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This guide is designed to support students undertaking legal studies and contribute to the development of research skills in Australian law schools.

Legal Research Skills: An Australian Guide is organised into four parts:

• Part 1: Research Skills introduces the concept of legal research, identifies the key sources of legal information, and the importance of researching strategically.
• Part 2: Case Law provides an introduction on how to locate cases by citation or topic, and judge a case’s reliability.
• Part 3: Legislation helps students learn about the parliamentary process, how to find legislation and the materials used for statutory interpretation.
• Part 4: Secondary Sources focuses on the role of secondary sources in legal research.

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