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) | ACT Law Reports | ACTLR | 2008- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (ACT) | Australian Capital Territory Reports | ACTR | 1973- | Lexis Nexis | |
| Supreme Court (ACT) | Neutral citation | ACTSC | 1986- | | |
| Supreme Court (NSW) | NSW Law Reports | NSWLR | 1970- | Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal | |
| Supreme Court (NSW) | NSW Reports | NSWR | 1960-1970 | Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal | |
| Supreme Court (NSW) | State Reports NSW | SR NSW | 1901-1970 | ||
| Supreme Court (NSW) | State Reports NSW | SR NSW | 1901-1950 | ||
| Supreme Court (NSW) | Law Reports | LR | 1856–1900 | ||
| Supreme Court (NSW) | Weekly Notes | WN | 1884–1987 | ||
| Supreme Court (NSW) | Neutral citation | NSWSC | 1995- | | Decisions of judges sitting alone |
| Supreme Court (NSW) | Neutral citation | NSWCA | 1988 - | | Court of Appeal |
| Supreme Court (NSW) | Neutral citation | NSWCCA | 1994- | | Court of Criminal Appeal |
| Supreme Court (NSW) | Neutral citation | NSWSupC | 1788-1899 | Decisions of Superior Courts of NSW, includes Court of Civil Jurisdiction & Supreme Court of Civil Judicature | |
| Supreme Court (NT) | Northern Territory Law Reports | NTLR | 1991- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report |
| Supreme Court (NT) | Neutral citation | NTSC | 1986- | | |
| Supreme Court (Qld) | Queensland Reports | Qd R | 1958-2019 | Lexis Nexis 1974- | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (Qld) | Queensland Reports | QR | 2020- | Lexis Nexis 1974- | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (Qld) | State Reports Queensland | St R Qd | 1902-57 | Thomson Reuters | |
| Supreme Court (Qld) | Neutral citation | QSC | 1994- | | |
| Supreme Court (Qld) | Neutral citation | QCA | 1992- | | Court of Appeal |
| Supreme Court (SA) | South Australian State Reports | SASR | 1971- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (SA) | State Reports. South Australia | SASR | 1920-71 | Thomson Reuters | |
| Supreme Court (SA) | State Reports. South Australia | SASR | 1920-1950 | ||
| Supreme Court (SA) | South Australian Law Reports | SALR | 1863-1920 | ||
| Supreme Court (SA) | Neutral citation | SASC | 1989- | | |
| Supreme Court (SA) | Neutral citation | SASCFC | 2010- | | Court of Criminal Appeal and Full Court of the Supreme Court |
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Tasmanian Reports | Tas R | 1978- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Tasmanian Reports | Tas R | 1978-1991 | ||
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Tasmanian State Reports | Tas SR | 1941-1978 | ||
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Tasmanian Law Reports | TLR | 1897-1940 | ||
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Neutral citation | TASSC | 1995- | | Decisions of judges sitting alone |
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Neutral citation | TASFC | 2010 - | | Full Court |
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Neutral citation | TASCCA | 2010- | | Court of Criminal Appeal |
| Supreme Court (Tas) | Neutral citation | TASSupC | 1824-1843 | Decisions of Superior Courts of Tasmania | |
| Supreme Court (Vic) | Victorian Reports | VR | 1953- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (Vic) | Victorian Reports | VR | 1953-1996 | ||
| Supreme Court (Vic) | Victorian Law Reports | VLR | 1875-1956 | | |
| Supreme Court (Vic) | Neutral citation | VSC | 1994- | | |
| Supreme Court (Vic) | Neutral citation | VSCA | 1998 - | | Court of Appeal |
| Supreme Court (WA) | Western Australian Reports | WAR | 1961- | Thomson Reuters | Authorised report. |
| Supreme Court (WA) | Western Australian Law Reports | WALR | 1899-1959 | ||
| Supreme Court (WA) | Neutral citation | WASC | 1996- | | |
| Supreme Court (WA) | Neutral citation | WASCA | 1998 - | | Court of Appeal |
| Digests | Australian Legal Monthly Digest | ALMD | 1967-1993 | Summaries of significant reported decisions and recent legislative developments |
List of Law Reports in Australia
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