Key resources
Key resources to help with your assignments.
Key resources
- Australian Treaties databaseCurrent listing of Government treaties to which Australia is a legal party.
- Capacity and the LawBy Nick O'Neill and Carmel Peisah, 2011.
- Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)High quality and extensive resources.
- Families with Complex Needs and the Intersection of the Family Law and Child Protection SystemsThis is the final report to the Attorney-General on the issue of families with complex needs and the family law and child protection systems.
- Gendered Violence Research NetworkThe Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) has succeeded the Centre of Gender Related Violence Studies (CGRVS) which previously housed the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC).
- Independence, choice and risk: a guide to best practice in supported decision makingUK Department of Health report, 2007.
- Law HandbookThe practical guide for law in Victoria
- Lawyers Practice ManualSearch the manual or use the table of contents at the left of the page.
- Mental Health Legal CentreVictorian mental health legal services.
- Our Community HouseResource centre for mental health consumer developed initiatives (CDI).
- Royal Commission into Family Violence (RCFV)To access the report - view the interactive final report or look for the alternative link to view the .pdf.
- Torts - Medical Negligence and HealthThis reference service ensures health care professionals, lawyers and hospitals are kept constantly up-to-date and informed with the latest legal issues and their practical implications.
Once you open this link, you will need to click on the suitcase in the sidebar to open "Practice Areas", then find "Torts - Medical Negligence and Health" to open that section of the database. Once open you can search within it. - Victorian Law Reform CommissionView current and completed projects, reports and fact sheets. See "All projects" for an alphabetical listing, including "Guardianship".
Practice manuals and guidelines
- Working togetherWorking Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice (2014), edited by Nola Purdie, Pat Dudgeon and Roz Walker
- SCIE GuidesSCIE guides are one-stop shops for social care practitioners, presenting key findings, current legislation and examples of what is working well to guide and inform practice.
- Am I old enough? Common legal issues for young peopleBooklet produced by Victoria Legal Aid.