| Secondary
Sources |
| Legal Encyclopedias |
Legal encyclopaedias provide comprehensive coverage of
statute and case law.
Legal encyclopaedias are very useful as a
starting point for research. There are two major loose-leaf legal
encyclopaedias on Australian law,
The Laws
of Australia (Via LBC Online only)
and Halsbury's
Laws of Australia. (available in print at
Footscray Park Campus and the Queen Street Law Library ) and
online via Lexis
Nexis AU.
Halsbury's Laws of
Australia:
Halsbury's Laws covers every subject area and
all nine jurisdictions. It is intended as a work of first reference
to aid the researcher at this level.
Volumes 1-28 are 'text
volumes' .Each contains one or more titles arranged alphabetically.
Volume 29 & 30 are reference volumes.
v29 contains the
consolidated index, v30 contains the consolidated tables of cases
and statutes.
The information is arranged according to paragraph
numbers. These appear in square brackets. The
first number in an
index reference, is the number given to the title, the number after
the dash is the
paragraph number, for example: [5-1820]
5
= Aboriginals
1820 = non-compliance with guidelines
The
encyclopaedia is updated by Australian Current Law-Reporter. The
'Halsbury's Updating
Table' in the Reporter cumulates, so check
in the latest issue.
The Laws of
Australia:
This publication consists of:
Main title
volumes: each title will have its own Table of _parent, Table of
Cases, Table of
Legislation and Index. Each title is updated when
required.
Like Halsbury's, the paragraphs are numbered with
square brackets. The number in bold indicates
the title number,
the number after the colon is the paragraph number. |
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| Loose-leaf Services CCH/LexisNexis
Butterworth's |
To ensure that the legal researcher has the most up to
date information, publishers such as Lexis Nexis/Butterworth's and
CCH, produce many of their publications in loose-leaf format.
These texts are in binders and as the law changes, the old
outdated pages are removed and newly updated pages are inserted at
regular intervals, according to a set of filing instructions. As
these publications are up-to-date, they are usually a good starting
point for research.
Subject areas that are covered include
immigration, EEO, administrative law, taxation, local government,
criminal law, contract, family law, labour law, and evidence.
Victoria University Library has many of these publications
in print & online . Check the library catalogue.
CCH
(Keyword search in the library catalogue);
CCH Online
(Access is via Library Student/Staff
ID/PIN)
LexisNexisAU/Butterworth's
(Once inside the database, select Commentary or
Services.
Access is via Library Student/Staff
ID/PIN) |
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| Government Publications |
Government publications include annual reports,
published reports, series and serials issued by
departments,
statutory authorities, royal commissions, commissions of inquiry and
more regularly issued reports of government departments. |
| GovPubs: The
Australian Government Publications Guide |
A guide to selected types of Australian government publications,
such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located
in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available
on the Internet. |
| Victorian
Government Publications (VGP) |
The database dates back to 1987. It lists all Victorian state
and local government publications which have been received and/or
processed in the State Library of Victoria in each month. Entries
for journals published more than once a year and annual reports are
included. |
Index
to Papers presented to Parliament (Available in print at the Footscray Park Campus
Library)
Parliamentary
Publications List. ( Via Parliamentary Library) |
Government publications form part of a numbered series known as
Parliamentary Papers.
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| Victorian Legislation
and Parliamentary Documents Home Page. |
Access parliamentary papers form the Victorian Government
website from 1996- |
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| Yearbooks |
| Yearbook
Australia (Available in print in the
Footscray park Campus Library and online via AusStats) |
Contains current statistical and other information on government
activities.
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| Victorian
Yearbook (Available in print in the
Footscray park Campus Library and online via AusStats) |
Contains current statistical and other information on government
activities. |
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