Australasian Legal Information Institute Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electronic Law Journals – JILT 1997 (2) – AustLII's roles . University of Warwick. 4 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Law and Justice Foundation of NSW – History. 21 September 2007 . Law and Justice Foundation of NSW. 4 March 2010.
  3. Web site: The Law Report – AustLII funding crisis. Carrick. Damien. 19 June 2007. Radio National. 4 March 2010.
  4. Web site: Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) – Description . . 4 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090628235211/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/826193/fromItemId/815972/quickLinkId/816516/whichType/org . 28 June 2009 .
  5. Web site: AustLII – Australasian Legal Information Institute . 24 November 2009 . . 4 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728184205/http://www.usc.edu.au/University/Library/Collections/Databases/A-Z/AustLII.ht . 28 July 2011 .
  6. Web site: High Court of Australia. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1 October 2015. 1 October 2015.
  7. Web site: Federal Court of Australia. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1 October 2015. 1 October 2015.
  8. Web site: Family Court of Australia. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 1 October 2015. 1 October 2015.

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