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Acts/Ordinances/Statutes

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• Australia (Commonwealth)
• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

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Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Australia (Commonwealth)

Current Series:	Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia; 1901- Acts of the Parliament, Commonwealth of Australia: [reprints of laws in force]; c. 1973-
Previous Series:	Acts of the Australian Parliament, 1901-1973 [consolidation]
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia; 2001 The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Commonwealth Legislation Tools Commonwealth Statutes Annotations; 1988- Commonwealth repealed acts, 1901- Federal Statutes Annotations; 1992- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes Wicks Subject Index to Commonwealth Legislation; 1988-

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Australian Capital Territory

Current Series:	ACT Legislation Register; 2001- Australian Capital Territory laws made during..; 2000- Reprinted Acts; c. 1967?-
Previous Series:	Australian Capital Territory. Ordinances [numbered]; 1911-1988 Laws of the Australian Capital Territory [consolidated]; 1911-1959 Laws of the Australian Capital Territory [numbered]; 1911-1999 Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia, the Territory for the Seat of Government, and the Territory of Norfolk Island; 1911-1924
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Legislation update State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes Table of A.C.T. laws; 1911-

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - New South Wales

Current Series:	Reprinted Acts [consolidations]; c. 1943- Statutes of New South Wales; 1862-
Previous Series:	Acts and Ordinances of [the Governor and Council of] New South Wales; 1824-1861 Cumulative Supplement to the Public Acts of New South Wales; 1942-1979 Incorporated Acts [consolidations]; 1925-1942 The Public Acts of New South Wales 1824-1957 [consolidation]
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Acts Tables; 1987- New South Wales Statutes Annotations; 1988- New South Wales Statutes Annotations and References; 1824- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Northern Territory

Current Series:	Laws of the Northern Territory of Australia; 1941-50, 1961- Reprinted Acts; 1979-
Previous Series:	Northern Territory. Ordinances; 1911-1978 Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia; 1925-1940 Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia 1911-1960 [consolidation] Ordinances of the Northern Territory of Australia etc; 1911-1924 South Australia. Northern Territory Acts; 1863-1907
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Index to Legislation; 1978- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Queensland

Current Series:	Acts of the Parliament of Queensland; 1990- Queensland Legislation Reprints; 1992-
Previous Series:	Acts of the Parliament of Queensland; 1860-1962 Queensland Statutes (1962 reprint) [consolidation]; 1828-1962 Statutes of Queensland; 1963-1989
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Queensland Legislation Annotations; 1992- Queensland Legislation Update Part 2: Tables of Queensland Legislation Reprints; 1992- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - South Australia

Current Series:	Acts of the Parliament of South Australia; 1857- Reprinted acts [consolidations]; 1937-
Previous Series:	Acts and Ordinances of South Australia; 1837-1841-1850 Acts of the Legislative Council of South Australia; 1851-1856 The Public General Acts of the Parliament of South Australia 1837-1975 [consolidation]
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Index of South Australian Legislation; [1937- ] South Australian Legislation Update; 1994-2002 State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes Subject Index to South Australian Legislation Update of ... index of South Australian legislation; 2002-

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Tasmania

Current Series:	Reprint of Statutes; 1978- Statute Law of Tasmania; 1981-
Previous Series:	Acts of the Lieutenant-Governor and Council of Van Diemen's Land; 1822-1856 Acts of the Parliament of Tasmania; 1856-1980 Tasmanian Statutes 1826-1959 (Reprint)
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Indexes to the Legislation of Tasmania; 1982- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Victoria

Current Series:	Acts of the Victorian Parliament; 1988- Acts of the Victorian Parliament, Reprints; 1958(?)-
Previous Series:	Acts and Ordinances of Victoria; 1851-1856 Acts of the Parliament; 1901-1987 Acts of the Parliament of Victoria; 1856-1900 Victorian statutes : the general public Acts of Victoria [consolidation]; 1958
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Index to Subject Matter of Victorian Legislation; 1999- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes

Acts/Ordinances/Statutes - Western Australia

Current Series:	Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia; 1890- Reprinted Acts of the Parliament of Western Australia; 1939-
Previous Series:	Acts and Ordinances of the Governor and Council of Western Australia; 1832-1875 Acts of Council; 1876-1889
Further Reading:	Australian Government Attorney-General's Department Halsbury's Laws of Australia; 1991- The Laws of Australia [LBC]; 1993-
Index:	Index to Legislation of Western Australia; 1960- State and Territory Laws - Retrospective Indexes

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