Research Guides: South Australian Government publications: Acts

Online Acts

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Please note: South Australia does not use explanatory memoranda.

Acts of the Parliament of South Australia

this website has current and historical versions of South Australian laws, including repealed versions. Also includes acts enacted 2003 onwards in the form in which they were initially made without amendments.
has browse and search functions covering Acts, regulations & rules, policies, proclamations & notices, and bills.

1837-2002
Acts of the Parliament of South Australia published by Flinders University. Although the preferred search is by Act year and number, it is possible to search by issue date, authors, titles and subjects.

South Australian resources on AustLII
Included in South Australian legislation on this website are:

Indexes

1975 onwards
Index to South Australian Legislation

This website contains the latest cumulative fortnightly update and the latest annual index of South Australian legislation available.
The latest annual index lists Acts that are in force and Acts that have been repealed or expired since 31 December 1975. The index does not include Appropriation Acts or Supply Acts.
Acts that have amended other acts are listed under name of the Acts amended.

Current Acts to 2014
Subject index to South Australian legislation

Compiled by the South Australian Division of the Australian Law Librarians’ Group.
This index to the subject matter of South Australian legislation is primarily an index to the principal public Acts of South Australia. References to regulations and rules have not been included at this stage and Acts of local or restricted application and private Acts have only been indexed at a minimal level.
Site was last updated 31 December 2014.

Printed Acts

Use the online versions where possible.

1837 - 1850 - Acts and ordinances of South Australia
1851 - 1856 - Acts of the Legislative Council of South Australia
1857 - 2012 - Acts of the Parliament of South Australia
SLV lacks 1893, 1949, 1953, 1962, 1963 and 2000. Annual volume arrives about a year after end of year covered by volume. SLV does not receive individual loose acts. See trove for other holding libraries.
1991-2008 - South Australian statutes
Base volumes with irregular looseleaf updates of current reprints of South Australian acts in force.

Consolidations

As at 1936
The public general acts of the Parliament of South Australia 1837-1936 : reprinted pursuant to the Acts Republication Act 1934, by the Attorney General of the State, S.W. Jeffries / joint editors, E.L. Bean, J.P. Cartledge.

As at 1975
The public general acts of the Parliament of South Australia : 1837-1975 : reprinted pursuant to the Acts Republication Act, 1967-1972, on the authority of the Attorney-General of the State ... : with an appendix of acts and documents relating to the Constitution of South Australia and notes of reported cases.