APPENDIX 2: AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL REPORT SERIES AND NEUTRAL CITATIONS
For guidance on citation of Australia cases, see rule 8.2.
OFFICIAL REPORT SERIES
The following are the official report series for the various Australian jurisdictions.
Commonwealth
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
CLR |
Commonwealth Law Reports |
1903– |
FCR |
Federal Court Reports |
1984– |
ALD |
Administrative Law Decisions |
1976– |
Fam LR |
Family Law Reports |
1976– |
New South Wales
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
NSWLR |
New South Wales Law Reports |
1825–1900 |
SR (NSW) |
State Reports New South Wales |
1901–1970 |
NSWLR |
New South Wales Law Reports |
1971– |
Northern Territory
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
NTR |
Northern Territory Reports* |
1979–1990 |
NTLR |
Northern Territory Law Reports |
1991– |
* The Northern Territory Reports are published in the back of
selected volumes of the Australian Law Reports in a separately
paginated part.
Queensland
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
St R Qd |
Queensland State Reports |
1902–1957 |
Qd R |
Queensland Reports |
1958– |
South Australia
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
SALR |
South Australia Law Reports |
1867–1892, 1899–1921 |
SRSA |
State Reports South Australia |
1921–1971 |
SASR |
South Australia State Reports |
1971– |
Tasmania
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
TLR |
Tasmanian Law Reports |
1879–1940 |
Tas SR |
State Reports Tasmania |
1941–1978 |
Tas R |
Tasmanian Reports |
1979– |
Victoria
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
VLR |
Victorian Law Reports |
1885–1956 |
VR |
Victorian Reports |
1957– |
Western Australia
Abbreviation |
Name |
Period |
WALR |
Western Australia Law Reports |
1899–1959 |
WAR |
Western Australian Reports |
1960– |
NEUTRAL CITATIONS
The following tables indicate when the more commonly cited Australian federal and state courts adopted neutral citations. Note that some earlier decisions have been given what look like neutral citations by the Australian Legal Information Institute (AustLII). These are not official and should not be used.
Federal
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
High Court of Australia |
HCA |
January 1998 |
Federal Court of Australia, Full Court |
FCAFC |
January 2002 |
Federal Court of Australia |
FCA |
January 1999 |
Family Court of Australia, Full Court |
FamCAFC |
January 2008 |
Family Court of Australia |
FamCA |
January 1998 |
Australian Capital Territory
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Court of Appeal |
ACTCA |
January 2002 |
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory |
ACTSC |
February 1998 |
New South Wales
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal |
NSWCA |
January 1999 |
Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Criminal Appeal |
NSWCCA |
January 1999 |
Supreme Court of New South Wales |
NSWSC |
January 1999 |
Northern Territory
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Court of Appeal |
NTCA |
January 2000 |
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Court of Criminal Appeal |
NTCCA |
January 2000 |
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory |
NTSC |
January 1999 |
Queensland
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of Queensland, Court of Appeal |
QCA |
January 2000 |
Supreme Court of Queensland |
QSC |
January 2000 |
South Australia
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of South Australia, Full Court |
SASCFC |
July 2010 |
Supreme Court of South Australia |
SASC |
January 1999 |
Tasmania
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of Tasmania, Full Court |
TASFC |
January 2010 |
Supreme Court of Tasmania, Court of Criminal Appeal |
TASCCA |
January 2010 |
Supreme Court of Tasmania |
TASSC |
January 1999 |
Victoria
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal |
VSCA |
January 1998 |
Supreme Court of Victoria |
VSC |
January 1998 |
Western Australia
Court |
Court identifier |
Adoption date |
Supreme Court of Western Australia, Court of Appeal |
WASCA |
January 2000 |
Supreme Court of Western Australia |
WASC |
January 1999 |