Law Libraries

The Andrew Inglis Clark Law Library commenced its operations in 2002 and is the central service point for an integrated library service for:

The Law Society of Tasmania
The Department of Justice;
The Supreme Court; and
The Magistrates Court.

There are three libraries open to the public as well as the participating organisations. They are:

The Andrew Inglis Clark Law Library;
The Launceston Law Library; and
The North West Law Library (Burnie).

The Department of Justice retains a working collection for the Solicitor General and the DPP. The Courts also have their own collections for use by Judges, Magistrates and court staff. These collections are not open to the public but arrangements can be made for material in these libraries to be borrowed and used in the Andrew Inglis Clark Law Library.

The Integrated Library Service is administered according to a partnership agreement between the Crown and the Law Society of Tasmania. Day-to-day management is provided by the Department of Justice through the Library Manager. Budget and policies of the integrated libraries are determined by the Management Committee.

The Management Committee is made up of:

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or his nominee;
the Chief Magistrate or his nominee;
the Secretary of the Department or his nominee;
the President of the Law Society or his nominee;
a member of the Law Society from either northern Tasmania or north-western Tasmania
the Library Manager.

For more information about the integrated library service see: Andrew Inglis Clark Law Library

While the Supreme Court Library is not open to the public requests can be made to the Librarian for:

Copies of Tasmanian Supreme Court unreported judgments (from 1929 to the present);
Copies of Tasmanian Supreme Court sentences (from 1976 to the present);
Copies of early Tasmanian legislation (1824 to the present); and
Information on the Court and its operations.

Telephone: 03 6233 6483 Fax: 03 6231 1918 email: courts@justice.tas.gov.au