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Law reports covering the: decisions of Australian Courts are collections of decisions by particulars courts, subjects/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 |
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High Court | Commonwealth Law Reports | CLR | 1903- | ![]() |
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. |
1903-1959 | ![]() |
Volumes 1 to 100 digitised by the High Court in the OpenLaw 1 to 100 project. | |||
Australian Law Journal Reports | ALJR | 1927- | ![]() |
High Court and "Privy Council decisions." Contains some decisions not reported in the Commonwealth Law Reports | |
Neutral citation | HCA | 1903- | ![]() |
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Federal Court | Federal Court Reports | FCR | 1984- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
Neutral citation | FCA | 1977- | ![]() |
Includes Full Court decisions 1977-2001 | |
FCAFC | 2002- | ![]() |
Earlier Full Court decisions are available as part of the FCA Series | ||
Federal Circuit Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FCCA | 2013- | ![]() |
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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- | ![]() |
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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- | ![]() |
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 Reports | Fam LR | 1961- | ![]() |
Selected family law decisions from the High Court, Family Courts and State Supreme Courts and Federal Magistrates Court | |
Federal law | Australian Law Reports | ALR | ![]() |
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 Reports | FLR | 1961- | ![]() |
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- | ![]() |
Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts. And decisions of the Takeovers Panel |
Australian Corporations and Securities Reports | ACSR | 1989- | ![]() |
Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts | |
Australian Company Law Reports | ACLR | 1974-1989 | |||
Criminal law | Australian Criminal Reports | A Crim R | 1979- | ![]() |
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 Reports | IR | 1981 | ![]() |
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- | ![]() |
Selected decisions of the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts and administrative tribunals |
Taxation law | Australian Tax Reports | ATR | 1969- | ![]() |
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Australasian Tax Reports | 1970-1990 | Butterworths | |||
Property law | Australian & New Zealand Conveyancing Reports | ANZ Conv R | 1979–2008 | ![]() |
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NSW Conveyancing Reports | NSW Conv R | 1980–2008 | ![]() |
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Butterworths Property Reports | BPR | 1971- | ![]() |
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Supreme Court (ACT) | ACT Law Reports | ACTLR | 2008- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
Australian Capital Territory Reports | ACTR | 1973- | ![]() |
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Neutral citation | ACTSC | 1986- | ![]() |
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Supreme Court (NSW) | NSW Law Reports | NSWLR | 1970- | ![]() |
Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal |
NSW Reports | NSWR | 1960-1970 | ![]() | ||
State Reports NSW | SR NSW | 1901-1970 | ![]() |
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1901-1950 | ![]() |
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Law Reports (NSW) | LR (NSW) | 1856–1900 | ![]() |
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Weekly Notes (New South Wales) | WN (NSW) | 1884–1987 | |||
Neutral citation | NSWSC | 1995- | ![]() ![]() |
Decisions of judges sitting alone | |
NSWCA | 1988 - | ![]() ![]() |
Court of Appeal | ||
NSWCCA | 1994- | ![]() ![]() |
Court of Criminal Appeal | ||
NSWSupC | 1788-1899 | ![]() |
Decisions of Superior Courts of NSW, includes Court of Civil Jurisdiction (1788-1814) & Supreme Court of Civil Judicature (1814-1823) | ||
Supreme Court (NT) | Northern Territory Law Reports | NTLR | 1991- | ![]() |
Authorised report |
Neutral citation | NTSC | 1986- | ![]() |
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Supreme Court (Qld) | Queensland Reports | QdR | 1958- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
State Reports Queensland | St R Qd | 1902-57 | ![]() |
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Neutral citation | QSC | 1994- | ![]() |
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QCA | 1992- | ![]() |
Court of Appeal | ||
Supreme Court (SA) | South Australian State Reports | SASR | 1971- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
State Reports. South Australia | SASR | 1920-71 | ![]() |
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1920-1950 | ![]() |
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South Australian Law Reports | SALR | 1863-1920 | ![]() |
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Neutral citation | SASC | 1989- | ![]() |
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SASCFC | 2010- | ![]() |
Court of Criminal Appeal and Full Court of the Supreme Court | ||
Supreme Court (Tas) | Tasmanian Reports | Tas R | 1978- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
1978-1991 | ![]() |
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Tasmanian State Reports | Tas SR | 1941-1978 | ![]() |
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Tasmanian Law Reports | TLR | 1897-1940 | ![]() |
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Neutral citation | TASSC | 1995- | ![]() |
Decisions of judges sitting alone | |
TASFC | 2010 - | ![]() |
Full Court | ||
TASCCA | 2010- | ![]() |
Court of Criminal Appeal | ||
TASSupC | 1824-1843 | ![]() |
Decisions of Superior Courts of Tasmania | ||
Supreme Court (Vic) | Victorian Reports | VR | 1953- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
1953-1996 | ![]() |
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Victorian Law Reports | VLR | 1875-1956 | ![]() |
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Neutral citation | VSC | 1994- | ![]() |
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VSCA | 1998 - | ![]() |
Court of Appeal | ||
Supreme Court (WA) | Western Australian Reports | WAR | 1961- | ![]() |
Authorised report. |
Western Australian Law Reports | WALR | 1899-1959 | ![]() |
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Neutral citation | WASC | 1996- | ![]() |
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WASCA | 1998 - | ![]() |
Court of Appeal | ||
Digests | Australian Legal Monthly Digest | ALMD | 1967-1993 | Summaries of significant reported decisions and recent legislative developments |