Business Law Subject Guide

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

• Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed.  - REF K 211 .K1 BUT 2004
• Legal Terms  - REF K 211 .K1 LEG 1998
• Halsbury's Laws of Australia - REF K 218 .K1 HAL 199; Online version through LexisNexis AU
• Queensland Law Handbook -  REF K 218 .K1 QUE 2007

Books:

Use the Library Catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

• Australian business law 2004/Paul Latimer -  KN 250 .K1 LAT 2004
• Australian business law: principles and applications/Roger Vickery, Wayne Pendleton -  KN 250 .K1 PEN 2003
• Business law/Andrew Gibson and Douglas Fraser  - KN 250 .K1 GIB 2003
• Business law/Brendan Pentony, Jann Lennard - KN 250 .K1 PEN 2000
• Business law/Peter Gillies - KN 250 .K1 GIL 2004
• How to study business law : reading, writing and exams/Glenda M. Crosling, Helen M. Murphy  - KN 250 .K1CRO 2000  

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

• KN250 - Business Law
• KN266 - Trade Practices
• KN280 - 287 - Sale of Goods

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

• AGIS PLUS - Text Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information
• CCH Online - Access the Trade Practices and Consumer Law Library, which includes the Australian Consumer Credit Law Reporter, the Australian Sales & Fair Trading Law Reporter and the Australian Trade Practices Reporter
• Lexis - United States, International and Australian legislation and case law

Journals:

Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:

• Australian business law review (1973 - ) - KN 250 .K1.001AUS
• The company, financial, and insolvency law review - KN 308 .A1.001 COM
• Journal of small and emerging business law ( 1997 - )  - KN 260.2 .G1.001 JOU

Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

• Department of the Parliamentary Library Business Law internet resources - Contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of federal business law
• AIRC - Australian Industrial Relations Commission
• ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission
• ASX - Australian Stock Exchange
• ATO - Australian Tax Office