The AustlII site can be used to search for and find primary content and allows you to either bookmark it or to retain the link in your own interactive data base. Legal resources may be found at many sites, some legal and some generic and sometimes one has to drill down through the site in order to find any legal search engine or the best legal search engine on the site. Many such sites do not contain an indication which is readily accessible of the data which is indexed in the site. Some such sites do not contain any information at all about the data which is being searched. As soon as you think you've got it all solved you haven't.
Encryption is a secure means of transferring sensitive files.
CD-Roms are old technology but a useful transition and are also useful in remote areas where there is no connection to the internet. Expect continual change. Australia has a substantial advantage in the use of technology due to its commitment to public access to the law. The Virtual Court , the Paperless Court and the Intelligent Court are all on the horizon. We need to focus on learning how to learn rather than learning the content.