Research Guides: Government Legislation & Publications: New South Wales: Acts and Regulations

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Acts and Regulations

NSW Acts and regulations

An Act (of Parliament) is "a Bill which has passed all three readings in each House of Parliament, received Royal Assent and become law" (from NSW Parliament glossary of terms.) Acts are also known as Statutes.

Regulations are made under the authority of an Act.

Online

Acts, regulations and EPIs (in force and repealed) via legislation.nsw.gov.au
Browse alphabetical listings of current and repealed Acts, regulations and EPIs via legislation.nsw.gov.au.
Select the Historical versions tab to find 'point in time' legislation.
Select the Historical notes tab to find amendments.
Acts (as made) 1824+ via legislation.nsw.gov.au
Browse alphabetical listings of Acts, regulations and EPIs as made via legislation.nsw.gov.au.
Acts (point in time) 2002+ via AustLII
Browse alphabetical listings of 'point in time' versions of legislation of the State of New South Wales via AustLII.
Regulations and EPIs (as made) 1990+ via legislation.nsw.gov.au
Browse alphabetical listing of regulations and EPIs as made from 1990 onwards via legislation.nsw.gov.au.
Regulations and EPIs (as made) 1832 - 2001 via Trove Government Gazettes
Search the NSW Government Gazette via Trove.
Enter name of an Act (in quotation marks" and the keyword 'regulation' in the search box, e.g. "Metropolitan Milk Act" and regulation, then click Search.

In Print

Acts 1913+
Call number: N348.944022/2. Onsite storage. Fill in stack request slip to access.
Acts 1862-1938
Call number: NQ348.944022/1. Onsite storage. Fill in stack request slip to access.
Acts 1824-1862
Call number: NQ348.944022/1. Onsite storage. Fill in stack request slip to access.
Reprinted & consolidated Acts 1943-2010
- Consolidation dates: 2005-2010; 1980-2004; 1979; 1943-1978; 1925-1978 supplement.
- Use the Index to reprinted NSW Acts (1950-2010) to find the date of a reprinted Act.
Regulations 1919-2009
Call number: N348.944022/3. Onsite storage. Fill in stack request slip to access.
Reprinted regulations 1981-2010
- Call number: 346.912/5. Onsite storage. Fill in stack request slip to access.
- Use the Index of reprinted NSW regulations (1981-2010) to find the date of a reprinted rules and regulation.

Indexes to reprinted NSW Acts and regulations held by the State Library

Online index of reprinted acts (1950-2010)
Index of reprinted NSW regulations (1981-2010)

How laws are made - Parliament

The law governs our lives from the day we are born to the day we die. So where do our laws come from?

This 10 minute video explains how parliaments make law, explaining the process of a Bill to an Act, how legislation changes over time, why the Commonwealth makes some laws and the states others, and delegated legislation such as regulations.

Developed by the Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC), State Library of NSW. Also available in captioned format.

Government Legislation & Publications: New South Wales

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Acts and Regulations

NSW Acts and regulations

Indexes to reprinted NSW Acts and regulations held by the State Library

How laws are made - Parliament

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