Law, War, and Peace
Data as at 12 December 2022. Table of Contents Law in times of war Law in the First World War Law in the Second World War Winning the peace Defence-related legislation Terrorism-related legislation Sanctions legislation Methodology The ALRC DataHub offers opportunities to explore how lawmaking by the Australian Parliament and Government has changed over the …
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Read moreLawmaking during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Data as at 12 December 2022. This page is no longer updated. Table of Contents Making law in response to Covid-19 Legislative responses to the pandemic Lawmakers got busier The UK legislative response compared to Australia’s Subject matter legislation during the pandemic The subject matter of Covid-19 legislation Changes in lawmaking for selected subject matter …
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Read moreTopics of Interest
The ALRC DataHub offers opportunities to explore how lawmaking by the Australian Parliament and Executive Government has changed over the past 120 years. The DataHub’s Topics of Interest series of webpages provides case studies in how data can be used to tell original stories about law, law-making, and legal history. The data is a reminder …
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Read moreObligations and penalties
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 A key function of law is to regulate behaviour: to impose obligations on people and consequences for breaching such obligations. These obligations may be to do something or not to do something, and they may affect any number of people, including citizens, businesses, and government officials. This page demonstrates …
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Read moreMeasuring Legislative Complexity
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 Table of Contents Cross-references and defined terms Cross-references to other Acts Legislative definitions Legislative change Vocabulary and entropy Indeterminate concepts Reasonableness Good faith Conditional statements Legislative complexity is a growing challenge across the Commonwealth statute book. This page demonstrates how the complexity of Commonwealth Acts made since 1901 can …
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Read moreLegislative Complexity and Law Design
The DataHub offers a range of data sets that can be analysed to offer novel insights into the design and complexity of Commonwealth legislation. The ALRC has created two webpages to illustrate how these data sets could be analysed and visualised, but these only scratch the surface of what is possible. For example, the complexity …
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Read moreA Short History of a Long Statute Book
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 Table of Contents Growth in the Commonwealth Statute book Growth since 1901 Growth in the modern statute book Principal and Amending legislation since 1901 Subject-matter of Commonwealth Legislation Subject-matter since 1901 Subject-matter of all legislation since 2010 Legislation by administering department since 1980 The Commonwealth statute book is now …
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Read moreThe Statute Book Today
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 Table of Contents The Commonwealth statute book today Snapshot of in force legislation In force legislation by subject matter In force legislation by administering department Legislative instruments by lawmaker #AusLawTracker The Commonwealth statute book today People experience the statute book at particular moments in time: they open the book …
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Read moreThe Commonwealth Statute Book
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 The Commonwealth statute book represents the body of all legislation ever made by the Australian Government, and is comprised of Acts, regulations, and other legislative instruments. The Australian statute book as a body of law remains relatively unexplored, despite its importance to Australian society. Visitors to its pages are …
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Read moreDataHub
Data as at 12 Dec 2022 The ALRC DataHub offers insights into the operation of the Australian legal system and includes the first comprehensive collection of data on all Commonwealth legislation. The DataHub currently covers: all as made Acts since 1901; all as made legislative instruments; a selection of Act compilations; a selection of legislative …
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