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Employment
Opportunities and Resources |
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Includes career research, resume and job hunting tips,
vacancies, job guide, new apprenticeships, defence careers and
includes a workshop to help you choose a career
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Entry point for
information about Centrelink programs and services including
those available online |
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Lists
vacancies and information about jobs in Local Government
throughout the country |
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For Students &
Graduates With Disabilities This Information Sheet looks at the
organisation of careers information within a careers
library/information room
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Career
and employment information for graduates. Includes
Gradstats and Graduate Opportunities, vacancies in Australia and
Overseas, industry career profiles with links to other
employment sites/agencies
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Research site looking a occupations, demand, average weekly
earning and a wealth of other information |
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MyFuture offers a wide range of information on occupations,
training, demand and pathways. It also provides help for
teachers, parents and those assisting others
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Employment
Relations, Wages and Conditions |
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Work Choices |
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Official
Government site with information regarding wages and conditions
of employment for work that is covered by federal awards and
agreements
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Australian Fair Pay Commission |
An independent
body with the primary objective of promoting the economic
prosperity of the people of Australia as established by the
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005
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Office of Workplace Services |
An independent
agency with the objective of ensuring the rights and obligations
of workers and employers under the Workplace Relations Act 1996
are understood and enforced fairly
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WageNet |
WageNet provides
information about wages and conditions of employment in
Australia for work that is covered by federal awards and
agreements
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Australian Workplace |
Provides access
to online services and information, guiding you to employment
information, government assistance, jobs, careers, training,
working conditions and Indigenous Employment Centers.
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Office of the Employment Advocate |
Provides
assistance and advice to employers and employees on the
Workplace Relations Act 1996, and Australian workplace
agreements (Awash)
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Contractor - v - Employee |
Office of Industrial Relations page
explaining why it is important to distinguish between
Contractors and Employees |
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Public Holidays (NSW) |
This page has
information about public holidays to be observed in New South
Wales from 2005 to 2007 |
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Public Holidays (QLD)
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This page has information about
public holidays to be observed in Queensland from 2006 - 2010 |
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Public Holidays (VIC)
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This page has
information on Victorian public holiday dates from 2005 to 2007 |
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Public Holidays (NT) |
This page has information on public
holidays to be observed in the Northern Territory from 2005 to
2008 |
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Public Holidays (ACT)
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This links to a PDF Document
detailing the dates of public holidays to be observed in the
Australian Capital Territory from 2006 to 2010. Compiled by
WorkCover ACT
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Public Holidays (SA)
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This page has information about
public holidays to observed in South Australia from 2004 to 2010 |
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Public Holidays (WA) |
This page has information about
public holidays to be observed in Western Australia from 2005 to
2007 |
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Statutory Holidays (TAS)
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This page has links to information
about statutory holidays to be observed in Tasmania from 2005 to
2007 |
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Office of the Employment Advocate |
The Office of the Employment
Advocate's (OVA) primary role is to accept lodgments of
workplace agreements. In doing this, the OVA provides free
support and information to both employers and employees on
agreement making. The OVA is also available to assist employers
and employees understand the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions
Standard
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Construction
Industry LSL NSW |
Long Service Payments Corporation
quick guide to portable Long Service Leave in NSW |
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Construction Industry LSL VIC
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This body manages a portable long
service payments scheme for construction industry workers in VIC |
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Construction Industry LSL QLD
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The Portable Long Service Leave
Authority for the Building and Construction Industry in QLD |
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Construction Industry LSL WA |
This body manages a portable long
service payments scheme for construction industry workers in WA |
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Construction Industry LSL SA |
This body manages a portable long
service payments scheme for construction industry workers in SA |
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Construction Industry LSL TAS
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This body manages a portable long
service payments scheme for construction industry workers in TAS |
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Construction Industry LSL ACT
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The Long Service Leave Board manages
a portable long service payments scheme for construction
industry workers in the ACT |
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Industrial
Relations |
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Australian Industrial Relations Commission |
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The Australian
Industrial Relations Commission is an independent, national
industrial tribunal with functions such as assisting employers
and employees in resolving industrial disputes; handling certain
termination of employment claims; rationalising and simplifying
awards; and dealing with applications about industrial action.
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Office of Industrial Relations NSW |
Office of
Industrial Relations NSW is the State government entity
responsible for managing and advising in relation to the NSW
industrial relations system covering sole traders, partnerships
and employers other than constitutional corporations.
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Industrial Relations Commission NSW |
Industrial Relations Commission NSW
is empowered to determine the wages and conditions of employees
of sole traders and partnerships i.e. employers not being
constitutional corporations
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Industrial Relations Information - VIC |
Industrial Relations Information –
VIC is empowered to determine the wages and conditions of
employees of sole traders and partnerships i.e. employers not
being constitutional corporations
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Industrial Relations Commission QLD |
Industrial Relations Commission QLD
is empowered to determine the wages and conditions of employees
of sole traders and partnerships i.e. employers not being
constitutional corporations
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Industrial Relations Commission SA |
Industrial Relations Commission SA
is empowered to determine the wages and conditions of employees
of sole traders and partnerships i.e. employers not being
constitutional corporations
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Industrial Relations Commission WA |
Industrial Relations Commission WA
is empowered to determine the wages and conditions of employees
of sole traders and partnerships i.e. employers not being
constitutional corporations
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Industrial Relations Commission TAS |
Industrial Relations Commission TAS
is empowered to determine the wages and conditions of employees
of sole traders and partnerships i.e. employers not being
constitutional corporations
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Awards Listing all
states |
WageNet provides
historical
information on your
wages and conditions
from federal awards
up until 26 March
2006
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Occupational Health and Safety |
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Australian Safety and Compensation
Council
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ASCC leads
and coordinates national efforts to prevent workplace death,
injury and disease, improve workers' compensation arrangements,
and improve the rehabilitation and return to work of injured
workers. The ASCC also provides a national forum for State and
Territory governments, employers and employees to consult and
participate in the development of policies relating to OHS and
workers' compensation matters, and promotes national consistency
in the OHS and workers' compensation regulatory framework
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WorkCover NSW |
WorkCover NSW
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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WorkCover VIC |
WorkCover VIC
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state.
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WorkCover QLD |
WorkCover QLD
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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WorkCover SA |
WorkCover SA
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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WorkCover WA |
WorkCover WA
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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WorkSafe NT |
WorkSafe NT
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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WorkCover TAS |
WorkCover TAS
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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WorkCover ACT |
WorkCover ACT
manages the occupational health and safety obligations for all
employers in the state
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Comcare Australia |
Comcare is
responsible for workplace safety, rehabilitation and
compensation in the Commonwealth jurisdiction
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Tax Links |
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Australian Tax Office |
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Official site of
the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
The ATO is the
Government’s principal revenue collection agency, and is part of
the Treasurer’s portfolio. Their role is to manage and shape
tax, excise and superannuation systems that fund services for
Australians
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Inland Revenue NZ
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Payroll Tax NSW |
A site within
the Office of State Revenue about the rules and obligations for
employers in NSW in relation to Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax VIC |
A site within the of State Revenue Office about
the rules and obligations for employers in VIC in relation to
Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax QLD |
A site within the Office of State Revenue about
the rules and obligations for employers in QLD in relation to
Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax SA |
A site within
Revenue SA about the rules and obligations for employers in SA
in relation to Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax WA |
A site within
the Office of State Revenue about the rules and obligations for
employers in WA in relation to Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax NT |
A site within
the Territory Revenue Office
about
the rules and obligations for employers in NT in relation to
Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax TAS |
A site within the of State Revenue Office about
the rules and obligations for employers in TAS in relation to
Payroll Tax
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Payroll Tax ACT |
A site within
the ACT Revenue Office
about
the rules and obligations for employers in ACT in relation to
Payroll Tax
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ATO Fringe Benefits Tax Guide |
An extensive
guide from the
ATO regarding Fringe Benefits Tax. The guide
defines the various types of FBT, record keeping and reporting
requirements and various exemptions
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Individual income
tax rates |
Shows the percentage of
tax payable for each income bracket, for individual Australian
taxpayers, for the financial year 2005-06 and 2006-07
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Tax tables |
Provides a list of the
most common rates and tax tables to
determine correct
amounts of tax to be withheld
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Government Sites |
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Federal Government |
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Official website of the
Australian Government
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State Government NSW |
Official website of
the NSW Government
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State Government QLD |
Official website of
the QLD Government
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State Government VIC |
Official website of
the VIC Government
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State Government WA |
Official website of the
WA Government
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State Government SA |
Official website of the
SA Government
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State Government NT |
Official website of the
NT Government
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State Government ACT |
Official website of the
ACT Government
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Superannuation |
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ATO Superannuation Information |
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ATO page
regarding Superannuation Information including information on
reporting, regulation including downloadable forms
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SuperChoice |
Official
SuperChoice website
designed to guide all employees, employers, and professional
advisers through the introduction of Choice of superannuation
fund
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ASIC Superannuation Resources |
ASIC
Superannuation Resources providing information and guidance
designed to help you choose, manage and assess your funds
performance
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SPIN Register |
Search Engine for all
Superannuation Products and their corresponding Identification
numbers
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Superannuation Guarantee
- Employer Obligations
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The ATO's website
regarding the Superannuation Guarantee and obligations for
employers
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Superannuation Guarantee
- Workers Compensation
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The ATO's website
regarding the Superannuation Guarantee calculations for
employees on workers compensation
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Quarterly Superannuation
Statement
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The ATO guide to completing the
Superannuation guarantee charge statement - quarterly
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Choice of superannuation
fund - Standard choice
form
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An ATO Page featuring the Choice of
Super Fund
Standard choice form. With
this form you can choose the superannuation fund or
retirement savings account to which your employer will make
future superannuation guarantee contributions
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Human Resource Management |
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HRM guide - Australia |
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A good source
of information and articles on human resource management in
Australia by a well respected authority in the area
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hrVillage.com
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An
internet portal that offers free templates for commonly used
human resource forms as well as sample job descriptions, and
sample policies and procedures for an employee handbook
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Australian Public Service Commission
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this website features a section on 'Building organisational
capability' which includes links to pertinent HR information.
These include a HR Capability Model and program, as well as a
collection of case studies sourced from a variety of government
departments
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Australian Human Resources Institute |
The Australian Human
Resources Institute is recognised as Australia's leading human
resources professional body
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About.com |
An extensive US
site on a wide range of management issues with a detailed
section on Human resource Management
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Free Management Library |
A large US based
library of management resources including details on Human
Resources
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Equal Opportunity / Anti Discrimination In the Workplace |
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Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace |
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EOWA is the
statutory authority located within the portfolio of the
Australian Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace
Relations (DEWR). EOWA's role is to administer the Equal
Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (Commonwealth)
and through education, assist organisations to achieve equal
opportunity for women.
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Anti Discrimination Board NSW |
The ADB administers the Anti
Discrimination Act in NSW only. It handles 3 main areas; Legal
and Policy, Education Services and Complaints. The ADB provides
education services and provides advice to public and private
sectors together with community groups
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Human Rights Commission (VIC) |
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights
Commission helps people resolve complaints of discrimination,
sexual harassment and racial and religious vilification by
offering a conciliation process that is: confidential,
impartial, free and simple
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Anti-Discrimination Commission QLD |
Anti-Discrimination Commission QLD
promotes equality of opportunity and protects people from
unlawful discrimination, sexual harassment and public
vilification by handling complaints from people, and by
informing people about discrimination issues
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Equal Opportunity Commission SA |
Equal
Opportunity Commission SA is the body managing and promoting
equality of opportunity
for South Australian employees and employers
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Equal Opportunity Commission WA |
Equal
Opportunity Commission WA
has two major roles. The first is to
encourage recognition and an understanding of the principles of
equal opportunity. The second is educating the State on EO to
end intolerance, prejudice and discrimination in our community
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Anti
Discrimination Commission NT |
The
Anti Discrimination Commission
is the body
managing and promoting
equality of opportunity
and Anti Discrimination in the Northern Territory
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Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
TAS |
Office of the
Anti-Discrimination Commissioner TAS is the body managing and
promoting equality of
opportunity
and Anti Discrimination in Tasmania
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Legal Sites |
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SCALEplus |
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SCALEplus is the
legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian
Attorney General's Department. It contains up-to-date electronic
versions of all Commonwealth legislation
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New South Wales legislation website |
The
official NSW Government site for the online publication of
legislation
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Australian Industrial Relations Commission
decisions |
This database
contains decisions of the Industrial Relations Commission of
Australia as provided by the Department of
Industrial Relations from 1983
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Industrial Relations Commission decisions NSW |
Industrial
Relations Commission decisions NSW
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Law and Justice Foundation NSW |
The Foundation
is an independent statutory body working to improve access to
justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically
disadvantaged people
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Lawlink NSW |
Lawlink NSW
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Tax Boards
and Representative Organisations |
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Board of Taxation |
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The Board of
Taxation advises the government on a range taxation issues and
ensures the community is adequately informed about changes to
the tax system. The board is a non-statutory advisory body
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Taxation Institute of Australia |
The Taxation
Institute of Australia (TIA) is an independent taxation
organisation representing the interests and opinions of
specialist practitioners. Taxation Institute members include a
comprehensive cross section of leading accountants, lawyers, tax
agents,
managers and academics.
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Taxpayers Australia |
Taxpayers
Australia is a representative association that participates in
Tax Office consultative forums
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Association of Taxation and Management
Accountants |
The Association
of Taxation and Management Accountants is a representative
association that participates in Tax Office consultative forums
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Professional Associations |
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
(ICAA) |
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The Institute of
Chartered Accountants in Australia is a professional association
that represents the interests of Chartered Accountants
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CPA Australia |
CPA Australia is
a professional association that represents the interests of
accountants who have reached a particular level of professional
accreditation
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National Institute of Accountants |
The National Institute of Accountants is a
professional association that represents the interests of
accountants
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National Tax and Accountants Association Ltd |
The National Tax and Accountants Association Ltd
is a representative association |
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Training, Skills & Professional Development |
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Australian Apprenticeships |
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Australian Apprenticeships is the
new name for the scheme
formerly known as 'New Apprenticeships'. Under the scheme the
Australian Government incentives and personal benefits program
are still the same
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EdNA Online - Education Network Australia |
EdNA Directory Service aims to provide a
‘one-stop-shop’ directory
to relevant educational resources for all sectors of education
and training
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National Centre for Vocational Educational
Research |
The National Centre for Vocational Education
Research (NCVER) is Australia's principal research and
evaluation organisation for the vocational education and
training sector in Australia
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Group Training Australia |
Group Training Australia (GTA) is the national
professional association for the group training network of 120
Group Training Organisations around Australia
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Department of Education, Science and Training
(DEST) |
This site provides information about Federal
Government education, science and training and policies in
Australia
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Industry Skills Councils |
Industry Skills
Councils
support the development, implementation
and continuous improvement of quality nationally recognised
training products and services, including Training Packages
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Aboriginal Education & Training Directorate
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The Aboriginal
Education and Training Directorate (AETD) first came into being
in 1998 after the amalgamation of the TAFE NSW Aboriginal
Development Division and Department of School
Education Aboriginal Education Unit
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Centre for Learning Innovation
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The Centre for Learning Innovation
(CLI) promotes teaching and learning innovation throughout NSW
government schools and TAFE NSW. It is located in Strathfield,
Sydney
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Public Benevolent Institutions or Not for Profit Organisations
and Charities |
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ATO Non Profit Web Page |
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Page on the ATO
site with information regarding Non Profit status
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State government requirements - non-profit
organisations |
Page on the ATO
site providing an overview
of each State
and Territories requirements in relation to fund raising.
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Charities Definition Inquiry |
An independent
inquiry into definition issues relating to charitable, religious
and community service not-for-profit organisations.
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Calculators |
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Annual & Long Service
Leave Calculators NSW |
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This calculator will
assist you to
calculate a NSW
employees
accumulated
entitlement as per
the Annual Holidays
Act 1944 and
accumulated
entitlement as per
the Long Service
Leave Act 1955..
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Fringe benefits tax
(FBT) car calculator |
The fringe benefits
tax (FBT) car
calculator tool will
help employers
calculate the
taxable value of a
car fringe benefit
using either the
statutory formula
method or the
operating cost
method.
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Interactive GST
calculation
worksheet for the
BAS (Nat 5107) |
This worksheet
allows you to work
out GST amounts for
your BAS. Do not
lodge the worksheet
with your BAS. We
recommend you file
it with a copy of
the BAS to which it
relates. NAT 5107.
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Baby bonus
calculator |
This calculator
estimates the baby
bonus for a child
who was aged under 5
this year and was
born before 1 July
2004. From 1 July
2004, the baby bonus
was replaced by the
Maternity Payment,
which is claimed
through the Family
Assistance Office.
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Beneficiary tax
offset calculator |
This calculator will
help you work out
your beneficiary tax
offset.
The
beneficiary tax
offset is available
to taxpayers who
receive
certain Centrelink
benefits and
Commonwealth
education
allowances.
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Comprehensive tax
calculator |
This calculator will
help you work out
your tax refund or
debt on a given
taxable income for
the 2003-04 to
2005-06 income
years.
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Family tax benefit
calculator |
This calculator will
help you determine
if you are eligible
to claim the family
tax benefit and will
also calculate the
amount you are
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Foreign income
conversion
calculator |
This calculator will
assist you to
translate (convert)
foreign income into
Australian Dollars,
using either a
specific or an
average rate of
exchange for a range
of countries.
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HELP repayment
calculator |
This calculator will
help you work out
the amount of
compulsory Higher
Education Loan
Program (HELP)
repayment on
assessment
of your income tax
return.
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Higher Education
Loan Program (HELP)
voluntary repayment
calculator |
This calculator
gives you an
estimate of the
bonus you will
receive when you
make a voluntary
repayment towards
your HELP debt,
and the amount that
will remain after
your voluntary
repayment has been
applied.
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Home office expenses
calculator |
This calculator will
help you work out
the deduction you
can claim where a
home office is used
for income producing
purposes.
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Is your scholarship
taxable? |
This calculator will
help you work out
whether or not your
scholarship is
taxable.
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Low income tax
offset calculator |
This calculator will
help you work out
whether you are
eligible for the low
income tax offset.
It also calculates
the amount of your
offset if your
taxable income is
less than the low
income tax offset
threshold.
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