Subject Guides: Law: Home

Key Resources

Dictionaries and encyclopedias are a good starting point when researching a topic as they provide definitions, explanations or general overviews.

Australian Law Dictionary (Oxford Reference)
Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (Lexis Advance)
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Australian Legal Words & Phrases (Lexis Advance)
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Halsbury's Laws of Australia (Lexis Advance) - Encyclopaedia
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The Laws of Australia (Westlaw AU)
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Westlaw AU (Log in using your Student / Staff ID)
CaseBase Cases (Lexis Advance)
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CaseBase (Lexis Advance) - Abbreviations
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FirstPoint (Thomson Reuters Westlaw AU Guide) - Abbreviations

Locating Cases - Australia

Australian Current Law Reporter
CaseBase Cases (Lexis Advance)
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FirstPoint via WestLaw AU (Log in using your Student / Staff ID) This link opens in a new window

High Court of Australia Judgments (2000-current)
NSW Court Judgments & Tribunal Decisions
Unreported Judgments (Lexis Advance)
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Unreported Judgments (Westlaw AU)
NSW Supreme Court
AustLII

Locating Cases - International

ICLR.3 This link opens in a new window

The Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 [see: Gale Primary Sources]

Legislation

Australian Current Law - Legislation (Lexis Advance)
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Federal Register of Legislation
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LawLex (SAI Global)
LawNow - Legislation (Lexis Advance) (including Cth and all states)
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Legislation - New South Wales
Australian Parliament House (Bills)
Capital Monitor (APH Monitoring tool)

Australian Legal Databases

Australian legal databases of electronic legal information, including cases, legislation, commentary services and journals.

Lexis Advance [choose login below, this link to User Guides) This link opens in a new window
For Students. - Log in using your Student ID@student.westernsydney.edu.au
For Staff. - Log in using Staff ID@westernsydney.edu.au
Lexis Advance includes Practical Guidance and Lexis Advance - US Research & International. First time users are advised to select Pacific Research as their starting point.

Australian legal materials including key Australian Law reports and unreported judgments. Includes the Practical Guidance database. Lexis Advance has replaced LexisNexis AU and Lexis.com. To access Legal Express, register for a free personal account and make sure you have logged into a session of Lexis Advance.
Westlaw AU (Log in using your Student / Staff ID) This link opens in a new window
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Westlaw AU contains Australian legislation, case law, commentary, journals, news and precedents. Includes the National Construction Code.
AustLII: Australasian Legal Information Institute This link opens in a new window
The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) provides free access to Australasian legal materials includes; Cases & Legislation, Journals & Scholarship, law reform documents and journal articles.
CCH IntelliConnect This link opens in a new window
Covers commercial and company law, business law, taxation, property, torts, family and industrial law, and general business and commerce areas.
Checkpoint This link opens in a new window
Australian Product Case citator. Search or browse cases for details and digest; search across tax, accounting, finance and trade content.
AGIS Plus Text This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of law. Full text articles: 1999 - Present; Index: 1975 - Present.
LEGENDcom This link opens in a new window
LEGENDcom (LEGEND commercial) is a database maintained by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Border Protection which includes Migration and Citizenship legislation, policy documents, and the procedural advice manual (PAM). It provides current and historical versions of migration and citizenship legislation as well as migration series instructions, citizenship instructions, and legislative instruments.

See Govt. website for more information

International Legal Databases

International legal databases of electronic legal information, including cases, legislation, commentary services and journals.

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Provides researchers with electronic, searchable access to collections of the earliest legal periodicals, legal classics and older law reviews.
Westlaw Classic (International) (Log in using your Student / Staff ID) This link opens in a new window
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This platform includes International content and provides full coverage of statutes and regulations covering all 50 US states, and selected Jurisdictions international content from the United Kingdom, Canada, European Union, Hong Kong and Australasia.