Law Resource Guide, page 2

Print resources

The following items are a selection of key printed materials available in the Library. Some of these items may be on the shelves in the Information Centre. Others may need to be requested through our online catalogue, retrieved from storage and delivered to the book collection point in this room.

Legislation

Victoria Acts
R 346.9945
All legislation currently in force, in alphabetical order, as well as all annual volumes of statutes from 1958 to now.  Accompanying this are Statutory rules, subordinate legislation currently in force, in alphabetical order, and annual volumes of regulations.

Australia Acts
R 346.994 A
All current legislation in alphabetical order and the annual volumes of statutes from 1901 to now.  Accompanying this are Statutory rules, subordinate legislation currently in force, in alphabetical order, as well as all annual volumes of regulations.

Indexes to legislation

Index to subject matter of Victorian legislation
R 348.9450016 SU1V

Victorian statutes annotations.
R 346.9945 V66B
An annual list of all Victorian acts and regulations, which tracks all changes made by subsequent legislation and major interpretations by law cases.

Wicks subject index to Commonwealth legislation
R 346.994A SU1

Federal statutes annotations
R346.994 F31BU
Lists all Australian Acts and regulations and tracks all changes made by subsequent legislation and major interpretations by law cases

Encyclopedias and guides to law

Law handbook
R 349.945 L52F
Plain language guide to law in Victoria

Laws of Australia
R 349.94 L44R
Encyclopedia of law in Australia considering legislation from all states and law reports.  An excellent starting point for any area of law, including, contract law, family, torts, environmental law, criminal law etc.  This 36 volume work is in the Information Centre.

Halsbury’s laws of Australia
349.94 H16B
Encyclopedia of law in Australia considering legislation from all states and law reports.  An excellent starting point for any area of law, including, contract law, family, torts, environmental law, criminal law etc.  This 30 volume work is in the Redmond Barry Reading Room.

Australian legal dictionary
R 349.9403 B98N

Looseleaf services are available for many areas of the law

These are updated tools bringing relevant legislation and law reports together, forms and commentary explaining parts of legislation.  Ask desk staff for help if you cannot find what you want.  Sample titles include:

Lawyers practice manual Victoria
349.945 Sp8C

Australian family law handbook
R 346.94015 AU7C

Australian Occupational Health & Safety law
R 344.940415 AU7C

Australian Immigation law
R 342.94082 B93A

Australian health & medical law reporter
R 344.9404 AU7B

Bourke’s criminal law
R 345.945 B66B

Law reports

Most Australian law reports are held in the Redmond Barry Reading Room.  These are reports from the High Court and Supreme Courts around Australia and include specific specialist areas of law:

Commonwealth law reports 1901-
346.494 C73

Victorian reports 1861-
346.4945 V4