Download This PaperAustLII – 30 Years of Free Access to Law
10 Pages Posted: 14 Oct 2025
Date Written: September 15, 2025
Abstract
2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). AustLII has revolutionised access to law in Australia and has played a major role in influencing free access to law internationally. This article outlines the history of AustLII and discusses some of its achievements.
The article is published in the Current Issues section of the Australian Law Journal (2025) 99 ALJ 602) with a foreword by the Editor of the ALJ, Justice François Kunc ('AustLII turns 30').
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Mowbray, Andrew and Chung, Philip and Greenleaf, Graham, AustLII – 30 Years of Free Access to Law (September 15, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5594030 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5594030
