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You need to reference your work (identify the source of any ideas, quotes, or material you have used). To do this, you must use a referencing style.The Australian Guide to Legal Citations (AGLC), published by Melbourne University is used by the School of Law.
To view or download the AGLC click this link (167 pages)
ComLaw: free access to Commonwealth Act compilations and authorised consolidations of legislative instruments.
Lawlex: links to full-text Australian legislation on government sites and amendment/commencement information.
New South Wales Legislation : up-to-date access to consolidated NSW legislation.
Timebase : subscription database of up-to-date Australian legislation and full-text repealed legislation.
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Courts and Tribunals |
AUSTLII : free full-text legal material including unreported versions of cases and consolidated legislation.
County Court of Victoria : selected information on cases in the Court's civil jurisdiction since 1 January 1996.
District Court of NSW : decisions of the District Court of NSW from 2005.
Family Court of Australia : information about the Court, forms, court lists, judgment and Australian family law.
Federal Court of Australia : provides information about the Court, its history, current practice and judgments.
High Court of Australia : provides High Court Rules, forms, fees, information on the Constitution and publications.
Industrial Relations Court of Australia: a superior court of law and equity.
LawLink: provides judgments and decisions for the following New South Wales Courts and Tribunals: Administrative Decisions Tribunal, Court of Appeal, Court of Criminal Appeal, District Court, Drug Court, Dust Diseases Tribunal, Industrial Relations Commission, Land & Environment Court, Local Court, Medical Tribunal and Supreme Court
Local Courts : NSW courts dealing with civil matters <$40,000, family matters, juveniles, coronial inquiries etc.
National Native Title Tribunal : government agreements with Aboriginals & Torres Strait Islanders.
Refugee Review Tribunal : information about the tribunal and decisions concerning refugee applications.
Supreme Court of New South Wales: information about the highest court in NSW and case law from 1999.
Supreme Court Decisions, NSW 1788-1899 : Macquarie University project providing historically important cases.
Workers Compensation Commission (WCC): provides NSW decisions from 2002 to the most recent
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Societies, Institutes and Commissions |
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission : administers Trade Practices Act and Prices Surveillance Act.
Australian Industrial Relations Commission : AIRC decisions, awards, transcripts and related information.
Australian Institute of Criminology : full-text publications, conference materials and statistics on Criminal Law.
Australian Institute of Judicial Administration : judicial administration and education of the legal profession.
Australian Law Reform Commission : full-text publications and information about the ALRC
Australian Securities & Investments Commission : Commonwealth body which regulates financial services.
Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation: researches corporate law & securities regulation.
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission : issues of discrimination (race, sex, marital status or disability)
Independent Commission Against Fraud & Corruption (ICAC) : corruption issues within the NSW public sector.
Law and Justice Foundation of N.S.W : information on public policy and community access to justice.
Law Council of Australia : advises governments, courts and federal agencies on issues with the justice system
Law Institute of Victoria : aims to increase public understanding for the law and legal process in Victoria.
Law Reform Commission of New South Wales
Law Reform Committee of the Northern Territory
Law Reform Commission of Queensland
Law Reform Committee of Victoria
Law Reform Institute of Tasmania
Law Reform Commission of the Australian Capital Territory
Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
Law Society of New South Wales : professional association for legal practitioners in NSW.
Law Society of Northern Territory : professional association for the legal profession of the Northern Territory
Law Society of Queensland : professional association for legal practitioners in Queensland.
Law Society of South Australia : professional association for the legal profession of South Australia
Law Society of Tasmania : professional association for the legal profession of Tasmania
Law Society of The Australian Capital Territory : professional association for the legal profession in the ACT.
Law Society of Western Australia : the professional association for Western Australian barristers and solicitors.
NSW Bar Association : help finding barristers, preparation for the bar and advice on dispute resolution
NSW Industrial Relations Commission : judgments, awards, industrial organsiations and employee rights.
Redfern Legal Centre : community legal service, focuses on needs where government services are inadequate.
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Directories |
Aboriginal Resources Links : excellent links to Aboriginal sites both Nationally and Internationally.
FindLaw Australia : various legal information including links to legal research resources, cases and legislation.
Jurist Australia: site for research & teaching, includes information on law schools, conferences and articles.
Lawforyou: contains plain English legal information.
Lawlink NSW : NSW Attorney General Department site, full-text access to case law and NSWLRC publications
LIAC : aims to improve access to the law for the general public in NSW - free legal information, not advice.
Palmer's Oz Politics : guide to Australian politics and government
Wagenet : information on wages and conditions of employment in Australia for work covered by federal awards
WebLaw : subject index of legal websites produced by a co-operative of Australian law librarians
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Parliamentary and Government Sites |
Government Sites
Australian Capital Territory Government
Australian Local Government Association with links to over 673 local governments within Australia.
Australian Taxation Office legislation, rulings, bulletins, policies, decisions and other ATO resources.
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