LibGuides: Law: Finding Cases Considering Legislation

Databases

CaseBase (Lexis Advance)
Type the name of the legislation into the Act/Regulation box. Limit your search by adding a section or provision in the Provision box.
Westlaw AU Cases Advanced Search
In the Legislation Cited (Title) search box type in the legislation title. In the Legislation Cited (Provision) search box type in the provision number. Where the jurisdiction is important select jurisdiction in combination with this search.
LawNow (browse by jurisdiction) (Lexis Advance)
To find cases and commentary on a piece of legislation navigate to the Act and section then click on the View Legislation Citator link.
LawNow (search by name or topic) (Lexis Advance)
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.

How to find cases considering legislation

Go to Cases in Westlaw and click on Advanced Search. In the Legislation Cited (Title) search box, enter the title of the act you want to find cases related to and in the Legislation Cited (Provision) box, enter the relevant section number.

1. In the Legislation Title search box, enter the title of the act you want to find cases related to, and in the Provision Number box, enter the relevant section number.

2. Include the Jurisdiction from the list to narrow your results.

1. In LawNow (browse by jurisdiction), navigate to the Act and section (e.g. Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s15AA). Click on the View Legislation Citator link.

2. Click on the Cases link to find cases judicially considered.

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