Finding Commonwealth Legislation

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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, ensure you select Acts In Force.

Finding point-in-time Acts

The Federal Register of Legislation provides access to historical versions of the Acts by Selecting View series from an Act homepage. The Series table will include version start and end dates you can use to find the correct version.

Finding historical Acts

Access Acts as made from federation (1901) onwards from the Federal Register of Legislation.

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