- Victorian LegislationThe primary source for Victorian legislation. Find Bills considered by Parliament, Acts of Parliament and statutory rules.
- Victorian Legislation - What's newNew versions of legislation lodged in the past week.
- Legislative information reportsIncludes commencement information for Acts and Statutory Rules
- General OrdersGeneral orders list which ministers have responsibility for all current Victorian legislation.
Print Resources
- Acts of the Victorian Parliament: 1851 to present
- Reprinted Acts: no longer updated
- Statutory Rules: 1911 to present
- Victorian Statutes of Utilities: 1902/03 - 1913/14; incomplete
- Reprinted Statutory Rules: current reprint only
- Victorian Legislation - BillsAccess Bills under consideration and House Documents of the Parliament of Victoria, including Explananatory Memoranda and 2nd Reading speeches.
Click Archive to view Bills from 1996 and EMs from 2003. - Victorian Bills (AustLII)1967 - present
- Victorian Bills Explanatory Memoranda (AustLII)1911 - present
- Parliament of Victoria Research BriefsAnalysis and description of current Bills
Print Resources
- Current year, Level 1
- 1972 - 1999, Law Library Store, Level 2
- Parliament of Victoria. Hansard1856 onwards
- Parliament of Victoria. Tabled Documents (Parliamentary Papers)Search the Tabled Documents database for papers from 2012
- Parliamentary papers databaseThis database includes all parliamentary papers presented to the Parliament of Victoria from 1851. Common parliamentary papers are; parliamentary committee reports, Ombudsmans reports, Auditor Generals reports, and royal commissions.
- Votes and Proceedings (minutes) - digitised1856 (1st Parliament) to present
- Government Publications Library GuideMonash library guide containing information on finding and using Australian Government publications
Print Resources
- Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legialtive Assembly and Legislative Council. v. 1-365 (1866-1982) - Law Library Level 2 Govt Pubs
- Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislatvie Assembly. v.366 (1982) to present - Law Library Level 2 Govt Pubs
- Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Council v.366 (1982) to present - Law Library Level 2 Govt Pubs
- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly (1856-1937 incomplete) - Law Library Store, Level 3
- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council (1854-1918 incomplete) - Law Library Store, Level 3
- Votes and Proceedings and Papers tabled in Parliament - Matheson Library Serials
- Recent Victorian Government GazettesMost recent issues of the Victoria Government General Gazette, Victoria Government Gazette Specials and Victoria Government Periodical Gazette
- Victorian Government Gazette archives1998 - present
- Victorian Government Gazette ArchiveVictoria Government Gazette (July 1851 - 1997)
Port Phillip Government Gazette (1844 - July 1851)
Port Phillip Government Notices (January - 12 July 1843)
New South Wales Government Gazette (1836 - 1851) - Victorian Government Gazette (AustLII)1851 - 1999
Victorian Law Reform Commission
Publications | AustLII
The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) has been established under the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000 as a central agency for developing law reform in Victoria. The site contains current projects and links to publications.
Previously Law Reform Commission of Victoria. Publications 1985-1992 available on AustLII.
Law Reform Committee (Parliament of Victoria)
This site contains general information about the Law Reform Committee of the Parliament of Victoria, selected full-text discussion and issues papers and links to other law reforms committees.
Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee (Parliament of Victoria)
- Victorian Historical Acts (AustLII)1851 - 1995
Print Resources
- Acts of Council, Adamson (1855-1856) - Level 1
- General Public Acts of Victoria (1915) - Level 1
- Public general statutes of Victoria (of practical utility) and the rules, regulations, by-laws, &c. of Victoria (1902-1914)
- Victorian Statutes by Louis Horwitz (1899) - Level 1
- Victorian Statutes (1866) - Level 1
- Victorian Statutes: A Selection of Imperial Statutes (1868) - Level 1
- Victorian Statutes: General Public Acts of Victoria (1929-1958) - Level 1
- Victorian Statutes: Public and Private Acts of Victoria (1890) - Level 1
- Victorian Statutes: Public General Statutes (1874) - Level 1
- Victorian statutes of utilities (1902-1914)
How the Victorian Parliament makes laws
Parliament of Victoria
Discover more about how the law is made by viewing the videos and fact sheets below:
- How a law is made in VictoriaOne of Parliament’s key roles is to make laws. The process of passing a law has six steps.
- How a law is made: video seriesThis series of short videos explores the process of passing a bill through parliament, from identifying the initial need through to Royal Assent and the bill becoming an Act of Parliament, in other words a law.
- Understanding a BillOn this page, you can learn about the major parts of a bill.
Parliamentary Library
- Parliament of Victoria. Research papersThe Parliamentary Library produces research papers on matters of importance to Members. Research papers dating back to the 59th Parliament are available online.