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Government Legislation & Publications: New South Wales

Finding Explanatory Notes (ENs)

Finding Explanatory Notes online 1978 to present

 

Finding Explanatory Notes in Print 1987-2011

  1. You will need the name and year of the Bill.
  2. Volumes (by year) of 'Explanatory Notes for Bills passed' are available in the Governor Bashir reading room Lower Ground 2. (Call number: N348.944022/2).

Finding Explanatory Notes in Print before 1987

If available, Explanatory Notes (ENs) are bound with corresponding Bills (the Library's collection, while extensive, is not complete).

  1. You will need the name and year of the Bill.
  2. Check the Index to NSW Parliament Bills with Explanatory Notes 1922 to 1971 (see below) if the Bills are tabled in this period of time.
  3. Request the Bill or amending Bill (Call number: Q346.911/2) from stack storage. Volumes are bound by year.
  4. Within each volume, Bills are published alphabetically (by title) with the corresponding EN, if available.

Index to Explanatory Notes 1922-1971