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Welcome to AustLII, one of Australia's largest online legal resources. This page contains pointers to the information you're most likely to need when starting with AustLII.
Lawyers, Librarians, etc
You can start from the Databases screen to select a specific court
or jurisdiction that you're interested in. Alternatively, use the Full Search Form to search by individual
database (eg only High Court decisions). If you can't find it on
AustLII, try looking in the World Law
index (includes Other Australian
Law). If you know the name of the document you're after you can
use the tables of contents and indices. Otherwise, see Search Help for information on using the
AustLII search engine.
Non-Lawyers, Students, etc
You may prefer to get background information from the
World Law index (escpecially
Other Australian Law) for commentaries and
summaries. In particular, take note of the materials available under
Community
Legal Information. You may also be interested in accessing
specific Databases of case law, legislation
and other materials. Use the Search Help to
get started with the AustLII search engine.
About AustLII
Information on what AustLII is, who runs it and why. Will also give
you a good overview of the kind of material you can find here,
and where to find it.
AustLII Help
An index of the help pages on AustLII, which will tell you how
to search, what to look for and what you can do with it when you
find it!
AustLII User Guides
Download and print one of our AustLII User Guides for all the information
you need to use AustLII effectively. Documents can be printed and
distributed for free to classes and students.
AustLII Databases
The starting point for browsing through our materials. Most materials
are organised by Australian state. If you're interested in information
about a particular subject, you might like to start from our
Australian Law index.
AustLII FAQ
AustLII's Frequently Asked Questions (and answers). If you have
a question it may have already been answered -- check it here.
Feedback
How to contact the site maintainers to give feedback or ask questions.
This page also has pointers to useful help pages.
We hope that AustLII proves to be a useful service for you. AustLII is a free service supported by many "stakeholders" -- sponsors and data providers. Together they have contributed to building a world renowned site that goes free to the public. If you have the time, send a note of thanks to our sponsors and data providers.