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Useful links

See below useful links to:

Business sources

Australia

Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) - Australia's corporate, markets and financial services regulator. ASIC's registers are searchable from this site.

Australian Tax Office (ATO) - Tax information for tax professionals, businesses and individuals.

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) - for access to Securities Exchange and Futures Exchange information.

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - Australia's central bank.

Business Entry Point - Provides information to assist in planning, starting and running a business.

New Zealand

New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX)
The frontline regulator of all listed companies and market participants.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand
New Zealand's central Bank

Government

Australia - Commonwealth and State Governments

Government Online Directory - Links to Commonwealth Government departments and agencies, Parliament and Courts.

Commonwealth Parliament - Information on Parliament, its programs, who's who, Hansard, Bills etc.

ACT Government homepage

NSW Government homepage

NT Government homepage

QLD Government homepage

TAS Government homepage

SA Government homepage

VIC Government homepage

WA Government homepage

New Zealand

The New Zealand Government portal
The search engine for government departments and State Owned Enterprises.

The Ministry of Economic Development
Information on doing business in New Zealand.

WorkSite
All things related to working and living in New Zealand.

Ministry of Justice
Includes links to courts and associated agencies

Industry Associations and Regulators

Australia

Competition 

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Construction

Australian Building Codes Board

Australian Building and Construction Commission

Corporate

Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

Commonwealth Department of the Treasury (Treasury)

Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)

Employment law

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

WorkChoices

Workplace.gov.au

Environment and planning

Department of Environment and Water Resources (Cth)

Financial services/tax

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)

Australian Tax Office (ATO)

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) (Cth)

Insurance

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)

Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance

Intellectual property and media

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

IP Australia

Real estate

Australian Property Institute

Property Council of Australia

New Zealand

The Companies Office
Responsible for the administration of corporate body registers, including the Companies Register.

The New Zealand Government's business site
Business advice and links to government agencies.

The Commerce Commission
New Zealand's competition regulatory agency.

Legal Resources

Australia & New Zealand

AustLII - AustLII publishes public legal information - primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals) and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (eg law reform and royal commission reports) and a substantial collection of law journals.

Australia

ComLaw - Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department website which provides free access to Commonwealth legislation.

New Zealand

Public Access to Legislation - Free unofficial versions of New Zealand statutes.

Courts & Judgments

Australia

Commonwealth

High Court of Australia & Federal Court of Australia

Judgments

Others

Australian Capital Territory

Courts and Tribunals & Judgments

New South Wales

Court and Tribunals & Court and Tribunal Judgments

Northern Territory

Courts & Judgments

Queensland

Courts & Judgments

South Australia

Courts & Judgments

Tasmania

Courts & Judgments

Victoria

Supreme Court & County Court

Judgments – Supreme Court

Western Australia

Courts

Judgments – Supreme Court and Court of Appeal


New Zealand

Courts & Judgments - Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and Tribunal decisions 

News sources

Australia

ABC News

The Australian

New Zealand

New Zealand Newspapers


This information is intended as a first point of reference and should not be relied on as professional legal advice.

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