RESEARCH AND LIBRARY SERVICES UNIT

OBJECTIVE

To provide expertise and services in collecting, documenting, keeping custody of legal documents and making them available to staff. This Unit is led by a Principal Library Officer.

FUNCTIONS OF RESEARCH AND LIBRARY SERVICES UNIT

The Unit performs the following activities:

• Conduct legal research;
• Prepare and disseminate research findings on current legal issues;
• Undertake background research for speeches, cabinet papers and other topical papers on legal aspect;
• Stock the library with adequate research facilities, materials and informative literatures;
• Equip the library with statutes, law books and constitutions
• Keep law reports, publication and journals
• Maintain the law library in standard;
• Maintain register of all reference material;
• Facilitate borrowing of reference materials;
• Establish a system of exchange of legislation and constitutional works from other commonwealth jurisdictions; and
• Disseminate various legal documents.