Useful Links: EDO (ACT)

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Useful Links

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On this page you will find links for:

Environmental Issues Calendars
ACT Legislation
ACT Government
ACT Environmental and Related Community Organisations
ACT Education
ACT Local Parks and Reserves
Letting Politicians Know Your Mind (Contact Details for ACT Government)
ACT Community Legal Centres
Pro bono Legal Assistance Sources and Links
Legal Research Resources
Activist resources
Further Links

Environmental Issues Calendars

What’s On @ ANU (billboard.anu.edu.au/events.asp?tid=3)
Australian Government: Calendar of environmental events (www.environment.gov.au/about/media/events)
climateXchange: Canberra Region Calendar (canberra.climatexchange.org.au/calendar)

ACT Legislation

ACT Laws

ACT Legislation (legislation.act.gov.au)
ACT Consolidated Regulations (austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_reg)
Bills List and Bills Summary (legislation.act.gov.au/b/default.asp)

ACT Courts and Tribunals

Supreme Court of the ACT (courts.act.gov.au/supreme)
ACT Courts (courts.act.gov.au)
ACT Magistrates Court (courts.act.gov.au/magistrates)
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (acat.act.gov.au)

ACT Government

ACT Parliamentary Information

ACT Legislative Assembly (legassembly.act.gov.au)
Legislative Assembly Minutes of Proceedings (legassembly.act.gov.au/assembly-business/index.asp?Category=1&assembly=7)

ACT Government Environmental Information

ACT government directory (directory.act.gov.au/ccExternal_5.1)
ACT Government Page (act.gov.au/CAP/accesspoint?action=menuHome)
ACT Commissioner for the Environment (environmentcommissioner.act.gov.au)
ACT Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (icrc.act.gov.au/actgreenhousegasabatementscheme)
ACT Landcare (actlandcare.org)
ACT Ombudsman (ombudsman.act.gov.au/act/publish.nsf/Content/home)
ACT Planning and Land Authority (actpla.act.gov.au)
ActewAGL Water2WATER initiative (actew.com.au/water2water)
Animal and plant licenses (environment.nsw.gov.au/wildlifelicences)
Australian National Botanical Gardens homepage (anbg.gov.au/anbg)
Bird licenses and regulations in the ACT (tams.act.gov.au/live/environment/licensing_of_plants_and_animals)
Blue-Green Algae Monitoring (environment.act.gov.au/water/water_quality/blue-green_algae_monitoring)
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium (www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr)
Climate change policy (pdf) (environment.act.gov.au/climate_change/weathering_the_change/Climate_Change_Strategy.pdf)
Conservation Council of the South East Region and Canberra (consact.org.au)
Cross Border Water Resources 2006 Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of the ACT, NSW and the Commonwealth (pdf) (cmd.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/1618/ACTNSW_water_resrces_MOU.pdf)
Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water (environment.act.gov.au)
Department of Territory & Municipal Services (tams.act.gov.au)
Googong foreshores (www.tams.act.gov.au/play/pcl/parks_reserves_and_open_places/water_catchments/googong_foreshores)
Integrated Nature Conservation Plan (INCP) (incp.environment.act.gov.au)
Kangaroos in the ACT nature parks and reserves (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/wildlife/local_wildlife2/kangaroo/kangaroosinnaturereserves)
Lake Burley Griffin Water Quality (nationalcapital.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=76&Itemid=317)
Local wildlife in Canberra (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/wildlife/local_wildlife2)
Office of Sustainability (environment.act.gov.au/home)
Rainwater tanks: Guidelines for residential properties in Canberra (pdf) (www.actpla.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/3378/Rainwater_tank_Sept_2008_updated_regulations_Oct_2009.pdf)
Recreation in the ACT’s Parks, Forests and Bushlands (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places)
Recycling and waste centres (tams.act.gov.au/live/Recycling_and_Waste/recyclingandwastecentres)
Recycling options in the ACT (tams.act.gov.au/live/Recycling_and_Waste/Recycling_Options_in_the_ACT)
Strategies and Plans for Parks, Forests and Reserves (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/conservation_and_ecological_communities)
The Canberra Spatial Plan (apps.actpla.act.gov.au/spatialplan/index.html)
Think water, act water homepage (www.thinkwater.act.gov.au)
Urban tree protection and management in the ACT (tams.act.gov.au/live/environment/urbantreeprotectionintheact)
Water Efficacy Tips and Information (environment.act.gov.au/water)
Waterwatch ACT (act.waterwatch.org.au)

ACT Environmental and Related Community Organisations

Australian Conservation Foundation (Canberra Branch) (acfonline.org.au/default.asp)
Belconnen Community Council (belcouncil.org.au)
Canberra Environment and Sustainability Resource Centre (ecoaction.com.au)
Canberra Loves 40% (love40percent.org)
Canberra Organic Growers Society (cogs.asn.au)
Canberra Ornithologists Group (canberrabirds.org.au)
Climate Action Canberra (climateactioncanberra.wordpress.com)
Conservation Council of Canberra and SE Region (consact.org.au)
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (eianz.org)
Friends of Grasslands (fog.org.au)
Gungahlin Community Council (gcc.asn.au)
Murrumbidgee - Ginninderra Gorges National Park (ginninderra.org.au)
National Parks Association ACT (npaact.org.au)
Nature and Society Forum ()
Northside Community Council (northside.net/NCC/index.php)
SEE-Change (www.see-change.org.au)
The Climate Institute (www.climateinstitute.org.au)
Tuggeranong Community Council (tuggcc.com)
Western Creek Community Council (www.wccc.com.au/wccc/index.php/main/)
Woden Valley Community Council (wvcc.org.au)

Education

ACT Sustainable Schools Initiative (sustainableschools.act.gov.au)
ActewAGL’s education website (actewagl.com.au/education/)
Australian National Botanic Gardens Education Service (anbg.gov.au/education)
Birrigai Outdoor School (birrigai.act.edu.au)
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service: Educational resources (environment.nsw.gov.au/forteachers.htm)
Ranger guided activities (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/get_out_there%21/ranger_guided_activity_program)

Local Parks and Reserves

ACT parks, forests and reserves (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places)
Canberra district and town park maps (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places/parkslakesandponds/regionmaps)
Canberra Nature Par (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places/canberra_nature_park)
Canberra Urban Parks (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places/parkslakesandponds)
Give a Tree a Drink campaign (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places/trees_and_forests/trees/wateringtrees)
Namadgi National Park (tams.act.gov.au/play/parks_conservation_and_lands/parks_reserves_and_open_places/national_parks/namadgi_national_park)
National Parks Association of the ACT (npaact.org.au)

Letting Politicians Know Your Mind (Contact Details for ACT Government)

Chief Minister (chiefminister.act.gov.au)
ACT Community Engagement online (www.communityengagement.act.gov.au)
ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment (environmentcommissioner.act.gov.au)
ACT Ombudsman homepage (ombudsman.gov.au)
ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) consultation (actpla.act.gov.au/topics/your_say/be_involved/consultation_information)
Commonwealth Ombudsman - Australia homepage (ombudsman.gov.au)
Legislative Assembly (parliament.act.gov.au)
Members of Legislative Assembly (parliament.act.gov.au/members/index.asp?assembly=6)

ACT Community Legal Centres

Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) (alsnswact.org.au)
Consumer Law Centre (ACT) (carefcs.org/services/consumerlawcentre.html)
Legal Aid Commission (ACT) (legalaid.canberra.net.au)
National Association of Community Legal Centres (naclc.org.au)
Tenants Advice Service (ACT) Tenants Union (ACT) tenantsact.org.au
Welfare Rights and Legal Centre (ACT) (welfarerightsact.org)
Women’s Legal Centre (ACT & Region) (womenslegalact.org)

Pro bono legal assistance sources and links

National Pro bono Resource Centre (nationalprobono.org.au)
ACT - Law Society of the ACT Pro Bono Clearing House (pdf) (lawsocact.asn.au/content/public2/Pro%20Bono%20Clearing%20House/PBCH%20Brochure%20_A4_.pdf)
The Australian Pro bono Manual (nationalprobono.org.au/probonomanual)
Public Interest Law Clearing House, NSW (pilchnsw.org.au)
Public Interest Law Clearing House, Victoria (pilch.org.au)
Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House (qpilch.org.au)
Law Society of NSW Pro Bono Scheme (lawsociety.com.au/ForSolictors/professionalsupport/buildyourpractice/probonoscheme/008782)
NSW Bar Association Legal Assistance Referral Scheme (nswbar.asn.au/docs/legal_assist/lars.php)
Law Institute of Victoria Legal Assistance Scheme (www.liv.asn.au/Getting-Legal-Advice/Legal-Information/Legal-Assistance)
Victorian Bar Legal Assistance Scheme (vicbar.com.au/b.7.asp)
NSW Supreme Court Pro Bono Referral Scheme (lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Supreme_Court/ll_sc.nsf/pages/SCO_probono)

Legal Research Resources

Australian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII) (austlii.edu.au)
ComLaw (Commonwealth Law) (comlaw.gov.au)
ACT Legislation Register (legislation.act.gov.au)
NSW legislation (legislation.nsw.gov.au)
Federal Court (fedcourt.gov.au)
Alternative Law Journal (altlj.org)

Academic research in environmental law

Australian Centre for Environmental Law (ACEL), Australian National University (law.anu.edu.au/acel)
Centre for Natural Resources Law and Policy, University of Wollongong (uow.edu.au/law/nrl/index.html)
Macquarie University Centre for Environmental Law (law.mq.edu.au/MUCEL/index.htm)
New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law (NZCEL), Faculty of Law, University of Auckland (nzcel.auckland.ac.nz)

Activist resources

Lawyers for Forests (lawyersforforests.asn.au)
Freedom of Information Law resources site (law.utas.edu.au/foi/bookmarks/FOI_index.html)