LibGuides: Law: Extrinsic Materials

Extrinsic materials

Extrinsic materials are anything external, but closely related to the legislation being interpreted. This material includes:

Explanatory Memoranda (or the equivalent) relating to the legislation
Parliamentary debates (Hansard)
reports of Royal Commissions, Law Reform Commissions, Committees of Inquiry or similar bodies placed before Parliament during consideration of the legislation
reports of Parliamentary committees made during the passage of the legislation
treaties or other international agreements mentioned in the Act.

GovPubs: the Australian Government Publications Guide
A guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet
Commonwealth Explanatory Memoranda Index
The index lists all items identified as Explanatory Memoranda or as Comparative Memoranda from 1901 to the end of 1982 (1st–32nd Parliaments). From 1982, the provision of Explanatory Memoranda has been standard practice for government Bills introduced into the Commonwealth Parliament. A small selection of Explanatory Memoranda from 1982 has also been published and are linked ton this page..