Subject guides: Media and Communications: Media Ethics and Law

Government, Parliamentary and Legal Resources

AustLII
Freely available resources for locating Australian legislation and case law
Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
Locate the law and legal information on a specific topic and quickly locate relevant legislation.
Federal Register of Legislation
Whole-of-government website for Commonwealth legislation and related documents.
NSW Legislation
Official source for New South Wales Legislation
Parliamentary Library Research publications
Provides access to background papers and digests for current issues in Parliament and bills.

Press Council of Australia - Charter of Press Freedom
A Charter for a Free Press in Australia
Committee to Protect Journalists
An independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
Freedom House: Freedom of Expression
A non-profit non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights.
Reporters Without Borders
An international non-profit and non-governmental organization that safeguards the right to freedom of information.
UNESCO: Freedom of Expression
UNESCO works to foster free, independent and pluralistic media in print, broadcast and online.

Media Code of Conduct
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
Communications Council
Media Codes and Regulations for Television, Radio, Print, Outdoor and Cinema

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Regulates communications and media to maximise the economic and social benefits for Australia.
The Ethics Centre
The Ethics Centre is a not-for-profit organisation developing and delivering innovative programs, services and experiences, designed to bring ethics to the centre of personal and professional life.
Journalists Toolbox
Part of the Society of Professional Journalists since 2008, the Toolbox provides journalists, students, academics and others reliable resources for reporting, editing and verifying complex stories. Updated daily.
Society of Professional Journalists
SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
An independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

The Laws of Australia via Westlaw Australia
Law relating to the media is covered by many areas of the Law. A legal encyclopedia will allow you to locate legislative background and key cases that relate to media law in Australia.
Halsbury's Laws of Australia
A comprehensive legal encyclopaedia written in a clear, concise form covering all Australian law.