If you are unsure which version of a report to use this short video may be of help.
Federal and State
| Court | Title of Law Report Series | Abbreviation of Report Series |
Access | Citation Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Court | Commonwealth Law Reports 1903- | CLR | Allen v Chadwick (2015) 256 CLR 148 | |
| Federal Court | Federal Court Reports 1984- | FCR | Ashby v Slipper (2016) 241 FCR 55 | |
| Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Administrative Law Decisions 1976- | ALD | Sio v R (2016) 151 ALD 187 | |
| Supreme Court of New South Wales |
New South Wales Law Reports 1970- | NSWLR | Coshott v Barry (2015) 91 NSWLR 1 | |
| New South Wales Reports 1960-1970 | NSWR | Law KH75.N482 | Banks v Banks [1970] 3 NSWR 233 | |
| State Reports NSW 1901-1970 | SR (NSW) |
AustLII |
Vale v Whiddon 50 SR (NSW) 90 | |
| Law Reports (New South Wales) 1856-1900 | LR (NSW) | AustLII | Gibson v Young (1990) 21 LR (NSW) 7 |
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| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory |
Australian Capital Territory Law Reports 2008- | ACTLR | Steen v Senton (2015) 11 ACTLR 95 | |
| Australian Capital Territory Reports 1973-2008 | ACTR | Foote v Dixon (2013) 178 ACTR 17 | ||
| Supreme Court of Northern Territory | Northern Territory Law Reports 1991- | NTLR | Hutchinson v Anderson (2015) 36 NTLR 1 | |
| Northern Territory Reports 1979-1991 | NTR | Fox v Coates (2010) 162 NTR 1 | ||
| Supreme Court of Queensland * | Queensland Reports April 2020- |
QR |
Gog v Magog (2020) 1 QR 123 |
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| Queensland Reports 1958-March 2020 | Qd R | Goggin v Majet [2016] 2 Qd R 401 | ||
| State Reports Queensland 1902-1957 | St R Qd | McKenzie v Anderson (1922) St R Qd 210 | ||
| Supreme Court of South Australia |
South Australian State Reports 1971- | SASR | Dietman v Feast (2016) 126 SASR 165 | |
| State Reports South Australia 1920-1970 | SRSA | AustLII | Dankel v Bond [1938] SASR 45 | |
| South Australian Law Reports 1863-1920 | SALR | AustLII | Anthony v Speed [1917] SALR 110 | |
| Supreme Court of Tasmania | Tasmanian Reports 1979- | Tas R | Heyward v Moyle (2013) 23 Tas R 111 | |
| Tasmanian State Reports 1940-1978 | Tas SR | AustLII | Wansborough v Edwards [1941] Tas SR 1 |
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| Tasmanian Law Reports 1897-1940 | Tas LR | AustLII | Jones v Donelly (1921) 17 Tas LR 66 | |
| Supreme Court of Victoria | Victorian Reports 1957- | VR | Spotlight Pty Ltd v NCON Australia Ltd (2012) 46 VR 1 | |
| Victorian Law Reports 1874-1956 |
VLR | AustLII | ||
| Supreme Court of Western Australia | Western Australian Reports 1960- | WAR | Brocx v Hughes (2010) 41 WAR 84 | |
| Western Australian Law Reports 1898-1959 | WALR | AustLII | Gorman v The King (1944) 45 WALR 80 |
* A recent Practice Direction allows the use of an available official medium neutral citation for submissions to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court and in the Court of Appeal.
The Law Reports
| Title and Years of Reporting Series | Abbreviation of Report Series |
Access | Citation Example |
| Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Cases 1865-75 |
LR Adm & Eccl | ICLR Online | The Priscilla LR 3 A & E 125 |
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Appeal Cases |
App Cas |
ICLR Online | In re Twidale's Petition 14 App Cas 328 |
| 1891-present | AC | ICLR Online | Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 |
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Chancery Appeal Cases |
LR Ch App |
ICLR Online |
Beall v Smith LR 9 Ch App 85 |
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Chancery Division |
Ch D | ICLR Online |
Ashbury v Watson 30 Ch D 376 |
| 1891-present | Ch | ICLR Online | Brown v Raphael [1958] 1 Ch 636 |
| Common Pleas Division 1875-80 |
CPD | ICLR Online | Dixon v Whitworth 4 CPD 371 |
| Common Pleas Cases 1865-75 |
LR CP | ICLR Online | Armitage v Jessop LR 2 CP 12 |
| Crown Cases Reserved 1865-75 |
LR CCR | ICLR Online | The Queen v Foulkes LR 2 CCR 150 |
| English and Irish Appeals 1865-75 |
LR HL | ICLR Online | Osborne Hilliard Appellant; and Luke Eiffe Respondent LR 7 HL 39 |
| Equity Cases 1865-75 |
LR Eq | ICLR Online | Lazarus v Charles LR 16 Eq 117 |
| Exchequer Division 1875-80 |
Ex D | ICLR Online | Alderson v Maddison5 Ex D 293 |
| Exchequer Cases 1865-75 |
LR Ex | ICLR Online | Allgood and Others v Blake LR 8 Ex 160 |
| Family Division 1972- |
Fam | ICLR Online | Oxley v Hiscock [2005] Fam 211 |
| King's Bench Division 1901-52 |
KB | ICLR Online | Addis v Burrows [1948] 1 KB 444 |
| Privy Council Appeals 1865-75 |
LR PC | ICLR Online | In re McInnes' Patent LR 2 PC 54 |
| Probate and Divorce Cases 1865-75 |
LR P & D | ICLR Online | Ashwell v Lomi LR 2 P & D 477 |
| Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division 1875-90 |
PD | ICLR Online | Bigwood v Bigwood 13 PD 89 |
| 1891-71 | P | ICLR Online | Carlsholm (Owners) v Calliope (Owners) The Calliope [1970] P 172 |
| Queen's Bench Cases 1865-75 |
LR QB | ICLR Online | Carter v Scargill LR 10 QB 564 |
| Queen's Bench Division 1875-90 |
QBD | ICLR Online | Baines v Wright and Another 16 QBD 330 |
| 1891-01; 1952-present | QB | ICLR Online | Webster v Lord Chancellor [2016] 1 QB 676 |
| Scotch and Divorce Appeals 1866-75 |
LR Sc & Div | ICLR Online | Gray Appellant; Turnbull Respondent LR 2 Sc & Div 53 |
The following is from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (3rd ed), Rule 23.1.3, p 238
Citations of nominate reports should include a parallel citation of the English Reports (ER) or the Revised Reports (RR) where available, after the citation of the nominate report (including any pinpoint reference). The ER should be cited in preference to the RR. Where necessary to avoid ambiguity, judges' names should be repeated after both the nominate report and the ER or RR pinpoints. The nominate reports, published between 1537 and 1865, are reports that were published under the name of the reporter. Many of the nominate reports have been compiled and reprinted. The first reprint was published as the RR. The subsequent (and preferred) reprint is the ER. Click here for table of nominate citation formats.
| Title of Reporting Series | Abbreviation of Report Series |
Access | Citation Example |
| English Reports 1210-1867 (Vols 1-176) |
ER | Westlaw UK Lexis Advance HeinOnline CommonLII |
Tyssen v Ward (1751) 21 ER 233 Daniel Janvrin v Philip de la Mare the Younger 15 ER 332; (1861) 14 Moo. P.C. 334 |
Revised Reports |
RR 1785-1866 |
Law KF53.R48 Gold Coast and Nathan) |
Humble v Shore (1847) 7 Hare 247, 82 RR 95 |
