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Legislation

Use the following databases to find Commonwealth and Victorian legislation online:

Print collection

The Library has a small collection of legislation in print:

  • Commonwealth Acts (as passed)
  • Commonwealth Acts (current)
  • Commonwealth Regulations
  • Commonwealth Bills
  • Victorian Acts (as passed)
  • Victorian Acts (current)
  • Victorian Regulations
  • Victorian Bills.

Other links

Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Australia Gazettes – The Commonwealth of Australia Gazettes websites link to all Commonwealth Gazettes, including the Government Notices Gazettes and the Australian Public Service Gazette.

Hansard (Parliament of Australia) – Hansard is the official record of parliamentary debate in Australia.

Index to Parliamentary Papers (Parliament of Australia) – Reports, returns and statements from departments, authorities, parliamentary and ad hoc committees of inquiry and royal commissions and the like, which have been presented to the Parliament and considered appropriate for inclusion.

Office of the Parliamentary Counsel – The Office of Parliamentary Counsel is responsible for drafting Bills for introduction in to Parliament.

Parliamentary Library publications (Parliament of Australia) – Publications from the Parliamentary Library, including Bills digests, research papers and background notes.

Victoria

Acts and Regulations administered by VicRoads – Legislation on this site includes the Road Rules (Victoria). The Road Rules (Victoria) must be read in conjunction with the amending Regulations. Amendments to the Road Rules are listed in Schedule 4 of the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999.

Hansard (Parliament of Victoria) – Hansard is the official record of parliamentary debate in Victoria. This database is searchable from 1991 onwards.

Victoria Government Gazette – Provides official notification of decisions or actions taken by, or information from, the Governor of Victoria, government authorities, departments, councils and individuals.

For more resources, see the VLA library catalogue.