Recently looking into legal information about business structures for a joint venture I am working on with two other companies.
Below are some important links I have found that can be useful for businesses in NSW Australia;
http://www.swaab.com.au/publications/a1.pdf
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/About_us/What_the_Office_of_Fair_Trading_does/Fees/Business_names_fees.html
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Businesses/Business_structures.html
http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/act+12+1892+FIRST+0+N/
http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.aspx?doc=/content/15773.htm
http://www.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/start/legalcompliance/Pages/default.aspx
http://www2.search.asic.gov.au/gns001.html
Links Specific to Consulting businesses;
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/41384-2
Tax Links
<a title=”http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.aspx?menuid=0&doc=/content/25193.htm&page=51&H51″ href=”http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.aspx?menuid=0&doc=/content/25193.htm&page=51&H51″
Business Information Event Finder
http://events.smallbiz.nsw.gov.au/
Women in Business
http://www.inspiringwomen.org.au/
Linux Australia
http://linux.org.au/projects/grants