Legislation

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette

Free online version of the official gazette of Hong Kong, in English and Chinese. The Hong Kong Gazette publishes ordinances, regulations, bills, tenders and official notices. Both the main Gazette and its supplements are available and can be browsed by date or searched by key word. The Gazette is produced by the Printing Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

Regulations.gov

Regulations.gov allows US citizens to access and comment upon every final and proposed regulation currently open for consideration in the US government legal newspaper 'The Federal Register'. These cover all aspects of economic, social and political legislation. It is possible to search by document type (such as public submissions, notices or rules), date, agency and docket type. Each entry gives a link to the text of the regulation and submitted comments can be read. Documents can be viewed in full text PDF or HTML.

Disability Discrimination Laws Country Index

Online collection of disability discrimination laws from around the world made freely available on the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) Website. The site lists more than 50 countries who have enacted anti-discrimination laws relating to people with disabilities. Most of the laws are given in full but some entries have just the sections relevant to disability discrimination. Translations (sometimes in the form of summaries) are given for non-English materials along with a source for the translation. The site also provides a list of sources for the various laws.

Costa Rica Law

Established in 1997 by lawyer Roger A. Petersen, this site gives an English-language overview of the law of Costa Rica, with links to legislation (in Spanish). It also covers the economy, politics, demography and other subjects. The information is intended primarily for individuals and businesses with an interest in moving to, or operating in, the country. The Legal Topics section outlines more than twenty subjects, including banking law, civil law, consumer protection, criminal law, immigration, marriage and family law, and working in Costa Rica.

Bermuda Laws Online

A project of the Government of Bermuda and the Attorney General to provide online access to the laws of Bermuda. Two collections of legislation are available: Annual Laws (acts and statutory instruments from 1993 to date) and Consolidated Laws (regularly updated acts and statutory instruments). An amended versin of the Constitution of Bermuda is also provided, together with a selection of UK statutory instruments applicable to Bermuda. A disclaimer warns that "The legislative material on this site does not yet have official sanction."

Victorian legislation

Legislation website for the Australian state of Victoria, provided by the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and the Parliament of Victoria. Includes acts and statutory rules in force and as made, as well as bills before Parliament and a separate collection of all bills from 1996 onwards. Repealed and revoked legislation is available from 1996 onwards, with a link to AustLII for older material. The Legislative Information page has news and information dossiers about topics such as commencement and repeal / revocation / expiry of legislation and amendments to legislation.

A.C.T. Legislation Register

The ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Legislation Register is hosted by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office in Canberra, Australia. It provides all ACT acts and subordinate laws (rules and regulations) along with disallowable instruments, approved forms, notifiable instruments and commencement notices. Also included are bills which are currently before the Legislative Assembly. Basic and advanced search facilities are available, together with browseable lists of instruments. This site also gives background information about legislation in the territory.

New Zealand legislation

New Zealand's official legislation website, provided by the Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO). Includes public, local and private acts, secondary legislation, bills and supplementary order papers. Since January 2014, authentic online versions of legislation have been available, including official updated texts of principal legislation (as against amending legislation) enacted or made since 1931, as well as other point-in-time versions. The site also has old provincial acts and imperial legislation. A glossary of legislative and other terminology is provided.
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