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 |
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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.