To be used exclusively for academic research only.
Provides Australian case law (including the CaseBase case citator), legislation, journals, commentary (including a comprehensive legal dictionary & the Halsbury's legal encyclopaedia), and practical guidance modules. Some international content (NZ, UK, US, Canada & Hong Kong) is also included.
View the Lexis+ Introductory Guide or Help pages to get started.
When starting your research it's a good idea to get an overview of your topic or area of law by doing a keyword search.
Use Boolean and other advanced search operators to improve keyword search results. Below are the most common operators.
Tip: If you get the search operators wrong, the database probably won't alert you to the error; instead your search will find no results. If you are not sure, check the help section of individual databases to find the specific operators used.
Operator |
Purpose |
Example |
Database |
AND | Searches for both terms on either side of the operator | loss AND nuisance | Lexis+, Westlaw, CCH, AustLII, Jade, InfoRMIT, HeinOnline, LawOne |
OR | Searches for either term on either side of the operator | damages OR compensation | Lexis+, Westlaw, CCH, AustLII, Jade, InfoRMIT, HeinOnline, LawOne |
NOT % |
Excludes the term on the right-hand side of the operator |
assault NOT battery
|
Lexis+, CCH, AustLII, Jade, InfoRMIT, HeinOnline, LawOne Westlaw |
* ! |
Truncation - Searches for alternative term endings |
legislat* legislat! |
CCH, AustLII, Jade, InfoRMIT, HeinOnline, LawOne Lexis+, Westlaw |
? * |
Wildcard - replaces 1 character, useful for spelling variations |
wom?n wom*n |
Lexis+, CCH, AustLII, Jade, InfoRMIT, HeinOnline, LawOne Westlaw |
" " | Searches for the term as an exact phrase | "economic loss" | Lexis+, Westlaw, CCH, AustLII, Jade, InfoRMIT, HeinOnline, LawOne |
/n w/n |
Proximity - Searches for the first term within a nominated number of words from the second term Use 5 for same phrase; 15-30 for same sentence; 50 for same paragraph |
construction /5 contract construction w/5 contract |
Lexis+, Westlaw, LawOne CCH, AustLII, Jade |
" "~n |
Proximity - Searches for the terms inside the double quote marks within a nominated number of words Use 5 for same phrase; 15-30 for same sentence; 50 for same paragraph |
"construction contract"~5 | InfoRMIT, HeinOnline |