NSW Government publications
Acts
Current NSW Acts are available from the NSW Legislation site. The Library also holds NSW Acts for the current year at D349.944/N525a. Past volumes of The Statutes of New South Wales Passed During the Year, With Detailed Index are held at D349.944/N524s.
Acts Tables
The Library holds the latest issue only at D349.944/N525a.
Reprinted Acts
The NSW Legislation site provides point-in-time, historical and repealed versions of recent NSW Acts. The Consolidated Acts for New South Wales are also available on the Web from AustLII.
The Library holds the current Reprinted Acts at D349.944/N541r.
Alphabetical List of Acts
The Library the latest issue of this title is held at D349.944/N532a.
Bills
Current Session Bills are available on the Web. Past Bills from 1997 onwards are also available from the NSW Parliament site.
The Library holds bills from 1948–50 to 1998 (incomplete) at D349.944/N522b.
Explanatory Memoranda
Explanatory Memoranda for New South Wales Bills are published annually as Explanatory Notes for Bills Passed. Explanatory Memoranda and Second Reading Speeches are also published online with the Web version of Bills. The Library holds copies from 1987 onwards at D349.944/N522be.
Budget papers
New South Wales Budget Papers from 1995–96 onwards are available from the NSW Treasury site. Current budget papers are at P354.94400722/N532b. Past Budget Papers are held in paper at D328.94401/N532j.
Bylaws
These and other statutory instruments are available from the NSW Legislation site.
Constitution of NSW
The New South Wales Constitution Act 1902 is available as a Consolidated Act from the AustLII site.
Debates
The NSW Hansard is available on the Web. The Library also holds the NSW Hansard in paper from Vol 1 (1879–80) onwards at D328.94402/N532p. Check our catalogue for a complete list of holdings.
The New South Wales Parliamentary Debates (Sydney Morning Herald): Index in Two Volumes/Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly is at D328.94402/N531i. This covers the years 1856–80.
Government directories
The New South Wales Government Directory is available on the Web.
Government Gazettes
The latest issue of the Government Gazette is available from the Department of Commerce site. This site also has the full-text of Gazettes from 2001 onwards.
The Library holds copies of the Government Gazette from 1832 to the most recent issue at D354.944/N532g. Check our catalogue for a complete list of holdings. An earlier title Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser is held from 1803 to 1842 on microfilm at MF079.944/S982.
The Index to Sydney Gazette 1803–1842 is an index to subjects, personal names and ships mentioned in the Sydney Gazettes held at MF079.944/S982h.
The Index to the Sydney Gazette is predominantly a personal name, company name and subject index. The Library holds from 1803–1826 and 1827–June 6 1829 at MF079.944/S982i.
New South Wales Industrial Gazette is available online from 2001 onwards. The Library holds paper copies from vol 1 (1912) to vol 270 (1992) (lacks v.43, 73) at P331.05/NEW.
Current NSW Awards can be downloaded from the site of the Office of Industrial Relations.
Government publications
The Library receives a wide range of publications from NSW Government departments and agencies. These items are listed in the catalogue and can be found under title or corporate author. The range of material includes annual reports, published reports, series and journals.
Government is now publishing draft and final reports either on the Web only, in hardcopy or both formats. Many Government Publications are available from the ConnectingNSW site. Annual Reports are available from the NSW Government site.
Journals
The Journals are part of the House Papers and are available on the NSW Parliament site. The Library holds Journal of the Legislative Council of New South Wales from vol 1 (1856–57) onwards at D328.94401/N532j.
Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of the Legislative Council are on the Web. The Library holds the title Minutes of Proceedings of the Legislative Council from 1824–55 at D328.94401/N531v on microfilm. Records of Legislative Proceedings from 1824 are also available online.
Notice papers
Notices of motions are available as part of the House Papers series.
Orders
These and other statutory instruments are available from the NSW Legislation site.
Ordinances
These and other statutory instruments are available from the NSW Legislation site.
Parliamentary Papers
Many recent Parliamentary Papers are available online in PDF format. The Committees pages at the NSW Parliament site provide a useful starting point. Annual Reports are available from the NSW Government site.
The Joint Volumes of the Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly from 1904 onwards are found at D328.94401/N534j.
The Minutes for the Legislative Council and the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council for 1904–84 were published as Joint Volumes of the Papers Presented to the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly and are found at D328.94401/N534j.
Regulations
These and other statutory instruments are available from the NSW Legislation site.
The Library holds Rules, Regulations, By-laws, Ordinances, Issued During the Year, With Index from 1918 onwards at D349.944/N542r.
Reprinted regulations
The Library holds the current issues of the Reprinted Rules, Regulations, By-laws, Ordinances at D349.944/N543r.
State Records Authority of New South Wales
The State Records Authority of New South Wales holds materials in a wide range of formats — files, photographs, maps, posters, plans, films, sound recordings and electronic records.
Statutes Annotations
The Library holds current issues of Butterworth’s New South Wales Statutes Annotations at D349.944/N538s.
Statutory rules
These and other statutory instruments are available from the NSW Legislation site.
Votes and Proceedings
The Votes and Proceedings since 1991 are available on the Web.
The Library holds the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly at D328.94401/N533v.
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council from 1824 to 1855 are held at D328.94401/N531v. Records of Legislative Proceedings from 1824 are also available online.
Wicks Subject Index to the Acts of New South Wales
The subject index to the latest edition of the Acts of New South Wales is held at D349.944/N538n.