AustLII

Australasian Legal Information Institute

Australasian Legal Information Institute

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The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) is an institution operated jointly by the Faculties of Law of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales. Its public policy purpose is to improve access to justice through access to legal information.

Inception and aims

AustLII was established in 1995.[1][2] Founded as a joint program of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales law schools, its initial funding was provided by the Australian Research Council.[3]

Its public policy purpose is to improve access to justice through access to legal information.[4]

Content

AustLII content is publicly available legal information. Its primary source information includes legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals. It also hosts secondary legal materials, including law reform and royal commission reports, as well as legal journals.[5] The AustLII databases include the complete text of all of the decisions of the High Court,[6] decisions of the Federal Court from 1977 onwards (the decisions between 1977 and 1996 were selected by the Federal Court),[7] and decisions of the Family Court from 1988 onwards (as selected by the Family Court),[8] as well as a number of other federal and state courts and tribunals.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Electronic Law Journals – JILT 1997 (2) – AustLII's roles". University of Warwick. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Law and Justice Foundation of NSW – History". Law and Justice Foundation of NSW. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  3. [3]
    Carrick, Damien (19 June 2007). "The Law Report – AustLII funding crisis". Radio National. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) – Description". Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  5. [5]
    "AustLII – Australasian Legal Information Institute". University of the Sunshine Coast. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  6. [6]
    "High Court of Australia". Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Federal Court of Australia". Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Family Court of Australia". Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.


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