Sample searches

I know the title begins with the letter “C”.

Type c* in theKeyword field and click theSearch button.

This returns Bills and Acts whose titles begin with the letter "C".

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I know the Bill is about children.

Typechildren in theKeyword field and click theSearch button.

This returns Bills and Acts that have the word children in the title.

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I know the Bill is about children and education.

Typechildren education in theKeyword field and click theSearch button.

This returns Bills and Acts that have both the wordchildren and the wordeducation, in any order, in the title.

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I know the Bill is about children and adoption but when I searched with those keywords I got no results.

The keywords might be in the long title of the Bill. ClickShow advanced options and select theSearch long title checkbox.

This returns Bills and Acts that have both the wordschildren andadoption in the short title or the long title.

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I think the Bill has the word child, childcare or children at the beginning of the title.

TypeChild* in theKeyword field and click theSearch button. You must type an upper caseC, as this search is case-sensitive.

This returns Bills and Acts with titles that begin with the word Child and other words that begin with Child.

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I know the Bill was published in 2014.

Type2014 in theYear(s) field and click theSearch button.

This returns all the Bills that were published in 2014. (It also includes Bills that were enacted in 2014.)

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I know the Bill was enacted in 2014.

In theShow dropdown menu selectActs and in theYear(s) field type2014. Don’t forget to click theSearch button.

This returns Bills that were enacted in 2014. (It also includes enacted Bills that were first published in 2014.)

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I know the Bill was published in 2014 but was never enacted.

In theShow dropdown menu selectBills and in theYear(s) field type2014. Don’t forget to click theSearch button.

This returns Bills published in 2014 that are still before the Houses or that have lapsed, been defeated or withdrawn.

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I want to see an alphabetical list of the Bills and Acts about health.

Typehealth in theKeyword field and click theSearch button.

Click the theSort by field and selectAlphabetical order.

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I know the Bill was brought forward by an opposition Member.

ClickShow advanced options and select thePrivate Member Bills checkbox.

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I know who sponsored the Bill.

If the sponsor of the Bill is a current Member of either House, open the Member's profile and scroll down to see the most recent Bills they sponsored. ClickSee more Bills sponsored by this Member.

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I'm looking for Bill No. 129 of 2018.

Type 129 in thefor field and type 2018 in theYear(s) field. Don't forget to click theSearch button.

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I'm looking for Act No. 25 of 2018.

In theShow field selectActs, in thefor field type25, and in theYear(s) field type 2018. Don't forget to click theSearch button.

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