LibGuides: Case Law: Australia

Australian authorised (official) report series

Authorised reports have been officially approved by the Council of Law Reporting. Judgments reproduced in authorised reports have been approved by a judge or their associate.

Commonwealth

Australian Capital Territory

Australian Law Reports
Includes Australian Capital Territory Reports (ACTR)

New South Wales

State Reports, New South Wales
1901-1970.

State Reports. New South Wales
AUSTLII
1901-1950.

New South Wales Law Reports
1825-1900.

New South Wales Law Reports
AUSTLII
1856-1900.

Northern Territory

Australian Law Reports
Includes Northern Territory Law Reports (NTLR) 1979-1991

Northern Territory Reports (NTR)
1979-2013.

Queensland

Queensland Reports (Qd R)

State Reports, Queensland

Queensland Judgments
Authorised reports and unreported judgments.

Case law

CaseBase Cases
Australian and overseas report series and the unreported decisions of the High Court, the Federal Court and the Supreme Courts of all Australian states and territories and other selected jurisdictions.
Cases | Westlaw
Westlaw NZ > Region: Australia > Cases.
All Australia Cases
Lexis Advance
Intellectual Property Reports (IPR)
From 1982.
ACT Supreme Court
Supreme Court judgments from 1963 and Court of Appeal judgments from 2002.
AUSTLII
Commonwealth, State and Territory case law.
Federal Law Search
Cases initiated in the Federal Court of Australia and in the federal law jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia (formerly the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia).
BarNet Jade
Legal judgments and decisions from Australian and international courts and tribunals.

Case citators

CaseBase Cases
Australian and overseas report series and the unreported decisions of the High Court, the Federal Court and the Supreme Courts of all Australian states and territories and other selected jurisdictions.

Law report abbreviations

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
Legal abbreviations from around the world. Search by abbreviation or by title to identify a case report series.

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The Legal Research and Writing Skills Hub will guide you through the legal research and writing process, including finding and using case law, legislation, and secondary sources for New Zealand and other jurisdictions.

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Case Law: Australia