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Victoria Law Foundation – Online legal information guidelines
Country : AustraliaType of content : Online information Plain language and better communication resources to help you improve your communication skills.
Hall of Fame
In 2023, Clarity introduced its Hall of Fame. It recognizes someone who 2025 inductees Robert Eagleson Robert Eagleson for his groundbreaking plain-English work in Australia. Robert contributed extensively to the first plain-English legal document (a car insurance policy) in1976 and to the monumental report Plain English and the Law, by the Victorian Law Reform Commission. […]
Plain Language Action And Information Network (PLAIN)
A community of federal employees from different agencies promoting the use of plain language for government communications. It provides training, information on plain language requirements and guidelines, and plenty of resources and examples to get you inspired.
Plain Language Commission
A UK-based editing business • We give detailed editing suggestions on draft consumer contracts such as bank and credit-card terms and conditions, and hire-purchase agreements. This may lead to accreditation of the documents with the Clear English Standard logo. • We base our suggestions on more than 40 years’ work in the field. We aim […]
Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales
A foundation seeking to improve access to justice in New South Wales. It provides resources and guidelines for writing and useful guides to Australian law. The Foundation also publishes a monthly newsletter on plain language.
Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel
The government office responsible for drafting legislation. It has published a plain English manual and a guide on drafting clear and simple legislation.
Plain Language standards: A way forward
Published in The Clarity Journal 79 – 2018 The Plain Language Working Group is born – and gets to work The journey towards this options paper began at the 2007 PLAIN conference in Amsterdam. Three plain language organizations were considering issues, such as whether we should establish international standards for plain language, and what exactly […]
An ISO Standard for Plain Language: the back story and the next steps
Published in The Clarity Journal 79 – 2018 The Standards Committee of the International Plain Language Federation is working to develop an international standard for plain language through the International Organisation of Standardization. The Standards Committee of the International Plain Language Federation is working to develop an international standard for plain language through the International […]