Legal Research

Lawlex Premium is a single point of entry for conducting Australian legislative research. It contains Acts, Bills, second reading speeches, explanatory memoranda, and legislative history, such as historical versions of legislation, commencement information, and amendments, and more.
To search:
Browse Legislation > Select a jurisdiction > Select a category > Select a subcategory
OR
Advance Search > Enter Keywords > Select either "Title search" or "Full-text search"

Lexis Advance provides access to legislation from all Australian jurisdictions. Lexis Advance's legislative citator LawNow connects you to further research material about the Act or section of an Act, including current, repealed and historical versions of Australian legislation, amendments, and links to explanatory memorandum and second reading speeches, where available.
Tutorials: Browsing for current legislation, Browsing legislation by year and number, and How to search using the Advanced Search form

Westlaw AU provides access to Australian legislation. Westlaw AU's citator FirstPoint contains legislative history including amendments, currency status, and citing references.
To search:
Select "Legislation and Commentary" from the left hand menu, enter keywords into "Free Text" or "Legislation (Title)", tick "Legislation Only", select your jurisdiction from the Legislation Jurisdiction drop down menu, and then click "Search".
Tutorials: How to find a provision of an Act or Regulation

LEGENDcom is a powerful decision-support tool, provides the most up-to-date Australian migration, citizenship and customs legislation and policy documents. It is produced and maintained by the Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs.