Legislation comprises of:
1. Acts (also known as statutes). Principal Acts represent new legislation, while Amending Acts are designed to update or amend existing Acts.
2. Subordinate or delegated legislation (including regulations, rules, by-laws, certain policies, proclamations and notices)
The official and most up-to-date source of information is via the Commonwealth or State legislation website in the table below:
| Jurisdiction | Link |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Federal Register of Legislation |
| Australian Capital Territory | ACT Register of Legislation |
| New South Wales | NSW Legislation |
| Northern Territory | Northern Territory Legislation |
| Queensland | Queensland Legislation |
| South Australia | South Australian Legislation |
| Tasmania | Tasmanian Legislation |
| Victoria | Victoria Legislation |
| Western Australia | Western Australian Legislation |
| Multiple jurisdictions* |
AustLII |
NOTE: AustLII is not an authorised source of legislation and should be checked for currency against the versions on the Commonwealth or State legislation website.
Search a Case law database to locate judicial consideration of legislative provisions.
