Law

LawOne is published by TimeBase & provides subject listings of Australian legislation.

Select LawOne > Acts and Regulations by Subject Area > then select a subject area to browse, Eg Environment and Planning > Forestry

Lawlex provides subject listings of Australian legislation.

Select Browse Legislation > use the tick-boxes to select one or multiple jurisdictions > then select a subject area to browse, eg Environment > Pests and Diseases

Note: Macquarie University Library does not subscribe to the premium features of Lawlex. Use the Fundamentals of Legal Research page to find full-text copies of legislation identified using Lawlex.

In Australia, there are two parts to the legal system:

• Legislation - made by Parliament
• Common Law (also known as Case Law or Judge-made law):
  • where a judge will interpret the legislation if it is unclear; or
  • if there is no legislation, make a decision based on prior cases (known as precedents).

Check out the material below to broaden your outlook on Australia's legal system.

Go to 'Advanced search'. Select Legislation from 'Databases' > select the List button next to the Geographical Area field to browse a list of areas > tick the box next to AMERICAS > click Select to return to the search form > next to the Words from record and full-text search box change the drop-down menu from 'All Words' to 'Any Word'

In the Words from record and full-text search box type "emissions trading" > select Go & view results.

Note: Not all legislation available via ECOLEX is in English.

For U.S. content select Practice Areas > Energy & Environment and on the following page select Statutes & Court Rules or Regulations.

Select the Environment tab at the top of the page > eg Federal Statutes & Legislative Materials.

Select Laws and Regulations > Environment Protection. All laws and regulations can also be searched through the search boxes.

Select Legislation and on the following page in the Statutory Definition search box type Environment > and from the predictive text results select the relevant topic heading and select Search.

Tip: For more help finding international legislation use the International Law Research and Study Guide.