34 Finding Commonwealth Legislation
The Federal Register of Legislation provides access to authorised Commonwealth Acts and subordinate legislation.
Finding current Acts
To find current Acts on the Federal Register of Legislation when browsing, make sure In force is selected from the Browse for drop-down menu. Then navigate alphabetically to the title of the Act you would like to find.
To search for a current Act make sure In force is selected from the top heading, add the title of the Act and Filter by collection > Act.
Check that there is a Latest version label on the Act to make sure you are looking at the most up to date version.
Finding point-in-time Acts
The Federal Register of Legislation provides access to historical versions (or reprints) of the Act. Select All versions from an Act’s homepage to see historical reprints.
The All versions table includes the dates during which a reprint was effective.
Historical Acts
Find Acts that are no longer in force by searching within Acts, No longer in force.