Tasmania Government publications
Law-Specific Databases
See also the list of Law databases in the Law Research Guide.
For a complete list of our Library holdings please check our catalogue.
Acts
The Tasmanian Legislation WebSite provides the full-text of Tasmanian Acts.
The library holds Tasmanian Acts from 1883-1999 (incomplete) at D349.946/T195a. Please check our catalogue for a complete list of holdings.
Bills
The Tasmanian Legislation WebSite provides the full-text of current bills before the Tasmanian Parliament.
The Library does not hold hard copies of Tasmanian Bills.
Explanatory MemorandaThese are not produced in Tasmania.
Budget Papers
Tasmanian Budget Papers from 1998-99 onwards are available on the Web from the site of the Tasmanian Treasury.
The Library does not hold this material in hard copy.
Constitution
The Tasmanian Constitution is available on the Web.
It is an Act of Parliament passed in 1934 and is known as the Constitution Act 1934.
Debates/Hansard
The Tasmanian Parliamentary Hansard is available on the Web in full-text. The Hansards for the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council are searchable separately.
Hansard publication in paper began in 1980 and was suspended in 1996. The Library has Hansards for The House of Assembly at D328.94602/T199pa and for The Legislative Council at D328.94602/T199pc.
Government Directories
A list of Tasmanian Government Organisations is available on the Web.
An earlier title, the Directory of Government Agencies, is available at R354.946/D598
Government gazettes
The Public Info site has a searchable database of Tasmanian Government Gazette notices.
The Library has paper copies of the Tasmanian Government Gazette from 1971-98 at D354.946/T199t. Please check our catalogue for a complete list of holdings.
Earlier titles are:
The Hobart Gazette from 1816-19, 1841-89 (incomplete). Copies are held at D354.946/T199h
Extracts from the Hobart Town Gazette from 1846-47, 1850-52 and 1854. Copies are held at D354.946/T199e
The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter from 1816-89 (incomplete) is held at D354.946/T199h.
Tasmanian Education Gazette for 1967-90 is held at P370.9946/S741. Please check our catalogue for a complete list of holdings.
Government Publications
The Library receives a wide range of publications from Tasmanian 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. Some of this material may also be in the Parliamentary Papers sequence.
Go to Tasmanian Government Organisations for documents published on the sites of Tasmanian departments and agencies.
Journals and Printed Papers of the Parliament of Tasmania
The Library holds these for the period 1884-1902 (Microfilm) and for 1884- at D328.94601/T199j.
Journals of the House of Assembly from 1856-83 (Microfilm) are held at D328.94601/T197j
Journals of the Legislative Council from 1856-83 (Microfilm) are held at D328.94601/T198j
Minutes of Proceedings
The Library does not hold this title in hard copy.
Notice Papers
Notice Papers are available on the Web for both houses: the House of Assembly from 1992 and the Legislative Council from 1995. These are searchable by keyword.
The Library does not hold this title in hard copy.
Parliamentary Papers
The online index to Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers includes links to the full-text of recent papers.
includes links to the full-text of recent papers.The Library holds Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers for 1884-1902 (Microfilm) and 1884- at D328.94601/T199j.
The online Index to Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers goes back to 1910. An Index to Parliamentary Papers of Tasmania for 1856-1990 is also available at SLTF 328.9461.
Statutory Rules
Tasmanian Statutory Rules made after May 1998 are available in sessional and consolidated form from the Legislation Tasmania Website.
The Library holds Tasmanian Statutory Rules from 1954-95 (lacks 1962-63) at D349.946/T202s.
Votes and Proceedings
Votes and Proceedings for both houses of Tasmanian Parliament are available on the Web. The online series begins at 1992 and is searchable by keyword.
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council of Van Diemen's Land for 1837-39 available in print at at D328.94601/TAS
Issues from 1956 onwards are in Journals and Printed Papers of the Parliament of Tasmania