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Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Custody of children in Australia(1972-02) Geddes, Robert S.This thesis is written with the objects of sketching a general outline of the law of custody of children in Australia and of suggesting ways in which the law could be improved.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Control of international child abduction in Australian law(1990-12) Clarke, Ian Thomas Keith.This dissertation addresses only International child abduction. International abduction of children by parents is essentially a custody dispute carried across national boundaries.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Complaints against police : legislation and issues in Australia(1986-09) Pidgeon, Sue.Legislation governing the handling of complaints against police is a relatively new phenomenon in common law countries.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , A critical evaluation of the scope and policy of section 26 (a) of the Income Tax Assessment Act, 1936 - 1972(1973) Sweeney, Charles AugustineSweeney, C. A. |q (Charles Augustine),For forty-two years the Income Tax Assessment Act has contained a provision similar to section 26(a) of the present Act.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , The concept of preferential fishing rights in international law(1983-08) Gosselin, James.One of the most significant components of the regime negotiated at the Third United Nations on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) was that relating to the exploitation and conservation of living marine resources.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Countertrade : some issues in contracting, with particular reference to Australia and the Asian Pacific region(1988-09) Wedutenko, Alexandra Carmel Mary.This paper will outline some of the legal and financial aspects of constructing a countertrade transaction. Reference will also be made to government countertrade, both 'mandated' and 'invited'.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Inflammasome activation patterns and virulence factors underlie differential species-specific Listeria pathogenicityZhao, AnyaListeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii are two pathogenic Listeria species that share similar infection mechanisms but exhibit differential pathogenicity in humans and animals. L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii are intracellular pathogens that undergo phagocytic cell entry, endosomal membrane rupture, cytoplasmic replication and cell- to-cell spread in the host. L. monocytogenes infection causes gastroenteritis, meningitis, abortion and sepsis in humans and animals, whereas L. ivanovii infection causes these diseases except meningitis in animals, and only occasionally in humans. Based on these properties, L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii offers a unique model to investigate differential pathogenicity induced by closely-related pathogens. Previous research and my study have identified L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii are the only two among the 20 Listeria species that activates the inflammasome in macrophages. The inflammasome is an innate immune signalling complex that leads to inflammation and killing of pathogens. In this study, I compared inflammasome activation induced by L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii in macrophages and in mice. Bone marrow-derived macrophages were generated from wild-type (WT) mice and mice lacking inflammasome components and infected with Listeria strains. The levels of inflammasome activation were assessed based on analysis of multiple inflammasome hallmarks, including caspase-1 and gasdermin D cleavage, interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-18 secretion, and pyroptosis. To investigate the role inflammasome activation in systemic infection, WT mice and mice lacking inflammasome components were intraperitoneally infected with Listeria strains. The disease severity induced by L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii were assessed by quantifying mouse body weightchange, and bacterial burden in the liver and spleen. The levels of inflammasome activation were assessed by quantifying systemic IL-18 secretion. I have found that in macrophages, L. monocytogenes is sensed predominantly by the inflammasome sensor NLRP3, with a partial involvement of AIM2, whereas L. ivanovii is sensed by AIM2. L. monocytogenes activates the inflammasome with a delayed kinetics compared to L. ivanovii. The kinetics of inflammasome activation induced by Listeria is determined by their transcriptional activity of the virulence regulator PrfA. The transcriptional activity of L. monocytogenes PrfA is tightly-controlled, whereas the transcriptional activity of L. ivanovii PrfA (i-PrfA) is constitutively-active. Switching the tightly-controlled L. monocytogenes PrfA to the constitutively-active PrfA*G145S carrying a missense mutation accelerates inflammasome activation induced by L. monocytogenes, to a magnitude similar to that of L. ivanovii. In mice, L. monocytogenes induces PrfA-dependent inflammasome activation that underpins severe disease. Despite carrying a constitutively-active i-PrfA, L. ivanovii inefficiently triggers an inflammasome response and has an impaired ability to cause disease in mice. My study indicates that, in mice, Listeria infection is exacerbated by inflammasome activity and this difference in the inflammasome response contributes to the differential pathogenicity between L. monocytogenes and L. ivanovii. Identifying the interactions between microbial factors and the innate immune responses that promote or attenuate infection may lead to novel therapeutic approaches to control infectious disease outcome.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , A critical comparison of the United States/Canada free trade agreement and the Australia/New Zealand services protocol as they apply to cross border data flows(1991-02) Lennard, Michael.On the first of January 1989 two international agreements dealing with trade in services came into force. One was the United States/Canada Free Trade Agreement ("the Free Trade Agreement")* - which deals with goods as well as services.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , The common heritage of mankind : development of a concept(1984-01) Grinberg, Jaque.At the basis of international law lies the notion that a state occupies a definite part of the surface of the earth/ within which it normally exercises/ subject to the limitations imposed by international law/ jurisdiction over persons and things to the exclusion of the jurisdiction of other states.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , An analysis of the liability of the United Kingdom government under international law for damage arising from atomic weapons tests conducted by the United Kingdon in Australia at Emu and the Monte Bello Islands(1987-08) Nethery, David A.In the early hours of the morning of 3 October 1952 the United Kingdom carried out its first atomic weapons test in Australia.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , The administration of justice by courts martial prior to Federation(1964) Dainer, John Joseph.The purpose of this paper is to examine the manner in which Courts Martial functioned in the Australian colonies from the time of the First Settlement in 1788 until Federation.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , The neutralization of influenza virus(1960) Withell, JohnThe :interaction between virus & neutralizing antibody has been extensively investigated for aver three decades but the phenomenon is still not clearly understood.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Arbitration as a technique of resolving international trade disputes(1973-05) O'Keefe, Patrick J.Arbitration1 is a technique of resolving disputes. It operates by reference of the dispute to one or more persons for a decision which is final within the terms of that reference.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Article XIX of the GATT and a new multilateral safeguards agreement : an analysis of the Tokyo Round draft agreement on safeguards(1984-11) Grey, Valerie.From September 1973 to April 1979 the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations involving ninety-nine countries of widely disparate levels of economic development took place under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).^Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Aspects of Australian consumer protection legislation 1964 - 1974(1975-06) Maher, L. W.The recent emergence of consumerism as a major social issue has been rapid and dramatic and has prompted increasingly vocal demands for reform to overcome alleged injustice in the market place and to establish a more stringent code of corporate responsibility'Item type: Item , Access status: Embargo , Advanced Functional Materials and Systems for Clean Hydrogen and Energy Storage ApplicationsAbifarin, JohnsonHydrogen offers a promising pathway to decarbonize energy and transport due to its high energy density and clean combustion, yet scalable, safe, and cost-effective hydrogen production, storage, and utilization remain significant challenges. This thesis explores the potential of two-dimensional (2D) materials, particularly graphene-based and composite systems, to overcome these barriers through integrated experimental synthesis, post-processing, electrochemical evaluation, and data-driven modelling. Beyond hydrogen storage and generation, the research addresses broader energy applications, including lignin-derived three-dimensional hierarchical porous carbons for sustainable energy storage, cold thermal energy storage systems for efficient and low-emission cooling, and Li/Na-ion 2D composite anodes for high-performance grid-scale energy storage. Freeze-dried, annealed reduced graphene oxide achieved an electrochemical hydrogen discharge capacity of 15.41 wt percent, provided all things are equal, it surpasses graphenes theoretical limit of 7.7 wt percent, while green hydrothermally synthesized porous graphene reached 3.9 wt percent with high electrochemical stability. Structural optimization, including defect reduction and crystallinity enhancement, was critical for performance improvements. Statistical and multicriteria frameworks, including Taguchi grey relational analysis and Probability multi-response optimization, correlated synthesis parameters with material properties, enabling predictive optimization. Hydrothermal temperatures of 220-300 degree Celsius, reaction times of 18 h, and pH levels of 4-5 enhanced storage performance by over 30 percent relative to unoptimized systems. Multicriteria evaluation of 2D electrocatalysts revealed MoS2 and MXene exhibited low overpotentials less than 400 mV and high current densities up to 6800 mA/cm2, while optimization of ethanol steam reforming and water-gas shift reactions maximized H2 yield under feed flow of 2 mL/min, water-to-carbon ratio of 3, and temperatures of 300-350 degree Celsius, with water-to-carbon ratio contributing 59.2 percent to overall efficiency. Lignin-derived hierarchical porous carbon materials achieved optimal energy storage at carbon contents of 63-70 percent under hydrothermal conditions of 220 degree Celsius and 18 h, with pH contributing 33.3 percent to performance. Cold thermal energy storage systems optimized with fin height of 10 mm, spacing of 2.4 mm, and thickness of 2 mm showed a 20 percent improvement in heat transfer and 15 percent reduction in solidification/melting times. Multicriteria analysis of 2D composite anodes for Li/Na-ion grid storage identified top candidates delivering specific capacities up to 2000 mAh/g, cycle lives exceeding 5000 cycles, and current densities up to 10000 mA/g. By systematically optimizing material properties, processing conditions, and structural architectures, this work demonstrates how 2D materials and carbon-based frameworks can simultaneously enable high-capacity hydrogen storage, efficient electrochemical performance, and advanced thermal and electrical energy management. These findings provide a holistic, scalable pathway toward a hydrogen-based energy economy.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Burma's maritime zones : a case study with reference to the law of the sea(1985-08) Soe Thinn.The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma has a continuous coastline of 1385 miles which begins in the west on the border with Bangladesh running towards the south in the Bay of Bengal and then in the southwest along the Gulf of Martaban, ending in the south on the border with Thailand.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , AIDS : a public law perspective(1990-11) Watchirs, HelenThis paper examines the unique role the law has taken in Australia (and overseas, by use of comparative material) in responding to the AIDS epidemic.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , Air law - the case of KAL 007 : legal issues raised by the destruction of KAL 007(1984-06) Walker, June.Early in the morning of September 1 1983 Korean Airlines commercial flight 007 (KAL 007) was destroyed by Soviet military aircraft in the vicinity of Sakhalin Island USSR en route from Anchorage to Seoul whilst passing without permission through Soviet airspace.Item type: Item , Access status: Restricted , An Antarctic minerals regime : problems of delimitation(1987-04) Dawson, Scott.Since 1982 the Consultative Parties to the Antarctic Treaty have been engaged in negotiations on an international regime to govern mineral resource exploration and exploitation in the Antarctic.