Help with Navigation and Menus
Navigation
Navigation refers to the features built into this website which help you move around the site and locate the information you require. In this site the main navigation features are:
Subject Navigation - the Left Hand Menu
The subject navigation is located on the left hand side of every page. It provides a topic based way of browsing for content.
Each subject is sub-divided into sub-topics. Click on a subject term in the left hand menu for any sub-topics for that term to display. Sub-topics are displayed in another colour. Up to three levels of sub-topics can be displayed in this manner.
To browse the full list of topics select the Site Map on the Utility bar.
Utility Bar - Top Horizontal Menu
The Utility bar provides access to features which help you use this site. It includes:
- Home - takes you to the home (or front) page of this site.
- Site Map - a listing of all major site areas. The site is primarily arranged by topic.
- Accessibility - this site area provides information on how people with a disability can access this site and features that have been incorporated into the site to aid this process.
- Contact - key contact details for the Sentencing Advisory Council.
- Feedback - provides access to a form through which you can provide feedback on any aspect of this site.
- Help - provides information on using this site.
Format Bar - Middle Horizontal Menu
This menu provides you with access to information on this site according to its format.
- Publications - provides an alphabetical listing of all publications available via this site.
- Links - provides an alphabetical listing of all internet sites referenced on this site.
- Legislation - provides an alphabetical listing of links to Victorian and Commonwealth legislation, referenced on this site.
Menus
In this site most pages contain right-hand menus which provide links to related content. This content falls into the following categories:
- Related pages - other pages in this site which have content which is relevant to the page you are currently viewing.
- Related publications - publications relevant to the page you are currently viewing. It may include publications which have been referred to in the text Each publications page will either provide the publication as a download or will provide details of how you can go about obtaining a copy of the publication.
- Related weblinks and legislation - lists both Sentencing Advisory Council or external websites which may be relevant to the page you are viewing.
Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs are a series of links located at the top of each content page. They show you exactly where the page you are currently viewing is located in the site. You can click on any of the terms in the breadcrumb trail to visit that site area.