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Accessibility
Commonwealth departments and agencies are required by the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 to ensure that online information and services are accessible by people with disabilities.
The Australian Law Reform Commission website has undergone significant redesign in order to meet the Government Online standards that relate to access for people with disabilities.
The redesign work has drawn on the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). For complete accessibility guidelines see the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by W3C.
Some of the information at this site is in PDF (Portable Document Format). Where possible, the information has been supplied in RTF format as an alternative.
You need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 4.0 or later to view the PDF file. Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from the Adobe Web site.
People with visual disabilities who use adoptive technology for screen reading may access some PDF documents on this site by using Adobe Access.
A number of past Australian Law Reform Commission reports have been posted on this website in PDF format. These PDF files have been generated by scanning printed pages. The Australian Law Reform Commission understands these documents may be inaccessible to some users.
ASCII (text only) versions have been provided for users who may find the PDF document unsuitable. Please note, the ASCII versions have been prepared using optical recognition software, and may contain errors that do not appear in the original printed versions. Some tables and graphs also may not be accurately reproduced.
If there is data you require and it is in a format that you cannot access, or if you experience any other accessibility difficulties, you should contact the webmaster by emailing web@alrc.gov.au or by writing to:
Webmaster
Australian Law Reform Commission
GPO Box 3708
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Portable Document Format (PDF) and ASCII documents
Some of the information at this site is in PDF (Portable Document Format). You need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 4.0 or later to view PDF files. Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from the Adobe Web site.
People with visual disabilities who use adoptive technology for screen reading may access some PDF documents on this site by using Adobe Access.
A number of past Australian Law Reform Commission reports, not previously available in electronic format, have been posted on this website in PDF format. These PDF files have been generated by scanning printed pages. The Australian Law Reform Commission understands these documents may be inaccessible to some users.
ASCII (text only) versions have been provided for users who may find the PDF documents unsuitable. Please note, the ASCII versions have been prepared using optical recognition software, and may contain errors that do not appear in the original printed versions. Some tables and graphs also may not be accurately reproduced. If assistance is required with these documents, contact the ALRC.
Metadata
The site supports Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) metadata. The AGLS metadata standard is a set of 19 descriptive elements which government departments and agencies can use to improve the visibility and accessibility of their services and information over the Internet. The AGLS standard is based upon the leading international online resource discovery metadata standard, the Dublin Core standard. More information is available at the AGLS site.
Design and content
The pages that make up the site www.alrc.gov.au support the Guidelines for Commonwealth Information Published in Electronic Formats, published by Ausinfo, the Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Web Sites, published by the Privacy Commissioner and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
Australian Law Reform Commission reports are hosted on a database maintained by AustLII, and carry the domain name www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc.
The www.alrc.gov.au website was designed by Visual Thought Communications.
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