Laws (Acts / Statutes / Bills)

Laws made by Parliament (ie legislation) consist of:

Acts (also known as statutes)
Subordinate and delegated legislation (also known as regulations, rules, by-laws and orders)
Bills (the form taken before an Act has been passed)

Lawlex database is a portal to laws from all Australian jurisdictions.

Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents, from the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, provides online access to Victorian legislation.

Select Victorian Law Today to access all consolidated Principal Victorian Acts and Statutory Rules as in force, at a given point in time.
Select Victorian Statute Book to access from 1851 to current Acts as passed, and Statutory Rules from 1996 to current.
Select Parliamentary Documents to access Bills under consideration and House Documents of the Parliament of Victoria, including Explanatory Memoranda and 2nd Reading Speeches.
Click Archive to see older documents.

Act Commencement Information
maintained by the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel, provides commencement details for all Acts.

Statement of Government intentions
Check here for Government initiatives and exposure drafts of proposed legislation

Monash University Law Library (Level 1) holds a collection of Victorian legislation:

Acts of the Victorian Parliament, 1851 to present
Reprinted Acts, current reprint only
Statutory Rules, 1911 to present
Reprinted Statutory Rules, current reprint only
Bills, 1857 to present

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