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This guide will help you find out about the Australian legal system, doing legal research, and finding cases, legislation and commentary about the law on a subject or topic.
This guide has been developed by staff of the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW. The State Library holds an extensive collection of case law, legislation and looseleaf publications.
Where do laws come from?
Discover in 10 minutes how a Bill becomes an Act, how legislation changes over time, and why some laws are made by the Commonwealth and others by the states.
Captioned version also available.
Developed by LIAC, State Library of NSW
Legislation is a major source of law. Courts are the other source.
In this 10 minutes video you'll also find out about the court hierarchy, and the courts' and tribunals' jurisdictions.
Developed by LIAC, State Library of NSW
Captioned version also available.
Search the State Library catalogue to find information about parliamentary procedure. One useful publication about the Senate:
