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Can jemima prevent bitem from sending spam emails and recover compensation for the loss to her business? Sub issues 1. Whether the sender of the email is liable in any way – requires a consideration of what is spam and all the elements (commercial, Australian linkm consent, functional unsubscribe faculties, accurate info about the sender) Issue 2: Can jemima bring an action against Jono for invasion of privacy for publishing personal images of her on the internet? Sub issues 1. What is invasion of privacy 2. Elements of action 3. Does jono have any defences Issue 3 Can jemima have William declared a vexatious litigant to stop his legal actions

Secondary sources: Secondary source type

Textbooks

Context for use How to access Search strategy (i.e. what this this source (i.e. browse or source is useful search) for) Background knowledge, signpost, give you overview of substantial issues, Elements of an issue References – full of cases

QUT Library – Using index online search Proquest -limit jurisdiction - Table content - Index

QUT library Halsbury

Background Encyclopaedias information – (Halsbury’s, Laws of usually general. Lexispacific Aust) Westlaw Interpretations Good starting pointgood overview

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– Subject menus Refined search engines Bullion operators

Contains footnotes and references LooseWritten for people Hard copies, leafs/commentaries in legal practice Lexipacific and indicates how westlaw the laws operate. Practical guides. Journal articles

More detailed and more tailored approach to the topic. Critics how the law operates and gives recommendations.

Google scholars Westlaw LexiPacfic AGIS

Search in detail of terms needed. Not usually for the browsing

How people have interpreted certain laws. More specific than textbooks or encyclopedias Good for seeing opposing point of views Internet sources (e.g. government Background QUT reports, law reform knowledge, aids in Austlii, commission finding information reports) on statutes. Overview of how issues are addressed. Shows any inconsistencies within the law.

library, Searching specific topics and find all overview of the laws. Specific search or can be browsing for more information.

Legislation Federal register of legislation Authorised websites Find law reform commission reports Hansard Parliamentary websites

Relevance: - What is the secondary source about? - What aspect of the problem does this source of law address? - What jurisdiction does it cover? (Does it cver the law in another state or country) Reliability - Is the information provided in the secondary source accurate? - Is the secondary source up to date - Is the journal being used a ‘refereed’ journal (that is, one that has been peer reviewed by other academics) Authority - What qualifications does the author have - Is the author recognised by other authors as a leading expert in the area? Objectivity - Was the secondary source being relied upon objective and unbiased? - Does the secondary source appear to reflect different points of view or does it merely provide one side of the argument? - Does the discussion refer to work of other authors in this field?

Secondary source type

Research problem area

Search strategy/terms used

Textbook

Media law spam Torts privacy

Proquest: Giller v procopets

Civil procedure vexatious litigant Legal encyclopaedi a

Commentary/ Loose-leaf

Journal article

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Examples of relevant secondary source results

Relevant primary source (e.g. case, legislation) found in the secondary source...