Legislation linked to case law is one of JADE’s most distinctive capabilities — and the single strongest predictor of whether a trial user becomes a paid Professional subscriber. Underpinning this is JADE’s corpus of 6 million+ pinpoint citations, including parallel citations, which provide valuable starting points for research. Most of the time, having these citations allows a practitioner to start and complete their legal research entirely within JADE.

Section citations

When you’re reading legislation in JADE, the section citations panel shows you every case that has cited a specific provision, traced to the exact paragraph where the provision is discussed. If you’re advising on Section 75B of the Competition and Consumer Act, you’ll see every Federal Court and High Court decision that has judicially considered that section, ordered by date. This isn’t just a count — it’s a research-ready list with pinpoint references. JADE’s parsers recognise sections, sub-sections, and clauses of statutes, regulations, and rules, enabling citation mapping at a granularity no other Australian platform matches.

Legislation comparison

JADE tracks the complete version history of Australian legislation across all jurisdictions — over 223,000 statutes parsed to section, sub-section, and clause level. You can see every version of a provision since enactment, compare any two versions side by side with amendments highlighted, and trace how courts have interpreted each version over time through section citations.

The trick most practitioners miss

Combine legislation comparison with section citations. When you see that a provision was amended, check the section citations for both the pre-amendment and post-amendment versions. If courts have cited the old version more frequently, that tells you the case law hasn’t caught up yet — exactly the kind of insight that wins arguments. You can also set an alert on any provision to be notified when it’s amended or when a new decision cites it.

Section-level alerts

Set an alert on any statutory provision. You’ll be notified when a new court decision cites it, or when the provision itself is amended. Legislation alerts track amendments — if a provision you’re watching is being amended, you’ll see the updated version appear in JADE within hours of assent.

These legislation features are available with JADE Professional. Try them all for $1 over 14 days, with a generous allowance of 200 Professional feature interactions. Convert before day 10 and your first month is free. $95/month or $995/year (saving $145).

Need help navigating legislation features? Talk to a JADE Editor — our support specialists have deep knowledge of section citations, legislation comparison, and version history.