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Legislation

Legislation links (popular titles)

The ComLaw page has links to the most requested items of legislation.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Home/Populartitles

Acts and Legislation (ComLaw)

The ComLaw site provides a search facility for legal information. ComLaw contains Commonwealth Acts, as well as other documents such as Bills and Legislative Instruments (Regulations), in electronic form. ComLaw does not provide access to State Legislation or Commonwealth and State Case Law Databases. A Quick Reference Guide is available to guide you through the form and functions of the site.

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

Commonwealth Acts

The ComLaw site provides a search facility for legal information. ComLaw contains Commonwealth Acts, as well as other documents such as Bills and Legislative Instruments (Regulations), in electronic form. ComLaw does not provide access to State Legislation or Commonwealth and State Case Law Databases. A Quick Reference Guide is available to guide you through the form and functions of the site under the Help tab.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Browse/ByTitle/Acts/Current

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act

Provides Links to downloads of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act in various formats.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004C00469

Commonwealth regulations

Provides a search facility for legal information. ComLaw contains Commonwealth Acts, as well as other documents such as Bills and Legislative Instruments (Regulations), in electronic form. A Quick Reference Guide is available to guide you through the form and functions of the site under the Help tab.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Browse/ByTitle/LegislativeInstruments/Current

Documenting A Democracy - Australia's story

This site tells the story of Australia through the documents which give our national, state and territory governments the right to govern. It exhibits and explains Australia's primary constitutional documents for New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and the Commonwealth and traces through these documents the shaping of Australian democracy and citizenship.

http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/

Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI)

The Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) was established on 1 January 2005 under section 20 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 and is maintained by the Attorney-General's Department. It is a repository of Commonwealth legislative instruments, explanatory statements and compilations of legislative instruments in electronic form.

http://www.frli.gov.au/

Frequently asked questions about legislation and bills

Office of Parliamentary Counsel page giving answers to frequently asked questions about legislation and bills.

http://www.opc.gov.au/faq/

Legislation

Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio legislation.

http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/about/policieslegislation/Legislation/Pages/default.aspx

Social security and family assistance legislation and policy guides

This site contains the Guide to Social Security Law, the Family Assistance Guide and the social security and family assistance Legislation.

http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/guides_acts/homeint.html

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