The
Federal Register of Legislation provides access to authorised Commonwealth Acts and subordinate legislation.
Finding current Acts
To find current Acts on the Federal Register of Legislation when browsing, make sure
In force is selected from the
Browse for drop-down menu. Then navigate alphabetically to the title of the Act you would like to find.
To search for a current Act make sure
In force is selected from the top heading, add the title of the Act and
Filter by collection > Act.
Check that there is a
Latest version label on the Act to make sure you are looking at the most up to date version.
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Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth). Based on content from the
Federal Register of Legislation at 11 March 2024. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to
https://www.legislation.gov.au. Shared under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (the CC BY 4.0 licence).[/caption]
Finding point-in-time Acts
The Federal Register of Legislation provides access to historical versions (or reprints) of the Act. Select
All versions from an Act's homepage to see historical reprints.
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Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) 'All versions'. Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 11 March 2024. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to
https://www.legislation.gov.au. Shared under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (the CC BY 4.0 licence).[/caption]
The
All versions table includes the dates during which a reprint was effective.
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Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) table of versions (also known as reprints). Based on content from the
Federal Register of Legislation at 11 March 2024. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to
https://www.legislation.gov.au. Shared under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (the CC BY 4.0 licence).[/caption]
Historical Acts
Find Acts that are no longer in force by searching within
Acts,
No longer in force.
