Services
ACT Practitioners
Legal practitioners eligible to appear before any of the Court or Tribunals within the ACT Courts and ACAT buildings and holding a current practicing certificate in the ACT may register as a member of the Russell Fox Library. Membership allows borrowing of selected materials from the collection, except for items designated as not for loan and those subject to restricted loan (e.g. new books). All borrowed materials are subject to immediate recall - loan periods are up to two weeks for texts (no extensions), loose-leaf services and law reports are available for overnight loan only.
See Also
As the library is primarily for the Judges and Magistrates of the ACT Courts and ACAT Members, there is no physical access to the hard copy collection to the public, including members. The Library offers a public reading area with a catalogue terminal and Library staff will provide any requested hard copy material from the collection.
If you contact us ahead of your arrival with your request (general or specific) we can have material ready for you.
There is access to Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and the ACT Sentencing Database via the terminal in the public part of the library.
Interstate Practitioners
We recommend that interstate practitioners wishing to use the services of the library contact us ahead of time so we can organise access to any required resources. Material borrowed is for court use only and is not to be taken off the court premises.
Self-represented litigants
Self-represented litigants are welcome to use our collections within the Library premises. We can assist with locating material and getting started with databases, however we are not able to provide, what would constitute ‘legal advice’ which includes informing about which form or legislation to use.
Members of the public
Members of the public may use Library resources on-site. Please contact us to discuss how we can help you.
Inter-library services
Book loans to ACT Government and Commonwealth Government legal practitioners may be available via inter-library loan through departmental libraries, subject to the primary use of judicial officers and court staff. Many items are restricted and may not be borrowed; all loans are subject to recall if needed by the Court.
Printer/copier
Copy and printing facilities available (fee applied).