Tools
Subject Guides
Family Law
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 |
| Halsbury's Laws of Australia | REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991 |
| Queensland Law Handbook | REF K/218/.K2Q QUE/2002 |
Books:
Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.
| Australian family law in context: commentary and materials Stephen Parker, Patrick Parkinson, Juliet Behrens. |
KN/170/.K1.Z2 PAR/2004 |
| Family law Anthony Dickey |
KN/170/.K1 DIC/2002 |
| Family law in Australia: principles and practice Tom Altobeli |
KN/170/.K1 ALT/2003 |
Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:
- KN/170/.K1 - Family Law - Australia
- KN/170/.K1 - Australia. Family Law Act 1975
- KN/170/.K1 - Divorce - Law and legislation - Australia
- KN/170/.K1 - KN/172/.K1 - Marriage law - Australia
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 version of CCH's publications. Try the CCH Family Law Library (Passwords available at Information Desk) |
| Family | Database that indexes and abstracts articles on research, policy and practice issues about, or of relevance to, Australian families. Available through Austrom. |
| Lexis | United States, International and Australian legislation and case law. |
| Westlaw | 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 family law cases (CCH) (1977 - ) | SER KH/42 AUSF |
| Australian journal of family law (1986 - ) | SER KN/170/.K1.001 AUS |
| Current family law (1992 - ) | SER KN/170/.K1.001 CUR |
| Australian family lawyer: the journal of the Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia (1985 - ) | SER KN/170/.K1.001 AUS |
Web Resources:
You can try searching the Internet for more resources.
| Australian Institute of Family Studies | http://www.aifs.org.au/ |
| Family Law (AustLII) | http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/2563.html |
| Family Law (part of the WebLaw project) | http://www.weblaw.edu.au/weblaw/index.phtml |
| Family Law Council | http://www.law.gov.au/flc/ |
Other Resources:
Other resources are available for some subject areas. Try these publications:
| Australian family law & practice (looseleaf) | KN/170/.K1 AUS/1975 |
| Australian de facto relationships law (looseleaf) | KN/172.9/.K1/ WAD/1985 |
| Australian family law: child support handbook (looseleaf) | KN/170/.K1.Z71 AUS/1998 |