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Directories and other links

Directories

Consumer and Business Directory (new window)
This directory allows you to search for the contact details of over 1600 private, community and government organisations that offer consumer and business complaint-handling services, including industry associations, businesses, government agencies and independent mediation services.

Directory of Victorian Barristers (new window)
This directory is produced by The Victorian Bar Association and has the names of all barristers who are members of the Victorian Bar, are known to have current practising certificates and who have agreed to appear in the directory.

Government Online Directory (new window)
The Government Online Directory is a guide to the structure, organisations and key people in the Australian Government. Information in the site is grouped under the four key arms of government: the Commonwealth Parliament, the Courts, the Governor-General and Australian Government departments and agencies.

Law Institute of Victoria Directory of Lawyers (new window
The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) directory provides details of legal practices and LIV Accredited Specialists and mediators throughout Victoria. The LIV Legal Referral Service provides free referrals to solicitors all over Victoria.

Multicultural Directory (new window) (Department of Justice Victoria)
This directory brings together for the wide range of programs and services provided to the multicultural communities by the Department of Justice and information about the broad range of justice and welfare related services provided by the community sector.

Services Directory for Drug and Alcohol Users (new window)
This directory is produced by the Fitzroy Legal Service and provides comprehensive information for drug and alcohol users, including an up-to-date directory of service providers in Victoria.

Other links

Australian Law Online (new window)
Australian Law Online provides access to law and justice related information and services from all levels of government. The objective of this site is to provide Australians with ready access to clear, understandable, user-friendly information about the Australian legal system and the government organisations that are part of the Australian legal system.

Legal Online (new window)
Legal Online is the Victorian Government's legal information website for the general public - it is the law made clear and simple. You can find information to help meet all of your legal needs, including your rights and responsibilities, how to get legal assistance, career opportunities and resolving neighbourhood disputes.

National Library of Australia: Australian law – selected websites (new window
A useful pathfinder for legal information produced by the National Library covering all jurisdictions.

Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia (new window)
This handbook is a comprehensive reference work on many aspects of the Commonwealth Parliament and the Australian political system.

Parliamentary Library: Law internet resources (new window)
Produced by the Commonwealth Parliamentary library, this is a comprehensive collection of online links to sources of law, including bills, legislation, courts and tribunals, legal bodies, etc.

Reference and Research Tools – Parliamentary Library (new window
Contains links for general and subject specific Internet resources which the Parliamentary Library finds useful.

Rural Law Online (new window
Rural Law Online is designed to give rural Victorians access to plain language information on areas of law which affect you. The national online forums run by Rural Law Online, provide all Australians with an opportunity to ask legal questions and get a response from a lawyer in your state or territory.

Weblaw (new window)
A co-operative subject gateway to internet resources for Australian legal researchers.

For more resources, see the VLA library catalogue (new window).