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While it is clear that international treaties become part of Australian domestic law only once implemented by domestic legislation, it is less certain whether implementing legislation is required to incorporate customary international law into Australian law. This question is assuming a new importance as international law moves beyond dealing simply with relationships between sovereign nations to protecting the human rights of groups and individuals within states. Since the arrival of Europeans, indigenous Australians have witnessed enormous violations of their human rights. InNulyarimmav.Thompson, members of the Aboriginal community alleged that certain Commonwealth Ministers and Members of Parliament had committed genocide, and sought various remedies. Since Australia has not implemented the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by legislation, the case squarely raised the issue of whether customary international law, and in particular international criminal law, could become part of Australian law without the assistance of Parliament.

Field programs in which activities are carried out in scattered locations present special problems for documenting program activities and outcomes. When used in conjunction with other data collection methods, "activity logs" filled out by program participants can provide information which might otherwise be difficult to obtain. An example is presented of the successful use of such logs in one program, and suggestions are made for adapting this data collection device to other types of programs and for maximizing the utility of the information thus obtained.