Australasian Databases -
a partly completed agenda
Australian '
National Law Collection
'
- legislation and superior Courts from all 9 jurisdictions
- some caselaw available
within hours
of decision
- special databases such as
transcript
and
pre-1900 decisions
Lesser Courts and Tribunals, often the only source
- decisions of over 30 other Courts and Tribunals
- examples:
NSW Industrial Awards
;
Patent Office
;
WA Information Commissioner
;
NSW Residential Tribunal
- a comprehensive Australian collection within 3 years?
Australasian
regional
databases
- includes
New Zealand
and Pacific Island nations
- expanding from 10 to 20 jurisdictions within 3 years
Special collections
of secondary materials
-
treaties
,
law reform
reports,
indigenous law
, law journals etc
All databases, or combinations of them, can be searched together
Graham Greenleaf