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Conducted by: Carol WeeContents by : Su-Lin & BissyDate : 12th Aug. 2014

Legislation & Case Law Singapore UK Australia

Introduction

The 2 main sources of legislation in Singapore today are:

I. Statutes of the Republic of Singapore (primary legislation) Print: K7399 1985

II. Subsidiary Legislation of the Republic of Singapore (secondary legislation) Print: K7449 1990

The Legislature, the law-making body in Singapore, is made up ofo the President o the Parliament of Singapore. A Bill becomes law when it iso passed by Parliament and o assented to by the President.But an Act only comes into force ono a date determined by the Minister ando notified by a commencement Notification in the

Gazette.

The Legislative Process

The following is an account of the legislative process in a nutshell.

This relates only to Government Bills.

The passage of the Act or Statute is traced from its origins as a Bill to the time it is gazetted.

The bodies involved and the documents published at each stage of the process are listed.



From Bill to Act:Attorney-General’s ChambersDrafting and VettingGovernment bill

ParliamentIntroduction/First Reading•Bill•Parliamentary debate

Second Reading•Bill•Parliamentary debate

Committee Stage

Committee of thewhole House•Bill•Parliamentary debate

Select Committee•Bill•Select Committee report

Third Reading•Bill•Parliamentary debate

Presidential Council for Minority Rights Bill

Presidential AssentBill to Act

Government PrinterGazettingAct (comes into force on date determined by Minister in charge of Act and notified by a commencement Notification in the Gazette)


From Bill to Act:Bill Supplement Act Supplement

Print: K7499 SB Print: K7399 SA


From Bill to Act:

Parliamentary Debate Select Committee Report

Print: J618 SLADPrint: K7524 …


The Act and its amendments:

The Act Amendments to ActConsolidation of amendmentsConsolidated Version of Act:Online: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

Rules madepursuant to Act:Singapore SubsidiaryLegislationPrint: K7449 1990

Act SupplementE.g. 20 of 1998Print: K7399 SA

Subsidiary LegislationSupplementE.g. S 404/2000Print: K7449 SLS

Substantial amendmentsto Act:Revised Edition of Act(authoritative version)Print: K7399 1985

•Bill•Parliamentary debate/ Select committee report


The Act and its amendments:Revised Editions of the Singapore Statutes

1955 Rev. Ed. 1970 Rev. Ed. 1985 Rev. Ed.


For more details, refer to the following websites:

Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore, The Legislative Process, http://www.agc.gov.sg/llrd/legislative_process.htm

Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore, Revised Editions of Laws, http://www.agc.gov.sg/publications/revised_edition_of_law.htm

Parliament of Singapore, How are Laws Made?http://www.parliament.gov.sg/parliament-information

Parliament of Singapore, Standing Orders, http://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications/standing-orders-parliament-singapore

See also:Parliament of Singapore, Parliamentary Glossary, http://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications/a

Title of Act andChapter No.

Original Act

Current Rev. Ed.Date current Rev. Ed. came into effect

Previous Rev. Eds.

1994 Rev. Ed. amended by:Act Supplements&Subsidiary LegislationSupplements

E.g. Companies Act (Cap. 50, 2006 Rev. Ed. Sing.)

Legislative History


The Legislative History of the Companies Act is located towards the back of the Act.

This is a useful research tool as it contains the list of Acts that amended the earlier editions of the Companies Act, together with information on related Parliamentary Debates.

Legislative History

Things to note:

Changes to “Principal Act” (1994 Rev. Ed.) made by:• Amendment Act

• Other amending Acts

Dates ofParliamentaryDebates

Dates of commencementof Amendment &amending Acts


Legislative History

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For changes to the 2006 Rev. Ed., refer to the list of amendments to the Companies Act on Singapore Statutes Online: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/. The legislative history is located in the top panel on the first page.


Legislative History

Search for Act

Or Browse Alphabetical list

Today, Acts are laws passed by Parliament and assented to by the President.

In earlier times, bodies like the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements had power to legislate for Singapore. Different terminology was used then to refer to legislation, e.g. Ordinances. Such legislation may still be in force today if they have not been repealed.

Therefore, legislation in force today may emanate from different periods of legislative history (see table on next slide).

History of the Acts

Period Title

1823 Raffles Regulations (validity disputed)

1830 Penang Governor’s Regulations (validity of some disputed)

1830-1834 Bengal Regulations

1834-1867 Indian Acts

1867-1942 Straits Settlements Acts and Ordinances

1942-1945 Japanese Military Administration Proclamations, Legislative Enactments, etc. (all repealed by the British Military Administration after the war)

1945-1946 British Military Administration Proclamations

1946-1959 Colony of Singapore Acts and Ordinances

1959-1963 Colony of the State of Singapore Acts and Ordinances

1963-1965 Federation of Malaysia Acts of Parliament/State of Singapore Acts of the Legislature

1965- Statutes of the Republic of Singapore

History of the Acts

I. Statutes

Version Location

Rev. Ed. (1985-)(print)

*K7399 1985(current eds. at Law Library Loans Desk)

Rev. Ed. (1985-)(online)

LawNet:Law students access via Faculty of Law Resources

Consolidated version(online)

Singapore Statutes Online: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

Where to find it

II. Subsidiary Legislation

Version Location

Rev. Ed. (1990-)(print)

*K7449 1990(updated set in Singapore-Malaysia Collection)

Rev. Ed. (1990-)(online)

LawNet:Law students access via Faculty of Law Resources

Where to find it

III. Bills (including Explanatory Statements

& Table of Derivations)

Version Location

Government Gazette. Bills Supplement (1963-)(print)

*K7499 SB

Government Gazette. Bills Supplement (1961-)(online)

• LawNet (1961-):Law students access via Faculty of Law Resources•Parliament of Singapore (1 Apr 2002-):http://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications/Bills-Introduced

Where to find it

*Refer to LINC for exact location in library

IV. Parliamentary Debates or Hansard

Version Location

Parliamentary Debates: Official Report, incl. Legislative Assembly Debates (1956-)(print)

*J618 SLAD

Singapore Parliament Reports(online)

• LawNet (incl. Legislative Assembly Debates; 1955-):Law students access via Faculty of Law Resources• Parliament of Singapore (2 Nov 2006-): http://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications-singapore-parliament-reports

Where to find it


IV. Select Committee Reports

Version Location

Report of the Select Committee on the … (1950-)(print)

*K7524 …

Select Committee Reports(online)

• LawNet (1955-):Law students access via Faculty of Law Resources• Parliament of Singapore (15 Nov 2006-):http://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications-select-committee-reports


Where to find it

Both alphabetical and subject indexes are useful in locating statutes.

Print indexes are more useful for researching older statutes.

Online indexes are preferred for searching for current statutes as they are more up-to-date and are often linked to the full texts of statutes.

Singapore

PrintStatutes of the Republic of Singapore•Alphabetical List of Public Acts•Subject Index to ActsRef: K7399 1985 (available at Loans Desk)

Sesquicentennial Chronological Tables of the Written Laws of the Republic of Singapore 1834-1984Ref: K7574 1984

Online

LawNet (Rev. Ed. of Acts):Access: Law Proxy service

Singapore Statutes Online (Consolidated Version):http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

Major Law reports

The 2 principle sets of law reports in Singapore are:

Singapore Law Reports (SLR) Coverage of cases from 1965. Malayan Law Journal (MLJ) Contains both Singapore and Malaysian cases. Coverage of Singapore cases from 1932 to 1991.

Not all cases are reported. A case is only selected for reporting if it raises a point of legal significance. Therefore, only a small proportion of cases are reported, and these are mainly from the Supreme Court (i.e. High Court, Court of Appeal and Constitutional Tribunal)

Major Law reports

Singapore Law Reports Malayan Law Journal

Print: K7599 SLR Print: K7599 MLJ

Online: LawNet (For: NUS Faculty of Law; Other NUS staff & students)

The Academy of Law has re-issued the Singapore Law Reports from 1965 through 2009 with re-written headnotes for the reports from 1965–2002, and re-edited judgment texts that conform to the SAL house-style. This set of reports is called the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue).

Both the original SLR volumes from 1965 to 2002 and the Reissue are equally authoritative as each judgment reported in both remains in substance, though not in form, the same.

Print: K7599 SLROnline: LawNet (For: NUS Faculty of Law; Other NUS staff & students)

Major Law reports

Unreported JudgmentsThese are full text transcripts of written judgments as handed down in the Subordinate Courts, the High Court and Court of Appeal. They are available on LawNet (see page 9).

Earlier judgments are also available in print in the law library:Ref: K7599 CA (Court of Appeal, Civil Appeals) K7599 CRA (Court of Appeal, Criminal Appeals) K7599 DC (District Court) K7599 J (High Court) K7599 MC (Magistrates’ Court)

“Case Law & Decisions” of the Subordinate Courts and Supreme Court are also available for free for the last 3 months in LawNet under its links to Free Resources.

Other current sources of law

Decisions of Boards/TribunalsThe decisions of various tribunals and boards are available in full text in LawNet. Most of these decisions are not available in print elsewhere. They include decisions of the:

• Copyright Tribunal• Income Tax Board of Review• Military Court of Appeal• Strata Titles Boards• Syariah Appeal Board.

LawNet access: NUS Faculty of Law; Other NUS staff & students

Other current sources of law

There are several discontinued series of law reports that contain older cases from the courts of Singapore, Malaya and Borneo.

A complete listing of these reports can be found on p.vii-viii of Mallal’s Digest: Consolidated Table of Cases 2009 Reissue under the section entitled “Reports and Publications and Their Abbreviations”. (Print: K7599.3 Md)

Here is a reverse chronological list of a selection of old law reports:

Title Abbreviation Publication Date Ref

Colony of Singapore Law Reports

(previously calledSingapore Law Reports)

SLR 1954-1957(covers 1953-1956)

1950-1951(covers 1946-1949)

K7599 SLR

K7599 SLR

Straits Settlements Law Reports

SSLR 1927-1950 (new series)(covers 1926-1942)

1893-1931 (old series)(covers 1867-1922)

K7596 SSLR

K7596 SSLR

Federated Malay States Law Reports

FMSLR 1922-1941(covers 1906-1940)

K7600 FMSLR

Straits Law Journal SLJ 1888-1892 K7596 SLJ

Kyshe’s Reports Ky 1885-1890(covers 1808-1884)

K7596 Ky

Straits Law Reports SLR Leic 1877(covers 1827-1875)

K7596 SLR

Discontinued series

Singapore

1. Indexes to Law Reports Singapore Law Reports (Reissue): Comparative Table of Citations

& Table of Cases Reported 1965 to 2009Ref: K7599 SLR Singapore Law Reports (Reissue): Subject Index

Ref: K7599 SLR The Malayan Law Journal: Consolidated Tables & Indexes …

Ref: K7599 MLJ

2. Indexes with Abstracts of CasesMallal’s Digest of Malaysian and Singapore case law.Ref: K7599.3 MdThis set is accompanied by: Mallal's Digest: Consolidated Table of Cases 2009 Reissue

Ref: K7599.3 Md Mallal’s Digest: Consolidated Subject Index 1808 to 2009

Ref: K7599.3 Md 2009

Example: Finding Cases on a Particular Subject Using Mallal’s Digest of Malaysian and Singapore Case Law (4th Ed.)

Q. What is the quantum of damages for head injury?

Step 1: The volumes in this set are arranged in alphabetical order according to broad subject areas. Determine the broad subject area of your research. In this case, it is “damages”.

Next, check the range of subjects covered in each volume of the Digest by referring to the front cover. In this case, digests of cases on “Damages (Personal Injury or Death)” are contained in Volume 6.

Singapore

Q. What is the quantum of damages for head injury?

Step 2: Check the “Subject Index” in Volume 6 for references to the specific subject area. You will find cases on quantum of damages for “head injury” listed under “DAMAGES (PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH) – Quantum – Head injury”.

Refer to the paragraphs listed in the “Subject index” for the required case abstracts. Each case abstract is accompanied by a case citation.

Note: Remember to determine the currency of the cases in the volume of the Digest you are referring to by checking the title page. For instance, Volume 6 (2010 Reissue) currently contains cases decided up to the Dec 2009 issue of Mallal’s Current Law.

Singapore

Q. What is the quantum of damages for head injury?Step 2 (contd.):

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Refer to theseparagraphs for cases on damages for head injuries/injury

Cases on quantum of damages

Subject Index in Mallal’s Digest Volume 6

Singapore

Q. What is the quantum of damages for head injury?Step 2 (contd.):

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Case citationParagraph no.

Damages awarded for brain injury

Singapore

For more recent decisions, you may refer to:

Mallal’s Digest [Yearbooks]Search the “Subject Index” within each volume.Ref: K7599.3 MDY

Mallal’s Current LawSearch the “Table of Cases Digested’ and/or “Subject Index” at the back of each issue. Use this for the current or previous year’s cases.Ref: K7599.3 MCL

Singapore

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of 4 countries forming 3 distinct jurisdictions, being England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Since 1999, Scotland and Northern Ireland have had legislative bodies capable of producing primary legislation for those regions. In Wales, the powers of the National Assembly are limited to producing only secondary legislation.

Introduction

The scope of this tutorial will be limited to researching legislation produced by the United Kingdom Parliament for the entire region.

The 2 main sources of UK legislation are:I. Acts of Parliament (primary legislation) a. Public General Acts b. Local and Personal Acts

II. Statutory Instruments (secondary legislation).

Introduction

I. Acts of Parliament

Version Notes Location

Public General Acts.Queen’s Printer copy

Individual Acts as originally enacted. Incl Explanatory Notes where available. 1988-(selected statutes fr. 1800-1987)

legislation.gov.uk: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

Public General Acts … Annual bound volumes.• 1952-• 1866-1951

*K2011 PG *K2011 P

The Law Reports. Statutes

Reprint of the Public General Acts.1987-2003

*K2011 PCL Closed Stacks

Where to find it


Where to find it

I. Acts of Parliament (contd.)


Statutes in Force Official compilation.1972-1985

*K2010 1972CL Closed Stacks

Revised legislation The official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom

legislation.gov.uk: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

Butterworths UK statutes

Amended text of all Acts in force

Lexis Singapore:Access via NUS Libraries Portal


Where to find it

I. Acts of Parliament (contd.)


Current Law Statutes Annotated

Contains annotations.1966/67, 1973, 1979-

*KB3 CLSA

Halsbury’s Statutes of England and Wales (4th ed.)

Revised text of all Acts in force;with annotations

*K2016 Hal


II. Early English Statutes


Statutes at Large(generic title)

1225-1865.Includes Magna Carta

*K2011 LP

Statutes of the Realm 1235-1713.Includes charters from 1101-1301

*K2016 StaCL Closed StacksOnline via HeinOnline

Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum

1642-1660 *K2015 FirCL Closed Stacks

Where to find it


III. Statutory Instruments

Category Notes Location

Statutory Instruments • Print. 1956-2004

• Online. Includes Explanatory Memorandum where available.

• *K2012 SI

• legislation.gov.uk: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

Statutory Rules & Orders and Statutory Instruments Revised to December 31, 1948

*K2012 1948

Where to find it


UK Statutes and Statutory Instruments

Where to find it

IV. Bills (including Explanatory Notes)

Version Location

Public Bills(print)

-

Public Bills Before Parliament.2002-(online)

United Kingdom Parliament:http://www.parliament.uk/business/bills-and-legislation/

Where to find it

V. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report or Hansard

Category Location

House of Commons• Print: 1909-1984

• Online: 1988-

1803-2004

•*J301 H2CCL Closed Stacks

•United Kingdom Parliament:http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons

Where to find it


V. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report or Hansard (contd.)

Category Location

House of Lords• Print: 1909-1985

• Online: 1995-

1803-2005

•*J301 H2LCL Closed Stacks

•United Kingdom Parliament:http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/lords/

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/

Where to find it


UK

Print

Halsbury’s Statutes: Consolidated Index … Including Alphabetical and Chronological Lists of Statutes Printed in the Volumes Ref: K2016 Hal

Chronological Table of the Statutes (1235-1975; 1976-2008; 2009) Ref: K2017 Gre

Index to the Statutes (1235-1990) Ref: K2017 Gre

UK

Online Legislation.co.uk

Official website for UK legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

Modern Law Reports

1. The Law Reports (1865-) The official set of law reports published by the Incorporated

Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales Text of each report is reviewed by judges before publication So, it takes between 10 and 14 months to report cases The only set of reports that has a summary of the

arguments of counsel The High Court and the Court of Appeal require that where a case

has been reported in the Law Reports, it must be cited from that source. Other series may only be used when a case is not reported in the Law Reports. See Practice Direction (Judgments: Form Citation) (Supreme Court) [2001] 1 WLR 194.

1. The Law Reports (1865-) (contd.) The 4 current series of the law reports are:

Title Reports Decisions of Print

Appeal Cases(AC)

House of Lords, Privy Council &Court of Justice of the EuropeanCommunities

K2022 4C

Queen’s Bench(QB)

Queen’s Bench & Court of Appeal & ECJ on appeal from QB

K2022 2E

Family(Fam)

Family Division & Court of Appeal on appeal from Fam D

K2022 1C

Chancery(Ch)

Chancery Division & Court of Appeal on appeal from Ch D

K2022 3B

Online access via ICLR

Modern Law Reports

2. The Weekly Law Reports (WLR) (1953-) Timely, full text reports. Print: K2020 WNR Online access via ICLR

3. All England Law Reports (All ER) (1936-) Timely, full text reports; contains editorial notes. Print: K2020 AELR Online via Lexis Library

4. Specialist series Contain a selection of cases in a discrete practice area. e.g. Lloyds Law Reports (maritime and commercial law) Print: K2020 LLLR Online access via i-law

Modern Law Reports

Modern Law Reports

5. Newspapers Brief, edited reports. e.g. The Times Law Reports Print: K2020 TR/ K2020 TLR Online access via Lexis Singapore 6. Unreported judgments

These are not available in print in the Law Library, but a selection are available online.Online access via Lexis Singapore BAILLI (free access)

The Nominate Reports

The Nominate Reports refer to the various published reports of English cases from the Middle Ages to the 1860s. They are known by the names of the reporters and have been reprinted in:

1.The English Reports (1220-1865)Most comprehensive compilation. 176 volumes of cases & 2 index vols. Print : Call number K2020 EROnline access via HeinOnlineCommonLII (free access)

2.The All England Law Reports Reprint (1558-1935)Criterion for inclusion: present day relevance or value to the legal profession.Ref: K2020 AE/ K2020 AEE (extension volumes)Online access via Lexis Library

The Nominate Reports

The English ReportsRef: K2020 ER

1. Indexes to Law Reports The Law Reports Index (1951- )

Covers cases reported in the Law Reports as well as the Weekly Law Reports, All England Law Reports, Lloyd’s Law Reports and various other law reports.Ref: K2022 I

All England Law Reports: Consolidated Tables and Index (1936-)Ref: K2020 AELR

The English Reports• Index of Cases (Vol. 177 & 178)Alphabetical listing of cases. Use this if you know the name of the case.Ref: K2020 ER

• English Reports Wall ChartUse this when you only have the citation to the case, but not the names of the parties (e.g. I Keb. 434)Location: On wall opposite C J Koh Law Library Information Desk

UK

2. Indexes with Abstracts of Cases The Digest

This series has both a Consolidated Table of Cases and an Index to subjects.Ref: K2028 EED

Current Law Yearbook and Current Law Monthly Digest• Yearbook - Volume 1 for each year contains a “Table of Cases” covering the law from 1 Jan to 31 Dec for that year.Ref: KB3 CLY

• Monthly Digest – the latest issue for the current year contains a “Cumulative Table of Cases” and “Cumulative Index” to subjects for the year up to that month.Ref: KB3 CL

UK

Introduction

The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation of states. As such, Australian citizens are subject to laws made by both the Commonwealth Parliament and the parliament of the state or territory in which they reside.

Copyright © 2009 Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Australian Government

Introduction

This scope of this tutorial will be limited to researching Commonwealth legislation only.

The 2 main sources of Australian legislation are:I. Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (primary legislation)

II. Statutory Rules made under the Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (secondary legislation).

I. Acts of the Parliament


Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia passed during the year ...

•Print. 1901-

•Online.1973-

•*K9002 AA

•ComLaw:http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Reprinted Acts 1979- *K9002 R

Compilations(Consolidated)

Current/Superseded versions (point-in-time)

ComLaw:http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

*Refer to LINC for exact location

Where to find it

Acts of ParliamentPrint: K9002 AA

Where to find it

II. Statutory Rules


Statutory rules made under … during the year …

•Print. 1959-2004

•Online. 1920-

•*K9003 1956 S

•ComLaw:http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Reprinted Statutory Rules

1979- *K9003 R

Compilations(Consolidated)

Current/Superseded versions (point-in-time)

ComLaw:http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Where to find it

*Refer to LINC for exact location

III. Bills (including Explanatory Memoranda)

Version Location

Print -

Online(1995-)

Parliament of Australia:http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation

Where to find it

IV. Parliamentary Debates or Hansard

Version Location

Print -

Online(1996-)

Parliament of Australia:http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard

Where to find it

Note: There are two Houses of Parliament. Parliamentary Debates are contained In the Senate Hansard and House of Representatives Hansard.

Australia

PrintFederal Statutes AnnotationsSee “Table of Principal Acts” in Volume 1Ref: K9006.5 Fsa

Online AustLii

Consolidated legislation for Commonwealth, state & territorieshttp://www.austlii.edu.au/

ComLaw“As made” and consolidated Commonwealth legislationhttp://www.comlaw.gov.au/

Law Reports

1. Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) (1903-) Authorised report Reports decisions of the High Court.

Print: K9011 CLROnline: WestLaw via Law Proxy Service

2. Federal Court Reports (FCR) (1984-) Authorised report Reports decisions of the Federal Court of Australia.

Print: K9011 FCROnline: WestLaw via Law Proxy Service

3. Federal Law Reports (FLR) (1956-) Reports decisions of courts of Federal jurisdiction, except

High Court.Print: K9011 FLROnline: WestLaw via Law Proxy Service

4. Australian Law Journal Reports (ALJR) (1958-) Reports decisions of the High Court Before 1958, these reports were included in the Australian

Law Journal Current issues also incorporated into the Australian Law Journal.

Print: K9011 ALJR

5. Australian Law Reports (ALR) (1973-) Reports decisions of the High Court and other cases

determining Federal law Also contains the Australian Capital Territory Reports (ACTR) and

Northern Territory Reports (NTR) Replaces the Argus Law Reports (ALR)

Print: K9011 ALROnline: LexisNexis AU via NUS Libraries Resources

Law Reports

6. Authorised Reports from the States and Territories(a) New South Wales Law Reports (NSWLR) (1971-)

Print: K9051 NSROnline: LexisNexis Au via NUS Libraries Resources

(b) Northern Territory Law Reports (NTLR) (1992-) Authorised report Reports decisions of the Supreme Court of the Northern

Territory.Print: K9011 NTLR

(c) Queensland Reports (Qd R) (1958-)Print: K9091 SQROnline: LexisNexis Au via NUS Libraries Resources

(d) South Australian State Reports (SASR) (1971-)Print: K9111 SRSA Online: WestLaw via Law Proxy Service

Law Reports

Law Reports

6. Authorised Reports from the Various States (contd.)(e) Tasmanian Reports (Tas R) (1981-) Continues Tasmanian State Reports (1897-1980) Print: K9131 TSC

(f) Victorian Reports (VR) (1957-) Continues Victorian Law Reports (1876-1956) Print: K9151 TR Online: LexisNexis Au via NUS Libraries Resources

(g) Western Australian Reports (WAR) (1960-) Continues Western Australian Law Reports (1899-1959) Print: K9171 WAR

7. Unreported JudgmentsThese are usually only available for the superior courts. They are not available in print in the Law Library but are available online.Online: LexisNexis Au via NUS Libraries Resources AustLII at http://www.austlii.edu.au/

Colonial case lawThe Colonial case law project run by Macquarie University Law School makes available decisions of the superior courts of New South Wales and Tasmania from the 18th and 19th centuries as well as unreported appeals from the Australian colonies to the Privy Council before 1850. Entries are based on a mixture of newspaper and manuscript accounts of court records.Online: Colonial Case Law at http://www.law.mq.edu.au/research/colonial_case_law/

Law Reports

Australia

You can search for a case by name using an alphabetical list of cases or by topic using a subject index.

There are 2 main categories of indexes:1. Indexes to Law ReportsThese are indexes published by the individual law report series.

2. Indexes with Abstracts of CasesThe main indexes in this category are the Digests. These contain summaries of cases arranged by subject.

Australia

Indexes with Abstracts of Cases The Australian Digest

Consult the “Consolidated Index and Tables”.Ref: K9011 AD3

Australian Current Law: ReporterFor previous years, consult the “Cumulative Table of Cases” and/or “Cumulative Index” (of subjects) in the “Consolidated Tables and Indexes” volumes.

For the current year, refer to Volume 1 of the looseleaf index (located at the back of the set).Ref: KB3 ACLR

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