LibGuides: Law: Australian Legislation

Australian Legislation

*Authorised source of legislation

**Some legislation on the website is authorised

Jurisdiction	Link
Multiple jurisdictions	LawNow Legislation Citator (Lexis+) AustLII
Commonwealth	Federal Register of Legislation*
Australian Capital Territory	ACT Legislation Register*
New South Wales	NSW Legislation*
Northern Territory	Northern Territory Legislation
Queensland	Queensland Legislation*
South Australia	South Australian Legislation**
Tasmania	Tasmanian Legislation
Victoria	Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents**
Western Australia	Western Australia Legislation

LawNow (browse by jurisdiction) (Lexis+)
Legislation from 9 Australian jurisdictions can be browsed from this website. Links to relevant case law and commentary are also included.
LawNow (search by name or topic) (Lexis+)
To find cases and commentary on a piece of legislation search for the Act, scroll to the section then click on the View Legislation Citator link.
AustLII
A free database of Australasian primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals) and secondary legal materials such as law reform reports and law journals.
Lawlex
Includes a free keyword search function with links to the official legislation websites.
Legify
Legify takes you directly to an authoritative version of Australian legislation (Commonwealth, States and Territories).