Supreme_Court_of_Queensland_Library_-_legal_research.pdf

Practice and Procedure Te Queensland Courts website provides information on the courts’ practice and procedure as well as general information about the courts. www.courts.qld.gov.au Want to learn more? Why not book a tour for your school or community group and see the court system first hand? Bookings may be made through the library website, www.sclqld.org.au . You can also contact the library on: Phone: (07) 3247 4373 Fax: (07) 3247 9233 Email: [email protected] Address: 4th Floor Te Law Courts 304 George Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Library SCQ So H ow Do I Find the Law? Te quickest and easiest way to access legislation is via the internet: www.legislation.qld.gov.au for Queensland, www.comlaw.gov.au for the Commonwealth and the other States. Many cases can also be found online. Queensland cases can be found on the website of the Supreme Court Library, www.sclqld.org.au . Another good source for Australian case law is www.austlii.edu.au which provides some decisions of the High Court, Federal Court and State Courts. Foreign decisions are available at www.bailii.org and related sites. Te Supreme Court Library also holds subscriptions to several databases providing internation al legal materials which may b e accessed at the library’s computers. Reading cases can be a daunting task. Tey may be long and deal with complex areas of law. A useful strategy when reading cases is first to read the ‘headnote’ which will be found on the first page of the report. Tis headnote will categorise the legal issues involved in the case and provide a summary of the facts involved and the judge’s decision. Tis may help determine how useful the case is for your research. Te reports of cases are to be found on the library’s shelves. Getting Star ted With Legal Research Supreme Court of Qld Library Library SCQ FOR SCHOOLS

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