Legal Studies

The following books are available from Closed Reserve for the duration of the task. You can use these books in the library (ask at the Information Desk for access to these books). These items may not be borrowed while on Closed Reserve to ensure that all students have access to the books at school:

1. Surrogacy Issues edited by Justin Healey (Volume 391). Published 2015.

2. Reproductive Ethics edited by Justin Healey (Volume 442). Published 2019. While this book focuses mainly on the ethical issues, it does include reference to some of the legal aspects.

• Both of these books include a glossary of terms and websites with further information on the topic.

HSC Reference - Study Guides & Textbook

• Legal Studies Year 12 NSW 2020-2021 by Paul Milgate. Published 2019.

• Legal Studies HSC Course. Family by Mohan Dhall. Revised edition published 2013.

• Cambridge Legal Studies. HSC. Fourth edition. Published 2016.

You can check these resources to see if they have relevant information for your research task:

• State Library of NSW: Find Legal Answers: The law handbook: Your practical guide to the law in NSW (access the latest issue available from the State Library of NSW).

• Find legal answers: Find a pathway to get started with your legal research (covers a range of legal topics)

• NSW Government Health: Assisted reproductive technology

• Review of Surrogacy Act 2010

• NSW Government: NSW Legislation

• Family Matters Journal

Students can search the EBSCOHost Research Databases which provides full-text access to articles from journals, newspapers, magazines, reference books and more. Try searching:

• Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre

• Newspaper Source

Start with a search term such as "surrogacy" and then add keywords to refine your search to articles from Australia and from a legal perspective. For example, try the following:

surrogacy AND Australia AND law

Limit your results by date:

• Search for articles and other media that has been published within the last five years . When you find articles of interest, review any subject terms included with the article as these may assist in leading you to other articles of interest.

• Note that cases may be older than five years.

Australian law-related websites for a range of legal areas:

• Australasian Legal Information Institute

• Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship

• Australian Institute of Criminology

• Law Access

• Law Society of NSW

• New South Wales Caselaw

• NSW Legal Aid

Become a member of your local library or the State Library of New South Wales to gain access to additional electronic databases to assist you with research for your senior studies. Search these databases from the convenience of home or wherever you have internet access. Your local library may provide access to additional legal studies of interest.

• Fairfield City Library and Museum

• Holroyd City Council Libraries

• Parramatta City Council Libraries

• State Library of NSW