Book Title: Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide: 2024 Edition

Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide: 2024 Edition Copyright © 2024 by The University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University and University of South Australia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

This guide, Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2024 Edition) is an updated adaptation of Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2023 Edition).  These guides are an adaptation of Legal Research Essentials , used under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 licence. Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2024 Edition) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Licence.

This guide was first published in 2024 via a collaboration between staff at the following Universities:

• The University of Queensland
• James Cook University
• The University of Southern Queensland
• Charles Darwin University
• Southern Cross University
• Queensland University of Technology
• Deakin University
• University of South Australia

This guide was published using the Council of Australian University Librarians Open Educational Resources Collective Pressbooks platform. The online version is available at Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2024 Edition)

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eISBN:  978-0-6459516-4-6

Cover design credit: Annette Messell, Amber Swayn and Rani McLennan

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4. Image of law reports on shelf by Annette Messell is licensed under a CCO licence

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Legal Research Skills: An Australian Law Guide (2024 Edition)  by the University of Queensland, James Cook University, the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Southern Cross University, Queensland University of Technology, Deakin University and University of South Australia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence.