Business Law Library & Tracker

Main Australian Business Laws

Start with the main Acts, codes and regulations that shape everyday business decisions. Amendment Acts, specialist instruments and narrow source records are handled as updates or supporting material instead of cluttering this view.

Sources last reviewed 8 June 2026

Main law guides

297

Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first

Topics

22

Plain-English clusters

Published case explainers

496

Selected cases with a business lesson

Tracked updates

110

New, amended & reviewed

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297 main laws shown
Main lawCommonwealth

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

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Environment, Waste & PollutionCommercial Leases & PropertyConstruction & Trades
Main lawQueensland

Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld)

Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld)

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Employment & Workplace
Main lawCommonwealth

Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)

Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)

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Business Registration & OperationsFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawQueensland

Partnership Act 1891 (Qld)

Partnership Act 1891 (Qld)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawSouth Australia

Partnership Act 1891 (SA)

Partnership Act 1891 (SA)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawTasmania

Partnership Act 1891 (Tas)

Partnership Act 1891 (Tas)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawNew South Wales

Partnership Act 1892 (NSW)

Partnership Act 1892 (NSW)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawWestern Australia

Partnership Act 1895 (WA)

Partnership Act 1895 (WA)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawVictoria

Partnership Act 1958 (Vic)

Partnership Act 1958 (Vic)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawACT

Partnership Act 1963 (ACT)

Partnership Act 1963 (ACT)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawNorthern Territory

Partnership Act 1997 (NT)

Partnership Act 1997 (NT)

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Business Registration & OperationsContracts & Commercial
Main lawTasmania

Personal Information Protection Act 2004 (Tas)

Personal Information Protection Act 2004 (Tas)

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Privacy & DataDigital & Ecommerce
Main lawCommonwealth

Designs Regulations 2004

Designs Regulations 2004 (Cth)

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IP & Brand ProtectionFood & Product Compliance
Main lawCommonwealth

Insolvency Practice Rules (Bankruptcy) 2016

Insolvency Practice Rules (Bankruptcy) 2016 (Cth)

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Insolvency & RestructuringFinance, Payments & Security
Main lawVictoria

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic)

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic)

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Privacy & DataDigital & EcommerceContracts & Commercial
Main lawWestern Australia

Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA)

Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA)

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Privacy & DataDigital & EcommerceContracts & Commercial
Main lawWestern Australia

Surveillance Devices Act 1998 (WA)

Surveillance Devices Act 1998 (WA)

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Employment & WorkplacePrivacy & Data
Main lawVictoria

Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic)

Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic)

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Employment & WorkplacePrivacy & Data
Main lawNorthern Territory

Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NT)

Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NT)

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Employment & WorkplacePrivacy & Data
Main lawSouth Australia

Surveillance Devices Act 2016 (SA)

Surveillance Devices Act 2016 (SA)

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Employment & WorkplacePrivacy & Data
Main lawACT

Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT)

Workplace Privacy Act 2011 (ACT)

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Employment & WorkplacePrivacy & Data
Main lawNew South Wales

Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW)

Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW)

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Employment & WorkplacePrivacy & Data
Main lawCommonwealth

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cth)

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cth)

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Food & Product ComplianceConsumer Law & Trading
Main lawNorthern Territory

Associations Act 2003 (NT)

Associations Act 2003 (NT)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawTasmania

Associations Incorporation Act 1964 (Tas)

Associations Incorporation Act 1964 (Tas)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawQueensland

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld)

Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawSouth Australia

Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA)

Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawACT

Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT)

Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawNew South Wales

Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW)

Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawWestern Australia

Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA)

Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawVictoria

Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic)

Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic)

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Not-for-Profits & CharitiesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawCommonwealth

Bankruptcy Regulations 2021

Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth)

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Insolvency & RestructuringFinance, Payments & Security
Main lawNorthern Territory

Environment Protection Act 2019 (NT)

Environment Protection Act 2019 (NT)

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Environment, Waste & PollutionCommercial Leases & PropertyConstruction & TradesBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawVictoria

Food Act 1984 (Vic)

Food Act 1984 (Vic)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawACT

Food Act 2001 (ACT)

Food Act 2001 (ACT)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawSouth Australia

Food Act 2001 (SA)

Food Act 2001 (SA)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawNew South Wales

Food Act 2003 (NSW)

Food Act 2003 (NSW)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawTasmania

Food Act 2003 (Tas)

Food Act 2003 (Tas)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawNorthern Territory

Food Act 2004 (NT)

Food Act 2004 (NT)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawQueensland

Food Act 2006 (Qld)

Food Act 2006 (Qld)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawWestern Australia

Food Act 2008 (WA)

Food Act 2008 (WA)

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Food & Product ComplianceFranchising & Regulated Industries
Main lawCommonwealth

Patents Regulations 1991

Patents Regulations 1991 (Cth)

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IP & Brand ProtectionBusiness Registration & Operations
Main lawQueensland

Liquor Act 1992 (Qld)

Liquor Act 1992 (Qld)

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Franchising & Regulated IndustriesFood & Product Compliance
Main lawNew South Wales

Liquor Act 2007 (NSW)

Liquor Act 2007 (NSW)

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Franchising & Regulated IndustriesFood & Product Compliance
Main lawACT

Liquor Act 2010 (ACT)

Liquor Act 2010 (ACT)

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Franchising & Regulated IndustriesFood & Product Compliance
Main lawNorthern Territory

Liquor Act 2019 (NT)

Liquor Act 2019 (NT)

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Franchising & Regulated IndustriesFood & Product Compliance
Main lawWestern Australia

Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA)

Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA)

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Franchising & Regulated IndustriesFood & Product Compliance
Main lawVictoria

Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Vic)

Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Vic)

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Franchising & Regulated IndustriesFood & Product Compliance