List of Law Reports in Australia
s covering the decisions of Australian Courts are collections of decisions by particulars courts, subjects or jurisdictions. A widely used guide to case citation in Australia is the Australian Guide to Legal Citation, published jointly by the Melbourne University Law Review and the Melbourne Journal of International Law.
Court / subject | Report | citation | Years | Online | comment |
High Court | Commonwealth Law Reports | CLR | 1903- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report for High Court. Contains most but not all judgments of the High Court and of the Privy Council on appeal from the High Court. |
High Court | Commonwealth Law Reports | CLR | 1903-1959 | | Volumes 1 to 100 digitised by the High Court in the OpenLaw 1 to 100 project. |
High Court | Australian Law Journal Reports | ALJR | 1927- | Thomson Reuters 2002- | High Court and Privy Council decisions. Contains some decisions not reported in the Commonwealth Law Reports |
High Court | Neutral citation | HCA | 1903- | | |
Federal Court | Federal Court Reports | FCR | 1984- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
Federal Court | Neutral citation | FCA | 1977- | | Includes Full Court decisions 1977-2001 |
Federal Court | Neutral citation | FCAFC | 2002- | | Earlier Full Court decisions are available as part of the FCA Series |
Federal Circuit Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FCCA | 2013- | | |
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FMCA | 2000-2013 | | Family law decisions are in the FMCAfam series |
Family Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FamCA | 1976- | | |
Family Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FamCAFC | 2008- | | Earlier Full Court decisions are available as part of the FamCA Series |
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, family law decisions | Neutral citation | FMCAfam | 2000-2013 | | General law decisions are in the FMCA series |
Family law | Family Law Cases | FLC | 1976- | CCH | Selected Australian family law decisions of the High Court of Australia, Family Court of Australia, Federal Circuit Court, Family Court of Western Australia and State and Territory Supreme Courts |
Family law | Family Law Reports | Fam LR | 1961- | Lexis Nexis | Selected family law decisions from the High Court, Family Courts and State Supreme Courts and Federal Magistrates Court |
Federal law | Australian Law Reports | ALR | Lexis Nexis | Selected decisions of the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories exercising federal jurisdiction | |
Federal law | Federal Law Reports | FLR | 1961- | Thomson Reuters | Selected decisions from State and Territory Supreme Courts exercising Federal jurisdiction, the Family Court of Australia, the Federal Magistrates Court and Federal tribunals |
Corporations Law | Australian Company Law Cases | ACLC | 1990- | CCH | Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts, and decisions of the Takeovers Panel |
Corporations Law | Australian Corporations and Securities Reports | ACSR | 1989- | Lexis Nexis | Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts |
Corporations Law | Australian Company Law Reports | ACLR | 1974-1989 | Lexis Nexis | Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts |
Criminal law | Australian Criminal Reports | A Crim R | 1979- | Thomson Reuters | Selected decisions on criminal law by the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories |
Industrial law | Commonwealth Arbitration Reports | CAR | 1905-1993 | Arbitration decisions of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration and the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission | |
Industrial law | Industrial Reports | IR | 1981 | Thomson Reuters | Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts, and Federal and State Industrial Courts and Tribunals |
Administrative law | Administrative Law Decisions | ALD | 1976- | Lexis Nexis | Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts and administrative tribunals |
Taxation law | Australian Tax Reports | ATR | 1969- | WestLaw | |
Taxation law | Australasian Tax Reports | ATR | 1970-1990 | Butterworths | |
Property law | Australian & New Zealand Conveyancing Reports | ANZ Conv R | 1979–2008 | CCH | |
Property law | NSW Conveyancing Reports | NSW Conv R | 1980–2008 | CCH | |
Property law | Butterworths Property Reports | BPR | 1971- | Butterworths | |
Supreme Court | ACT Law Reports | ACTLR | 2008- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
Supreme Court | Australian Capital Territory Reports | ACTR | 1973- | Lexis Nexis | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | ACTSC | 1986- | | |
Supreme Court | NSW Law Reports | NSWLR | 1970- | Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal | |
Supreme Court | NSW Reports | NSWR | 1960-1970 | Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal | |
Supreme Court | State Reports NSW | SR NSW | 1901-1970 | ||
Supreme Court | State Reports NSW | SR NSW | 1901-1950 | ||
Supreme Court | Law Reports | LR | 1856–1900 | ||
Supreme Court | Weekly Notes | WN | 1884–1987 | ||
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | NSWSC | 1995- | | Decisions of judges sitting alone |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | NSWCA | 1988 - | | Court of Appeal |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | NSWCCA | 1994- | | Court of Criminal Appeal |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | NSWSupC | 1788-1899 | Decisions of Superior Courts of NSW, includes Court of Civil Jurisdiction & Supreme Court of Civil Judicature | |
Supreme Court | Northern Territory Law Reports | NTLR | 1991- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | NTSC | 1986- | | |
Supreme Court | Queensland Reports | QdR | 1958- | Lexis Nexis 1974- | Authorised report. |
Supreme Court | State Reports Queensland | St R Qd | 1902-57 | Thomson Reuters | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | QSC | 1994- | | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | QCA | 1992- | | Court of Appeal |
Supreme Court | South Australian State Reports | SASR | 1971- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
Supreme Court | State Reports. South Australia | SASR | 1920-71 | Thomson Reuters | |
Supreme Court | State Reports. South Australia | SASR | 1920-1950 | ||
Supreme Court | South Australian Law Reports | SALR | 1863-1920 | ||
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | SASC | 1989- | | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | SASCFC | 2010- | | Court of Criminal Appeal and Full Court of the Supreme Court |
Supreme Court | Tasmanian Reports | Tas R | 1978- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
Supreme Court | Tasmanian Reports | Tas R | 1978-1991 | ||
Supreme Court | Tasmanian State Reports | Tas SR | 1941-1978 | ||
Supreme Court | Tasmanian Law Reports | TLR | 1897-1940 | ||
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | TASSC | 1995- | | Decisions of judges sitting alone |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | TASFC | 2010 - | | Full Court |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | TASCCA | 2010- | | Court of Criminal Appeal |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | TASSupC | 1824-1843 | Decisions of Superior Courts of Tasmania | |
Supreme Court | Victorian Reports | VR | 1953- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
Supreme Court | Victorian Reports | VR | 1953-1996 | ||
Supreme Court | Victorian Law Reports | VLR | 1875-1956 | | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | VSC | 1994- | | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | VSCA | 1998 - | | Court of Appeal |
Supreme Court | Western Australian Reports | WAR | 1961- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
Supreme Court | Western Australian Law Reports | WALR | 1899-1959 | ||
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | WASC | 1996- | | |
Supreme Court | Neutral citation | WASCA | 1998 - | | Court of Appeal |
Digests | Australian Legal Monthly Digest | ALMD | 1967-1993 | Summaries of significant reported decisions and recent legislative developments |