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esearch for contesting tax assessments
advice on interpreting income tax legislation and tax
rulings
assistance in compliance with income taxation
department administrative requirements
research for preparing academic papers
library searches.
Facilities
extensive computer hardware and software
excellent library including 500 volumes on taxation, video
and audio tapes and facilities for computerised literature
searches
experienced and qualified staff with legal, accounting,
economic and computing backgrounds.
Using the Centre
The Centre runs on a fee for service basis and as a matter
of policy wishes its resources to be used extensively by the
community. The range of services offered should appeal to:
small and large businesses with specific problems
accountants or lawyers who wish to offer their clients an
extended service
entrepreneurs
investors
salary earners
retirees.
Centre for Urban and Social
Research
Chair
1. Pidgeon
Enquiries
Anne Tucker, 819 8825
Department of Information Systems, 819 8306
The Centre was established in 1976 as a vehicle to bring
together Swinburne staff with a common interest in urban
issues. The original objective of the Centre was to run
seminars and workshops for the general community. From
the early 1980s, the focus has been on applied and pure
research, with a particular emphasis on housing research. In
the 1990s, these activities have been sustained and
expanded but have been complimented by initiatives in
public sector training and education including the
production of workplace training modules.
The Centre emphasises the demographic, social and
economic dimensions of urban research, education and
training and policy development. As a result of the
accumulated experience of staff, a wide range of skills and
techniques is offered by the Centre including sunrey
research, needs analysis, social impact analysis, housing
market analysis, community profiles, population forecasting
and projections, development of training modules and multimedia
teaching programs, and policy evaluation.
Research themes of the Centre
Housing and urban issues, particularly the affordability of
housing, infrastructure provision and housing finance
have taken a new immediacy in the last two yeaB
reflecting a renewed concern at all levels of government
with these issues. The Centre has close contact with
senior officials, and politicians at all levels of government.
The Centre reinforces the University's research priorities in
terms of an applied focus, close links with industry, and
the integration of socio-economic analyses with the
technological. There is no equivalent urban and social
research centre in any university in Victoria, and few in
Australia, with similar objectives, competence or size.
The Centre is particularly concerned in translating its
considerable research knowledge into training and
educative materials for a wider audience hence the
emphasis on development of training modules.
Community relationships
Members of the Centre are involved in numerous external
committees and panels including Ministerial Advisory
Committees and Commonwealth Committees of Inquiry.
Some of these committees and other positions are:
Victorian Ministerial Advisory Committee on
Homelessness and Housing
Commonwealth Committee of Inquiry into Local
Government Approval Processes
Victorian Women's Consultative Committee
Melbourne City Council Equal Opportunity Consultatiw
Committee
Inner East Regional Housing Council
Western Region Housing Council
Design for Living Award Management Committee
Council Australian Consortium for Social and Political
Research
Victorian Health Promotions Foundation
Royal Australian Planning Institute
Technical Expert on Strategic Planning for the Metropolis
Association
Secondment to the Uruguay Government on Planning
and Housing
Commonwealth Urban Form Committee.
Centre for Women's Studies
Chair
T. Castleman
Faculty of Arts, 819 8466
The Centre for Women's Studies is composed of members
drawn from all divisions of Swinburne who have a wide
range of expertise relevant to gender and the status of
women.
The activities of the Centre include:
presenting short courses on topics which concern women
and gender issues (e.g., feminist theory, equal
opportunity Implementation, women and education) Such
courses are open to the general public
carrying out research projects which investigate aspects
of the status of women and social policy relevant to the
special needs of women
compiling educational materials relating to women's
studies for use in teaching courses on sex and gender as
well as for inclusion in existing courses
preparation of occasional papers.
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