Law

The Australian Family Law Service contains the Family Law Act, Rules and Regulations with detailed commentary for interpretation. Also included are practice directions, forms and bulletins for alerts to proposed legislative change and recent case law. Note: The database is listed under the category "Family" in the Butterworths database menu.

The Australian Family Law State Legislation database covers those areas of family law that are legislated by the states and territories rather than the Commonwealth. Content includes information on adoption, child welfare, de facto relationships, domestic violence, family provision, guardianship and custody, status of children, and related state legislation.

The Family Law library includes Child Support, De Facto Relationships, Australian Family Law and Australian Federal Circuit Court commentary. Look on left hand side menu to find this.

A useful and convenient research tool for practitioners of family law and providing the complete coverage of reports relating to family law from 1976 to present, this database is a valuable point of reference to ensure accurate and thorough research.

Halsbury's Laws of Australia comprises a narrative statement of the law of Australia covering virtually every subject area and all nine jurisdictions.

Laws of Australia is an Australian leading legal encyclopedia with comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the legal processes and practices in Australia.

The Australian Government's key research body in the area of family wellbeing.

Data collections cover three topics:
• Applications for domestic violence protection orders (DVOs) lodged
• DVOs made
• Criminal charges lodged relating to DFV
Figures are provided for larger court locations as well as statewide totals.