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These cover Australian and international case law and legislation resources including federal and state government websites, free to access legal databases and more.</p> <p>To keep you up to date with the most recent trends in Australian legal sectors you will find a number of resources relating to general legal research, legal commentary and links to regulatory bodies.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid content-row one-column medium-module small-width " style=""> <div class="content-inner"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="accordion" id="accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7"> <div class="accordion-group"> <h2 class='accordion-heading '> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7" href="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-1"> Case law <em class="accordion-icon">Navigation</em> <span class="access txtShow">Show below</span> <span class="access txtHide">Hide below</span> </a> </h2> <div id="accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-1" class='accordion-body collapse ' style='height: 0px;'> <div class="accordion-inner wysiwyg-content"> <p>This section will help you find any judgements passed down in Australian courts. We have collated a list of free to access platforms that provide access to Australian case law. These include government websites as well as external case law providers.</p> <h3>All Australian jurisdictions</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/" target="_blank">Austlii</a></p> <p>AustLII publishes public legal information -- that is, primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals); and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (law reform and royal commission reports for example) and a substantial collection of law journals.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://jade.io/j/" target="_blank">Jade</a></p> <p>JADE contains the full text of over 240 000 Australian decisions and legislation. An amazing citator containing references to more than 1.5 million decisions and legislation from around the world, linked to particular page references. The most ambitious project of BarNet's OpenLaw project to date.</p> <h3>Commonwealth</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.hcourt.gov.au/" target="_blank">High Court</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/" target="_blank">Federal Court of Australia</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.comcourts.gov.au/public/esearch/disclaimer" target="_blank">eSearch – Federal Court of Australia </a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.fwc.gov.au/" target="_blank">Fair Work Commission</a></p> <h3>Australian Capital Territory</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/judgment" target="_blank">Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory</a></p> <h3>New South Wales</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/" target="_blank">NSW Caselaw</a></p> <h3>Northern Territory</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.supremecourt.nt.gov.au/decisions/" target="_blank">Northern Territory CaseLaw</a></p> <h3>Queensland</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.sclqld.org.au/caselaw/" target="_blank">Queensland CaseLaw</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://apps.courts.qld.gov.au/esearching/" target="_blank">Supreme and District Courts Party search</a></p> <h3>South Australia</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/sa/" target="_blank">South Australian CaseLaw</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.courts.sa.gov.au/court-decisions/judgments/" target="_blank">Courts Administration Authority of South Australia: Judgments</a></p> <h3>Tasmania</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/tas/" target="_blank">Tasmanian CaseLaw</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.magistratescourt.tas.gov.au/for_lawyers/decisions" target="_blank">Decisions of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania</a></p> <h3>Victoria</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://courts.sdp.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/llv/" target="_blank">Supreme Court of Victoria CaseLaw</a> - from the 'Library Search' drop down choose 'Judgments Index'</p> <h3>Western Australia</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/" target="_blank" title="Opens https://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/">Supreme Court of Western Australia</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-group"> <h2 class='accordion-heading '> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7" href="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-2"> Australian legislation <em class="accordion-icon">Navigation</em> <span class="access txtShow">Show below</span> <span class="access txtHide">Hide below</span> </a> </h2> <div id="accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-2" class='accordion-body collapse ' style='height: 0px;'> <div class="accordion-inner wysiwyg-content"> <h3>All Australian jurisdictions</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lawlex.com.au/" target="_blank">Lawlex</a></p> <p>Lawlex provides links to authorised legislation (Bills, Acts and Regulations) in all Australian jurisdictions.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/databases.html" target="_blank">Austlii</a></p> <p>AustLII publishes public legal information -- that is, primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals); and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (law reform and royal commission reports for example) and a substantial collection of law journals.</p> <hr /> <h3>Acts / Regulations / Bills / Explanatory Memorandums</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/" target="_blank">Federal Register of Legislation</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/" target="_blank" title="Opens legislation.act.gov.au/">ACT Register of Legislation</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/" target="_blank">NSW Parliamentary Counsel</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://legislation.nt.gov.au/" target="_blank">Northern Territory of Legislation</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/legislation" target="_blank">Office of the South Australian Parliamentary Counsel</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/" target="_blank">Tasmanian Legislation</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ocpc.vic.gov.au/" target="_blank">Vic Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/" target="_blank">WA State Law Publisher</a></p> <hr /> <h3>Federal and State Parliaments</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.aph.gov.au/" target="_blank">Parliament of Australia</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.parliament.act.gov.au/" target="_blank">ACT Legislative Assembly</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Pages/home.aspx" target="_blank">Parliament of NSW</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://parliament.nt.gov.au/home" target="_blank">Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Queensland Parliament</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au" target="_blank">Parliament of South Australia</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/" target="_blank">Parliament of Tasmania</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/" target="_blank">Parliament of Victoria</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/" target="_blank">Parliament of Western Australia</a></p> <hr /> <h3>Government gazettes</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Content/Gazettes" target="_blank">Government notices gazette</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/Gazettes" target="_blank">ACT government gazettes</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/gazette" target="_blank">NSW government gazettes</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://publications.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Queensland government gazettes</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/" target="_blank">SA government gazette</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.gazette.tas.gov.au/" target="_blank">Tasmanian government gazette</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette_bin/recent_gazettes.cfm" target="_blank">Victorian government gazette</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/gazettes.html" target="_blank">Western Australian government gazette</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://nt.gov.au/about-government/gazettes" target="_blank">Northern Territory gazette</a></p> <hr /> <h3>Miscellaneous</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ozcase.library.qut.edu.au/qhlc/" target="_blank">Queensland Law Collection – historical Qld legislation</a></p> <p>The Queensland Law Collection contains historical Queensland legislation and other legal materials relating to Queensland.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://historichansard.net/" target="_blank">Historical Commonwealth second reading speeches</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-group"> <h2 class='accordion-heading '> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7" href="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-3"> International <em class="accordion-icon">Navigation</em> <span class="access txtShow">Show below</span> <span class="access txtHide">Hide below</span> </a> </h2> <div id="accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-3" class='accordion-body collapse ' style='height: 0px;'> <div class="accordion-inner wysiwyg-content"> <p>Including treaty databases, free legal resources for specific countries, information on major international courts and bodies as well as secondary material that can be used to give an overview of International Law as a subject.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.gettingthedealthrough.com/" target="_blank">Getting the Deal Through</a> Free access for company in-house counsel (excludes government employees ) - <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.gettingthedealthrough.com/" target="_blank">Register for Getting the Deal Through here</a></p> <p>GTDT has combined with Lexology Pro to create a comparative international legal resource, under one platform. Lexology have added GTDT's content to the platform and functionality. You can drill down into the content, directly compare law and regulation between jurisdictions and create tailored reports in a matter of seconds. Create a report to compare law and regulation between jurisdictions.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.nyulawglobal.org/Globalex/index.html" target="_blank">Globalex</a></p> <p>The information and articles published by GlobaLex represent both research and teaching resources used by legal academics, practitioners and other specialists around the world who are active either in foreign, international, and comparative law research or those focusing on their own domestic law. The guides and articles published are written by scholars well known in their respective fields and are recommended as a legal resource by universities, library schools, and legal training courses. The tools available in GlobaLex will continue to expand to cover international law topics, countries and legal systems thus providing a coherent and encompassing research tool for all constituencies.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.php" target="_blank">Guide to Law Online - Library of Congress</a></p> <p>Research guides provide a starting point for researching legal topics and recommend relevant materials in the Law Library's collections and online. The Law Library creates research guides that range from animal and landlord-tenant law to instructions for compiling a federal legislative history. Established by Congress in 1832, the Law Library has a collection of over 2.9 million volumes spanning all systems and periods of law and covering all the nations of the world. Please note that although research guides are selective, inclusion of a site or resource does not constitute endorsement by the Law Library of Congress. None of the information in any of our research guides is legal advice.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/lawcite/" target="_blank">Lawcite</a></p> <p>Lawcite is an automatically generated international legal case and journal article citator.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lawindex/jurisdictions" target="_blank">Legal resources at Oxford University: Resources for jurisdictions</a></p> <p>The subject hub for the Bodleian Law Library's online subject & research guides.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ssrn.com/" target="_blank">Social Science Research Network</a></p> <p>SSRN´s eLibrary provides 1,182,128 research papers from 1,045,564 researchers in more than 65 disciplines.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/215.html" target="_blank">WorldLII</a></p> <p>The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility developed collaboratively by various Legal Information Institutes and other organisations.<br /> WorldLII provides a single search facility for databases located on the following Legal Information Institutes: AustLII; BAILII; CanLII; HKLII; LII (Cornell); and PacLII. The WorldLII Catalogue provides links to over 15,000 law-related web sites in every country in the world.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://iclg.com/" target="_blank">International Comparative Legal Guides</a></p> <p>ICLG.com is a leading global platform for legal reference, analysis and news, hosting comprehensive comparative legal guides and research tools that cover law in more than 176 jurisdictions across 58 practice areas. ICLG.com also provides daily legal news and legal conference directories, as well as online purchasing of the renowned International Comparative Legal Guide series of print publications.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/459289/The-History-of-International-Law/" target="_blank">Timeline of the history of international law (Oxford Academic)</a></p> <p>From 1494 to the present. The timeline is a concise map of 'the broad history of public international law with particular attention paid to the signing of major treaties, the foundation of fundamental institutions, the birth of major figures in international law and milestones in the development of some of the field's best-known doctrines'.</p> <hr /> <h3>Canada</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.canada.ca/en.html" target="_blank">Canadian Government</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.canlii.org/en/" target="_blank">CanLII – Canadian Legal Information Institute</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/index.html/ltop" target="_blank">Justice Laws Website – Consolidated Acts & Regulations</a></p> <hr /> <h3>China & Hong Kong</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.asianlii.org/resources/214.html" target="_blank">AsianLii - China</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.hklii.hk/eng/" target="_blank">HKLII</a> </p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.judiciary.gov.hk/en/index/index.htm" target="_blank">Hong Kong Judiciary</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.legco.gov.hk/index.html">Legislative Council of HKSAR</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://english.gov.cn/archive/lawsregulations/" target="_blank">State Council of the People's Republic of China – laws & regulations</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://english.court.gov.cn/" target="_blank">Supreme People's Court of China</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/index/" target="_blank">The Basic Law of the HKSAR</a></p> <hr /> <h3>Europe</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html" target="_blank">Eur-Lex</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://europa.eu/european-union/index_en" target="_blank">EUROPA</a> </p> <hr /> <h3>New Zealand</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.business.govt.nz/companies" target="_blank">Companies Office</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/" target="_blank">Courts of New Zealand</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.govt.nz/" target="_blank">New Zealand Government</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.legislation.govt.nz/" target="_blank">New Zealand Legislation</a></p> <hr /> <h3>Treaties</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/" target="_blank">AustLII – Australian Treaties Library</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/treaties" target="_blank">DFAT - Australian Treaties Database</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://resources.ials.sas.ac.uk/digital/ials-digital-resources/flare-index-treaties" target="_blank">Flare Index to Treaties</a></p> <hr /> <h3>United Kingdom</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.bailii.org/" target="_blank">BAILII – British and Irish Legal Information Institute</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.commonlii.org/uk/cases/EngR/" target="_blank">English Reports (CommonLII)</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Scottish Courts & Tribunals</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">UK Government</a> </p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/" target="_blank">UK Legislation</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.parliament.uk/" target="_blank">UK Parliament</a></p> <hr /> <h3>United States</h3> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/" target="_blank">Cornell Law School – US Legal Information (US Code, Supreme Court opinions)</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/" target="_blank">GPO - US Government Publishing Office</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.congress.gov/?loclr=bloglaw" target="_blank">THOMAS – Bills progress etc from the Library of Congress</a> </p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.usa.gov/" target="_blank">USA Government</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.sec.gov/index.htm" target="_blank">US Securities and Exchange Commission</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-group"> <h2 class='accordion-heading '> <a class="accordion-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7" href="#accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-4"> Legal research online guides <em class="accordion-icon">Navigation</em> <span class="access txtShow">Show below</span> <span class="access txtHide">Hide below</span> </a> </h2> <div id="accordion-009fe821bf3f4900a0e467ff617f00a7-collapse-4" class='accordion-body collapse ' style='height: 0px;'> <div class="accordion-inner wysiwyg-content"> <p>This section provides a range of resources that can be used for legal research. They range from university study guides which provide comprehensive overviews of numerous jurisdictions and subject areas. As well as regulatory bodies for different sectors in Australia which provide up to date overviews of specific sectors. We have also provided links to free legal dictionaries and citation guides to help with specific searches.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://covid19-law.com.au/index.html" target="_blank">COVID-19 and the Law of Australia</a></p> <p>This online textbook is intended to provide readers with succinct, timely and accurate information about the interaction of COVID-19 and the law of Australia. The authors hope that it will assist practitioners to navigate the legal complexities of the pandemic.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/legal-research-skills-an-australian-law-guide/" target="_blank" title="Opens oercollective.caul.edu.au">Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide</a></p> <p>This is a free to access basic legal research guide published in 2023 by Australian University Law Librarians. This book is designed to support students undertaking legal studies and contribute to the development of research skills in Australian law schools.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1586203/FinalOnlinePDF-2012Reprint.pdf" target="_blank">Australian Guide to Legal Citation</a></p> <p>The AGLC aims to clarify Australian citation customs where they are settled and suggests best practice where no settle custom exists. Prescribed by law schools and law journals around Australia as their official legal citation guide.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/apps/govpubs/?action=BrowsePublication" target="_blank">GovPubs: the Australian Government Publications Guide</a></p> <p>The AGLC aims to clarify Australian citation customs where they are settled and suggests best practice where no settle custom exists. Prescribed by law schools and law journals around Australia as their official legal citation guide. </p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.aph.gov.au/library/" target="_blank">Parliament of Australia - Parliamentary Library</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library/research-tools/research-guides" target="_blank">University of Melbourne Law School Research Guides</a></p> <p>These guides are designed to help you find the best research resources for your area of law and include subscription and open access resources. They are developed by law librarians and are continuously updated with new content.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://archive.org/web/" target="_blank">Wayback Machine</a></p> <p>Internet Archive's web archive, launched in 1996, contains over 2 petabytes of data compressed, or 150+ billion web captures, including content from every top-level domain, 200+ million web sites, and over 40 languages.</p> <p>The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge. </p> <p><strong>COMMENTARY</strong></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://theconversation.com/au" target="_blank">The Conversation</a></p> <p><strong>LAW REFORM</strong></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.alrc.gov.au/" target="_blank">Australian Law Reform Commission</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.justice.act.gov.au/justice-programs-and-initiatives" target="_blank">Justice Programs and Initiatives - Justice and Community Safety Directorate (act.gov.au)</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://justice.nt.gov.au/attorney-general-and-justice/law/nt-law-reform-committee" target="_blank">NT Law Reform Committee</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.qlrc.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Queensland Law Reform Commission</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://law.adelaide.edu.au/research/law-reform-institute/" target="_blank">SA Law Reform Institute</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.utas.edu.au/law-reform/" target="_blank">Tasmania Law Reform Institute</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/" target="_blank">Victorian Law Reform Commission</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.lrc.justice.wa.gov.au/" target="_blank">WA Law Reform Commission</a></p> <h3>Legal Associations and Societies</h3> <p><strong>COMMONWEALTH</strong></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ampla.org/" target="_blank">AMPLA: The Resources and Energy Law Association</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://austbar.asn.au/" target="_blank">Australian Bar Association</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acica.org.au/" target="_blank">Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acla.acc.com/" target="_blank">Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.anzsla.com.au/" target="_blank">Australia and New Zealand Sports Law Association</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/" target="_blank">Law Council of Australia</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.resolution.institute/" target="_blank">Resolution Institute</a></p> <p><strong>STATES/TERRITORIES</strong></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.actbar.com.au/" target="_blank">ACT Bar Association</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.actlawsociety.asn.au/" target="_blank">ACT Law Society</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lawsociety.com.au/" target="_blank">The Law Society of New South Wales</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.nswbar.asn.au/" target="_blank">NSW Bar Association</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://lawsocietynt.asn.au/" target="_blank">Law Society NT</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ntba.asn.au/" target="_blank">NT Bar Association</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.qldbar.asn.au/" target="_blank">Bar Association of Queensland</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.qls.com.au/Home" target="_blank">Queensland Law Society</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.lawsocietysa.asn.au/" target="_blank">Law Society of SA</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sabar.org.au/" target="_blank">SA Bar</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://lst.org.au/" target="_blank">Law Society of Tasmania</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.tasmanianbar.com.au/" target="_blank">Tasmanian Bar</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.liv.asn.au/" target="_blank">Law Institute Victoria</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vicbar.com.au/" target="_blank">The Victorian Bar</a></p> <p><a rel="noopener 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