Keywords:
1. Laying the foundations -- 2. An introduction to legal history -- 3. The Australian legal system -- 4. Indigenous Australians and the system of law and justice -- 5. The legal profession and professional legal practice and ethics -- 6. Case law and precedent -- 7. Precedent in Australian Courts -- 8. Judicial decision-making -- 9. Legislation -- 10. Approaches to interpretation of legislation -- 11. Extrinsic aids to interpretation of legislation -- 12. Interpretation of legislation in context -- 13. Presumptions used in the interpretation of legislation -- 14. Statutory obligations and discretions -- 15. Legal research - approaches and steps -- 16. Searching secondary sources -- 17. Searching for case law -- 18. Searching for legislation -- 19. Legal writing -- 20. Referencing and citation -- 21. Study and exam skills - A. Court hierarchies -- B. Abbreviations of commonly used law reports -- C. A guide to law reports of Courts -- D. Common legal abbreviations -- E. Commonly misspelt or misused words -- F. Glossary