System
NACLC	National Association of Community Legal Centres
NADRAC	National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
NAJAC	National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee
NCA	National Crime Authority
NCHRE	National Committee for Human Rights Education
NCP	National Crime Prevention
NCTC	National Counter-Terrorism Committee
NEMCC	National Emergency Management Coordination Centre
NGO	Non-government organisation
NII	National Information Infrastructure
NIDS	National Illicit Drugs Strategy
NJCA	National Judicial College of Australia
NLA	National Legal Aid
NMVTRC	National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council
NNTT	National Native Title Tribunal
NSW	New South Wales
NT	Northern Territory
NTA	Native Title Act 1993
NTCC	Native Title Coordination Committee
NTCF	Native Title Consultative Forum
NTD	Native Title Division
OATSIA	Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OFLC	Office of Film and Literature Classification
OFPC	Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner
OH&S	Occupational health and safety
OIL	Office of International Law
OLD	Office of Legislative Drafting
OLSC	Office of Legal Services Coordination
OSCA	Office of Strategic Crime Assessments
OSI-SIG	Open Source Information Special Interest Group
PAES	Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements
PBS	Portfolio Budget Statements
PDR	Primary dispute resolution
PDS	People Development Strategy
PILOM	Pacific Island Law Officers Meeting
PM&C	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
PNG	Papua New Guinea
PSCC	Protective Security Coordination Centre
PSM	Commonwealth Protective Security Manual 2000
PSPC	Protective Security Policy Committee
QC	Queen's Counsel
QoN	Question on Notice
RCBCI	Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
RDA	Racial Discrimination Act 1975
RIS	Regulation Impact Statement
SAC-PAV	Standing Advisory Committee on Commonwealth-State Cooperation for Protection Against Violence
SAFTA	Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement
SCAG	Standing Committee of Attorneys-General
SCALEplus	Statutes, Cases Automated Legal Enquiry (with Internet access)
SDA	Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Sep-11	Terrorist attacks on the United States of America on 11 September 2001
SELI	Strengthening Economic Legal Infrastructure
SES	Senior Executive Service
SLA	Service Level Agreement
SOE	Standard Operating Environment
TISN	Trusted Information Sharing Network
TMRO	Trade Measures Review Officer
TMRS	Trade Measures Review Secretariat
TRIM	Total Records Information Management
TTTPA	Trans-Tasman Therapeutic Products Agency
UK	United Nations
UN	United Kingdom
UNIDROIT	An international institution for the unification of private law
US	United States (of America)
USAR	Urban Search and Rescue
WAN	Wide Area Network
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organisation
WTO	World Trade Organisation

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COMPLIANCE INDEX

Under sub-section 63(2) of the Public Service Act 1999, departmental annual reports must be prepared in accordance with guidelines approved on behalf of the Parliament by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA). The Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies (the Requirements) were revised and re-issued in June 2003. The Requirements stipulate a core set of mandatory information which must be included in annual reports to ensure that accountability requirements are met and to provide consistency for readers. There are other items which are suggested be included on the basis of making the annual report as informative as possible.

The following table shows where the mandatory information specified by the Requirements may be found in this report.

Requirement item	Location
Letter of transmittal	Page iii
Aids to access	-
Table of contents	Page v
Index	Page 254
Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms	Glossary of terms (page 239) and Abbreviations and acronyms (page 245)
Contact officer(s)	Readers' guide (page 1)
Internet addresses for homepage and report	Readers' guide (page 1)
Review by Secretary	Secretary's review (page 3)
Portfolio structure	Portfolio overview (page 7)
Departmental overview	-
Description of Department	Departmental overview (page 9)
Role and functions	Departmental overview (page 9)
Organisational structure	Departmental overview (page 11)
Outcome and output structure	Departmental overview (page 10)
Details of variations in structure and reasons for changes	Departmental overview (page 9), Report on performance (page 41) and Appendix 2
Report on performance	-
Review of performance in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes	Report on performance (pages 41-133)
Actual results against performance information set out in PBS/PAES	Report on performance (pages 41-133)
Details of any variations in performance information and reasons for change	Departmental overview (page 9), Report on performance (page 41) and Appendix 2
Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements	Report on performance (page 75)
Narrative discussion and analysis of performance	Report on performance (pages 41-133)
Performance against service charter standards	Management and accountability - corporate governance (page 20) and Appendix 4
Discussion and analysis of financial performance	Management and accountability - financial management (page 22)
Summary resource tables by outcomes	Report on performance (pages 45, 97)
Post end-year developments significantly affecting future operations or financial results	Management and accountability - financial management (page 22) and in various output reports in Report on performance
Management and accountability	-
Corporate governance	Management and accountability (pages 15-21)
Main corporate governance practices in place	Management and accountability - corporate governance (pages 15-21)
Certification of fraud measures in place	Management and accountability - corporate governance (page 19)
External scrutiny	Management and accountability - corporate governance (page 18)
Significant developments in external scrutiny	Included in various output reports in Report on performance
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals	Management and accountability - corporate governance (page 18)
Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman	Management and accountability - corporate governance (page 18), and in various output reports in Report on performance
Management of human resources	Management and accountability (pages 25-30)
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources	Management and accountability - human resource management (pages 25-30)
Statistics on staffing	Management and accountability - human resource management (page 25) and Appendix 7
Certified agreements and Australian Workplace Agreements	Management and accountability - human resource management (page 27)
Performance pay	Management and accountability - human resource management (page 29)
Purchasing	Management and accountability - financial management (page 24)
Assets management	Management and accountability - financial management (page 24)
Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting	Management and accountability - financial management (page 23) and Appendix 5
Commonwealth Disability Strategy	Management and accountability - social equity and environment (page 38) and Appendix 10
Financial statements	Page 171
Other information required by legislation	-
Occupational health and safety	Management and a ccountability - human resource management (page 27) and Appendix 9
Freedom of information	Appendix 3
Advertising and market research	Management and accountability - financial management (page 24) and Appendix 6
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance	Management and accountability - social equity and environment (page 39)
Other mandatory information	-
Discretionary grants	Management and accountability - financial management (page 24)
Correction of material errors in previous annual report	Management and accountability - corporate governance (page 20)

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX

Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS), 98,111,243
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), 74,90,112,243
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, 47,72
Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Act 2003, 109
administered items/expenses, 22,23,41,45-51,75,97-100,138
Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 8,54,55,70,137,243
Administrative Arrangements Order, 9
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, 18,113
Administrative Review Council, 8,12,137
advertising and market research, 24,135,151
AGD e-News on Copyright, 88
age discrimination, 5,37,52,53,56,57,156
Age Discrimination Bill 2003, 5,37,43,52
Age Discrimination (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2003, 37
Agency Coordinator, 119
airport security, 7
Air Security Officers, 110,118,130,243
alternative dispute resolution, 7,10,43,45,52,55,243
anti-dumping matters, 14,20
APS Values and Code of Conduct, 17,18,242
asbestos litigation, 62
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 65,85,88,118,120,243
assets management, 24,35
Attorney-General for Western Australia & the state of Western Australia v Marquet (High Court Nos. P114 and 115 of 2002), 66
Attorney-General's Department Certified Agreement, 17,27,28,31
Attorney-General's Department organisational structure at 30 June 2003, 9,11
Attorney-General's Department Service Charter, 20,135,144,145,146,242
Attorney-General's Department Workplace Diversity Program 2001-03, 26,27,160
Audit Committee, 11,15,16,18
Auditor-General, 18,19,22
Australasian Centre for Policing Research, 8,137
Australasian Police Ministers' Council (APMC), 101,102,104,105,110,112,243
Australia-New Zealand relations, 56
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), 13,59,96,118,243
Australian Bankers' Association, 67
Australian Building Codes Board, 57,243
Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence, 104,243
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, 48,243
Australian Communications Authority, 82
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, 239
Australian Competition Tribunal, 137
Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT), 5,96,118,119,244
Australian Copyright Council, 140
Australian Crime Commission (ACC), 4,8,95,101,102,104,108,109,110,137,148,243
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002, 104
Australian Customs Service, 4,8,20,137
Australian Disaster Information Network (AusDIN), 123,244
Australian Emergency Management Committee, 122,123,243
Australian Emergency Management Volunteer Forum, 122,243
Australian Federal Police (AFP), 4,8,102, 14,105,115,116,120,127,129,130, 133,137,243
Australian Finance Conference, 67
Australian Financial Counsellors and Credit Reform Association, 67
Australian Fisheries Management Authority, 93
Australian Government Notices Gazette, 13,36,81,84
Australian Government Overseas Disaster Assistance Plan, 123,244
Australian Government Solicitor, 8,34,64,116,137,243
Australian Hi-Tech Crime Centre, 102
Australian Human Rights Commission, 52
Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003, 52
Australian Institute of Criminology, 8,111,116,137,243
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration, 48,55,243
Australian Institute of Police Management, 8,137
Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 123
Australian Law Online, 13,38,68
Australian Law Reform Commission, 8,44,54,56,71,137
Australian Law Reform Commission report, Managing Justice: a review of the federal civil justice system, 54,56,71,137
Australian Legal Services Export Development Strategy (2003-2006), 65
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), 16,18,243
Australian Protective Service, 4,22,117,118,133
Australian Protective Service Amendment Bill 2003, 117
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, 239
Australian Public Service, 17,243
Australian Public Service Co mmission, 18,96,162,243
Australian Safer Community Awards, 124
Australian Secure Network (ASNET), 4,13,36,126,130,148,243
Australian Securities and Investments Commission, 239
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 3,4,117,127,133 137,243
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003, 3,117,120
Australian Security Vetting Service, 13,36,127,128,131,243
Australian Taxation Office, 67
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, 4,8,137
Australian Workplace Agreements, 17,27,28,31,244
awards/recognition,25,26,124,154,155, 156

Bali bombing, 3,4,81,96,103,104,117, 123,125,126,128,131,132,156
Bali Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime, 102,103
Bali process, 102,106
bankruptcy, 7,8,12,62,66,67
Bankruptcy Act 1966, 62,67,137
Bankrupty Legislation Amendment Bill 2002, 67
Bankruptcy Reform Consultative Forum, 67
Bilateral Agreement regarding Cooperation on Protecting the Welfare of Children, 71
Building Access Policy Committee, 57
Building Safer Communities program, 116
bullying, 111
Burglary Prevention Kit, 111
bushfire assistance, 4,121,123
Buying and Selling Legal Services into Asia, 65

Canberra bushfires, 4,122
Catholic Welfare Australia, 140
censorship, 7,8,12
Centrelink, 125
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Enhancement Program (CBREP), 121,122,123,244
Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) protection, 121,123,124,126,244
Chief Executive's Instructions, 17,18,24
child abduction, 48,73,74,144
child adoption, 70,71,73,74
Child Support Scheme, 48
Civil Aviation Safety Authority, 82
Civil Justice Division, 5,10,11,12,25, 52-61,156,244
Civil Justice and Legal Services Group, 11,12,25,52-61,154
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995, 66,67
client survey, 82,84,116
Coastwatch, 7
Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Committee, 126,244
Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Policy Committee, 126,244
Commonwealth Disability Strategy, 38,135,159-162,244
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, 151
Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines 2002, 107
Commonwealth Grants Commission, 75
Commonwealth Law Enforcement Board, 8
Commonwealth Law Enforcement Intelligence Consultative Committee, 109,244
Commonwealth Law Ministers' Conference, 92
Commonwealth Protective Security Manual 2000, 127,129
Commonwealth Protective Security Survey, 129
Commonwealth Public Interest and Test Cases Scheme, 47,72
Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2002, 105
Community Legal Services Program, 37,46,71,74,75
competitive tendering and contracting, 23,85,239,244
complaints, 12,20,21,54,63,116,144,145 146,160,162
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), 96,118,120,244
constitutional policy/matters, 3,7,10,12, 45,59,62,63,65,66,77,117,139
Constitutional Policy Unit, 66
consultancy services, 23,24,135, 147-150,238
contact services, 68,69,70,73
continuous improvement, 31,84,144
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 80
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 59,80,244
Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary, 49,56
Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 71
Convention on the Rights of the Child, 80
copyright, 38,44,49,85,86,87,88
Copyright Act 1968, 49,54,85,141
Copyright Agency Limited, 86,244
Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000, 85,149
Copyright Amendment (Parallel Importation) Act 2003, 44,86,87,88
Copyright and Publishing Roundtable, 38,86,86
Copyright Law Branch, 86,88,244
Copyright Law Review Committee, 140
Copyright Tribunal, 8,137,140,141,142
corporate governance, 1, 15-21,33,34,104,107,238
Corporate Performance and Coordination Section, ii,1,11
Corporate Services Group, 4,12,14,15,16, 155,156,244
corruption, 108,109
Council of Australian Governments (COAG), 93,101,105,122,126,130,244
Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, 114
Counter-Terrorist First Response, 130,131,244
Cracking Down on Copycats, 87
credit/debit card skimming, 102,109
Credit Union Services Corporation (Australia) Ltd, 67
crime prevention, 7,13,95,97,101,110, 111,116,139
Crime Prevention Branch, 110,111,112,113,116,244
Crime Prevention Conference, 111
Crime Prevention for Seniors, 111,112,149
Crime Stoppers, 98
Crimes Act 1914, 18,81,114,115
Crimes Amendment Act 2002, 103
Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act 2001, 115
Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking and Other Measures) Act 2002, 105
Crimes Legislation Enhancement Act 2003, 56,109
Criminal Code, 81,109
Criminal Code Act 1995, 120
Criminal Code Amendment (Anti-Hoax and Other Measures) Act 2002, 117,118
Criminal Code Amendment (Espionage and Related Matters) Act 2002, 117,118
Criminal Code Amendment (Hizballah) Act 2003, 117,118,120
Criminal Code A mendment (Offences against Australians) Act 2002, 104,117,118
Criminal Code Amendment (Suppression of Terrorist Bombings) Act 2002, 96,118
Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2003, 65,117,118
Criminal Code Regulations 2002, 120
criminal intelligence, 7
Criminal Justice Certificates, 115,135, 163,164.165,166,167,168,169
Criminal Justice Division (CrJD), 5,9,10, 11,13,25,95,97,101-116,155,156,244
Criminal Justice and Security Group, 11,12,13,15,25,155
Criminal Law Branch, 118,119,244
criminology research, 7
Criminology Research Council, 8,137
CrimTrac, 8,9,22,23,137,138,244
critical infrastructure protection, 5, 120,122,126,244
Critical Infrastructure Protection Branch (CIP), 96,119,131
Customs Act 1901, 20
Customs (Prohibited Import) Regulations 1956, 101,114
Customs (Prohibited Import) Regulations 1958, 114
cybercrime, 110

Daniel v State of Western Australia (Ngarluma) (2003) FCA 666, 90
defamation, 13
Defence Act 1903, 81,120
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982, 143
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal, 8,137,140,143,244
Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955, 143
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 82,93
Department of Defence, 6,91,110
Department of Education, Science and Training, 58,244
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 93,244
Department of Family and Community Services, 46,58,68,70,73,75,76,245
Department of Finance and Administration, 53,60,62,150,245
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 3,62,64,65,78,129,133,244
Department of Health and Ageing, 82
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, 82
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, 17,53,54,60,125,129,133,156,247
Department of Transport and Regional Services, 82,127
Department of the Treasury, 82,108
Director of Public Prosecutions, 8,116,137,245
Disability Discrimination Act 1992, 37,38,59,60,148,160,244
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Standards Project, 159
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Standards Working Group, 140
disability matters, 38,58,59,86,148,159, 161,162
Disability Standards, 5,159
Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport, 57
Disability Standards for Education, 58
Disability Standards on Access to Premises, 57,116
disaster recovery, 19,20,97,121,122,123,124
discretionary grants, 24,47,48,98,99
discrimination/anti-discrimination, 5,37, 43,44,52,53,56,57,156
DNA database, 105,115,245
Doha round, 65
drink spiking, 111
Drug Use Monitoring in Australia, 116
drugs and crime, 105,109,113

Early Intervention in Crime Prevention projects, 112
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance, 39,40,245
e-commerce, 7,79
economic strength, 3,4,5
Electronic Data Management System (EDMS), 31,33,35,245
embryo export, 114
emergency management, 7,9,10,13,95, 96,97,101,117,121,122,123,124,125,132,155,238
Emergency Management Australia, 4,10,13,25,96,121-124,155,156,245
Emergency Management Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group, 122
Emergency Management Lessons Learnt program, 121,123
employee relations, 18,86
Employee Relations Section, 25
Environment Australia, 93
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 39,245
environmental management, 28,39,40
ethical standards, 17,18,44
European Union Directive on Data Protection, 87
evidence/and procedure, 10,12,43,45,52,60,108,166
Executive, the, 15,16,17,19,34
Expect the Unexpected program, 123
external scrutiny, 18,58,82,110,117,118
extradition, 5,10,97,101,104,113,114, 115,135,139,163,164,165,167,169,238

Family Court Act 1997 (WA), 47
Family Court of Australia, 8,47,53,54,68, 70,71,73,137,245
Family Court of Western Australia, 47,54,60,61,245
Family Law Act 1975, 44,46,47,48,56,62 69,73,75
Family Law Advisory Group, 44,68
Family Law Amendment Bill 2003, 69,70
Family Law (Child Protection Convention) Regulations 2003, 56
Family Law Council, 8,12,73,137,140,245
Family Law Hotline, 38,46,68
Family Law and Legal Assistance Division (FLLAD), 10,11,12,20,25,68-76,245
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Superannuation) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2002, 69
Family Law Online, 35,38,46,68
Family Law Pathways Task Force, 12,68,73,76
Family Law Superannuation Reforms, 81
Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001, 69,83
Family Relationships Services Program, 38,46,70,73,245
Family Services Australia, 140
Federal Court of Australia, 8,53,54,59, 89,90,92,137,143
Federal Magistrates Service, 8,37,52,53, 54,60,61,68,73,137,245
Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal, 8,137
Federal prisoners, 36,113
Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981, 47,72
Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, 52,58,82,83,84,245
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering, 99,103,108,245
financial management, 22-24
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, 17,22,245
Financial Management Branch, 11,16
Financial Services Reform Package, 81
firearms, 13,99,101,105,108,109
First Law Officer, 7,12,43,45,62,139,142
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, 77,79
fraud, 19,102,107,108,109,111,114, 115,116,163,164
Freedom of Information, 13,14,88,135, 140,141,142,143,245
Freedom of Information Act 1982, 18,87,88,140
Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations, 88
Freedom of Information Section, 11

Gaudron, Justice Mary, 54
General Agreement on Trade in Services, 62,245
genetic information, 44
grants, 48,72,98,99
Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games, 62,66

Hague Conference on Private International Law, 48,55,142
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 74
Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, 58
Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil Matters 1970, 60
Hague Special Commission on the law applicable to rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary, 56
handgun buyback, 5,36,99,101
Heads of Commonwealth Operational Law Enforcement Agencies (HOCOLEA), 107,110,245
Heydon, Justice Dyson, 54
High Court of Australia, 8,44,47,50,54, 59,66,89,90,92,137,239
Hizballah, 117,118,120
Home page, Attorney-General's Department, 1,20,36,57,59,60,88,120,144
House of Representatives Select Committee on the Recent Australian Bushfires, 121
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry and Resources, 93
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, 87
human resource management, 25-30
Human Resources Branch, 11,157,162
human rights, 7,8,10,12,43,48,52,53,58, 59,78
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 8,38,52,53,58,86,137,245
Human Rights Dialogue, Australia-China, 59
Human Rights Dialogue, Australia-Iran Bilateral, 59
Human Rights Dialogue, Australia- Vietnam, 59,92
Human Rights in Australia course, 59
Human Rights Study Program, 59

illegal immigration, 108,109 See people smuggling
Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA), 47,91,93,240,246
Indonesia-Australia Ad Hoc Legal Visits Program, 65
Indonesia-Australia Specialised Training Project, 59,245
Information and Communications Technology Branch, 11,245
Information and Communications Technology Plan, 33
Information and Knowledge Services Group, 4,12,13,15,33,34,35,112,125,149,155,245
Information and Security Law Division (ISLD), 10,13,85-88,117,120,156,246
information law, 7,10,43,45,85,86,87,88
Information Services Branch, 11,246
Information Services business plan, 33
information systems, 13,33,112
information technology, 13,30-36,51
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia, 8,62,66,137
Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia, 67,246
Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators, 75
Institute of Engineers, 123
intellectual property, 7,13,49,61,79,246
Intellectual Property Management Strategy, 34
Interception Consultative Committee, 140
internal audit, 16,18,19,34
International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, 111,245
International Child Abduction, Child Support and Civil Procedures (ICACSCP), 144,145,146,245
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, 115
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 59,245
International Criminal Court, 99,108,245
International Criminal Court Act 2002, 108
international family law, 70,71,73,74
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), 49,248
International Legal Services Advisory Council (ILSAC), 12,65,140,155,246
International Organisations and Legal Issues, Australia-Vietnam Dialogue, 92
international trade in legal services, 12,62
international trade law, 78,80
international transfer of prisoners, 114,155
International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997, 81
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, 77,78,156
International Unitisation Agreement for the Greater Sunrise field in the Timor Sea, 77,79
International War Crimes Tribunal, 115
Iraq, 3,6,44,77,96,104,123,128,132, 163,168
IT governance, 16,33,34,246
IT security, 16,30,127,246

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, 17,248,249
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT), 78,246
Joint Taskforce on the Use by High Income Professionals of Bankruptcy and Family Law to Avoid Payment of Tax, 62,67
judges and magistrates, 23,50,52,54,55, 108,109,143
Judges' Pensions Act 1968, 50
Judiciary Amendment Act 1999, 67

knowledge management, 28,31, 33-36,246

Land Acquisition Act 1993 (LAA), 241,246
Larrakia Peoples' Claim, 47
Law Council of Australia, 63,67,73,246
Law Courts Ltd, 50
law and justice portal, 35
law enforcement, 8,13,95,101,102,104, 105,109,110,113,115,116,119,125,126
Law Enforcement Advisory Committee, 140
Law Officers Act 1964,142
Leaders' Summit on Terrorism and Multi-Jurisdictional Crime, 3,4,95,101,102,104,116
legal aid/assistance, 7,12,37,46,47,60,71 74,75,76,149
Legal Services and Native Title Division, 9,10,12,246
Legal Services Directions, 20,63,246
Legal Services Friends Group, 62
Legislation Handbook, 110,114
Legislative Instruments Bill 2003, 5,52,58,81,82,83,84
Legislative Instruments Database, 13,52,58,83,246
Legislative Printing Program, 49

Mabo, 241
Magellan project, 71
major event security, 129,131
Management and accountability, 1,15-40,144
Marriage Act 1961, 54
Marriage Amendment Act 2002, 69
Marriage Celebrants Program, 69,70,73
Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, 28
Migration Act 1958, 115
Migration Review Tribunal, 55,246
Minerals Exploration Action Agenda, 91
Minister for Justice and Customs, 7,9,14, 20,65,95,101,114,141
Ministerial Council on the Administration of Justice, 13,103,246
Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy, 111,246
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 58,246
Ministerial and Parliamentary Section, 11
Ministerial Support System, 31,35,246
Miriuwung Gajerrong case (Full Court of the High Court), 44,89,92
Model Criminal Code, 105,109,149
model litigant obligations, 20,63
money laundering, 81,82,99,104,105, 108,109,115
mutual assistance in business regulation, 239
Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992, 167

National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee, 111,112,116,246
National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, 12,55,60,140,246
national anti-terrorist exercises, 130
National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) ,246
National CBR Working Group, 121,123
National Committee for Human Rights Education (NCHRE), 48,59,246
National Competition Policy, 60
National Counter-Terrorism Committee, 4,8,99,100,125,126,130,246
National Counter-Terrorism Handbook, 126,130
National Counter-Terrorism Plan, 4
National Crime Authority, 4,95,101,104, 110,116,148,246
National Crime Prevention program, 13,23,111,112,246
National Crime Statistics Unit, 8,137
National Disability Advisory Council, 58
National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 113
National Emergency Management Coordination Centre, 121,123,246
National Farmers Federation, 90
National Firearms program, 13,99 See also handgun buyback
National Handgun Buyback Act 2003, 101
National Health Privacy Code, 85
National Illicit Drugs Strategy, 106,113,116,247
National Indigenous Justice Strategy, 112,116
National Information Infrastructure, 108,246
National Information Technology Security Reporting and Alert Scheme, 148
National Institute of Forensic Science, 8,137
National Judicial College of Australia, 48,55,247
National Law Enforcement Policy Branch, 110
National Legal Aid, 74,75,247
national legal profession, 63,66,139
National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, 113,247
National Native Title Tribunal, 8,90,93,137,240,247
National Oceans Office, 93
National Office for the Information Economy, 87
National Precursor Working Group, 106
National Pro Bono Resource Centre, 71
national security, 3,4,7,8,13,33,71,80,96 105,118,120,126,131
National Security Committee of Cabinet, 118
National Security Hotline, 4,13,25,125,126,127
National Security Information Campaign, 4,36
National Security Internet site, 36
National Security Vetting System, 36
National Strategic Conference on Human Rights Education, 59
National Strategy on the Diversion of Precursor Chemicals, 106
National Summit for Volunteers, 122
native title, 5,7,10,12,43,44,45,50,55,72 89-93,240
Native Title Act 1993, 5,12,44,47,49,50, 72,89,237,238,240,247
native title compensation, 49,50,93
native title consent determinations, 89,90,92,93,238
Native Title Consultative Forum, 89,90,140,247
Native Title Coordination Committee, 89,247
Native Title Division, 5,9,10,11, 89-93,247See also Legal Services and Native Title Division
native title, offshore, 90
Native Title Representative Bodies, 90,93
night patrol services,111,112
Non-Government Organisations (NGO) Forum on Domestic Human Rights, 11th, 59

occupational health and safety/policy and agreement, 27,57,135,157,158,247
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991, 27,157
OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks, 118,120,247
OECD Working Group on Bribery, 106,247
OECD Working Party on Information Security and Privacy, 87,247
Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, 247
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, 137
Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner, 8,86,87,88,116,119,137,139,144,145,247
Office of Film and Literature Classification /Classification Board, 8,66,137,247
Office of International Law (OIL), 3,10,11,12,77-80,156,247
Office of Legal Services Coordination, 9,10,11,62-67,149,247See also Legal Services and Native Title Division
Office of Legislative Drafting (OLD), 3,10,13,36,81-84,154,155,247
Office of Parliamentary Counsel, 8,137
Office of Strategic Crime Assessments, 104,108,247
Ombudsman, 19,116,118,121
Ombudsman Act 1976, 18
Open Source Information Special Interest Group, 109,247
Out of the Maze - Pathways to the future for families experiencing separation, 44,68,69,70,72,73,76
Overseas Custody (Child Removal) Scheme, 47,72

Pacific region, 13,36,81,82,105,110, 123,131
Parliamentary committees/inquiries, 18,19,93,110
Parliamentary Entitlement Regulations, 64
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission, 110
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the NCA, 102,110
parliamentary privilege, 13
People Development Strategy, 27,247
people smuggling, 106,240
people trafficking, 106,240
performance management, 16,17,26
performance pay, 29,241,251
Petro-Timor litigation, 78
Planning Institute of Australia, 123
policy implementation, 3,4
Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES), 1,9,41,51,138,139,247
Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), 1,9,17,41,138,139,247
Primary Dispute Resolution Professional Development Program, 75,247
prisoners, 36,112,113,116,118
Prisoners and their Families, 112
privacy, 8,13,44,85,86,87,88,109,120, 144,145
Privacy Act 1988, 85,86,87,88
Privacy Core Consultative Group, 87
Privacy Impact Checklist, 88
Pro Bono Taskforce, 71
proceeds of crime, 71,81,82,108,115,165
Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, 108
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, 108
Proceeds of Crime (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2002, 108
productivity, 31,32
Productivity Commission, 60
professional indemnity, 19
Program for Performance Improvement, 16,27
prosecution policy, 7
protective security, 8,10,13,95,97,125, 127,128,129,132,133
Protective Security Coordination Centre (PSCC), 4,10,13,96,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,155,247
Protective Security Coordination Centre Training Centre, 127,129
Protective Security Coordination Centre Watch Office, 4,13,125,126,127
Protective Security Manual, 127,129,247
Protective Security Policy Committee (PSPC), 129,247
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, 106
Public Affairs Unit, 4,11,14
Public Interest Advocacy Centre, 71
Public Service Act 1999, iii,17,18,152,237,240,249
purchasing, 24,36,37,39,64,67,75,100 147
Purvis obo Hoggan v State of NSW and Human rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 59

Racial Discrimination Act 1975, 59,247
Radio-communications Act 1992, 105
Re Hughes (2000), 66
Re Wakim (1999), 66
Readers' Guide, 1
Red Cross, 48
Refugee Review Tribunal, 55
registration of child sex offenders, 110
Regulatory Reform Program for civil aviation, 81
Relationships Australia, 140
Remuneration Tribunal, 54
Report on Performance, 41-134
risk management, 17,19,34,127,133,242
role of the Department, 3
Royal Commission into the HIH collapse and the Building and Construction Industry, 4,7,47,51,66,72,109,110,247
Royal Commission Scheme, 47,72
Rubibi case, 90

SCALEplus, 13,38,81,82,83,248
Scrutiny of Bills Committee, 120
Second Law Officer, 7,142
Secretary's Review, 3
Security in Government Conference, 129,130
security law, 95,97,117,118
Security Law Branch, 118,119
Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2002, 96,118,120
Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, 21,69,120
Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, 82
Separation Support Network, 73,140
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992, 56
SES Remuneration Policy, 27,29,248
Sex Discrimination Act 1984, 57,248
Sex Discrimination (Pregnancy and Work) Bill 2002, 57
Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement, 65,79,155,248
social justice, 37-40
Social Security Appeals Tribunal, 55
social stability, 3,5
Solicitor-General, 7,59,137,140,142
Solomon Islands, 3,44,77
Sporting Shooters' Advisory Council, 101
staff profile, 25,135,152,153
Standing Advisory Committee on Commonwealth-State Cooperation for Protection Against Violence (SAC-PAV), 99,120,130,248
Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG), 5,12,65,102,112,139,140,248
Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) Officers' Working Group on Human Rights, 140
State of Queensland v Central Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (2002) 195 ALR 106, 92
Strengthening Economic Legal Infrastructure (SELI), 248
Studying Law in Australia 2003, 65
Support Services Section, 11
Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002, 96,118

Telecommunication Act 1997, 119
Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979, 118,119,149
Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Act 2002, 96,118,120
telecommunications interception/warrant, 13,118,119,120
Telecommunications Statistics Application, 36
Telstra, 125
terrorist attack in the United States/ September 11, 4, 95,96,117,121,123,125,126,131
Tobin v Jones (2003) FCAFC 137, 59
trade in legal services, 12,43,44,62,65,79
Trade Measures Review Officer/ Secretariat,11,14,20,144,145,146,248
Trade Practices Act 1974, 60
transfer of prisoners, 81,113,114
transnational crime, 81,102,106,109
Trans-Tasman Therapeutic Products Agency, 56,248
treaties, 77,78,80
Trusted Information Sharing Network, 96,118,120,140,248

United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 78,80,92
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), 67,80
United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 106
United Nations Convention Against Corruption, 103,106
United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime, 106
United Nations Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities, 58
United Nations Decade of Human Rights Education, 59
United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 79
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs, 107
University of Melbourne, Asian Law Centre, 48
urban search and rescue, 124

Veterans' Review Board, 55
Volga case, 77,78,156
volunteers, 122,123

Wanjina/Wungurr-Willinggin Claim, 47
Website See homepage
Wellesly case, 90
Western Australia v Ward, 47
Whistleblowers procedures, 17,18,242
Wik, 89
Wilson v Anderson (Full Court of the High Court), 47
Wongatha People's Claim, 47
workforce planning, 25,28
Workplace Relations Act 1996, 27,47,72,122
Workplace Relations Act (Protection for Emergency Management Volunteers) Bill, 122
World Health Organisation, 79
World Intellectual Property Organisation (Berne Union for the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works), 49
World Intellectual Property Organisation Copyright Treaty, 88
World Trade Organisation, 14,62,78,129
World Trade Organisation Trade Ministerial Meeting, 129
Wotjobaluk, 89

Yarmirr (2001) 208 CLR 1, 90
Yorta Yorta case (Full Court of the High Court), 44,89,92
Young Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention program, 113

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