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Australian Government publications held in the University of Melbourne Library and links to online publications
- Introduction
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Appendix 1 - The establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia
Appendix 2 - The establishment of the Australian State
1. Introduction
Melbourne University Library has a comprehensive collection of Australian and Victorian government publications, as well as selected holdings for other states and territories.
This guide mainly refers to material held in the Baillieu Library including:
Government Documents 3rd Floor, location prefix Baill GD
Reference Ground Floor, location prefix Baill REF
Special Collections 3rd Floor, location prefix Baill SpC
Microfiche Basement, location prefix Baill MIC/f
and the Legal Resource Centre Law School Building, location prefix Law
This guide also includes links to full-text publications, indexes and search engines available on the Internet:.
Definitions of Terms
Parliamentary Papers
Parliamentary papers are reports or other documents presented to a house of Parliament. They include reports from government departments and agencies, committees of inquiry and Royal Commissions. Parliamentary papers of a substantial nature are published in the Parliamentary Papers series.
There are two types of parliamentary papers for the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia:
- "The Parliamentary Papers Series consists of 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. Also included in the series are any other papers of an ad hoc nature, including ministerial statements and petitions, which either House has ordered to be printed. Documents in this series bear a Parliamentary Paper Number (eg 42/99) and are available for those outside Parliament from the National Library of Australia and State Libraries (and various university libraries)
- Documents presented to Parliament which are not ordered to be printed. Whilst these are parliamentary papers, they do not form part of the Parliamentary Papers Series. They are, however, provided by the author agencies to the National Library of Australia under the legal deposit provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 and to State and university libraries under the Library Deposit Scheme." Parliament of Australia, Parliament Library.
The Parliamentary Papers series is a major reference source for information on the role and activities of the Australian Parliament and Government.
Note: the actual titles on the some of the older volumes held in University of Melbourne Library collections may be variously: parliamentary papers, proceedings, journals and printed papers, votes and proceedings.. with copies of documents ordered to be printed.
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Debates (often called Hansard)
This is the parliamentary publication most people have heard of. Its aim is 'to produce a rational verbatim report ... [i.e.] with repetitions and redundancies omitted and with obvious mistakes corrected'. Federally, Hansard is produced in 3 forms: daily (which is distributed to MPs very promptly and may be corrected or amended), weekly and, very much later, in bound form. The bound form has indexes. Hansard contains the debates on bills, answers to questions, members' speeches and lists of MPs and standing committees.
Each house of Parliament has its own debates, but they are frequently issued as a single publication or bound together, with a separate index for each house.
In recent years Hansard has become more important since the debate may now be considered in order to ascertain the intent of a law. Previously the courts stuck to the letter of the law as expressed in the printed Act.
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Votes and Proceedings, and Journals
The record (minutes) of business in Parliament is given in the Votes and Proceedings for the Lower House (Representatives) and in the Journals for the Upper (Senate). It records who attended and how they voted on a particular issue. It also records the days the House sat and the number of hours. It has a register of bills and at what stage they are at. Such material is NOT available from Hansard, which basically reproduces the debate. It will also list the petitions received and their subject matter.
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Government Gazettes
The government gazette is the major publication through which the Executive (Ministers of government departments) announces its administrative decisions. Gazettes also announce requirements arising from acts or regulations. In general, they contain the following types of information: vice-regal announcements and notices; announcements of the proclamation of acts of parliament; notification of regulations under such acts; appointments and vacancies to the public service; notices connected with government departments and instrumentalities; FOI statements; bankruptcies and receiverships; changes in land use; public holidays; wills and unclaimed monies.
Each State has its own government gazette. The oldest gazette in Australia is the Sydney Gazette first issued in 1803. Since 1973, the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette has been published in several sequences, eg. business, FOI, public service etc.
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Bills, Acts (Laws, Statutes)
are one of the prime reasons for Parliament to sit. An Act starts its parliamentary life as a bill (Latin bulla = written document, furnished with a seal) which can be compared with a draft Act. The desire for an Act to be passed may be expressed by cabinet, government departments, pressure groups etc.
The bill is drafted by the parliamentary draftsmen and then presented to Parliament for discussion. As a bill has 3 readings in each House, it is not surprising that it is amended at various stages. The first and third readings are usually mere formalities and very brief. The real debate takes place during the second reading, which can take place over more than one sitting.
Once the bill has been passed by both Houses of Parliament it must still receive Royal Assent which means being signed by the Governor-General or Governor (for state legislation). Until it has this signature it is not law. From then on it is known as a law, a statute or an Act.
It could be said that a bill is merely draft legislation and, to some extent, the same is true of an Act since, once it has become law it is tested (a) by civil servants who interpret it and (b) by the legal system which attempts to challenge it and find loopholes. Consequently, it is not surprising that before long the Act receives changes or amendments.
N.B. An Act merely sets out the general principles of the law but leaves the administrative details to regulations.
Legal Resource Centre Research Guides:
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Rules and Regulations
Rules (also called Statutory Rules), regulations, by-laws and ordinances are subordinate legislation which Parliament authorizes the Executive to frame and issue. An Act sets out the general principles - it is in the regulations that details are specified, e.g. which office shall be in charge, whom to pay various sums of money to etc. Hence the last clause of a federal Act may say "The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters..." A state Act is more likely to read: "The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to..."
However, Parliament can still disallow such rules. In Victoria, the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee currently looks at legislation and then makes recommendations to Parliament.
Two reasons which can be advanced for delegating such legislation are that the government department can react quickly to any need for change and secondly, that Parliament does not sit for a large part of the year. Details about where copies may be obtained must be published in the relevant government gazette.
Legal Resource Centre Research Guides:
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Yearbooks
Yearbooks in Australia rely on data sent to the Australian Bureau of Statistics from various government departments, e.g. Immigration & Ethnic Affairs, Department of Social Security, Department of Defence etc.
However, instead of being a mere compilation of statistics (like statistical registers) the year books of both the Commonwealth and the states interpret the figures, give a methodological explanation of how certain data have been collected and also provide a wealth of historical information. Topics are arranged by chapters e.g. pre-history to federation; physical geography & climate; defence. Each year the compilers of the yearbook will concentrate on particular subjects and write a special article on them. In later issues a reference is made back to this earlier issue.
The 1988 Australian Yearbook reproduces the federal constitution in full. It also has a statistical summary going back to 1901/01 as well as a brief section on international statistics.
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2. Commonwealth of Australia
Parliamentary Papers
Parliamentary papers are reports or documents presented to a house of Parliament. They include reports from government departments and agencies, committees of inquiry and Royal Commissions. Parliamentary papers of a substantial nature are published in the Parliamentary Papers series. more information
| Bail GD 328.9404 |
Australia. Parliament
Parliamentary papers series
1901/02-2000, 2007- |
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From 2001 to 2006 the Library only holds selected papers, which have been catalogued as books and are located in the general collection. They can be found on the Library Catalogue under the paper's individual title (or use a keyword search in the Library Catalogue including 'parliamentary paper australia' as a search-term) |
| State Library of Victoria |
The State Library of Victoria has Parliamenatry Papers (Commonwealth) 1901- |
| Internet: |
Parliament does not publish the papers online as a series, however, individual papers may be available on government sites
Government Department and Agency and Parliamentary Committee websites |
Indexes to Parliamentary Papers
Baill REF 328.9404
(most recent index is held at the Infomation Desk, Baillieu Library) | Consolidated index to the papers presented to Parliament 1901-1949 (copy also at Baill GD 328.9404)
Index to the papers presented to Parliament 1950-1961 (copy also at Baill GD 328.9404)
Index to the papers presented to Parliament 1964- (1972, 1975, 2nd half of 1982 are missing)
There are also annual indexes with the papers (Baill GD 328.9404):1901-1905 indexes are in volume 2 of the papers, 1906-1976 indexes are in volume 1 of the papers, 1977-1998 indexes are in the last volume of each year
Note: for indexes to Royal Commissions, select committees of parliament and boards of inquiry see below
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Index to Parliamentary Papers (1992-) This index compiled by the Parliamentary Library starts in 1992 and covers the Parliamentary Papers Series and a selection of documents presented to Parliament but not printed. |
| Internet: |
Index to the papers presented to Parliament 1996- (downloadable PDF files) |
| Internet: |
lists of documents (by year) included in the official Parliamentary Papers series 2000-current |
| Internet: |
Index of Australian Parliamentary Reports in the University of Sydney Library
A useful listing of newsworthy official reports held as monographs or as part of the Parliamentary Papers series. Use Ctrl-f to search the listing by keyword. |
Indexes to Royal Commissions, select committees of parliament and boards of inquiry |
UniM Baill REF 016.3549409 BORC
also: UniM Law REF K 52.62 BORC, UniM Baill SpC/AX 016.82 S933 |
Borchardt D H
Checklist of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of
Parliament and Boards of Inquiry.
Part 1: Commonwealth of Australia 1900-1950
Part 1A: Commonwealth of Australia 1950-1960
Provides a synopsis of the reports and a summary of the recommendations made, as well as information on where to find the reports in the parliamentary papers. Subject and member index at back. |
UniM Baill REF 016.35494093 BORC
also: UniM Law REF K 52.6 BORC
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Borchardt D H
Checklist of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry: Commonwealth, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria 1960-1980 and South Australia 1970-1980.
Bundoora, Vic. : Borchardt Library, La Trobe University, 1986.
Provides a synopsis of the reports and a summary of the recommendations made, as well as information on where to find the reports in the parliamentary papers. Subject and member index at back. |
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UniM Baill REF 016.35494093 BORC
also,
UniM Law REF K 52.6 BORC
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Borchardt D H
Supplement to checklist of Royal Commissions,
Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of
Inquiry 1856-1980
Bundoora, Vic : La Trobe University Library, 1990.
Lists a small number of reports absent from the Checklists
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UniM Baill REF 016.3549409 BORC
also,
UniM Law REF K 52.62 HAGG
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Hagger, J and Montanelli T
Consolidated index to the Checklists of Royal Commissions, Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, held in the Commonwealth of Australia, Queensland , New South Wales , South Australia , Tasmania and Victoria , 1856-1960
Bundoora, Vic : La Trobe University Library, 1980.
Brings together the subject and member indexes found in Borchardt's Checklists (see above) but doesn't provide a synopsis of the report
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UniM Baill REF 016.3549409 MARS
also,
UniM Law REF K 52.6 MARS
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Marshall, J G
The literature on royal commissions, select committees of Parliament and boards of inquiry held in Australia 1856-1980 : a select bibliography
Bundoora, Vic. : La Trobe University Library, 1990.
Lists journal articles and books written on many significant public inquiries (can be used with Borchardt's Checklists) |
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Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry, 1902–2006
Listing of all Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry (the nomenclature varies) appointed by the Australian Government from 1902.
It does not include Royal Commissions appointed by Australian state or territory governments, unless the Australian Government was also involved.
Use Ctrl-f to search listings by keyword
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UniM Baill REF
328.9404 AUST |
Australia. Parliament. Dept. of the Senate. Committee Office.
Consolidated register of Senate committee reports
Canberra : Senate Committee Office
1970- 2004
*Latest version is available on the Internet: Register of Senate Committee Reports
The majority of Senate Committee Reports are Parliamantary Papers
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Debates (Hansard)
Hansard is the official record of debates in Parliament. An almost verbatim transcript of debates on bills, answers to questions, and speeches. more information
Baill GD 328.94 A938
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Australia. Parliament
Parliamentary debates
v. 1-221; 1901-53
(From 1953 onwards, debates of both Houses issued separately in a new series - see next entries) |
Baill GD 328.9402
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Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives
Parliamentary debates (Hansard)
(new series)
1953-1996
Continued by:
Parliamentary debates, House of Representatives, official Hansard
1996- (lacks 2004) |
Baill GD 328.9402
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Australia. Parliament. Senate
Parliamentary debates (Hansard)
(new series)
1953-1996
Continued by:
Parliamentary debates, Senate, official Hansard
1996- (lacks 2004) |
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Indexes to subjects and names of speakers are included in the bound volumes (in the last volume for each session) 1901- |
| Internet: |
Commonwealth Hansard by year. 1981- (full text) |
| Internet: |
Search by subject, speaker etc. Choose the 'Chamber' collection to search Hansard. 1981- |
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Votes and Proceedings
The official record (minutes) of business in Parliament is given in the Votes and Proceedings for the House of Representatives more information
| Baill GD 328.9404 AUST |
Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives
Votes and proceedings
1901/02-
From 1901/02 to 1964/66 this title was numbered as vol. 1 of the Parliamentary Papers and is shelved with the papers at Baill GD 328.9404 |
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From 1967 the Votes and Proceedings are located on the shelves after Hansard |
| Internet: |
Votes and Proceedings 1982- current (html version), 1998- current (pdf version) |
| Index |
in each vol?? |
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Journals
The official record (minutes) of business in Parliament is given in the Journals for the Senate. more information
| Baill GD 328.9404 AUST |
Australia. Parliament. Senate
Journals
1901/02-
From 1901/02 to 1964/66 this title was numbered as vol. 1 of the Parliamentary. papers and shelved with the Papers at Baill GD 328.9404
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From 1967 the Journals are shelved after Hansard |
| Internet: |
Journals 1973- (html version), 2002- (pdf version) |
| Index |
in each vol?? |
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Gazettes
the major publication through which governments announce their administrative decisons and actions. more information
Baill GD 354.94
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Australia
Commonwealth of Australia gazette
1901-June 1973 bound
Title varies: July 1973-Dec. 1973
4334 Australian government gazette
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From 1974 the Australian government gazette began to be published in several sequences: General (including Special), Periodic & Public Service. The initial intention was probably to reduce bulk and make relevant material easier to find. An index is provided to G, S, P & PS. However, over the years, ever more subdivisions have been created, which can be quite confusing. Currently, the gazette is issued as below and catalogued under several classifications:- |
| Baill GD 354.94/AUST
A938
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MIC/o 4334
(1958-1970) |
Australian Postal Commission
Now known as 'Australia Post'. This lists vacancies, transfers & promotions.
APC 1987-
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| Baill GD 354.94005/AUST |
Australian Securities Commission
Notices under the corporate law
ASC 1993-
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| Baill GD 354.94005/AUST |
Business:- bankruptcies, receiverships, intention
to pay dividends
No. B1, 1987-
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FOI:- statements of principal officers & Ministers
as required under the Freedom of Information Act.
No. FOI 1 1983-1985 are bound.
N.B. This is no longer published.
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General:- . legislation, info. from govt., proclamations,
vacancies + Special notices
No. G 1, Jan 1974 - G 16, April 1987. From May 1987, it
became “Government Notices”.
INDEX Has quarterly indexes, cumulating to annual.
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| Baill GD 354.94005/AUST |
Government notices:- legislation, info. from govt.
depts. + Special notices (formerly “General”).
No. GN 1, May 1987-
INDEX Has quarterly indexes, cumulating to annual.
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| Ba GD 354.940005/AUST |
NICNAS (National Industrial Chemicals Notification 354.940005/AUST & Assessment Scheme)
No. C 3, March 1993-
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Ba GD
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Periodic:- quota transactions, permits granted,
refused or revoked. Contains lengthy notices of a 'non-urgent' nature
No. P 1 1974
INDEX Has quarterly indexes, cumulating to annual.
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Public service:- appointments, vacancies &
transfers in the public service
No. PS 5 1974-
INDEX Has quarterly indexes, cumulating to annual
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Ba GD 354.9400712
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Purchasing & disposals:- invitations to tender,
contracts arranged
No. PD 1 1985- |
Ba GD *Special:- contains urgent matters
354.94005/AUST
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*Special:- contains urgent matters
No. S 1 Jan. 1974-
INDEX Has quarterly indexes, cumulating to annual
* These have been separated out from the “General” and
later “Government Notices”.
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Ba GD
382.786994
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Tariff concessions:- applications for tariff
concessions
No. TC 1 1983-
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Ba GD 354.9400874/AUST
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Telstra Corporation Ltd.
No. 1 1995
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N.B. While many of the Ausn. Government Gazettes from 1975 on have been bound,
titles not covered by an index may not be bound. The index for 'GN', 'S' ‘P'& 'PS', is issued quarterly and cumulated annually, and is shelved after the "FOI" section. |
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State Library of Victoria |
Internet:
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Commonwealth of Australia Gazettes 2002-
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Bills
A bill is a proposal for a new law which has been presented to Parliament. more information
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Acts (Leglislation)
An Act of Parliament is a law made by Parliament. more information
Useful Legal Resource Centre guides:
| Baill GD 348.9402 AUST |
Australia. (Laws, statutes, etc)
Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia passed in the session of ...
1901-1973
12 vols |
Baill GD 348.9402 AUST
and Legal Resource Centre Level 3 (1974-) |
Australia. (Laws, statutes, etc)
Acts of the Australian Parliament,
1973- 2003
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| Legal Resource Centre Level 4 (Kept behind the Loans Desk) |
Reprinted acts. Canberra, AGPS, 1973-
(Acts reprinted to include amendments) |
| Internet: |
Austlii and ComLaw have the full text of all recent Australian legislation. Make sure you check the date of the consolidation. They are not always up to date! |
Indexes to Acts
Baill REF 348.94028 WICK)
Baill GD 348.94028 WICK)
Legal Resource Centre with the legislation on Level 4 as well as at the Loans Desk |
WICKS: Subject Index to Commonwealth legislation
Law Book Co.
Find Acts by subject
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| Legal Resource Centre with the legislation on Level 4 as well as at the Loans Desk |
At the Legal Resource Centre: Annotation volumes available, eg Commonwealth Statute Annotations, available with the Commonwealth Legislation, or from the Loans Desk. Find the entry for the act you are researching alphabetically. |
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Acts Table 1901-1991 Attorney-General's Department (more recent version on Internet:, see next entry)
Alphabetical Table of all Acts passed from 1901-1991 |
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ComLaw has Acts Table 1901-2000 (under Legislation Tables)
Alphabetical Table of all Acts passed from 1901-2000 (omitting appropriation and supply). Indicates which Acts in force at 31 Dec 2000, amending Acts, and repealed, inoperative or lapsed Acts. |
| Internet: |
ComLaw also has Tables of Commonwealth Acts (as made) 1993- (under Legislation Tables)
Alphabetical Tables of Acts passed for each year |
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Regulations or Subordinate Legislation
a law made under the authority of an Act of Parliament. more information
Legal Resource Centre: UniM Law LEG CWTH REGU
(Level 4 : West end, entry via level 3)
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Australia. (Laws, statutes, etc)
Statutory rules (by year)
1901- current
includes tables of statutory rules |
| Legal Resource Centre: UniM Law ClosColl 348.94 AUST (level 3, behind Loans Desk) |
Australia. (Laws, statutes, etc)
Statutory rules (reprints of rules currently in force)
For finding and updating statutory rules see Regulations or Subordinate Legislation guide
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INDEX
Legal Resource Centre |
see Regulations or Subordinate Legislation guide |
| Internet: |
ComLaw Annual Tables of Statutory Rules (as made to 31 December 2004) and Statutory Rules Table 1903-2004 (Compilation) |
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Parliamentary Handbooks and Practice
Parliamentary Handbooks contain contact and biographical information on members of Parliament, information on committees, statistical summaries for the most recent election, electoral divisions and party representation, and historical information.
Executive Handbooks
| UniM Baill f 352.250994 AUST |
Australia. Federal Executive Council.
Federal Executive Council handbook
Canberra : Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2005 |
Parliamentary Practice - detailed reference works on all aspects of the powers, procedures and practices of the Houses
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Biographies of Parliamentarians
| UniM Baill REF 324.294070922 CRIS |
CRISP L F and ATKINSON B
Australian Labour Party federal parliamentarians 1901-1981
Canberra: Crisp and Atkinson 1981
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| UniM Baill REF 328.94073 R992 |
RYDON Joan
A biographical register of the Commonwealth Parliament,
1901-1972
Canberra: ANU Press 1975
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| UniM Baill REF 328.94092 BIOG v.1 |
MILLAR Anne (ed) et al
The biographical dictionary of the Australian Senate
vol 1 1901-1929
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press 2000 |
| UniM Baill REF 016.99400992 ADCO |
ADCOCK Nola
Australian prime ministers: a select list of biographical
information
Canberra: Parliamentary Library 1984
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Biographical information about Federal MPs is also found in the Australian Parliamentary Handbook (1901-) listed above |
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Budget
The Budget is the government's annual financial report and policy statement. The principle part is the Treasurer's budget speech which includes a comparison of estimates and actual expenditure for the previous financial year, a review of the economic situation of the nation, and the anticipated income and expediture for the current financial year, including taxes proposed to meet expenditure. Budget Papers are related documents presented after the budget speech.
UniM Baill
354.9400722 AUST
also, UniM ECO P
Call No 336.94 AUS (1925/26- 2000/01)
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Australia. Department of the Treasury
Budget papers
Canberra : Govt. Printer, 1901- |
| Internet: |
Australian Government Budget |
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Elections
Election Statistics are recorded in Paliamentary Handbooks and other publications
latest edition UniM Baill REF 328.94 AUST
earlier editions at UniM Baill GD 328.94 AUST |
Parliamentary handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia
Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 1901-
Parliamentary handbooks contain statistical summaries for the most recent election |
| Internet: |
Commonwealth Parliamentary Library Election site
very comprehensive site |
| Internet: |
Adam Carr's Australian Election Archive
comprehensive site with data going back to 1901 |
| UniM Law KM 83.4 K1 AUST |
A summary of Commonwealth election and referendum statistics, 1901-1975 / Australian Electoral Office.
Canberra : AGPS 1976 |
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Find other publications on election statistics on the library catalogue by doing a SUBJECT search using the terms: Elections Australia Statistics |
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Press Releases
Useful information about government policy may be found in ministerial statements or press/media releases.
| UniM Baill P 354.94 C734 |
Australian Government Digest
1972-5
compilations of press statements made by ministers of the Federal Government and by the leaders of the opposition party/parties
has changed title several times (see below) |
| UniM Baill P 354.94 C734 |
Australian Government Weekly Digest
1975
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| UniM Baill P 354.94 C734 |
Commonwealth Record
1976-1987
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| Baill P 354.9404 MINI |
Ministerial document service : daily collation of Ministers' and Opposition Leaders' statements.
Canberra : AGPS, 1988-2001. |
| Internet: |
Australia.gov.au Media Release Homepages Australian Commonwealth Government |
| Internet: |
Media/press releases made by ministers and opposition party/parties are available on many homepages. Use Who's Who, Parliament of Australia to find individual and party homepages. |
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Government Directories
Information on Members of Parliament, the Courts, and Australian Government portfolios (Minister(s), departments, agencies, contact details of senior staff and legislation administered by, for each portfolio)
Latest at Information Desk, Baillieu Library
(earlier at ERC AB)
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A guide to the Australian government : structure, organisations and key people
Canberra 2003-
see below for earlier years (title changed) |
| Internet: |
Australian Government Online Directory |
UniM ERC AB
354.94 A938
(1947-1958 (incomplete), 1973-1976)
UniM ERC AB
354.94 C734 (1977-1982)
UniM ERC AB
354.9400025 COMM (1983-2002) |
Commonwealth government directory
Canberra : AGPS
1947- 2003 (incomplete) |
| Latest at Information Desk, Baillieu Library (earlier at Baill P 354.94 NATI) |
National guide to government
Melbourne : Information Australia
1984-
comprehensive contacts directory to federal and state governments |
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The Australian Constitution
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3. Australian Capital Territory
Library holdings:
For other publications and , use GovPubs, from the National Library of Australia
Gazettes
| UniM Baill GD 354.947005 AUST |
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory gazette
Canberra : AGPS on behalf of the ACT Executive, 1989- .
1989-1993 |
| UniM Baill GD 354.947005 AUST |
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory gazette. Special
Canberra : AGPS on behalf of the ACT Executive, 1989- .
1989-1993 |
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Acts (Leglislation)
UniM Law LEG
A.C.T ACTS
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Australian Capital Territory
Laws of the Australian Capital Territory : comprising ordinances, regulations, by-laws, and rules of court ...
Canberra : AGPS
1911-2000
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UniM Law LEG
A.C.T ACTS
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Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory laws made during ...
Canberra : Published on behalf of the Gov't Printer 2001-
2002- |
Internet: |
A.C.T. Legislation register gives Acts currently in force, as well annual listings of Acts from 1989 to the present |
Note: |
After Self-Government Day in 1989 most ordinances are to be cited as Acts
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Indexes to Acts
| UniM Law REF K 52.6 ESTB |
Estbergs, Elizabeth
Subject index to Australian Capital Territory legislation.
Canberra : ACT Govt. Law Library, 1995 |
| UniM Law LEG 348.947 AUST |
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory legislation catalogue
Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1990-1993 |
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Government Directories
| Latest at Information Desk, Baillieu Library (earlier at Baill P 354.94 NATI) |
National guide to government
Melbourne : Information Australia
1984-
comprehensive contacts directory to federal and state governments |
| Internet: |
ACT Government Directory |
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4. New South Wales
Use GovPubs to see holdings in Australia's
Parliamentary Papers
Papers which have been presented to Parliament and published in the Parliamentary Papers series. The Papers are numbered consequtively. definition
| Baill GD 328.9441 |
New South Wales. Parliament.
Parliamentary Papers
1960-1985 (incomplete) |
| Baill MIC/f 5051d |
1986-1993 (first card(s) of each session provides an index) |
| Internet: |
Parliament does NOT publish the papers online as a series, however, some individual papers may be made available on government department websites. Web versions of NSW parliamentary committee report papers are available on the Parliamentary Committees site Sept 1999- current |
Indexes to Parliamentary Papers
| UniM Baill REF 328.944 NEW |
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council.
Consolidated index to the Minutes of the proceedings and printed papers
1856-1954 (5 vols)
produced by the Legislative Council but also indexes papers presented to the Legislative Assembly.
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| Baill MIC/f 5051d |
1986-1993 (first card(s) of each session provides an index) |
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Debates (Hansard)
Hansard is the official record of debates in Parliament. An almost verbatim transcript of debates on bills, answers to questions, and speeches. definition
UniM Baill MIC/o
S982
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Although responsible government, meaning a Parliament consisting of a Legislative Assembly and a Legisative Council was constituted in 1856, a proper hansard reporting service was not set up until October 1879. Before then, parliamentary discussion was reported in the newspapers, chief of which was the Sydney morning herald. The Sydney Morning Herald is available on Microfilm Baill MIC/o S982. (see next entry for index)
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INDEX
UniM Baill 328.94402 NEW
UniM Baill SpC/AX f 328.94402 NEW |
New South Wales. Parliament.
New South Wales Parliamentary debates (Sydney morning herald) index in two volumes
1856-1880
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5. Northern Territory
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6. Queensland
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7. South Australia
A Legislative Council existed from 1842-1856. In 1856 a bi-cameral Parliament was established, consisting of an Upper House, the Legislative Council, and a Lower House, the Legislative Assembly.
8. Tasmania
The N.S.W. Act of 1823 gave the Crown power, by Order in Council, to separate Van Diemen's Land from New South Wales. In June 1825 this separation occurred and a nominated Legislative Council was constituted. read more
9. Victoria
Parliamentary Papers
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Melbourne : Govt. Printer, 1851-1986
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Australian Capital Territory
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Subject index to Australian Capital Territory legislation.
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Australian Capital Territory legislation catalogue
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Appendix 1
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
FEDERATION
On 1 January 1901, the colonies, with the exception of New Zealand, were federated under the name of the 'Commonwealth of Australia', the designation of 'Colonies' - except in the case of the Northern Territory, to which the designation 'Territory' applied - being at the same time changed to that of 'States'.
The precursor to this amalgamation was a lot of political negotiating, known first as the National Australasian Convention and then as the Australasian Federal Convention, viz.
LAW Official record of the debates of the Australasian Federal Convention;
342.9420424 ed. by G. Craven Sydney, Legal Books, 1986
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Contents
vols. 1-5 Official reports of 1891, 1897 & 1898
vol. 6 Commentaries, indices and guide
PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT - Scheme of Parliamentary Government
Under section 1 of the Australian Constitution, the legislative power of the Commonwealth is vested in the Parliament, which consists of the Sovereign, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Sovereign is represented throughout the Commonwealth by the Governor-General who, subject to the Constitution, has such powers and functions as the Sovereign is pleased to assign to him. In the Commonwealth Parliament the Upper House is known as the Senate, while the Lower House is known as the House of Representatives. The extent of the legislative powers of the Commonwealth Parliament is defined by the Australian constitution.
The Enactment/History of Commonwealth Parliament Legislation
The legislation passed by the Commonwealth Parliament between 1901 and 1973, and which was then still in operation, is published in a consolidated form entitled Acts of the Parliament 1901-1973. Since 1974, annual volumes of Acts have also been published. The consolidation contains a chrono- logical table of Acts passed from 1901 to 1973, showing how they are affected by subsequent legislation or lapse of time, together with a table of legislation of the Commonwealth Parliament passed from 1901 to 1973 in relation to the several provisions of the Australian Constitution. Reference should be made to these for complete information.
SOURCE: Year Book Australia, 1989.
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Appendix 2
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATES OF AUSTRALIA
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Settlement
With the exception of the A.C.T. all the Australian States were settled and had acquired responsible government before the establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia. In almost every case before receiving fully responsible government there was an Upper House consisting either wholly or partly of nominated rather than elected members. Some historical dates are shown in the following table:
AUSTRALIA: COMPONENT STATES AND TERRITORIES
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Year of annexation |
Year of first permanent settlement |
Year of formation into separate Colony or Territory |
Year in which responsible government was granted |
| New South Wales |
1770 |
1788 |
1786 |
1855 |
| Victoria |
1770 |
1834 |
1851 |
1855 |
| Queensland |
1770 |
1824 |
1859 |
a) 1859 |
| South Australia |
1788 |
1836 |
1834 |
1856 |
| Western Australia |
1829 |
1829 |
1829 |
1890 |
| Tasmania |
1788 |
1803 |
1825 |
1855 |
| Northern Territory |
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b) 1863 |
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c) 1911 |
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a) As part of N.S.W. in 1855; as a separate colony in 1859
b) Previously part of N.S.W.; brought under the jurisdiction of South Australia in 1863; transferred to the Commonwealth in 1911.
c) Previously part of N.S.W.
Parliamentary Government
At the time of Federation in 1901 the 6 Ausn. states ceded many of their powers on matters of national importance (e.g. international affairs and defence) to the Commonwealth. For all practical purposes the various State parliaments may today legislate 'for the peace, welfare and good government of their State in all matters not specifically reserved to the Commonwealth Parliament. Where any inconsistency arises between C'wealth and State laws, the State law is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency'
SOURCE: Year Book Australia 1986.
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2. Australian Capital Territory
Until the establishment of the Commonwealth, the A.C.T. was merely part of N.S.W. Section 125 of the Commonwealth Constitution Act of 1900 provided that the Federal seat of government should "be situated in New South Wales not less than 100 miles from Sydney... After considerable controversy an area of about 2330 square kilometres in the Yass-Canberra district was chosen in 1908". Walter Burley Griffin's plan for Canberra was gazetted in 1918, the Federal Parliament House was opened in 1927 and a part-time Advisory Council was established in 1930 to advise the Minister in relation to matters affecting the A.C.T. In 1948 the A.C.T. elected its first representative to Federal Parliament, and in 1952 the number of elected members on the Advisory Council was increased from 3 to 5, giving them a majority over the appointed members.
In 1967, the A.C.T.'s population reached 100,000 and in 1974 Federal representation increased to two. A House of Assembly was formed in 1979, which ceased in 1986, one year aft the population of the A.C.T. had reached 250,000. In 1989 self-government was proclaimed and the first A.C.T. Legislative Assembly was elected in May of that year. Currently, it consists of 17 full-time members, who serve a fixed 3-year term.
SOURCES: Australian Encyclopaedia 3rd ed. 1977
& A.C.T. Statistical Summary, 1992 A.B.S.
3. New South Wales
On the foundation of New South Wales as a British penal settlement on 26 January, 1788, the Governor, under his Commission and Letters Patent, was empowered to make ordinances. In 1823 an enactment of the Imperial Parliament provided for the creation of a Legislative Council with a minimum of five and a maximum of 7 members, nominated by the Governor. This Council acted as an advisory body to the Governor. In 1828 its membership was increased to 15 and its functions were extended.
In 1843 a measure of direct representation was given to the people of the Colony by means of an Imperial enactment, which extended the membership of the Legislative Council of 36, to comprise 12 nominees of the Crown and 24 members elected by the people. Eight years' experience of partly representative government proved the necessity for a democratic Constitution and a fully responsible government which was finally conferred on the people of N.S.W. in 1855.
SOURCE: N.S.W. Year Book 1921.
4. Northern Territory
In 1825 the Northern Territory was incorporated in N.S.W. and in 1863 it was transferred to South Australia. The S.A. Government conferred parliamentary franchise on the N.T. in 1890 by including it in the S.A. electorate of Grey, which meant that at Federation the N.T. had representation in the Commonwealth Parliament.
In 1911 the Northern Territory was formally transferred to the C/wealth of Australia and an Administrator with a staff of nine was appointed. In 1923 the N.T. was granted federal representation in the House of Representatives. In 1947 the first election of the N.T. Legislative Council was held. However, there was still an Administrator and 7 official members cf. 6 elected members. In 1968 this was changed to 11 elected and 6 nominated members. Finally, in 1974 the Legislative Council was replaced by a Legislative Assembly comprising 19 elected members and from 1977 the Federal Government began to hand over certain functions to the Legislative Assembly.
SOURCE: Northern Territory Statistical Summary 1990.
5. Queensland
An Order in Council of June 1859, made under the N.S.W. Constitution Act of 1855, established the Queensland Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, which met for the first time on May 22 1860. The Legislative Council was abolished by the Constitution Act Amendment Act of 1922.
7. South Australia
A Legislative Council existed from 1842-1856. In 1856 a bi-cameral Parliament was established, consisting of an Upper House, the Legislative Council, and aLower House, the Legislative Assembly.
8. Tasmania
The N.S.W. Act of 1823 gave the Crown power, by Order in Council, to separate Van Diemen's Land from New South Wales. In June 1825 this separation occurred and a nominated Legislative Council was constituted.
The passage of the Australian Constitution Act of 1850 in London empowered the existing Council to establish a new, partly elected Council, with the power to substitute for itself a bicameral legislature. Accordingly, the Legislative Council passed the Tasmanian Constitution Act in 1854 which established a Legislative
Council and a House of Assembly, and came into being in December 1856.
SOURCE: Tasmanian Year Book, 1986
9. Victoria
Prior to July 1851, the district known as Port Phillip formed part of the Colony of New South Wales. The Victorian Electoral Act of 1851 provided for the establishment of a partly elected Leglisative Coucil independednt of NSW. In 1855 a Bill was passed to establish a Constitution of Victoria and a bicameral leglislature, the Legislative Coucil and Legislative Assembly, which met for the first time in November 1986.
10. Western Australia
A nominated Legislative Council existed from 1829. In 1870 this was replaced by a partly elected Council and in 1890 a bi-cameral Parliament was established consisting of an Upper House, the Legislative Council, and a Lower House, the Legislative Assembly.
Original bibliography compiled by Ted Strehlow in 1990. This bibliography has been updated by Victoria Horne in 2006. It is being updated regularly. Please send any comments to Victoria Horne, Baillieu Library v.horne@unimelb.edu.au
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