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How to find cases which cite a section of legislation

Last Published: January 31, 2024

The advanced search template can help you quickly build precise queries, making it easy to search for legislation cited within cases. 

  1. From the homepage, navigate to the Case Law Advanced Search Template by selecting Cases, then Advanced. 
  1. Enter the name of the Act into the Legislation Cited (Title) field, e.g., "Employment Relations Act 2000". 
  2. In the Legislation Cited (Provision) field, you can add the section or subsection of the Act, e.g., 103(1)(a) and click Search. 
  1. The search results will display with the legislation and section highlighted in yellow. 

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