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Law & Government Resource Guide

This guide provides information on resources related to the Humanities and Social Sciences Collection. It includes a selection of print and electronic resources in the State Library, as well as some useful web links.

General browsing collection

A good starting point is to browse the shelves in the Information Centre where ready reference material such as encyclopedias and dictionaries are available. General works are also for available for browsing in the Redmond Barry Reading Room. Books and other materials are classified under the following Dewey numbers:

320

Politics

323

Civil Rights

324

Elections

328

Parliaments (includes parliamentary papers and hansard)

328.9402 Australia   Hansard
328.9404 Australia   Parliamentary papers
328.94502  Victoria     Hansard
328.94504 Victoria     Parliamentary papers
340 Law
345 Criminal law
346 Legislation (including bills, explanatory memorandum, acts, regulations)
346.994A Australia Acts
346.9945 Victoria Acts
349 Encyclopedias and Law Handbooks
350 Government administration
352 Local government
353 Government gazettes
354.94C Australia government gazette
354.945V Victoria government gazette

 
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Redmond Barry wearing judge's robes & wig.

His Honour Sir Redmond Barry(detail), 20 February 1875.