Legal research guide: Torts: Law reform
How to find law reform publications?
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This Guide. Use the links in this guide to access Australian and International law reform agencies for common law jurisdictions. Browse for Publications or Search if it's offered
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OneSearch You can place requests for various historical and current reports and papers through OneSearch
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Google Most law reform agencies publish on the web. Use Google and the same search technique you used when searching OneSearch. For instance, try searching "law reform" and "Western Australia" to see what's available.
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State Law Reform Agencies
- Law Reform Commission of Western Australia Find Reports & Papers under the Publications link
- Queensland Law Reform Commission Click on Publications to browse, or Search from the top of the screen
Federal and multijurisdictional sites
- Australian Law Reform Commission Click on Publications to access reports & papers
- Australasian Law Reform Library AustLII database. Searches New Zealand and Australian state and federal law reform publications. Date ranges vary.
Law reform agencies International
- World Law Reform Database (British Columbia Law Institute) Index to publications of law reform agencies in the Commonwealth of Nations and the United States (some reports may not be available online).
- WorldLII Law Reform Searches across law reform databases hosted on the Legal Information Institutes (LIIs). Includes only a handful of common law jurisdictions at this time.
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