LibGuides: Environmental Law: 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).

Environmental Legislation

A selection of relevant environmental legislation is listed on this page. For comprehensive access to Australian legislation you should use the legislation databases found on the Legislation page of the Law guide.

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Bill 1999
Text of Bill, Explanatory Memorandum, Bills Digest, and Second Reading Speeches.
Federal Environmental Legislation
Links to the full text of Acts administered by the Department of the Environment.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006
National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
Includes the Intergovernmental Agreement on the environment.
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
Water Act 2007