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Finding Australian Case Law

The following databases and websites can be used to find Australian Case Law.

 

Administrative Law Decisions (Australia) via Lexis

This is the only authorized report series of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Notes of other judgments, for example from the Federal Court, on matters of interest to administrative lawyers and all those affected by far reaching decisions are also included.

ATP Taxpoint

Reports on cases relating to tax matters and the Australian Tax Office (ATO)

AustLII

The Australasian Legal Information Institute provides electronic access to case law from all Australian jurisdictions.

Australia - Intellectual Property Reports via Lexis

This is a vital source of intellectual property cases from Australia and other Commonwealth jurisdictions. It includes decisions reported from superior courts and tribunals in Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the USA and Canada.

Australian Capital Territory Reports via Lexis

Full text judgments of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Australian Corporation and Securities Reports (and ACLR) via LexisNexis AU

Australian Corporations and Securities Reports and Australian Company Law Reports are the most comprehensive collection of company and corporations law cases published. These reports series reflect the judgments relevant to this area from 1974 to date

Australian Current Law Reporter via LexisNexis AU

A digest of all available cases from the High Court, Federal Court and State Supreme Courts and others

Australian Law Reports via Lexis

The ALR includes all High Court cases, important decisions of the Federal Court, significant judgments from state supreme courts exercising federal jurisdiction, cases from the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court, cases from the Northern Territory Supreme Court and selected decisions of federal tribunals.

Australian Reported Cases Combined via Lexis

All decisions from Australian federal courts and tribunals, and state and territory supreme courts, as selected and reported in a variety of reports.

Australian Unreported Judgments Combined via Lexis

Full text unreported judgments of the Supreme Court of the ACT, Federal Court of Australia, High Court of Australia, Supreme Court of New South Wales, and Supreme Court of Tasmania.

CaseBase via LexisNexis AU

A case citator that covers all major Australian Law Reports, Authorised Reports (UK), Weekly Reports, and Lloyd's Law Reports. It also covers unreported judgments from the High Court of Australia, Federal Court and State Superior Courts

Lawlex

Covers cases that are linked to legislation for Commonwealth, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and ACT.

Family Law Reports (Australia) via Lexis

The judgments come from the Family Court and all other superior courts in which matters relating to family law are considered.

FindLaw (Australia)

Full text of decisions handed down from state and territory courts in the last 30 days. Select cases from the main page.

Motor Vehicle Reports (Australia) via Lexis

The Motor Vehicle Reports contain fulltext judgments, with headnotes, from all courts concerning traffic accidents, licensing of vehicles, duties of highway authorities, criminal procedure for traffic offences, civil procedure relating to negligence and statutory claims for insurance.

Northern Territories Reports via Lexis

Full text judgments from the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia.

Queensland Legislation Case Annotations via LexisNexis AU

Provides users with current information regarding case law pertinent to Queensland legislation. Specific sections of Acts are annotated where a relevant case has been decided with respect to that section.

Queensland Reports via LexisNexis AU

All reported Queensland Supreme Court Judgments, Crown Land Reports, and Planning Law Reports from 1980 -

Unreported Judgments
via LexisNexis AU
via AustLII

Unreported judgments from all jurisdictions including the High Court, Federal Court and Supreme Courts of each state.

Victorian Reports via Lexis

This electronic version of the Victorian Reports contains fulltext, reported cases from the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Supreme Court Of Victoria Library

Unreported judgments - many full text and references to reported judgments

Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales, 1788 - 1899

This site was created to publish many of the hidden court records of the superior courts of New South Wales.  At present it concentrates on the Supreme Court's decisions between 1824 and 1841.