Textbooks
Employment Law texts are shelved at 344.10994.
Subject terms to search in the catalogue include: Labor laws and legislation -- Australia; Industrial relations -- Australia; Industrial accidents -- Australia; Industrial hygiene -- Law and legislation -- Australia; Industrial safety -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
There are a number of "major texts" in this area with regular editions being released. Check the catalogue for details of the current edition.
- Creighton and Stewart's Labour Law / Andrew Stewart
- Due Diligence: Six-in-One Collection / Michael Tooma
- Employment Law : Concepts and Cases / Natalie van der Waarden
- Occupational Health and Safety Law and Policy / R Johnstone
- Safety, Security, Health and Environment Law / Michael Tooma
- Workplace Health and Safety Law in Australia / Neil Foster
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Guide to the JobKeeper Schemeupdated April 2020 (free to download)
Commentary
CCH IntelliConnect - look at the material in each of these practice areas
- Employment and HR
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Select Browse / Topics / Employment Law
- Select Browse / Topics / Occupational Health and Safety
- Select LexisNexis Practical Guidance (dropdown arrow next to Lexis Advance Pacific Research logo at top left of screen) / Practice Areas (top left of screen) / AU Employment
Journals and Indexes
Databases
Legislation
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)
Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (WA)
Legislation websites:
- Federal Register of Legislation Commonwealth legislation
- LawNow Legislation (Lexis Advance) - drill down to a section and click the >> to find related commentary or cases on Lexis Advance
- Parliament of Australia website links to EM (Explanatory Memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
- Western Australian Legislation - Western Australian Legislation
- Parliament of Western Australia website links to EM (Explanatory Memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
Case Law
- AustLII - drill down to a section and select Noteup to find related cases and commentary
- LawCite
- LawNow Legislation (Lexis Advance) - drill down to a section and select >> View Legislation Citator to find related cases and commentary
- Westlaw Australia - select the Cases search temple and complete legislation details
Instruction for sourcing case law on Acts can be found on the Legal Research page.
- select the Cases Considering Acts (Judicial Consideration) tab.
Websites
Australia
- Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
- Australian Employment and Labour Law Library (AustLII)
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- Department of Commerce - Consumer Protection
- Department of Commerce - Labour Relations
- Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business
- Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
- WA Equal Opportunity Commission
- Fair Work Commission
- Fair Work Ombudman
- Safe Work Australia
- Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
- WorkCover WA
- WorkSafe, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Other Jursidictions
- Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
- United States Department of Labour
International Organisations