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| Issue | Details | Publication date | Download |
| No. 117 | Legal professional privilege and the government | 30 June 2021 | PDF 282KB |
| No. 116 | Ruling the waves – regulating Australia’s offshore waters | 1 December 2020 | PDF 337KB |
| No. 115 | Misfeasance in public office | 19 November 2020 | PDF 190KB |
| No. 114 | Dealing effectively with unsatisfactory performance in the Australian Public Service | 20 October 2020 | PDF 496KB |
| No. 113 | After the election – what happens? | 6 May 2019 | PDF 291KB |
| No. 112 | Commonwealth grants: an overview of legal issues | 12 February 2019 | PDF 343KB |
| No. 110 | Misconduct in the Australian Public Service | 30 June 2018 | |
| No. 109 | Interacting with parliamentary committees | 23 August 2017 | PDF 277KB |
| No. 107 | Duties to the court | 24 July 2015 | PDF 169KB |
| No. 105 | Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting | 12 May 2015 | PDF 342KB |
| No. 103 | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 | 26 February 2014 | PDF 306KB |
| No. 102 | Legislative instruments – issues in design | 26 February 2014 | PDF 294KB |
| No. 100 | Human rights in Commonwealth policy development and decision-making | 20 August 2013 | PDF 335KB |
| No. 96 | Personal Property Securities Act | 9 August 2012 | |
| No. 95 | Parliamentary privilege | 26 June 2012 | PDF 193KB |
| No. 91 | The Fair Work Act 2009: A primer. | 8 October 2009 | |
| No. 90 | Swimming in new waters: recent reforms to Australian water law | 21 July 2009 | |
| No. 89 | UWA v Gray: Rights to inventions made by employees | 15 September 2008 | PDF 221KB |
| No. 88 | Alternative dispute resolution for Commonwealth agencies | 18 August 2008 | PDF 253KB |
| No. 85 | After the election – what happens? | updated 19 August 2010 | PDF 220KB |
| No. 84 | Application of the Trade Practices Act to companies conducting business with government | 24 September 2007 | PDF 215KB |
| No. 83 | Grants and Funding Programs: Legal Issues | updated 17 August 2010 | PDF 219KB |
| No. 82 | Commonwealth environment and heritage law | 4 June 2007 | PDF 231KB |
| No. 81 | Unsolicited communications: recent developments in spam and telemarketing law | 14 May 2007 | PDF 714KB |
| No. 78 | Natural justice and the 'hearing rule' – fundamental principles and recent developments | 14 July 2006 | |
| No. 77 | The Work Choices Act: How will it affect Commonwealth employment? | 31 May 2006 | PDF 279KB |
| No. 76 | Implementing the Uhrig review: becoming an FMA agency | 5 December 2005 | PDF 185KB |
| No. 75 | Implied undertakings in litigation | 14 September 2005 | PDF 112KB |
| No. 74 | Delegations, authorisations and the Carltona principle | 14 December 2004 | PDF 606KB |
| No. 73 | Determining whether government agencies are subject to the Trade Practices Act | 3 November 2004 | PDF 108KB |
| No. 72 | After the election – what happens? | PDF 112KB | |
| No. 71 | Do you need to make super contributions for your contractors? | 13 September 2004 | |
| No. 70 | GST – still on your corporate radar? | 31 March 2004 | |
| No. 68 | Claims for Psychological Injury | 4 December 2003 | PDF 651KB |
| No. 67 | Don't Think Twice – Can Administrative Decision Makers Change Their Mind? | 15 August 2003 | PDF 769 KB |
| No. 65 | Legal Professional Privilege and the Government | 2 October 2002 | |
| No. 64 | Identifying and Protecting Confidential Information | 4 July 2002 | PDF 755KB |
| No. 63 | Outsourcing: Agency Obligations under the Privacy Act | 30 April 2002 | PDF 643KB |
| No. 62 | Legal Issues in Managing Performance Problems | 28 February 2002 | PDF 253KB |
| No. 61 | After a General Election – Some Legal Issues | 14 November 2001 | PDF 278 KB |
| No. 60 | Comcover | 31 July 2001 | |
| No. 59 | The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 | 18 June 2001 | |
| No. 58 | Misconduct in E-mail and Internet Use at Work | 27 February 2001 | |
| No. 57 | Determination of Claims under Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws | 1 December 2000 | |
| No. 56 | Contempt of Court – How it can Affect You | 25 June 2000 | |
| No. 55 | Amendments to the Corporations Law and CAC Act | 10 March 2000 | |
| No. 54 | The Public Service Act 1999: An Overview | 8 March 2000 | |
| No. 53 | Fees for Services and their Recovery) | 14 December 1999 | |
| No. 52 | Employment Conditions Applying to Outsourced Activities | 3 December 1999 | |
| No. 50 | Goods and Services Tax: Implications for the Commonwealth | 25 September 1999 | |
| No. 49 | New Environment Legislation | 17 September 1999 | |
| No. 48 | A New Era for Commonwealth Litigation Services | 15 July 1999 | |
| No. 47 | Application of State Laws to the Commonwealth | 29 June 1999 | |
| No. 46 | Commonwealth Assistance to Ministers in Litigation | 31 May 1999 | |
| No. 45 | Liability in Performance of Statutory Functions | 14 May 1999 | |
| No. 44 | Ministerial Authorisations: Foster and Beyond | 15 March 1999 | |
| No. 43 | After a General Election – Some Legal Issues | 23 September 1998 | |
| No. 42 | Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions | 27 August 1998 | |
| No. 41 | The Year 2000 Problem and the Commonwealth | 27 April 1998 | |
| No. 40 | Freedom of Speech and Defamation | 4 December 1997 | |
| No. 39 | Competition Law and Commonwealth Business Activities | 17 November 1997 | |
| No. 38 | Duties of Directors and Corporate Governance | 9 October 1997 | |
| No. 37 | Commonwealth Employee Claims for Negligence | 16 September 1997 | |
| No. 36 | The Commonwealth's Implied Immunity from State Law | 30 August 1997 | |
| No. 35 | Competitive Tendering and Contracting | 20 August 1997 | |
| No. 34 | Discrimination Law and Public Servants | 5 August 1997 | |
| No. 33 | Major Changes in Tendering Law | 2 July 1997 | |
| No. 32 | The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland | 20 May 1997 | |
| No. 31 | Copyright – Into the Digital Age | 10 March 1997 | |
| No. 30 | The Private Conduct of Public Servants | 30 January 1997 | |
| No. 29 | Appearing Before Parliamentary Committees | 21 December 1996 | |
| No. 28 | Defamation and the Public Sector | 25 September 1996 | |
| No. 27 | Commonwealth IT Outsourcing | 28 August 1996 | |
| No. 26 | European Union Developments | 29 July 1996 | |
| No. 25 | Significant Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act | 1 May 1996 | |
| No. 24 | Devolution of Power within Government | 24 April 1996 | |
| No. 23 | Changes in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal | 15 January 1996 | |
| No. 22 | Amendments to Administrative Procedures Approved Under the EPIP Act | 10 November 1995 | |
| No. 21 | The Disciplining of Public Servants – Some Aspects | 24 October 1995 | |
| No. 20 | The Native Title Act Case | 29 August 1995 | |
| No. 19 | The End of the Beaudesert Principle | 26 April 1995 | |
| No. 18 | Treaties in Australian Law | 24 April 1995 | |
| No. 17 | European Union Developments | 7 April 1995 | |
| No. 16 | The Application of the EPIP Act to Commonwealth Decision-Making | 23 February 1995 | |
| No. 15 | Defamation and Political Discussion | 8 November 1994 | |
| No. 14 | Unauthorised Disclosure of Government Information | 27 October 1994 | |
| No. 13 | Acquisition of Property | 28 July 1994 | |
| No. 12 | European Union Developments | 17 June 1994 | |
| No. 11 | Native Title Act 1993 | 29 April 1994 | |
| No. 10 | Commonwealth Employees' Rights of Action For Negligence | 16 March 1994 | |
| No. 9 | Recovery of Overpayments | 7 February 1994 | |
| No. 8 | Privatising Government Business Enterprises | 15 December 1993 | |
| No. 7 | Directors' Duties and Related Party Transactions | 20 October 1993 | |
| No. 6 | Negligent Advice | 20 September 1993 | |
| No. 5 | Native Title | 30 July 1993 | |
| No. 4 | Corporate Insolvency: Protecting the Commonwealth | 23 July 1993 | |
| No. 3 | Government Information Technology Conditions (GITC) | 28 May 1993 | |
| No. 2 | Rationalising Commonwealth Criminal Offences | 23 April 1993 | |
| No. 1 | Free Speech and the Constitution | 14 April 1993 |
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