Constitutional law
The Australian Constitution The Constitution of Australia
Litigation and court procedure
Childrens Court Act 1992 (Queensland) Court Procedures Act 2004 (Australian Capital Territory) Court Procedures Rules 2006 (Australian Capital Territory) District Court (Criminal and Miscellaneous) Rules 1992 (criminal) (South Australia) District Court (Criminal and Miscellaneous) Rules 1992 (general) (South Australia) District Court Act 1973 No 9 (New South Wales) District Court Act 1991 (South Australia) District Court Civil Rules 2006 (South Australia) District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (Western Australia) Family Court Act 1997 (Western Australia) Family Court Regulations 1997 (Western Australia) Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2005 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 High Court of Australia Act 1979 High Court of Australia Act 1979 Infringements Act 2006 (Victoria) Infringements Act 2006 (Victoria) International Criminal Court Act 2002 Judiciary Act 1903 Juries Act 1927 (South Australia) Juries Act 1957 (Western Australia) Juries Act 1967 (Australian Capital Territory) Juries Act 2000 (Victoria) Juries Act 2003 (Tasmania) Juries Act 2006 (Northern Territories) Juries Regulations 2005 (Tasmania) Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Act 2006 Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2000 Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006 Jury Act 1977 No 18 (new South Wales) Jury Act 1995 (Quensland) Justices of the Peace (Validation) Act 2002 (Tasmania) Justices of the Peace Act 1989 (Australian Capital Territory) Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (Northern Territory) Justices of the Peace Act 2002 No 27 (New South Wales) Justices of the Peace Act 2004 (Western Australia) Justices of the Peace Act 2005 (South Australia) Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991 (Queensland) Land Court Act 2000 (Queensland) Legal Profession Act 2007 (Queensland) Legislation Act 2001 (Australian Capital territory) Local Courts Act 1982 No 164 (New South Wales) Magistrates Act 2006 (Northern Territory) Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 (Western Australia) Magistrates Court (Civil) Rules 1992 (South Australia) Magistrates Court Act 1921 (Queensland) Magistrates Court Act 1930 (Australian Capital Territory) Magistrates Court Act 2004 (Western Australia) Magistrates Court of South Australia Rules (South Australia) Magistrates Court of South Australia Rules (South Australia) Magistrates' Court (Judicial Registrars and Court Rules) Act 2005 (Victoria) Magistrates' Court Act 1989 (Victoria) Magistrates' Court Act 1989 (Victoria) Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000 (Victoria) Small Claims Act 2002 (Northern Territory) Small Claims Tribunals Act 1973 (Queensland) Small Claims Tribunals Regulation 2005 (Queensland) Supreme Court Act 1933 (Australian Capital Territory) Supreme Court Act 1935 (Western Australia) Supreme Court Act 1959 (Tasmania) Supreme Court Act 1970 (New South Wales) Supreme Court Act 1986 (Victoria) Supreme Court Act 1995 (Queensland) Supreme Court Act 2006 (Northern Territory) Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932 (Tasmania) Supreme Court Civil Rules 2006 (South Australia) Supreme Court Criminal Rules 1992 (South Australia) Supreme Court Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 (Queensland) Supreme Court Rules (Northern Territory) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (New South Wales) Supreme Court Rules 1987 (South Australia) Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tasmania) The Federal Magistrates Act 1999
Administrative / Public Law
Archives Act 1983 Australian Citizenship Act 1973 Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Australian Citizenship Act 2007 Australian Passports Act 2005 Casino Control Act 2006 Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Queensland) Extradition Act 1988 Immigration (Unauthorized Arrivals) Act 1980 Immigration Act 1971 Local Government (Official Conduct) Amendment Act 2007 (Western Australia) Migration Act 1958 Migration Regulations 1994 Ombudsman Act 1974 No 68 (New South Wales) Ombudsman Act 1976 Ombudsman Act 1989 (Australian Capital Territory) Ombudsman Act 2001 (Queensland) Privacy Act 1988 Social Security Act 1991 Social Security Act 1991 Tourism Australia Act 2004
Criminal Law
Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 Bail Act 1977 (Victoria) Ciminal Code Act 1995 Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 (Victoria) Crimes (Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances) Act 1990 Crimes Act 1900 (Australian Capital Territory) Crimes Act 1900 No 40 (New South Wales) Crimes Act 1958 (Victoria) Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act (No. 1) 2006 Crimes Amendment Act 2005 Crimes at Sea Act 1998 No 173 (New South Wales) Crimes at Sea Act 1999 (Victoria) Crimes at Sea Act 2000 Crimes at Sea Act 2000 Crimes at Sea Act 2000 (Western Australia) Crimes at Sea Act 2001 (Queensland) Criminal Code (Mental Impairment) Amendment Act 2006 Criminal Code (Stalking) Amendment Act 1999 (Queensland) Criminal Code (Western Australia) Criminal Code 2002 (Australian Capital Territory) Criminal Code Act (Northern Territory) Criminal Code Act 1899 (Queensland) Criminal Code Act 1924 (Tasmania) Criminal Code Act 1995 Criminal Code Amendment (Anti-hoax and Other Measures) Act 2002 Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) Act 2005 Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorist Organisations) Act 2002 Criminal Code Amendment (Terrorist Organisations) Act 2004 Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 (Queensland) Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (South Australia) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209 (New South Wales) Criminal Procedure Act 2004 (Western Australia) Criminal Rules 2006 (Tasmania) Cybercrime Act 2001 Cybercrime Act 2001 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 No 226 (New South Wales) Drugs Misuse Act 1986 (Queensland) Evidence (Witness Identity Protection) Act 2004 (Victoria) Evidence Act 1906 (Western Australia) Evidence Act 1929 (South Australia) Evidence Act 1971 (Australian Capital Territory) Evidence Act 1977 (Queensland) Evidence Act 1995 Evidence Act 1995 Evidence Act 1995 No 25 (New South Wales) Evidence Act 2001 (Tasmania) Evidence Act 2006 (Northern Territory) Family Violence Act 2004 (Tasmania) Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (Western Australia) Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 (Tasmania) Misuse of Drugs Act 2006 (Northern Territory) Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act 1987 Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act 1987 Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 Patents Regulations 1991 Police Act 1892 (Western Australia) Police Act 1990 No 47 (New South Wales) Police Act 1998 (South Australia) Police Service Act 2003 (Tasmania) Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Spam Act 2003 Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002 Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2002 (Queensland) Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2002 (South Australia) Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2002 (Tasmania) Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2002 (Western Australia) Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2002 No 114 (New South Wales) Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2003 Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Act 2006 (Australian Capital Territory) Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 No 115 (New South Wales) Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2005 (South Australia) Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2006 (Western Australia) Witness Protection Act 1996 (South Australia) Witness Protection Act 2000 (Tasmania)
Civil Law
Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Queensland) Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Queensland) Adoption Act 1994 (Western Australia) Adoption Act 2000 (New South Wales) Adoption Regulations 1995 (Western Australia) Adoption of Children Act 1964 (Queensland) Civil Law (Wrongs) Amendment Act 2006 Civil Liability Act 1936 (South Australia) Civil Liability Act 2002 (New South Wales) Civil Liability Act 2002 (Tasmania) Civil Liability Act 2002 (Western Australia) Civil Liability Act 2003 (Queensland) Family Law Act 1975 Family Law Act 1975 Family Law Amendment Act 2005 Family Law Regulations 1984 Land Acquisition Act 1993 (Tasmania) Land Act 1994 (Queensland) Land Titles Act 1980 (Tasmania) Lands Acquisition Act 1989 Lands Acquisition Act 2004 (Northern Territory) Marriage Act 1961 Marriage Amendment Act 2002 Marriage Regulations 1963 Property Law Act 1974 (Queensland) Real Property Act 1886 (South Australia) Succession Amendment Act 2006 (Queensland)
Commercial Law
Fair Trading Act 1987 (Western Australia) Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 Consumer Affairs Act 1988 (Tasmania) Consumer Affairs and Fair Tradings Act (Northern Territory) Consumer Credit and Trade Measurement Amendment Act 2006 (Queensland) Consumer Transactions Act 1972 (South Australia) Fair Trading (Consumer Contracts) Act 2004 (victoria) Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68 (New South Wales) Fair Trading Act 1989 (Queensland) Fair Trading Act 1990 (Tasmania) Fair Trading Act 1992 (Australian Capital Territory) Fair Trading Act 1999 (Victoria) Mercantile Law Act 1935 (Tasmania) Mercantile Law Act 1962 (Australian Capital Territory) Prices Act 1948 (South Australia) Prices Regulation Act 1948 No 26 (New South Wales) Sale of Goods Act 1895 (South Australia) Sale of Goods Act 1895 (Western Australia) Sale of Goods Act 1896 (Queensland) Sale of Goods Act 1896 (Tasmania) Sale of Goods Act 1923 No 1 (New South Wales) Sale of Goods Act 1954 (Australian Capital Territory) Sale of Goods Act 1999 (Northern Territory)
Company law
Companies Act 1981 Company Law Review Act 1998 Corporations Act 2001 Corporations Act 2001 Corporations Regulations 2001 Fair Trading Act 1987 (South Australia) International Trade Integrity Act 2007 No. 147, 2007 Trade Practices Act 1974 Trade Practices Act 1974,
Labor Law
Employment services Act 1994 Loan Act 1996 Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Amendment Act 2006 Workplace relations Act 1996
Health law
Aged Care Act 1997 Controlled Substances Act 1984. (South Australia) Food Act 2001 (Australian Capital Territory) Food Act 2001 (South Australia) Food Act 2003 (Tasmania) Food Act 2003 No 43 (new South Wales) Food Act 2005 (Northern Territory) Food Act 2006 (Queensland) Food Regulation 2006 (Queensland) Health Act 1911 (Western Australia) Health Act 1937 (Queensland) Health Act 1993 (Australian Capital Territory) Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998 Health Insurance Act 1975 Meat Hygiene Act 1985 (Tasmania) Mental Health Act 1990 No 9 (New South Wales) Mental Health Act 1993 (South Australia) Mental Health Act 1996 (Tasmania) Mental Health Act 1996 (Western Australia) Mental Health Act 2000 (Queensland) Mental Health And Related Services Act (Northern Territory) National Health Act 1976 Private Health Insurance Act 2007 Public Health Act 1991 No 10 (New South Wales) Public Health Act 2005 (Northern Territory) Public Health Act 2005 (Queensland) Public Health Regulation 2005 (Queensland)
Mining Law
Coal Mines Regulation Act 1982 No 67 (New South Wales) Coal Mining Industry Act 1992 Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 (Queensland) Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Queensland) Mineral Resources Regulations 2006 (Tasmania) Minerals (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 Mining (Strategic Prospectivity Zones) Act 1993 (Tasmania) Mining Act 1971 (South Australia) Mining Act 1978 (Western Australia) Mining Act 1992 No 29 (New South Wales) Mining Act 2005 (Northern Territory) Offshore Minerals Act 1998 (Queensland) Offshore Minerals Act 2000 (South Australia) Opal Mining Act 1995 (South Australia)
Insurance Law
Insurance Act 1973
Tax law
A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1914 Customs Act (No. 2) 1975 Customs Act 1975 Customs Regulations 1926 Excise Act 1974 Fuel Tax Act 2006 Income Tax (Companies And Superannuation Funds) Act 1980 Income Tax (Individuals) Act 1985 Income Tax Act 1986 Income Tax Act 1986 Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 International Tax Agreements Act 1953 Land Sales Act 1984 (Queensland) Land Tax Act 1936 (South Australia) Land Tax Act 1956 No 27 (New South Wales) Land Tax Act 2000 (Tasmania) Land Tax Act 2002 (Western Australia) Land Tax Act 2004 (Australian Capital Territory) Land Tax Act 2005 (Victoria) Sales Tax Act (No. 11A) 1985 Tax Law Improvement Act 1997
Banking law
Banking Act 1974 Bankruptcy Act 1966 Cheques Act 1986 Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 Future Fund Act 2006 Securities Industry Act 1980 Trusts Act 1991
Communications and Media Law
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006 Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Act 2006 Broadcasting and Television Act 1974 Electronic Transactions Act 1999 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Postal Services Act 1975 Radio communications Act 1992 Radiocommunications Act 1983 Spam Act 2003 Telecommunications Act 1997 Telecommunications Act 1997
Transport and Maritime Law
Admiralty Act 1988 Air Navigation Act 1920 Airspace Act 2007 Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 Civil Aviaction Act 1988 Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 Crimes at Sea Act (Northern Territory) Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 Interstate Road Transport Act 1985 Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 Marine Insurance Act 1909 Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002 Maritime Transport Security Act 2003 Maritime Transport Security Amendment Act 2005 Protection Of The Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Amendment Act 2006 Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1996 (Queensland) Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1997 (Tasmania) Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1997 (Western Australia) Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1997 No 92 (New South Wales) Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1998 (South Australia) Sea-carriage Documents Act 1998 (Northern Territory) Shipping Registration Act 1981 Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 (tasmania)
Environmental Law
Biological Control Act 1984 Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005 Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006 (Northern Territory) Environment Protection (Amendment) Act 2006 (Victoria) Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations Environment Protection Act 1993 (South Australia) Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (Tasmania) Environmental Protection Act 1994 Forestry Act 1916 No 55 (New South Wales) Forestry Act 1920 (Tasmania) Forestry Act 1950 (South Australia) Forestry Act 1959 (Queensland) Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Regulations 1996 Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 (Tasmania) National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 Nuclear Facilities Prohibition Act 2007 (Queensland) Ozone Protection Act 1989 The Law on Sea Dumping Water (Governance) Act 2006 (Victoria) Water (Resource Management) Act 2005 (Victoria) Water Act 2000 (Queensland) Water Act 2007 Water Management Act 1999 (Tasmania) Water Resources Act 1997 (South Australia) Wilderness Protection Act 1992 (South Australia) Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 Wildlife Regulations 1999 (Tasmania)
Intellectual Property Law
Advance Australia Logo Protection Act 1984 Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 Circuit Layouts Act 1989 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905. Copyright Act 1968 Copyright Act 1968 (AUSTLII) Designs Act 1906 Designs Act 1906 (old Act) Designs Act 2003 (new Act) Designs Regulations 1982 (old Act Regulations) Designs Regulations 2004 (new Act Regulations) Division 7 of Part V of the Copyright Act 1968 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 2005 Part 13 of the Trade Marks Act 1995, Patents Act 1990 Patents Act 1990 (AUSTLII) Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations 1994 Plant Breeder’s Rights Act (No. 110 of 1994 as amended in 2002) Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996 The Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 Trade Marks Act 1995 (AUSTLII) Trade Marks Act 1995 except Part 13 which the Australian Customs Service administers Trade Marks Regulations 1995
Energy law
Australian Energy Market Act 2004 Biofuel (Ethanol Content) Act 2007 (New South Wales) Electricity Act 1945 (Western Australia) Electricity Act 1994 (Queensland) Electricity Act 1996 (South Australia) Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Victoria) Electricity Regulation 2006 (Queensland) Electricity Supply Act 1995 No 94 (New South Wales) Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995 (Tasmania) Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 Gas Act 1997 (South Australia) Gas Act 2000 (Tasmania) Gas Industry Act 2001 (Victoria) Gas Safety Act 2000 (Australian Capital Territory) Gas Supply Act 1996 No 38 (New South Wales) Gas Supply Act 2003 (Queensland) Offshore Petroleum Act 2006 Petroleum Act 1967 (Western Australia) Petroleum Act 1998 (Victoria) Petroleum Act 2005 (Northern Territory) Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987 Petroleum Revenue Act 1985 Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2006
Construction law
Building Amendment Act 2007 (Victoria) Building Industry Act 1985
State Code
STATE: ACT Australian Capital Territory legislation STATE: New South Wales Legislation STATE: Northern Territory legislation STATE: Queensland legislation STATE: South Australia legislation STATE: Tasmanian Legislation STATE: Victorian Legislation STATE: Western Australia Legislation
Law Sources
Australasian Legal Information Institute ComLaw (legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department) Australian Capital territory Legislation Australian Maritime Safety Authority BillsNet (Parliament of Australia) Commonwealth Consolidated Legislation from Australasian Legal Information Institute - Alphabetical listing of Acts Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Department of Education, Science and Training Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Department of Finance and Administration Department of Health and Ageing Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources Department of the Environment and Heritage Department of the Treasury Foolkit : A Lawyer's Toolkit Law & Justice Foundation of NSW Lawlex LexisNexis Butterworths Online National Competition Council NiuMedia Pacific (tasInLaw) Tasmanian Law Reserve Bank of Australia The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Weblaw Weblaw Law of the Sea legislation