People who are socioeconomically disadvantaged
Definition of people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged are those who are on low incomes who struggle to supply themselves and their family with food, clothing and shelter. Most would be on social security benefits. This group of people can include single-parent families, the sick, disabled and invalid people, elderly people, the unemployed, the homeless and those people who have been recently released from jail or those who are recovering from a drug addiction.
Texts
- The Law Handbook, 10th ed, Redfern Legal Centre Publishing, 2007. See chapter 29 Housing, chapter 41 Social Security Entitlements, chapter 45 Veteran's Entitlements,
- National Welfare Rights Network fact sheets, published by the National Welfare Rights Network. Available at www.welfarerights.org.au/pages/factsheets.aspx
- Shelter, Hot Topics 57(PDF 1608kb)
Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), 2006. - Child Poverty, Issues in Society 264, 2007. Overview of the issue and fast facts at www.spinneypress.com.au/264%20Child%20Poverty.html
- Who is missing out? Hardship among law income Australians, by Peter Davidson, ACOSS. December 2006. Available at: www.acoss.org.au/upload/publications/papers/5389__Info%20Paper%20missing%20out.pdf
- Australia's Welfare 2007, by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Published on 6 December 2007. Available at: www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10527
- Affordable Housing in NSW: Past to Present, by John Wilkinson NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service No 14/05 www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/publications.nsf/key/AffordableHousinginNSW:PasttoPresent
- The Poor in Australia: Who are they and How many are there? By Dale Daniels, Australian Parliamentary Library, E-Brief, 22 August 2002 www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/SP/poverty.htm
- Mutual obligation: work for the dole, by Peter Yeend, Australian Parliamentary Library, E-Brief, updated15 June 2004 www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/dole.htm
- Welfare review, by Peter Yeend, Australian Parliamentary Library, E-Brief, September 2000 www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/welfarebrief.htm
- Income poverty, subjective poverty and financial stress by Gary N Marks, Research Paper No 29, 2007. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Media - newspapers, magazines and journals
- AGISPlus via Informit. A database that includes the fullext of magazine articles. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
- Suggested search terms: single-parent families, homeless, unemployed.
- Search instructions.
- Proquest ANZ Newsstand. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
- Suggested search terms: single-parent families, homeless, unemployed.
- Search instructions.
- Infocus. You can purchase articles from the State Library, or ask your school or local library to order them. Tip: Select Legal Studies as HSC Subject. Search key words such as single-parent families, homeless, unemployed. (Get it : SL)
Websites
- NSW Guardianship Tribunal www.gt.nsw.gov.au/
- Office of Protective Guardian www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/opg/ll_opg.nsf/pages/OPG_index
- Mental Health Review Tribunal www.mhrt.nsw.gov.au/
Key legislation
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/dda1992264/
- Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/act+48+1977+FIRST+0+N/
- Mental Health Act 1990 (NSW) www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/act+9+1990+FIRST+0+N/
Finding Cases
- Index of cases from the Anti-Discrimination Board www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_et_legal_cases
- Administrative Decisions Tribunal - Equal Opportunity Division www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/caselaw/ll_caselaw.nsf/pages/cl_adt - decisions made under the Anti-Discrimination Act from 1998+
- Decisions made under the Disability Discrimination Act (Cth) www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/decisions/decisions.html
- Decisions of the Mental Health Review Tribunal are not publicly available.
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