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07 April 2025 08:16AM

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Commonwealth Statutes Annotations: March 2025 update

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Pearson v Commonwealth [2024] HCA 46; (2024) 99 ALJR 110, under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958.

10 December 2024 11:08AM

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Commonwealth Statutes Annotations: Main work 2024

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd (2024) 98 ALJR 880; [2024] HCA 24, under Pt VIA of the Competition and Consumer...

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Westlaw Australia Guide - How to research a case by topic using terms and Boolean connectors

For complex or specific search queries, you can search using terms and Boolean connectors.

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Westlaw Australia Guide - Finding cases citing legislation

You can quickly find cases citing legislation or a provision using the legislation collection.

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Westlaw Australia Guide- Finding cases judicially considering a word or phrase

You can quickly find cases where the judge considers the meaning of a word or phrase, using the Cases Advanced search template.

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Westlaw Australia Guide - KeyCite

The KeyCite citation network is integrated with the Key Number system to verify whether a case is good law, determine the depth of treatment from subsequent cases and legislation, and provides citing...

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Westlaw Australia Guide - Finding cases on a point of law using the Key Number System

The Key Number System identifies and indexes legal concepts so you can find cases stating or applying a legal concept.

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16 September 2024 11:08AM

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Commonwealth Statutes Annotations: September 2024 update

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on ASF17 v Commonwealth (2024) 98 ALJR 782; [2024] HCA 19, under sections 189, 196 and 198 of the Migration Act 1958.

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