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Law Links
 
Law links and other useful reference pages
 

Main Sites

  • (AUSTLII) - Australasian Legal Information Institute - legislation and court judgements for most jurisdictions (Commonwealth, States and Territories). Includes commentaries and summaries on the law by bodies such as the Australian Law Reform Commission. Also includes a number of law journals.
  • ComLaw and SCALEplus (Australian Attorney General's Department) - legislation and ancillary documents and information for the Commonwealth and non-self governing Territories. ComLaw came online in January 2005 and contains the new Federal Register of Legistative Instruments and will eventually replace SCALEplus.
  • Weblaw - the essential subject gateway to quality assessed Internet resources for researching Australian law.
  • Law Internet Resources (Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library)
  • GovPubs - a selected guide to Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, with links to online resources and information about the holdings of Australia's National, State and Territory libraries. A historical description of each type of publication is provided.

Law by Jurisdiction

In addition there are some key resources organised by jurisdiction:

Australia (Federal)

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

  • LawAccess Online- A government service providing a single point of access to legal and related assistance services in New South Wales.
  • Lawlink (Attorney General's Department) - Information on New South Wales law and crime, as well as links to the Attorney General's Department portfolio agencies, courts and tribunals.
  • Legislation (Parliamentary Counsel's Office) - Full text NSW acts and subordinate legislation.
  • New South Wales Courts- Supreme Court, District Court, Local Court, Land and Environment Court, Coroners Court, Drug Court, Industrial Relations Commission, Dust Diseases Tribunal, Anti-Discrimination Board, and Administrative Review Tribunal.
  • NSW Law Reform Commission - Full text publications.
  • Parliament of New South Wales - Full text bills, speeches, committee reports, biographical information, Hansard etc.

Northern Territory

  • Department of Justice - All elements of the justice system except policing are within this agency.
  • Legislation (Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, Legislative Assembly, Department of Justice, and Department of the Chief Minister) - Full text Northern Territory acts and subordinate legislation.
  • Northern Territory Courts - Supreme Court, Magistrates Court, Coroner's Office, Lands and Mining Tribunal, Fines Recovery Unit, and Mental Health Review Tribunal.
  • Parliament of the Northern Territory (Legislative Assembly) - Full text bills, speeches, committee reports, biographical information, Hansard etc.

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

  • Department of Justice - Departmental resources, business units, consumer information, safety etc.
  • Legalonline - Victorian Government's legal information website.
  • Legislation (Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel) - Full text Victorian acts and subordinate legislation.
  • Parliament - Full text bills, speeches, committee reports, biographical information, Hansard etc.
  • Victoria Law Foundation - The Foundation is both a research institute and a grant-making body.
  • Victorian Courts - Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrates Court, Children's Court, State Coroner's Court, and PERIN Court; Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
  • Victorian Law Reform Commission - The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) was established under the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000 as a central agency for developing law reform in Victoria.

Western Australia

  • Department of Justice - Departmental resources, courts, births, deaths and marriages, publications etc.
  • Legislation (State Law Publisher) - Full text WA acts and subordinate legislation.
  • Parliament - Full text bills, speeches, committee reports, biographical information, Hansard etc.
  • Western Australian Courts - Supreme Court, District Court, Family Court, Liquor Licencing Court, Magistrates Court, and Children's Court; Office of The State Coroner, Sheriff's Office, and Tribunals.

Other Territories

Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos-Keeling Island, Coral Sea Islands Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Jervis Bay Territory

  • Legislation (SCALEplus) - Full text ordinances and subordinate legislation.

Legal Profession

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