Knowledge Centre

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• ACT Civil Administrative Tribunal ACAT - browse decisions of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
• ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal ACAT - access fees and forms, general information and previous decisions.
• ACT Court of Appeal - view general information, practice directions and information on the appeals procedure.
• ACT Courts - contains links to all relevant ACT Court webpages and information about court processes and procedures.
• ACT Government - access for general ACT Government information and resources.
• ACT Government Gazette - browse ACT Government gazette publications and notices from 1989 onwards.
• ACT Legislation Register - view Acts and Bills, explanatory statements and impact statements.
• ACT Magistrates Court - find hearing dates and times, forms and general information.
• ACT Magistrates Court Decisions - browse decisions from the ACT's Magistrates Court.
• ACT Supreme Court - find hearing dates and times, forms and general information.
• ACT Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Judgments and Sentences - browse judgments of the ACT's Supreme Court and Court of Appeal from 2002 onwards.
• ATO Legal Database - access case law (including decision impact statements) and ATO interpretive decisions.
• AustLII - access Commonwealth case law, legislation, ATO rulings and other materials including reports and papers.
• AustLII NSWLRC- view reports, issue papers and discussion papers regarding NSW law reform.
• AustLII QLRC - view reports, working papers and miscellaneous reports.
• AustLII VLRC - view all Victorian Law Reform Consultation papers.
• Australian Competition Law - overview of competition law, case summaries, and an analysis of competition legislation.
• Australian Consumer Law - guidance on aspects of consumer law for businesses and legal practitioners.
• Australian Contract Law - overview of aspects of contract and consumer law, case summaries, and an analysis of relevant legislation.
• Australian Guide to Legal Citation - referencing guide for citing legal materials.
• Australian Law Librarians Association - subject index to South Australian legislation.
• Australian Law Reform Commission ALRC - access final reports and consultation papers on areas of law reform.
• Australian Treaties Database - research treaties to which Australia is a signatory, or where Australia has taken other treaty action.

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• Bench Books Judicial Commission of NSW - contains directions and accompanying texts on various NSW courts.

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• CCH Daily Email Alert - provides information, software, and services that deliver vital insights, intelligent tools, and the guidance of subject-matter experts.
• ComLaw - Federal Register of Legislation containing authorised Commonwealth Acts and other related documents.
• Commonwealth Bills Digest - provides description of new bills brought into Parliament, including background information and relevant judicial decisions.
• Commonwealth Government Notices Gazette - access to notices relating to legislation, including proclamations and notices of government departments and courts.
• Commonwealth Sentencing Database - provides information about sentencing for Commonwealth offences.

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• Fair Work Commission - access cases, decisions and orders from the Australian Fair Work Commission.
• Family Court of Australia - view recent news and court lists and access forms and fees, reports and publications and recent judgments.
• Family Court of Australia Judgments - view lists of appeals and first instance cases.
• Federal Circuit Court of Australia - view recent news and court lists and access forms and fees, reports and publications and recent judgments.
• Federal Circuit Court of Australia Judgments - search for Federal Circuit Court judgments by date.
• Federal Court of Australia - access practice notes, judgments and forms and view the court calendar and recent news and events.
• Federal Court of Australia Judgments - access Federal Court judgments from 1977 onwards.
• Fee Fie Foe Firm - search engine that focuses on websites of Australian law firms - useful for locating legal experts, law firm bulletins, articles and press releases.
• Food Standards Gazette - access to gazette notices from Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
• Foolkit The Free Legal Toolkit - provides access to a range of free practical legal resources.

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• Google Alerts - email notification service for news articles, blogs and other content.
• Google Scholar - useful for locating scholarly articles.
• Government of SA Attorney Generals Department - view Acts, Regulation, Rules, Bills and Policies for SA.
• Government of WA State Law Publisher - view the Acts and Regulations for WA.

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• High Court of Australia - view recent news, court lists and judgments and search the registry and library catalogue.
• High Court of Australia Current Cases - view current case summaries and special leave results.
• High Court of Australia Registry - view case summaries, current cases and special leave results.
• House of Representatives Practice - comprehensive and authoritative text on the procedure and practice of the House of Representatives.

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• Informit - service containing journal articles on an extensive range of topics.

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• Jade - cutting-edge legal research tool, includes case law, legislation and visual legislative history. 
• Jade Alerts - cutting-edge legal research tool which includes case law and legislation - see here to sign up for alerts.
• Judicial College of Victoria - view the Civil Bench Book, Criminal, Sentencing and Evidence Manuals, and the Pocket Evidence Law.

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• Law Council of Australia - access to latest news about the legal profession.
• Law Reform Advisory Council - access a range of reports and publications by the ACT Law Reform Advisory Council.
• LawCite - collaborative database run by AustLII with journal articles, law reform documents and case law.
• Legify - collates authoritative versions of almost 14,000 Australian Acts and Regulations.
• Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory - access Bills and Hansard.
• Lexology - news and commentary relating to recently enacted and proposed legislation.
• Local Government Laws - search database of local laws enacted by councils across QLD.

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• Mondaq - provides legal, financial and regulatory information from over 70 countries.

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• NSW Case Law - view recent decisions from all NSW courts and tribunals.
• NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal NCAT - view latest news, quick links and general information.
• NSW Courts - view court lists, information about practice and procedure, publications and judgments and decisions.
• NSW Department of Justice Publications Research - links to major publications and research documents produced by the Department of Justice.
• NSW District Court - view court lists, forms and fees, general information and judgments.
• NSW Government Gazette - browse NSW Government gazettes from 2001 to present.
• NSW Industrial Gazette - browse gazettes from the NSW Industrial Relations Commission from 2001 to present.
• NSW Industrial Relations Commission - the official site for judgments and decisions of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission from 2001 onwards.
• NSW Law Handbook - preliminary guidance on areas of law in New South Wales.
• NSW Law Reform Commission - access publications from the NSW Law Reform Commission, including reports and consultation papers.
• NSW Local Court - view court lists, forms and fees and general information about common legal problems.
• NSW Mining Wardens Court Decisions - collection of judgments of the Mining Warden from 1971 to 2009.
• NSW Parliamentary Counsels Office - view Acts, Bills and explanatory memoranda from the NSW Parliamentary Counsel.
• NSW Supreme Court - view recent news, court lists, forms and fees, publications and judgments.
• NT Coronial Inquests - browse Coroner's findings from 1981 to present.
• NT Courts Library - browse judgments delivered by Supreme Court and Local Court judges.
• NT Courts, Daily Lists and Decisions - contains links to all relevant NT court websites and court related resources.
• NT Government Department of the Chief Minister - view Acts, Regulations, Bills, explanatory memoranda and Legislation history.
• NT Government Gazette - browse NT Government gazette publications and notices from 2011 onwards.
• NT Law Handbook - preliminary guidance on areas of law in the Northern Territory.
• NT Law Reform Committee - access a range of reports and publications by the NT Law Reform Committee.
• NT Legislative Assembly - view Hansard from the NT Legislative Assembly.
• NT Local Court - view general information, updates, fees and publications.
• NT Supreme Court - view general information, fees and practice directions.
• NT Tribunal Decisions - browse decisions from a range of NT tribunals.

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• Odgers Australian Senate Practice - detailed reference work on all aspects of the senate's powers, procedures and practices.
• Office of the QLD Parliamentary Counsel - view the Acts, Regulations, Bills and explanatory memoranda for QLD.
• Opinions on High Blog - university of Melbourne Law Faculty’s commentary and analysis of recent High Court decisions.
• OzCase QLD Historical Legal Collection - collection of historical Queensland legislation and other legal materials relating to Queensland.

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• Parliament of Australia - access Bills and Acts, Hansard and Index to explanatory memoranda.
• Parliament of NSW Bills - view the Bills of the Parliament of NSW.
• Parliament of NSW Hansard - view the Hansard of the NSW Parliament.
• Parliament of SA - view Hansard of South Australian Parliamentary proceedings.
• Parliament of Tasmania - view Bills and Hansard of the Tasmanian Parliament.
• Parliament of Victoria - view Hansard of Victorian Parliamentary proceedings.
• Parliament of WA - view Bill, explanatory memoranda and Regulations for WA.

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• QLD Civil and Administrative Tribunal QCAT - view general information, forms and fees, resources and past decisions.
• QLD Courts - view court lists, news, information about practice and procedure, publications and judgments and decisions.
• QLD District Court - view general information, fees and practice directions.
• QLD Government Gazette - view Queensland Government Gazettes.
• QLD Industrial Court and Industrial Relations Commission Decisions - browse decisions of the Industrial Court of QLD and the QLD Industrial Relations Commission.
• QLD Land Court Decisions - browse Land Court of QLD decisions from 1987 to present.
• QLD Law Handbook - preliminary guidance on areas of law in Queensland.
• QLD Magistrates Court - view general information, fees and practice directions.
• QLD Supreme Court - view general information, fees and practice directions.
• QLD Supreme Court Library - search all recent Queensland court and tribunal decisions.
• Queensland Judgments - search for authorised reports and unreported judgments by phrase, case name or citation.
• Queensland Law Reform Commission QLRC - access a range of reports and publications by the QLRC.
• Queensland Parliament - access Hansard of Queensland Parliament's Legislative Assembly.

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• SA Courts Administration Authority - view for general information on all SA courts including the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court.
• SA Courts Administration Authority Decisions - view items from the Supreme/District courts, Environment, Resources and Development Court, Sentencing remarks and Coroners Findings.
• SA Government Gazette - browse SA Government gazette publications and notices from 1999 onwards.
• SA Law Handbook - preliminary guidance on areas of law in South Australia.
• SA Law Reform Institute - access a range of reports and publications by the SA Law Reform Institute.
• SA Legal Archive Flinders University - browse Acts of Parliament of South Australia from 1837-2002.
• SAI Global Lawlex - provides up-to-date legislation for all Australian jurisdictions.

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• Takeovers Panel - access to relevant Bills, Acts and explanatory memoranda.
• Tariff Concessions Gazette - access to notices in the Tariff Concessions Gazette.
• TAS Courts - view general information, updates and publications.
• TAS Magistrates Court - view general information, updates, fees and publications.
• TAS Magistrates Court Decisions - browse judgments from the Magistrates Court of Tasmania.
• TAS Supreme Court - view general information, updates and publications.
• TAS Supreme Court Judgments - view Judgments and Sentences for Tasmania.
• Tasmania Law Reform Institute - access a range of reports and publications by the Tasmania Law Reform Institute.
• Tasmanian Government Gazette - browse Tasmanian Government gazette publications and notices from 2008 onwards.
• Tasmanian Industrial Commission Decisions - browse decisions from the Tasmanian Industrial Commission from 1985 to present.
• Tasmanian Law Handbook - online guide to the law in Tasmania.
• Tasmanian Legislation - browse Tasmanian Acts and Statutory Rules.
• TimeBase News - news and commentary relating recently enacted and proposed legislation.

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• VIC Civil and Administrative Tribunal VCAT - view information about process and fees and view decisions.
• VIC Civil and Administrative Tribunal VCAT Decisions - view past decisions and orders.
• VIC County Court - access for general resources including court schedule, decisions, practice notes and recent news.
• VIC County Court Decisions - read selected decisions such as sentencing remarks, judgments and rulings.
• VIC Magistrates Court - access for general resources including practice directions.
• VIC Magistrates Court Judgments  - access judgments and decisions across numerous Magistrates Court divisions via AustLII.
• VIC Supreme Court - access for general resources including practice directions, court lists and recent news.
• VIC Supreme Court Judgments - a collection of Supreme Court decisions, judgment summaries, sentences, class action details and proceedings from the Court of Appeal.
• VIC Supreme Court Library Journal Index - current list of holdings of journals, law reports and legislation in the Supreme Court Library.
• Victoria Government Gazette - view all the Victorian Government Gazettes from 1836 to present.
• Victorian Law Handbook - preliminary guidance on areas of law in Victoria.
• Victorian Law Reform Commission VLRC - access final reports and consultation papers on areas of law reform.
• Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents - view Acts, Regulations, Bills and explanatory memoranda.

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• WA District Court - view general information, court lists, updates, fees and public notices.
• WA District Court Judgments - browse judgments from the District Court of WA from 1996 to present.
• WA Family Court - view general information, quick links, fees and publications.
• WA Family Court Judgments - browse judgments from the Family Court of WA from 2004 to present.
• WA Government Gazette - browse WA Government gazette publications and notices.
• WA Industrial Gazette - browse WA Industrial Gazette.
• WA Industrial Relations Commission Industrial Appeal Court Decisions - browse decisions from the WA Industrial Relations Commission and Industrial Appeal Court.
• WA Law Handbook - preliminary guidance on areas of law in Western Australia.
• WA Law Reform Commission - access a range of reports and publications by the WA Law Reform Commission.
• WA Magistrates Court - view general information, public notices and factsheets.
• WA State Administrative Tribunal - view general information, quick links, updates, fees and publications.
• WA State Administrative Tribunal Decisions - browse decisions from WA's State Administrative Tribunal from 2004 to present.
• WA Supreme Court - view general information, court lists, updates, fees and public notices.
• WA Supreme Court Judgments - browse judgments from the Supreme Court of WA from 1991 to present.
• WA Wardens Court Decisions - browse decisions from the Warden's Court of WA from 2004 to present.