What are the differences in terminology between this legislation website and the old one?

This NSW legislation website uses some different terminology to that you may be familiar with on the old legislation website. There is also new terminology for functionality and features not available on the old website.

The table below sets out these differences and includes tips and links to related FAQs.

Old website New website Notes
Browse (page)

In force (page)

Repealed (page)

  • In force and Repealed landing pages include a browse-by-year option as well as a browse-by-alphabet option.
  • Links are at the bottom of the dark blue banner at the top of the screen.
  • See our FAQ What's happened to the Browse page?
LegInfo (page) Tables (page)
  • Page has links to run the same set of current, point-in-time and cumulative tables available on the old website
  • Link is at the bottom of the dark blue banner at the top of the screen.
  • See our FAQ What's happened to the LegInfo tab?
n/a Show rows
n/a Timeline (point-in-time versions)
  • Provides quick access to historical versions of in force and repealed titles and can be used to run comparisons between versions.
  • Hide/show the timeline by clicking the Timeline button.
  • See our FAQ What's the timeline for? and associated links.
Historical versions and Historical notes Legislative history
  • Includes details of a title's legislative history and what has changed over time—the list of versions, details of the original legislation and amending legislation, history notes and creation history are on this page.
  • Link is via the large Legislative history button on the pale blue task bar.
  • See our FAQ What is the legislative history?
Historical versions

Table of versions

Table of amending instruments

Original legislation

Amending legislation

  • Lists of the original principal legislation and all amending legislation for a title with relevant dates and commencement information.
  • Appears on the Legislative history page—collapse and expand by clicking the arrows.
  • See our FAQ What is the legislative history?
Table of amendments History notes
  • List of all amendments to provisions in a title.
  • Appears on the Legislative history page—collapse and expand by clicking the arrows.
  • See our FAQ What is the legislative history?
n/a Creation history
  • List all the documents and dates for the original as made legislation.
  • Appears at the bottom of the Legislative history page.
  • See our FAQ What is the legislative history?

Last updated 15 September 2020 at 08:10