Appendix 28 - Publications
The Attorney General’s Department of NSW produces a wide variety of publications that are made available to the public. Copies of these publications may be obtained by contacting the organisation listed as producing the publication. Contact details are in Appendix 1.
The following represents a list of publications produced by the Department this year, as well as other existing publications. A full listing of existing publications can be obtained from each business unit.
Departmental Publications:
Annual Report 1997/98
Agenda (staff newsletter)
Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council
Ngiya (newsletter)
Administrative Decisions Tribunal
Administrative Decisions Tribunal – Dissatisfied with a government decision? We can help (brochure)
Administrative Decisions Tribunal (booklet)
Attorney Generals Library
NSW Attorney General’s Library (brochure)
NSW Attorney General’s Library Interlibrary Loans (brochure)
CD ROM Users Guide 1999 (guide)
Current Awareness Bulletin (weekly information bulletin)
News Extracts Bulletin (weekly information bulletin)
Hot Topics (monthly information bulletin)
New Titles (monthly information bulletin)
Legislation Bulletin (bi-monthly information bulletin)
Annual Legislation Bulletin (published annually)
Bureau of Crime Statistics
Research Reports
The Stolen Goods Market in New South Wales: An interview study with imprisoned burglars (R. Stevenson & L. Forsythe, 1998)
Juveniles in Crime – Part 1: Participation Rates and Risk Factors (J. Baker, 1998)
Bulletins
Crime Trends in New South Wales: The Crime Victim Survey Picture (K. Freeman, 1998)
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System (K. Freeman, 1998)
Are the courts becoming more lenient? Recent trends in convictions and penalties in NSW Higher and Local Courts (J. Baker, 1998)
Measuring Crime Dispersion (M. Chilvers, 1998)
Crime Against International Tourists (J. Allen, 1999)
Predicting Violence Against Women: The 1996 Women’s Safety Survey (C. Coumarelos & J. Allen, 1999)
Cannabis and Crime: Treatment Programs for Adolescent Cannabis Use (L. Trimboli & C. Coumarelos, 1999)
Statistical Reports
Crime and Justice Facts 1998
New South Wales Criminal Courts Statistics 1997
New South Wales Recorded Crime Statistics 1998
Key Trends in Crime and Justice 1998
Compensation Court and Dust Disease Tribunal
Compensation Court Annual Review 1998 (report)
Crime Prevention Division
New Publications
Crime Prevention Resource Manual. (Program Outline of the “One 2 One” pilot project for mentoring juvenile offenders.)
Existing Publications
NSW Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women Information Bulletin (quarterly newsletter).
Responses to the Interim Position paper on Programs for perpetrators of Domestic Violence. (NSW Council on Violence Against Women).
NSW Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women Regional Action Plans for the period January 1998 – June 1999 for the following regions:
- Far West;
- Macquarie;
- Mid Western;
- Central Sydney;
- Wentworth;
- Western Sydney;
- South Eastern Sydney Region;
- Mid North Coast;
- South Western Sydney;
- Northern Sydney;
- Illawarra Region;
- Greater Murray;
- Central Coast Region;
- Southern Region;
- New England Region;
- Northern Rivers Region; and
- Hunter Region.
Hey Sister Girl It Only Takes One Step! (A pamphlet designed and written by Aboriginal women for Aboriginal women in the Western Sydney and Wentworth regions, providing information on violence issues with contact details for local and statewide services. This pamphlet was modified to suit a number of different regions).
Violence Prevention Plan for the South West Slopes Area for the period September 1998 – June 1999 (NSW Strategy to Reduce Violence Against Women).
This is a Sponge (poster published by the Albury-Wodonga Lets Lift the Lid campaign. The poster has been re-printed and distributed across the State.)
Reclaiming the Trains (poster a poster drawing attention to women’s experiences of train travel).
Reclaiming the Trains (T-shirt featuring design elements from the Reclaiming the Trains poster).
Reclaiming the Trains (badge – there are 2 versions featuring design elements from the Reclaiming the Trains poster. One badge featured older women while the second featured younger women.)
Utterbox – Young Women Speaking Out Against Violence (CD with music written and performed by young people from the Illawarra region).
Utterbox – Young People Speaking Out Against Violence (poster promoting the CD of the same name).
Hey Sister Girl You Need to Read This! (pamphlet designed and written by Aboriginal women for Aboriginal women in the Illawarra and Southern regions providing information on violence issues with contact details for local and statewide services).
Violence is a Crime (poster designed by Aboriginal women for Aboriginal women in the Illawarra and Southern regions).
No Time Is Right to Fight at Bathurst High (notepads featuring the winning slogan from a competition held a Bathurst High School).
Be Safe, Get Justice. Women, violence and the law – different groups, different needs (pamphlet providing information on violence and services available – originally produced for women in the Northern Sydney region and later adapted for women in the Central Sydney region).
Be Safe, Get Justice. Women, violence and the law – different groups, different needs (booklet written to accompany a seminar on issues pertaining to women, violence and the law held in the Northern Sydney region).
Be Safe, Get Justice. Women, violence and the law – different groups, different needs (poster advertising a seminar held in the Northern Sydney region).
Living Without Violence (poster and postcard advertising an art exhibition of with the theme of living without violence. The art works exhibited were produced by women living in the Western Sydney region).
Criminal Law Review Division
Homosexual Advance Defence (Final Report of the Working Party)
Law Courts Library
Electronic Resources Guide
Law Courts Library Bulletin (bi-monthly)
Law Courts Library Guide
Law Courts Library Guide to the Rare Book Collection
Law Courts Library Inter-Library Loan Guide
Law Courts Library Tour Guide
Legal Representation Office
The Legal Representation Office – A pamphlet for witnesses at the Police Integrity Commission (brochure)
The Legal Representation Office – A pamphlet for witnesses at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (brochure)
Legislation and Policy Division
Publications released by the Division during the year.
National Competition Policy Review of the Legal Profession Act 1987, Issues Paper, Volumes 1-3, August 1998.
National Competition Policy Review of the Legal Profession Act 1987 Report, November 1998.
Attorney General’s Guidelines on Making Access Directions under Part 6 of the State Records Act 1998.
Report on the Review of the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1992, December 1998.
Report on the Statutory Review of the Charitable Trusts Act 1993, April 1999.
Office of the Legal Services Commissioner
New Publications
Without Prejudice – Clients and Conduct. (Bimonthly educational newsletter for the profession and consumers.)
Existing Publications
The OLSC (general brochure which gives an overview of our services)
Lawyers Fees (guide for consumers on how lawyers bill their clients)
Communicating with your client (an educational video for practitioners on improving customer service)
Winning with your lawyer (an educational video for consumers on rights and responsibilities in the lawyer client relationship.)
Office of the Protective Commissioner
OPC Annual Report 1997/98 (report)
Court Visitors News (newsletter for Court Visitors – 1 edition)
Financial management services for people with a disability (Protective Commissioner as Manager) (brochure)
Private financial management for people with a disability (fact sheet)
Information for our clients (brochure)
Office of the Public Guardian
After the Hearing: A Guide for People Legally Appointed as Guardian in NSW. (manual)
Guardianship Functions – An Explanation (manual)
1997/98 Annual Report (report)
Reguards (newsletter for service providers – 2 editions)
Onguard! (newsletter for private guardians – 6 editions)
What is a Guardian? (brochure)
Office of the Sheriff
Jury Duty: A Rewarding Responsibility (brochure with information for jurors in NSW)
Jury Summons (brochure)
Recruitment and Selection (For prospective staff of the Sheriff’s Office)
Occupational Health and Safety Policy Statement. (Statement)
Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
1998 Top 100 NSW Baby Names Book (booklet for sale to consumers)
How To Trace Your Family History (booklet for sale to consumers)
State Debt Recovery Office
The New Fine Enforcement System (brochure)
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of New South Wales Annual Review 1998 (report)
Mediation and Evaluation in the Supreme Court of New South Wales (information kit)
The Supreme Court – its place in the State Court structure (brochure)
The Supreme Court – its work and structure (brochure)
The Supreme Court – its Judicial Officers (brochure)
Sureties – procedures in the Supreme Court (brochure)
Bail refund procedures (brochure)
Victims Services
Are you a Victim of Crime? (interpreter assistance)
Compensation for Victims of Sexual Assault (brochure)
Compensation for Family members of Homicide Victims (brochure)
Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime (brochure)
Approved Counselling Scheme for Victims of Violent Crime (brochure)
The Victims of Crime Chronicle – Issues 4 & 5 (brochure)
Victim Impact Statements – Information Package (brochure)
Compensable Injuries – Schedule of Injuries (brochure)
Victims Support Service – Information For You (brochure in conjunction with the Sydney City Mission)