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Using the Law Library

Legal Research Videos on YouTube

The ANU Law Library produces a range of videos to enhance legal research skills, to assist students navigate and find legal resources.

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Legislation

Reported Cases
How the law reporting process works and how you differentiate between unreported and reported cases.
Authorised Reports
The final step in the Law Reporting process and how to differentiate between unauthorised and authorised reports. Please see our video 'Reported Cases' for the first part of the law reporting process.
Deciphering Legal Abbreviations
How to decipher an unfamiliar legal abbreviation.

Case Law

Finding Australian Cases Using Case Citators
How to find Australian cases using case citators - CaseBase by Lexis Advance and FirstPoint by Westlaw AU.
Finding Cases from a Citation
How to find the full text for a reported case when you have a citation for the case.
Finding a UK Case
How to find the full text of a UK case.

Law Reporting

Finding Legislation
How to find and cite Australian legislation from authorised sources.
Tracking Legislation
How to track amendments in Commonwealth Legislation.
Legislation Judicially Considered
How to find cases where a section of an Act has been referred to, considered or discussed.

Last Updated: Sep 8, 2025 3:42 PM
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