Joint, N 2006, 'Teaching intellectual property rights as part of the information literacy syllabus', Library Review, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 330-336.
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PurposeTo argue that in the knowledge economy, those who are expert in understanding intellectual property issues, such as librarians and information professionals, have a special responsibility for creating policy, encouraging understanding and resolving legal disputes and conflicts unique to this aspect of the information society. One way of achieving this is through the educational impact of systematic information literacy programmes which include intellectual property issues as part of the syllabus.Design/methodology/approachAn overview of current practice and current opinion.FindingsThat the current culture, especially in higher education towards intellectual property rights, remains both confused and confusing, above all for the “information illiterate” starting out on degree‐level programmes. Attitudes and policies need to be clarified so that a coherent approach to a range of different but related intellectual property (IP) matters such as plagiarism, self‐archiving on research repositories and respect for commercially owned copyright material is uniformly developed. Debate must be differentiated from policy which in turn must be implemented via the information literacy (IL) syllabus.Research limitations/ImplicationsThis is a statement of opinion that could be tested by practical case study investigation.Practical implicationsSuggests that information literacy programmes be promoted as a way of enhancing students' understanding of intellectual property issues.
Millbank, J 2006, 'Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law - Part One: Couples', Federal Law Review, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 1-44.
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Millbank, J 2006, 'Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law — Part One: Couples', Federal Law Review, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 1-44.
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Millbank, J 2006, 'Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law — Part One: Couples', Federal Law Review, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 1-44.
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A wide range of state and federal laws recognise and regulate intimate and familial relationships. Such laws include inheritance, immigration, guardianship and superannuation as well as the areas that we traditionally think of as ‘family law’: property division and disputes over children following relationship breakdown.There is no reliable demographic data on how many adults identify as lesbian or gay in Australia, but there is information to indicate that many lesbians and gay men live in long-term relationships, some of which include children. The Australian census has never asked individuals to identify their sexuality, but in 1996 and 2001 invited people to record if they are living in a same-sex relationship. These figures underestimate the numbers of couples for a variety of reasons: in 1996 the question itself was confusingly worded, and many people were unaware that they were able to record their relationship for the first time. The census does not record couples who do not cohabit. In addition, there are still many same-sex couples who would not feel comfortable recording their relationship on an official document such as a census.
Millbank, J 2006, 'Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law - Part Two: Children', Federal Law Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 205-260.
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Millbank, J 2006, 'Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families in Australian Law — Part Two: Children', Federal Law Review, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 205-259.
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This article discusses the legal regulation of parenting in lesbian and gay families in Australia. This landscape of regulation includes laws that govern such families both before and after they are formed; that is, laws controlling access to potential family formation options in addition to laws that govern the status of parents and children in families that are formed through alternate means. There have been a number of important developments in these areas in recent years, including: challenges to laws that restrict access to fertility services; reforms to adoption laws in three jurisdictions; and deemed parental status for co-mothers in lesbian families formed through assisted reproduction in three jurisdictions. This article will detail how the new parental status reforms interrelate, including difficult questions regarding the recognition of this new parental status in other States and their interaction with federal law.
Millbank, J 2006, 'The Changing Meaning of 'De Facto' Relationships', Sydney Law School Research Paper, vol. 12, no. 06, pp. 82-93.
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The meaning of "de facto relationship" has changed dramatically in Australian law in recent years. The most obvious changes are the raft of legislative reforms including same-sex couples as de facto couples in a wide array of state laws through 1999-2004. Additionally, an examination of recent case law reveals notable changes to the definition of "de facto relationship" through judicial interpretation, with a distinct trend towards a broader, more flexible interpretation of the de facto category, a less formalistic approach to the indicia of cohabitation, and a lesser focus on the traditional hallmarks that are thought to be "marriage-like" (such as public reputation, mingled finances and putative monogamy). These cases are important signposts as the Family Court will soon be grappling with questions around de facto relationships, including how to determine the existence and duration of a relationship.
Booth, T 1970, 'Dispute Resolution in the Criminal Justice Context: Through the Lens of the Crime Victim', Meiji/UWS Research Symposium, Parramatta, NSW.
Booth, T 1970, 'Homicide Matters and Victim Impact Evidence: a New Sentencing Paradigm in NSW', UWS Research Symposium at Parramatta, UWS, Parramatta.
Booth, T 1970, 'Homicide, Victim Impact Evidence and the Conceptualisation of Harm: the Role of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing Homicide Offenders', Centre for Sentencing Research conference, University of Strathclyde, UK.
Booth, T 1970, 'Victims of Crime, Vulnerable Citizens and the Criminal Justice Paradigm', Sentencing: Principles, Perpectives and Possibilities, National Judicial College of Australia, Canberra.
Booth, T 1970, 'Victims of crime, vulnerable citizens and the criminal justice paradigm', Sentencing: Principles Perspectives and Possibilities Conference, Canberra.
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This paper explores recent amendments to the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act (NSW) that require the sentencing court to take account of the harm sustained by the victim and the community when formulating penalty. In particular the issue addressed is whether these amendments require NSW sentencing courts to change their approach to victim impact statements from family victims in the sentencing of homicide offenders.
Stuhmcke, AG 1970, 'Complaining hard and complaining often: what now for the future of grievance handling in Australian Universities', OMDOSHEAA 5th Conference, UNE.
Stuhmcke, AG 1970, 'University ombudsman: the need for a national grievance handler', OMDOSHEAA, Armidale.
Millbank, J Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 2006, Areas of Federal Law that Exclude Same-Sex Couples and their Children, pp. 1-131, Australia.
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Independent book length research report auditing all federal law that impacts on couple and parenting relationships, undertaken for HREOC.
