The Library Bulletin

Misinformation is one of the most prevalent byproducts of the information era we live in. The mainstream media, social media, wikipedia and the internet in general have made urban legends, rumours and half truths easier to spread like wildfire.

Enter the fact-checking website Snopes.com, which was launched to investigate, debunk and or confirm urban legends and rumours. Now, with even US presidential candidates repeating fake stories from the web, its co-founder David Mikkelson says ‘the bilge is rising faster than you can pump’ The existence of Snopes and similar sites like FactCheck.Org, TruthOrFiction.com and PolitiFact.com raises several questions: who produces the bilge? Why do people share it? And how much should we trust those who blow the whistle?

Read the full story here via the Guardian

The Bar Association library is introducing the Bar Library Bulletin, a weekly current awareness service to assist our library patrons to keep up-to-date with new publications and developments. The Bulletin will feature news; the latest books, journals and reports acquired by the library; NSW government Gazette links; legislation watch and more. To subscribe to the library bulletin log onto the library website.

• Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2015 Published: 1 August 2016
• Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 Published: 1 August 2016
• Criminal Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Public Safety) Act 2016 No 16 Published: 30 July 2016
• Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2013 Published: 29 July 2016
• Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 No 23 Published: 29 July 2016
• Criminal Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Public Safety) Act 2016 No 16 Published: 29 July 2016
• Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 No 57 Published: 29 July 2016

• Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 - Charitable Fundraising Amendment (Scripture Union NSW) Regulation 2016 (2016-459) Published: 29 July 2016
• Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 - Children (Detention Centres) Amendment (Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre) Order 2016 (2016-460) Published: 29 July 2016
• Children and Young Persons (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2000 - Community Services Accreditation Order 2016 (2016-461) Published: 29 July 2016
• Conveyancing Act 1919 - Conveyancing (General) Amendment (Easements in Gross) Regulation 2016 (2016-462) Published: 29 July 2016
• Criminal Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Public Safety) Act 2016 - Commencement Proclamation (2016-458) Published: 29 July 2016

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This week's latest Law Reports:

• NSW Law Reports 2015; Vol 90, Part 4
• The South Australian State Reports; Vol 124, Part 4
• State Reports(Western Australia) Vol 87
• Building Law Reports; Part 5, 2016
• Federal Court Reports; Vol 237, Part 4
• Commonwealth Law Reports; Vol 255, Part 2
• Lloyd's Law Reports 2016 Part 10

• Law Society Journal (August)
• Alternative Law Journal 41(2)
• Indigenous Law Bulletin 8(24)
• Commercial Law Quarterly 30(1)
• Australian Journal of Public Administration 75(2)
• Federal Law Review 44(1)

The Anthropodermic Book Project, a group of researchers that analyzes books rumored to be bound in human skin have discovered numerous titles, some dating back as far as the 16th century. “There was the perception that if they could not serve society adequately in their lives, they could then be of service in their deaths.” More on this story via nautilus

AustLII has launched its Myanmar/Burma databases on AsianLII
The databases are now available here via AsianLII. The Introduction to their content and use can be found here