Law & Government Resource Guide, page 2

Print resources

The following items are a selection of key print materials available in the Library. They can be located and ordered through our online catalogue. These items will then be retrieved from storage and delivered to the book collection points in the La Trobe Reading Room or the Information Centre. Some original or rare items may be delivered to the Heritage Collections Reading Room.

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.

Government Directories
National guide to government
RR 354.9400025 N21A
Quarterly updated directory of Australian and state governments. Biographical entries on politicians and address and key personnel of government departments.

A guide to the Australian government ... : structure, organisations and key people
RR 351.940025 G94N
Annual directory of Australian ministers, government departments and agencies.

Victorian government directory
R 354.94500025 V66D
Annual directory of Victorian government departments, ministers and agencies, including which legislation is administered by each minister

Australian local government guide
RR 352.0002594 AU7I
Quarterly directory of all local governments in Australia, including names of councilors and addresses of all local government departments.

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 government publications
Index to Victorian Parliamentary papers:  1885-1900  and 1900/01-1949  compiled by T.J. Strehlow & C.W. Ford
R & LTR 015.9450532 ST8I
Index to Victorian parliamentary papers, 1950-92 / compiled by T.J. Strehlow
These 3 volumes list all papers presented to the Victorian parliament.  The bound parliamentary papers can be found in the La Trobe collection.  Parliamentary papers include annual reports of government departments, royal commissions and committees of inquiry.

Indexes to the papers presented to parliament…Australia. 1901-
R & LTR 328.9404 AU7
These 3 volumes list all papers presented to the Australian parliament.  The bound parliamentary papers can be found in the La Trobe collection.  Parliamentary papers include annual reports of government departments, royal commissions and committees of inquiry.

Australian government publications. 1961-1998
R 015.94 AU7G
Lists all publications produced by Australian and state governments, including bills, acts and government reports

United nations and international resources
Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements  2003
R 341.2303 OS5E (2003)
Text of major international treaties and conventions and the history of United Nations bodies.

Encyclopedia of human rights issues since 1945/ Winston E. Langley  1996
R 323.03 L44E (1996)
Includes history and text of all international treaties and conventions relating to human rights.