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First Principles of Business Law |
| Sources of law: legislation |
| 4. Finding legislation |
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4.1. Library and online resources |
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If you know the citation of an Act you have sufficient information to find it, either in a law library, or in an online database. In a law library. The printed volumes of legislation are usually collected in one part of a library. There are usually signs on the bookshelves showing what legislation is kept on each shelf. Ask a librarian for assistance if you can't find what you want. Online sources. A lot of legislation is available online, through the relevant legislature's website, such as the Commonwealth parliament's ComLaw at http://www.comlaw.gov.au. Most Australian and some overseas legislation are also available free of charge through online databases such as the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) at www.austlii.edu.au or Jade at www.jade.io. For help with how to search for legislation online, see the eStudy module 'Finding law online'. |
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