Legal resources consist of primary and secondary materials. Primary materials consist of cases and legislation . Secondary materials consist of commentaries on the law, such as, legal encyclopaedias , legal dictionaries , looseleaf publications , specialised texts , journals , electronic products , newsletters , bulletins and digests .
Some secondary materials reproduce certain legislation and cases.
Legal Principles General legal principles may be found in the following. Legal encyclopaedias include commentary on both case and statute law arranged by subject. Legal encyclopaedias have been described as a series of mini text books. Halsbury's Laws of Australia is an encyclopaedic statement of Australian law, covering all subjects and jurisdictions. Publishing progressively since October 1991, it is near completion and is available in both paper and electronic versions.