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Thanks to our existing contributors

AustLII's 2023 contributors included 133 organisations and individuals from the legal profession, 24 universities and academic institutions, 6 Government agencies, 12 organisations from business and industry, 12 Courts, Tribunals and regulators, and many other small contributors.

AustLII thanks all those organisations and individuals that provide it with funding, data and other assistance.

AustLII's contributors - an invitation to join us

AustLII is a free-access service which is not funded by usage charges or advertisements. Contributors from a wide range of organisations and individuals who have an interest in facilitating access to legal information fund AustLII. By broadening its range of contributors, AustLII aims to lighten the burden on any particular organisation or individual of funding access to legal information.

New contributors are welcome. Organisations and individuals from the legal profession, courts, tribunals and regulators, universities, business, government and others are invited to become AustLII "contributors" by making whatever funding contribution they consider is appropriate. Their contributions will be recognised on this page and by other means, unless anonymity is preferred. Enquiries should be addressed to AustLII's Development Manager, Richard Hunter, or any one of AustLII's Co-Directors Professor Graham Greenleaf, Professor Andrew Mowbray, or Mr Philip Chung, or you can use our form.

AustLII funding sources - by value     [By organisation type]     [By jurisdiction]

A number of organisations and individuals have contributed valuable funding assistance to AustLII to continue its development. Listed below are AustLII's current funding sources and previous funding sources. There is also a breakdown of funding by organisation type and by jurisdiction available.

Funding for AustLII's international projects is not included in the table below, but may be found here.

Organisation	2024 Funding	2023 Funding
	----------	$77,550	Standards Australia Limited provides funding for the development of a facility to search for Australian Standards referenced in legislation and case law.
	----------	$66,232	The Australian Research Data Commons assist with the funding of AustLII's Coronial Findings collection.
	----------	$55,000	The Legal Practitioners' Liability Committee of Victoria assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources. It considers AustLII to be an invaluable risk management service for its insured solicitors and barristers.
	----------	$54,070	The University of New South Wales (UNSW), including its Faculty of Law, jointly operates AustLII.
	----------	$50,000	The Australian Taxation Office assists with the funding of the Taxation Law Library.
	$48,450	$22,000	The Sydney University Law School assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$40,000	Monash University Law School assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$38,760	La Trobe University Faculty of Law and Management assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources and Academic resources.
	$35,000	$67,500	Wolters Kluwer CCH Australia Limited assists with the funding of AustLII's LawCite citator.
	----------	$31,000	The Melbourne University Law School assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources and Academic resources.
	$30,000	$15,000	Allens assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$30,000	$15,000	Herbert Smith Freehills assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$30,000	Queensland University of Technology assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$25,000	The Australian Attorney-General's Department assists with maintaining the AustLII website and with funding government use of AustLII's databases.
	----------	$25,000	The Council of Attorneys-General Senior Officials Group assists with funding government use of AustLII's databases.
	----------	$25,000	The Fair Work Commission assists with the funding of its decisions in AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$25,000	$22,000	The Law Society of New South Wales assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$25,000	The New South Wales Personal Injury Commission assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$25,000	The College of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$24,900	The Legal Aid Commissions of all Australian jurisdictions, through National Legal Aid assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$18,000	The Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$15,000	$15,000	The Federal Court of Australia assists with funding the Federal Court's decisions, the Federal Circuit Court's decisions and the Family Court's decisions in AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$15,000	The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal assists with the funding of its decisions in AustLII's Victorian resources.
	$11,250	$28,000	Electoral Regulations Research Network assists with the funding of the development of the Australian Electoral Law Library.
	----------	$11,000	Clayton Utz Solicitors assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$11,000	Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Francis Burt Chambers	----------	$11,000	Francis Burt Chambers assists with funding AustLII's South Australian resources.
	----------	$11,000	The Law Council of Australia assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
WA Bar Chambers Limited	$11,000	----------	WA Bar Chambers Limited assist with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
	----------	$10,750	The Legal Services Council assists with the funding of the lp Uniform Law Library (Australia).
	----------	$10,000	The Australian Government Solicitor assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$10,000	The Bar Association of Queensland assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
	----------	$10,000	Bond University Faculty of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$10,000	The Fair Work Ombudsman assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$10,000	Flinders University, including its School of Law and Library assists with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources and Academic resources
	----------	$10,000	King & Wood Mallesons assists with funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$10,000	Macquarie University assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources and Academic resources
	----------	$10,000	Minter Ellison Lawyers assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$10,000	The South Australian Employment Tribunal assists with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
	$10,000	----------	Sparke Helmore assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$10,000	The University of Queensland - TC Beirne School of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$10,000	The Victorian Bar Inc assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$10,000	Western Sydney University School of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$7,500	Counsel's Chambers Limited assists with funding AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$7,500	Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	$6,500	$6,000	C Group assists with funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
	----------	$6,000	The University of Western Australia Library assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$6,000	The Victorian Workplace Injury Commission assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$6,000	The Western Australian Bar Association (Inc) assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
	$5,500	$5,500	Maurice Blackburn Lawyers assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$5,500	The Supreme Court of Tasmania assists with the funding of its decisions in AustLII's Tasmanian resources.
	----------	$5,500	The Tasmanian Bar Inc assists with the funding of AustLII's Tasmanian resources.
	----------	$5,500	The University of New England School of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$5,000	The ANU College of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's Australian Capital Territory resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$5,000	Ashurst assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$5,000	The Australian Academy of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's resources.
	----------	$5,000	Bennett + Co assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australia resources.
Blue Mountains Law Society	----------	$5,000	The Blue Mountains Law Society assists with funding AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$5,000	DLA Piper assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$5,000	Family Law Practitioners' Association of WA (Inc) assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
	$5,000	$5,000	HopgoodGanim assist with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
	----------	$5,000	The Law Institute of Victoria assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	$5,000	$5,000	LawNet by Singapore Academy of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$5,000	----------	Mills Oakley assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$5,000	The NSW Bar Association assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	$5,000	$5,000	The barristers from the 12th Floor, Wentworth Selbourne Chambers, assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$5,000	Ward Keller assists with the funding of AustLII's Northern Territory resources.
	$4,620	$4,400	The Commercial Bar Association of Victoria assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Jeffcott Chambers	----------	$4,000	Jeffcott Chambers assist with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
	$4,000	$4,000	Johnson Winter & Slattery assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$4,000	$4,000	Norman Waterhouse Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
Peter Hanks QC	$4,000	$4,000	Peter Hanks QC assists with funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$4,000	The South Australian Bar Association assists with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
	----------	$3,368	Bar Chambers assists with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
	----------	$3,000	CFMEU Mining and Energy Division assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$3,000	Charles Darwin University Library assists with the funding of AustLII's Northern Territory resources and Academic resources.
Dr Nick Seddon	----------	$3,000	Dr Nick Seddon (Lawyer) assists with the funding of AustLII's Australian Capital Territory resources.
	$3,000	----------	The Law Society of Tasmania assists with the funding of AustLII's Tasmanian resources.
	----------	$3,000	The University of Notre Dame School of Law and Library assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth and Western Australian resources.
	----------	$3,000	The University of Canberra Library assists with the funding of AustLII's Australian Capital Territory resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$3,000	The University of Southern Queensland School of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources and Academic resources.
	$2,500	$2,500	Bartier Perry assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Dan Crowe	----------	$2,500	Dan Crowe assists with the funding of AustLII's A.C.T. resources.
	$2,500	$2,500	Forte Family Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$2,500	Harwood Andrews assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$2,200	HWL Ebsworth Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	----------	$2,200	Industrial Deafness Australia assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	$2,200	----------	Steadfast assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Tim Game	$2,200	----------	Tim Game assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	$2,000	----------	Blackwood Family Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$2,000	The Council of Australasian Tribunals Inc assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
John Southalan	----------	$2,000	John Southalan assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
	$2,000	----------	Lander & Rogers assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$2,000	----------	List A Barristers Pty Ltd assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Second Floor Wentworth Chambers Pty Ltd	----------	$2,000	Second Floor Wentworth Chambers Pty Ltd assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	$2,000	$10,000	Turner Freeman Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$2,000	University of Wollongong Library assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$2,000	Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
	$1,500	----------	Connolly Suthers assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
	----------	$1,500	Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
	$1,500	$1,500	Robinson Locke Litigation Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
	$1,500	$1,500	The Family Law Book assist with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
Elson Pow & Associates	----------	$1,200	Elson Pow & Associates assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Richard Refshauge	----------	$1,150	Richard Refshauge assists with the funding of AustLII's Australian Capital Territory resources.
	$1,100	$1,100	Castledine Gregory assist with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
Cathy Dowsett	$1,100	----------	Cathy Dowsett assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Craig Harrison	----------	$1,100	Craig Harrison assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	$1,100	----------	DBH Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
	$1,100	----------	Gordon Legal Pty Ltd assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Grant Donaldson SC	----------	$1,100	Grant Donaldson SC assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources
	$1,100	----------	The Law Society of South Australia assist with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
	----------	$1,100	Legalwise Seminars Pty Ltd assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Matthew Follett	----------	$1,100	Matthew Follett assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$1,100	Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Nick O'Neill	----------	$1,100	Nick O'Neill assists with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Nick Tweedie SC	----------	$1,100	Nick Tweedie SC assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	$1,100	$1,100	Page Seager Lawyers assists with the funding of AustLII's Tasmanian resources.
Patricia Byrnes	$1,100	----------	Patricia Byrnes assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Peter Bobbin	$1,100	$1,000	Peter Bobbin assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Rachel Doyle	$1,100	$1,000	Rachel Doyle assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Richard Lancaster SC	$1,100	$1,100	Richard Lancaster SC assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Russell Cocks	----------	$1,100	Russell Cocks assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Sinisgalli Foster Legal	----------	$1,100	Sinisgalli Foster Legal assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Stonegate Legal Pty Ltd	----------	$1,100	Stonegate Legal Pty Ltd assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
Jonathan Brett	----------	$1,050	Jonathan Brett assists with the funding of AustLII's VIctorian resources.
Allison Benson	----------	$1,000	Allison benson assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$1,000	Astor Legal assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$1,000	Australian Institute of Administrative Law assists with the funding of AustLII's Australian Capital Territory resources.
Blumers Lawyers	----------	$1,000	Blumers Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's A.C.T. resources.
Cameron Moore SC	----------	$1,000	Cameron Moore SC assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
David Maddox	----------	$1,000	David Maddox assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$1,000	Doogue + George Defence Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
	----------	$1,000	Griffith University assists with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources and Academic resources.
John Sheahan SC	----------	$1,000	John Sheahan SC assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$1,000	Makinson & d'Apice Lawyers assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Marque Lawyers	$1,000	----------	Marque Lawyers ssist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$1,000	W G McNally Jones Staff Lawyers assist with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
Newcastle Chambers Pty Ltd	----------	$1,000	Newcastle Chambers Pty Ltd assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
	----------	$1,000	The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Peter White	----------	$1,000	Peter White assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Robert Dick	$1,000	----------	Robert Dick assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Rod Hooper	----------	$1,000	Rod Hooper assists with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
Stephen Rebikoff	$1,000	$1,000	Stephen Rebikoff assists with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Terrence Lynch	----------	$1,000	Terence Lynch assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Terry Murphy KC	----------	$1,000	Terry Murphy QC assists with treh funding of AustLII's Vicroian resources.
	----------	$1,000	The University of Newcastle School of Law assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$1,000	The School of Law at the University of South Australia assists with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources and Academic resources.
	----------	$1,000	The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission assist with the funding of the development of Victorian Discrimination Law resources on AustLII Communities.
	----------	$1,000	Waratah Chambers assists with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Anonymous Contributors	$9,300	$25,770	2024 anonymous contributors (31) assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
NSW Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	$5,615	$13,510	2024 Contributors: Dakin Law ($550); Hamer & Hamer ($550); Sydney Criminal Lawyers ($550); Central West Law Society ($500); James Sheller ($500); Paul Batley ($500); Peter Gray ($500); Eugene Wasilenia ($330); Adrian Batterby (Lawyer) ($250); David Fairlie ($250); MathasLaw ($250); John Baird ($200); Megan Cusack ($200); CMM Quay Legal Group ($150); Robert Napoli & Co ($110); Robert Quickenden ($100); Maccallum Lawyers ($75); Central Lawyers Pty Ltd ($50); assist with the funding of AustLII's New South Wales resources.
Victorian Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	$3,600	$11,440	2024 Contributors: Mark Hosking ($550); Simon Marks ($550); Rohan Millar ($500); Arie Freiberg ($250); Debra Coombs ($250); Paul Santamaria ($250); Tom Clarke ($250); Hector Douglas HR Legal ($200); Julia Wang ($200); Michael Rush ($110); David Levin ($100); Lydia Kinda ($100); Simon Gannon ($100); Mark Wilson ($80); Daan Spijer ($50); Rogers & Gaylard Lawyers ($50); John Giacchi ($10); assist with the funding of AustLII's Victorian resources.
Business and Industry contributors under $1,000	$110	$170	2024 Contributors: Ausea Consulting Pty Ltd ($100); Forensis Accounting ($10); assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Courts, Tribunals & Regulators contributors under $1,000	----------	----------	2024 Contributors: assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Education contributors under $1,000	----------	----------	2024 Contributors: assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Government contributors under $1,000	----------	$1,240	2024 Contributors: assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Other contributors under $1,000	$2,151	$5,382	2024 Contributors: Angad Dhillon ($511); Phil Schubert ($500); Matthew Thomas ($250); Patrick Clearwater ($200); Sophie York ($200); Karen Feng ($100); Kiran Ramrakha ($100); Paul Sugden ($100); JMV ($50); Simon Neldner ($50); Greg Chalker ($20); Rebecca Cocker ($20); Shane Hanson ($20); Dung Lam ($15); Helen Bellette ($10); Wayne Brighton ($5); assist with the funding of AustLII's Commonwealth resources.
Western Australian Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	$1,125	$3,020	2024 Contributors: Anchor Legal ($500); Peter Brindal ($400); Justin Edwards ($100); Andrew Monisse ($75); Temperance Legal ($50); assist with the funding of AustLII's Western Australian resources.
Queensland Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	$350	$3,900	2024 Contributors: Chris McGrath ($250); Jordan Ahlstrand ($100); assist with the funding of AustLII's Queensland resources.
Tasmanian Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	$100	$250	2024 Contributors: Hugh Murray ($100); assist with the funding of AustLII's Tasmanian resources.
South Australian Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	$2,000	$2,970	2024 Contributors: Frederick Turner ($550); KJK Legal ($550); Stephen White ($500); Bruce Debelle ($250); Geoffrey Lindell ($100); Colthorpe Lawyers ($50); assist with the funding of AustLII's South Australian resources.
ACT Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	----------	$330	2024 Contributors: assist with the funding of AustLII's Australian Capital Territory resources.
NT Legal Profession contributors under $1,000	----------	$220	2024 Contributors: assist with the funding of AustLII's Northern Territory resources.
Norfolk Island contributors under $1,000	----------	----------	2024 Contributors: assist with the funding of AustLII's Norfolk Island resources.

Previous Funding Sources

AustLII wishes to thank those sources that have provided it with significant funding in past years, but no longer provide funding:

• The Law Foundation of New South Wales  was the principal source of funding for AustLII's primary legal materials. The Law Foundation of NSW previously operated Foundation Law. AustLII wishes to express its sincere thanks to the Foundation for its generous and substantial support during AustLII's first five years.
• IP Australia funded the development of intellectual property resources on AustLII providing $90,000 over 2000-2002.
• The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation funded the Reconciliation and Social Justice Project, and was a partner in a collaborative research grant.
• AUSTRAC
• Australian Business Limited provided $520,000 over the period 1997-2005 to fund the Workplace Relations Law Library and partnered with AustLII in a collaborative research grant on Point-in-Time legislation.