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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.<ref name="ACCC_AustLII_purpose">{{cite web|url=http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/826193/fromItemId/815972/quickLinkId/816516/whichType/org |title=Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) – Description |publisher=[[Australian Competition and Consumer Commission]] |accessdate=4 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628235211/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/826193/fromItemId/815972/quickLinkId/816516/whichType/org |archivedate=28 June 2009 |df= }}</ref>
The '''Australasian Legal Information Institute''' ('''AustLII''') is an institution operated jointly by the Faculties of Law of the [[University of Technology Sydney]] and the [[UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice|University of New South Wales]]. Its [[public policy]] purpose is to improve access to justice through access to legal information.


== Inception ==
== Inception and aims ==
AustLII was established in 1995.<ref name="UWAR_ElJ_JILT_1997_AustLII">{{cite web|url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/jilt/1997_2/greenleaf/austlii1/#a1.1|title=Electronic Law Journals – JILT 1997 (2) – AustLII's roles |publisher=[[University of Warwick]]|accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="LawandJusticeFoundationofNSW_21Sep2007_AustLII">{{cite web|url=http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/app/&id=702349B6EB1483ACCA256F46000075B3|title=Law and Justice Foundation of NSW – History|date=21 September 2007 |publisher=[[Law and Justice Foundation of NSW]]|accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref> Founded as joint program of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales [[Law school]]s, its initial funding was provided by the [[Australian Research Council]].<ref name="ABCRadioNational_TheLawReport_19jun2007_AustLII">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2007/1953845.htm|title=The Law Report – AustLII funding crisis|last=Carrick|first=Damien|date=19 June 2007|publisher=[[Radio National]]|accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref>
AustLII was established in 1995.<ref name="UWAR_ElJ_JILT_1997_AustLII">{{cite web|url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/jilt/1997_2/greenleaf/austlii1/#a1.1|title=Electronic Law Journals – JILT 1997 (2) – AustLII's roles |publisher=[[University of Warwick]]|access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="LawandJusticeFoundationofNSW_21Sep2007_AustLII">{{cite web|url=http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/app/&id=702349B6EB1483ACCA256F46000075B3|title=Law and Justice Foundation of NSW – History|date=21 September 2007 |publisher=[[Law and Justice Foundation of NSW]]|access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref> Founded as a joint program of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales [[law school]]s, its initial funding was provided by the [[Australian Research Council]].<ref name="ABCRadioNational_TheLawReport_19jun2007_AustLII">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2007/1953845.htm|title=The Law Report – AustLII funding crisis|last=Carrick|first=Damien|date=19 June 2007|publisher=[[Radio National]]|access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref>

Its [[public policy]] purpose is to improve access to justice through access to legal information.<ref name="ACCC_AustLII_purpose">{{cite web|url=http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/826193/fromItemId/815972/quickLinkId/816516/whichType/org |title=Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) – Description |publisher=[[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] |access-date=4 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628235211/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/826193/fromItemId/815972/quickLinkId/816516/whichType/org |archive-date=28 June 2009 }}</ref>


== Content ==
== Content ==
AustLII content is publicly available legal information. Its [[primary source]] information includes [[legislation]], [[treaties]] and decisions of [[court]]s and [[tribunal]]s. It also hosts secondary legal materials, including [[Law Reform Commission|law reform]] and [[Royal Commission]] reports, as well as [[Academic journal|legal journals]].<ref name="USC_Library_AustLII_content">{{cite web|url=http://www.usc.edu.au/University/Library/Collections/Databases/A-Z/AustLII.ht |title=AustLII – Australasian Legal Information Institute |date=24 November 2009 |publisher=[[University of the Sunshine Coast]] |accessdate=4 March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728184205/http://www.usc.edu.au/University/Library/Collections/Databases/A-Z/AustLII.ht |archivedate=28 July 2011 |df= }}</ref>
AustLII content is publicly available legal information. Its [[primary source]] information includes [[legislation]], [[treaties]] and decisions of [[court]]s and [[tribunal]]s. It also hosts secondary legal materials, including [[Australian Law Reform Commission|law reform]] and [[royal commission]] reports, as well as [[Academic journal|legal journals]].<ref name="USC_Library_AustLII_content">{{cite web|url=http://www.usc.edu.au/University/Library/Collections/Databases/A-Z/AustLII.ht |title=AustLII – Australasian Legal Information Institute |date=24 November 2009 |publisher=[[University of the Sunshine Coast]] |access-date=4 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728184205/http://www.usc.edu.au/University/Library/Collections/Databases/A-Z/AustLII.ht |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref>
The AustLII databases include the complete text of all of the decisions of the [[High Court of Australia|High Court]],<ref name="HCA_explanation">{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/|title=High Court of Australia|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref> decisions of the [[Federal Court of Australia|Federal Court]] from 1977 onwards (the decisions between 1977 and 1996 were selected by the Federal Court),<ref name="FCA_explanation">{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/|title=Federal Court of Australia|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref> and decisions of the [[Family Court of Australia|Family Court]] from 1988 onwards (as selected by the Family Court),<ref name="FamCA_explanation">{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/|title=Family Court of Australia|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|date=1 October 2015|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref> as well as a number of other federal and state courts and tribunals.
The AustLII databases include the complete text of all of the decisions of the [[High Court of Australia|High Court]],<ref name="HCA_explanation">{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/|title=High Court of Australia|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|date=1 October 2015|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> decisions of the [[Federal Court of Australia|Federal Court]] from 1977 onwards (the decisions between 1977 and 1996 were selected by the Federal Court),<ref name="FCA_explanation">{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/|title=Federal Court of Australia|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|date=1 October 2015|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> and decisions of the [[Family Court of Australia|Family Court]] from 1988 onwards (as selected by the Family Court),<ref name="FamCA_explanation">{{cite web|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FamCA/|title=Family Court of Australia|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|date=1 October 2015|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> as well as a number of other federal and state courts and tribunals.


== See also ==
== See also ==
⚫
* [[ComLaw]]
* [[Free Access to Law Movement]]
* [[Free Access to Law Movement]]
* [[Legal Information Institute]]
* [[Legal Information Institute]]
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* [[ComLaw]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 27 August 2023

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

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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

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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

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References

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