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Legal Studies - HSC
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Temporary closure of the Macquarie Street building
The Macquarie Street building, including the Bashir Reading Room, is temporarily closed for a major refurbishment until late 2025.
During the building work, all reading room services (except study rooms and the Children’s Library), along with a temporary bookshop and cafe, are available in the Mitchell building.
To access collection material please visit the temporary Bashir Reading Room in the Mitchell building or visit the Special Collections area in the Mitchell Library Reading Room to request original material.
For more information and FAQs, visit Transforming the Macquarie Street building.
About the guide
This guide brings together the essential resources for studying Preliminary and HSC Legal Studies into one place.
These resources will help you to find relevant legislation, cases, journal articles, research papers and media reports that you can use to support your research.
Where to begin your research
Always start your research with the Begin your HSC legal studies research tab. Here you'll find resources to help you to develop an understanding about your topic. Explore the other tabs to dive deeper into your topic.
The law is constantly changing and finding current information is vital. Use newspapers, journals, legislation, cases and government reports to find the latest information.
HSC at the Library
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Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room [Library website]
The Library's HSC Resources shelves are on Lower Ground 2 of the Governor Marie Bashir Reading Room. This is where you'll find HSC resources such as study guides.
Please note: Temporary closure of the Macquarie Street building. During the building work, all reading room services are available in the Mitchell building. -
Search the library's collections [Library catalogue]
We also have resources in other areas of the Library, including stack storage. Search the catalogue to request material from stack storage.
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Find Legal Answers
Visit Find Legal Answers to find current and easy to understand information about the law in NSW.