Legal research skills : an Australian law guide / The University of Queensland Library et. al.

[Deakin, A.C.T.] : Council of Australian University Librarians Open Educational Resources Collective Pressbooks, 2025.

2025 edition

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Legal research -- Australia.

Part I. Research skills

1. What is legal research?

2. Sources of legal information

3. Legal research strategy

4. Searching strategies and tips

5. Australian guide to legal citation (AGLC) 4th edition

6. AGLC footnotes

7. AGLC subsequent references

8. AGLC bibliographies

9. Review quiz - research skills and AGLC

Part II. Case law

10. What is case law?

11. How cases are published

12. Citing a case

13. Finding a case

14. Using case citators

15. Using citators to see judicial consideration

16. Review quiz - case law

Part III. Legislation

17. Introduction to legislative research

18. Legislative process

19. Parliamentary documents

20. Acts

21. Subordinate legislation

22. Finding Commonwealth Legislation

23. Finding Australian Capital Territory Legislation

24. Finding New South Wales legislation

25. Finding Northern Territory legislation

26. Finding Queensland legislation

27. Finding South Australian legislation

28. Finding Tasmanian Legislation

29. Finding Victorian legislation

30. Finding Western Australian Legislation

31. Tracking changes in legislation

32. Review quiz - legislation

Part IV. Secondary sources

33. Introduction to secondary sources

34. Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

35. Books

36. Looseleaf services (commentaries)

37. Journal articles

38. Other sources

39. Review quiz - secondary sources

Part V. Legal Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

40. Legal Research using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI).

This guide is designed to support students undertaking legal studies and contribute to developing research skills in Australian law schools. Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide is organised into four parts: Part 1: Research Skills introduces the concept of legal research, identifies the key sources of legal information, and the importance of researching strategically. Part 2: Case Law provides an introduction on how to locate cases by citation or topic, and judge a case’s reliability. Part 3: Legislation helps students learn about the parliamentary process, how to find legislation and the materials used for statutory interpretation. Part 4: Secondary Sources focuses on the role of secondary sources in legal research. - extract from guide. Part 5: Legal Research and Artificial Intelligence (AI) focuses specifically on the responsible use of generative AI tools for legal research. - extract from 'about this guide'

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