Essential Commercial Legislation: New South Wales, 1995, 1st edition, The Law Book Company Limited, contained a collection of commercial law related legislation together with underlining of essential words and sentences designed to give the reader focus when reading select legislative provisions. The Book filled a void in the general availability of key legislation at a time when there was very limited public access mediums for legislation as are in existence today through on-line portals and various loose-leaf specialist services. The Book was very popular with students and law teachers and became an important part of the resources available to students studying commercial law.
The legislation extracted in the Book comprised the following:
- The Constitution
- Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)
- Bills of Exchange Act 1909 (Cth)
- Cheques and Payment Orders Act 1986 (Cth)
- Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth)
- Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
- Bills of Sale Act 1898 (NSW)
- Common Carriers Act 1902 (NSW)
- Consumer Claims Tribunals Act 1987 (NSW)
- Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW)
- Door-to-Door Sales Act 1967 (NSW)
- Factors (Mercantile Agents) Act 1967 (NSW)
- Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW)
- Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 (NSW)
- Innkeepers Act 1968 (NSW)
- Insurance Act 1902 (NSW)
- Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)
- Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 (NSW)
- Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1986 (NSW)
- Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW)
- Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW)
- Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1986 (NSW)