Key Law Subjects: Constitutional Law

Current version of the Australian Constitution

Original version of the Constitution, prepared from the print edition published in The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth by John Quick and Robert Randolph Garran, Angus and Robertson Sydney 1901.

Online and hard-copy formats available.

Hard-copy held in Library

Available in hard-copy.

Online access available.

Online access available.

Online access available.

Online access available.

Online access available.

Online access available.

Online access available.

A collection devoted to national debates and auxiliary writings of the 1890's, introduced by Professor Helen Irving. Includes the Official Report of the National Australasian Convention Debates.

Includes the records of the Australasian Federation Conference of 1890 and the Australasian Federal Conventions of 1891 and 1897/8

The Museum of Australian Democracy provides links to scanned versions of the founding documents for the Commonwealth and States of Australia.

Available via the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library. Includes a bibliography or relevant background and research papers, research notes and current issues briefs.

Available via HeinOnline database : This collection is a work in progress and will contain the current constitution of every country in the world in its original language. For countries where multiple original-language versions exist, each will be available. Also included will be at least one English translation.
Original documents, amending laws, consolidated text, important related texts, scholarly articles and commentary will also be included.

A legal classic published in 1950 and available through the HeinOnline database.

This blog includes posts on the most important cases heard in the High Court of Australia this year and other interesting features such as the Tasmanian Dams case, with audio and transcript interviews with Sir Anthony Mason, the Hon Michael Black and Bob Brown.