LibGuides: Law: Key resources

Guide to Online Legal Research

The Guide to Online Legal Research points you to key online legal resources and provides step by step instructions on conducting legal research in a range of legal databases and websites.

Key databases

The Library has a range of specialised databases which you can access to find cases, legislation, journal articles and legal commentary. The following will be useful for finding information on your legal topics:

AustLII

Jade (BarNet)

CCH IntelliConnect
HeinOnline
ICLR
InfoRMIT
LawOne
Lexis Advance Research (formerly LexisNexis AU)
For searching help go to Searching with Lexis Advance Pacific
To be used exclusively for academic research only.

Is a multi jurisdiction legal research database which provides access to both primary and secondary legal sources. Coverage includes the Asia Pacific region (with a focus on Australian content and some NZ sources), and international jurisdictions (UK, US and Canada). Click on the link to the Quick Guide to get started on using the database.

Lexis Advance Pacific Quick Guide

Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

Dictionaries, encyclopaedias or handbooks can give you a basic introduction to a particular topic.The following are relevant for the subject area of law:

Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary (online)
This link will take you to the home page of the Lexis Advance Pacific database. Once there, click on the link to 'Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary' in the Publications list to search or browse the dictionary. SCU login required.
Halsbury's Laws of Australia (online)
This link will take you to the home page of the Lexis Advance Pacific database. Once there, click on the link to 'Halsbury's Laws of Australia' in the Publications list to search or browse the encyclopaedia. SCU login required.
The Laws of Australia
A legal encyclopaedia available in the Westlaw AU database. SCU login required.