Law reports 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 |
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| 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. |
| 1903-1959 |  Vols 1-100: High Court
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Volumes 1 to 100 digitised by the High Court in the OpenLaw 1 to 100 project. | |||
| 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 | |
| Neutral citation | HCA | 1903- | AustLII
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| Federal Court | Federal Court Reports | FCR | 1984- | Thomson Reuters |
Authorised report. |
| Neutral citation | FCA | 1977- | AustLII
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Includes Full Court decisions 1977-2001 | |
| FCAFC | 2002- | AustLII
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Earlier Full Court decisions are available as part of the FCA Series | ||
| Federal Circuit Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FCCA | 2013- | AustLII
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| Federal Magistrates Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FMCA | 2000-2013 | AustLII
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Family law decisions are in the FMCAfam series |
| Family Court of Australia | Neutral citation | FamCA | 1976- | AustLII
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| FamCAFC | 2008- | AustLII
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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 | AustLII
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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 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 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 |
| Australian Corporations and Securities Reports | ACSR | 1989- | Lexis Nexis |
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- | 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 | AustLII |
Arbitration decisions of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration and the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission |
| 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 (Thomson Reuters) |
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| Australasian Tax Reports | 1970-1990 | Butterworths | |||
| Property law | Australian & New Zealand Conveyancing Reports | ANZ Conv R | 1979–2008 | CCH
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| NSW Conveyancing Reports | NSW Conv R | 1980–2008 | CCH
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| Butterworths Property Reports | BPR | 1971- | Butterworths |
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| Supreme Court (ACT) | ACT Law Reports | ACTLR | 2008- | Thomson Reuters |
Authorised report. |
| Australian Capital Territory Reports | ACTR | 1973- | Lexis Nexis |
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| Neutral citation | ACTSC | 1986- | AustLII
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| Supreme Court (NSW) | NSW Law Reports | NSWLR | 1970- |  New South Wales Law Reports |
Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal |
| NSW Reports | NSWR | 1960-1970 | New South Wales Law Reports
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| State Reports NSW | SR NSW | 1901-1970 | New South Wales Law Reports |
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| 1901-1950 | via AustLII |
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| Law Reports (NSW) | LR (NSW) | 1856–1900 | via AustLII |
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| Weekly Notes (New South Wales) | WN (NSW) | 1884–1987 | |||
| Neutral citation | NSWSC | 1995- | caselaw.nsw.gov.au AustLII
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Decisions of judges sitting alone | |
| NSWCA | 1988 - | caselaw.nsw.gov.au AustLII
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Court of Appeal | ||
| NSWCCA | 1994- | caselaw.nsw.gov.au AustLII
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Court of Criminal Appeal | ||
| NSWSupC | 1788-1899 | via AustLII |
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- | Thomson Reuters |
Authorised report |
| Neutral citation | NTSC | 1986- | AustLII
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| Supreme Court (Qld) | Queensland Reports | QdR | 1958- | Lexis Nexis 1974-
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Authorised report. |
| State Reports Queensland | St R Qd | 1902-57 | Thomson Reuters
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| Neutral citation | QSC | 1994- | AustLII
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| QCA | 1992- | AustLII
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Court of Appeal | ||
| Supreme Court (SA) | South Australian State Reports | SASR | 1971- | Thomson Reuters |
Authorised report. |
| State Reports. South Australia | SASR | 1920-71 | Thomson Reuters |
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| 1920-1950 | via AustLII |
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| South Australian Law Reports | SALR | 1863-1920 | via AustLII |
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| Neutral citation | SASC | 1989- | AustLII
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| SASCFC | 2010- | AustLII
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Court of Criminal Appeal and Full Court of the Supreme Court | ||
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Tasmanian Reports | Tas R | 1978- | Thomson Reuters |
Authorised report. |
| 1978-1991 | AustLII |
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| Tasmanian State Reports | Tas SR | 1941-1978 | AustLII |
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| Tasmanian Law Reports | TLR | 1897-1940 | AustLII |
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| Neutral citation | TASSC | 1995- | AustLII
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Decisions of judges sitting alone | |
| TASFC | 2010 - | AustLII
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Full Court | ||
| TASCCA | 2010- | AustLII
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Court of Criminal Appeal | ||
| TASSupC | 1824-1843 | via AustLII |
Decisions of Superior Courts of Tasmania | ||
| Supreme Court (Vic) | Victorian Reports | VR | 1953- | Little William Bourke
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Authorised report. |
| 1953-1996 | via AustLII |
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| Victorian Law Reports | VLR | 1875-1956 | Little William Bourke
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| Neutral citation | VSC | 1994- | AustLII
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| VSCA | 1998 - | AustLII
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Court of Appeal | ||
| Supreme Court (WA) | Western Australian Reports | WAR | 1961- | Thomson Reuters |
Authorised report. |
| Western Australian Law Reports | WALR | 1899-1959 | via AustLII |
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| Neutral citation | WASC | 1996- | AustLII
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| WASCA | 1998 - | AustLII
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Court of Appeal | ||
| Digests | Australian Legal Monthly Digest | ALMD | 1967-1993 | Summaries of significant reported decisions and recent legislative developments |