Legal Encyclopaedias provide definitions, explanations, background information, related legislation and cases in an area of law. Australian legal encyclopaedias can be accessed from the Law Subject Guide:
- On the Library homepage, go to Subject Guides
- Select Law, then go to the Secondary materials tab, Find Online Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias. .
DICTIONARY
Australian Law Dictionary (from Oxford Reference)
- In the Australian Law Dictionary, enter a search term in to the search box in the left hand menu (under the UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA heading) and click the magnifying glass icon to search - e.g. misstatement.
- Results are listed in the middle of the screen. Click on the relevant term to see the full definition.
- Definitions may include related legislation and key cases.
ENCYCLOPAEDIAS
The Laws of Australia (Westlaw AU)
- Use the search boxes to search for terms within the Laws of Australia Encyclopaedia - e.g. negligent misstatement.
- Alternatively, browse by clicking on the broad subject headings in the left hand menu - E.g. Go to 33.Torts > 33.2 Negligence > Misstatements > Reliance.
Halsbury's Laws of Australia (Lexis Advance)
- You can either search using either the Red Search Box or browse down the table of Contents
- SEARCH - enter your search terms into the Red Search box - e.g. negligent misstatement.
- BROWSE - topics are listed alphabetically. Click on the + button to explore subtopics - e.g. 300. Negligence > (1) INTRODUCTION - NEGLIGENCE > [300-1]. General.
