Use this table to locate the full-text of a case from the citation abbreviation of the law report or unique court identifier.
If you are looking to find the case - Allen v Chadwick (2015) 256 CLR 148 - then click on the 'B-D' tab to find where to access the CLR (Commonwealth Law Reports).
If you are looking to find the case - R v Huni [2014] QCA 324 - then click on the 'Q' tab to find where to access the QCA (Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal).
Notes:
1. This table is not comprehensive, particularly with regard to overseas content.
2. Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites or other sources.
3. A lot of the older UK case reports from the years 1220-1867 are available through the 'ER' (English Reports). See HeinOnline's Chart of Reports (nominate reports) for a list of reports incorporated into the ER.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Crim R | Australian criminal reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| AAR | Administrative appeals reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| AATA | Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| ABC | Australian bankruptcy cases | AU | Storage |
| ABC (NS) | Australian bankruptcy cases (new series) | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| AC | Law reports, appeal cases (third series) | UK | ICLR |
| ACCR | Australian Consumer Credit Reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| ACL | Australian current law reporter | AU | Lexis Advance |
| ACLC | Australian company law cases | AU | CCH |
| ACLR | Australian company law reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| ACompT | Australian Competition Tribunal | AU | AustLII ** |
| ACopyT | Copyright Tribunal | AU | AustLII ** |
| ACSCC | Australian consumer sales and credit law cases | AU | Storage |
| ACSR | Australian corporations and securities reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| ACTCA |
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal |
AU | AustLII ** |
| ACTLR | Australian Capital Territory law reports - Authorised reports of the Australian Capital Territory |
AU | Westlaw Australia |
| ACTR | Australian Capital Territory reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| ACTSC | Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court | AU | AustLII ** |
| AEG | Australian estate and gift duty cases | AU | Storage |
| AILR | Australian industrial law reports | AU | CCH |
| AIPC | Australian intellectual property cases | AU | CCH |
| AIRC | Australian Industrial Relations Commission | AU | AustLII ** |
| AJR | Australian jurist reports | AU | HeinOnline |
| ALD | Administrative law decisions (Incl Administrativ Law Notes) Authorised reports of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
AU | Lexis Advance |
| ALJR | Australian law journal reports | AU |
Westlaw Australia from vol 32 (1958) and Storage vol 1 (1927) - vol 81 (2007) |
| ALN | Administrative Law Notes - See ALD | AU | Lexis Advance |
| All ER | All England law reports | UK | Lexis Advance |
| All ER Rep | All England law reports reprints | UK | Lexis Advance |
| All ER Rep Ext | All ER reprints extension | UK | Lexis Advance |
| ALR | Australian law reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| ALT | Australian law times | AU | HeinOnline |
| ANZ ConvR | Australian and New Zealand conveyancing reports | AU/NZ | CCH |
| ANZ Ins Cas | Australian & New Zealand insurance cases | AU/NZ | CCH |
| APA | Australian planning appeal decisions | AU | Storage |
| App Cas | Law reports, appeal cases (second series) | UK | ICLR |
| AR (NSW) | Industrial arbitration reports, New South Wales | AU | Storage |
| ARLR | Australian resources law reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| ASAL | Australian sales and fair trading law cases | AU | CCH |
| ASC | Australian consumer sales and credit law cases | AU | CCH |
| ASTLR | Australian succession and trusts law reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| ATC | Australian tax cases | AU | CCH |
| ATD | Australian tax decisions | AU | Storage |
| ATPR | Australian trade practices reports | AU | CCH |
| ATR | Australian tax reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| Aust Contract Reports | Australian contract reports | AU | CCH |
| Aust Torts Reports | Australian Torts Reports | AU | CCH |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC (NSW) | The New South Wales bankruptcy cases | AU | Storage |
| BCLC | Butterworths company law cases | UK | Storage |
| BFRA | Banking and Finance Reports of Australia | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| BPR | Butterworths property reports | AU | Storage |
| Bus LR | The Business Law reports | UK | ICLR |
| CAR | Commonwealth arbitration reports | AU | Storage |
| Ch | Law reports, chancery division (3rd series) - 1891 to Present | UK | ICLR |
| ChD | Law reports, chancery division (2nd series) - 1875 to 1890 | UK | ICLR |
| CLR | Commonwealth law reports - Authorised report series for the High Court of Australia | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| CPD | Law reports, common pleas division | UK | ICLR |
| Cr App R | Criminal appeal reports | UK | Westlaw UK |
| Cr App R (S) | Criminal appeal reports (sentencing) | UK | Westlaw UK |
| CTBR | Commonwealth taxation board of review decisions | AU | Storage |
| DCLR | Lawbook Co's District Court law reports (NSW) | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| DDCR | Dust diseases and compensation reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| DLR | Dominion law reports | Can | CanLII |
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOC | Equal opportunity cases | AU | CCH |
| ER | English reports | UK | HeinOnline and CommonLII |
| Ex D | Law reports, exchequer division | UK | ICLR |
| Fam | Law reports, family division | UK | ICLR |
| FamCA | Family Court of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| FamCAFC | Family Court of Australia - full court | AU | AustLII ** |
| Fam LR | Family law reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| FCA | Federal Court of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| FCAFC | Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| FCCA | Federal Circuit Court of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| FCR | Federal court reports - Authorised report series for the Federal Court of Australia | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| FCWA | Family Court of Western Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| FLC | Family law cases | AU | CCH |
| FLR | Federal law reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| FMCA | Federal Magistrates Court of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| FMCAfam | Federal Magistrates Court of Australia - Family Law | AU | AustLII ** |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCA | High Court of Australia | AU |
AustLII ** |
| HPC | Hayward's patent cases | UK | Storage |
| ICR | Industrial Cases Reports | UK | ICLR |
| IPR | Intellectual property reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| IR | Industrial reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| IRCA | Industrial Relations Court of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| IRTA | Immigration Review Tribunal of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| KB | Law reports, King's bench | UK | ICLR |
| LGERA | Local government and environmental reports of Australia | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| LGR | New South Wales local government reports | AU | Storage |
| LR A & E | Law reports, admiralty and ecclesiastical | UK | ICLR |
| LR CCR | Law reports, crown cases reserved | UK | ICLR |
| LR Ch App | Law reports, chancery appeal cases | UK | ICLR |
| LR CP | Law reports, common pleas | UK | ICLR |
| LR Eq | Law reports, equity cases | UK | ICLR |
| LR Ex | Law reports, exchequer cases | UK | ICLR |
| LR HL | Law reports, English & Irish appeals | UK | ICLR |
| LR (NSW) | Law reports, New South Wales | AU | AustLII ** |
| LR PC | Law reports, privy council appeal cases | UK | ICLR |
| LR P & D | Law reports, probate & divorce cases | UK | ICLR |
| LR QB | Law reports, Queen's bench (1st series) | UK | ICLR |
| LR Sc & Div | Law reports, House of Lords Scotch & divorce appeal cases | UK | ICLR |
| LT | Law times reports | UK | Storage |
| LT(A)R | Land titles (Australia) reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | Magistrates' court decisions | NZ | Storage |
| NNTTA | National Native Title Tribunal of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| NSWCA | New South Wales Court of Appeal | AU | AustLII ** |
| NSWCCA | Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal | AU | AustLII ** |
| NSW Conv R | New South Wales conveyancing reports | AU | CCH |
| NSWDC | District Court of New South Wales | AU | AustLII ** |
| NSWIRComm | Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales | AU | AustLII ** |
| NSWLR | New South Wales law reports - Authorised report series for the Supreme Court of New south Wales | AU | Lexis Advance and Westlaw Australia |
| NSWR | New South Wales reports | AU | Storage |
| NSWSC | New South Wales Supreme Court | AU | AustLII ** |
| NSW SCR | New South Wales supreme court reports | AU | Storage |
| NTCA | Northern Territory Court of Appeal | AU | AustLII ** |
| NTLR | Northern Territory law reports - Authorised report series for the Northern Territory Supreme Court | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| NTR | Northern Territory reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| NTSC | Northern Territory Supreme Court | AU | AustLII ** |
| NZLR | New Zealand law reports - Authorised report series for the New Zealand Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court | NZ | Lexis Advance |
| OR(3d) | Ontario Reports, 3rd series | CAN | Quicklaw (Lexis Advance) |
| P | Law Reports, probate | UK | ICLR |
| PD | Law Reports, probate, divorce and admiralty division | UK | ICLR |
| PNGLR | Papua and New Guinea law reports | PNG | Storage |
| PTSR | Public and third sector law reports | UK | ICLR |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| QADT | Anti-Discrimination Tribunal Queensland | AU | AustLII ** |
| QB | Law reports, Queen's bench (3rd series) | UK | ICLR |
| QBD | Law reports, Queen's bench division | UK | ICLR |
| QBT | Queensland Building Tribunal | AU | AustLII ** |
| QCA | Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal | AU | AustLII ** |
| QCAT | Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal | AU | AustLII ** |
| QCLLR | Queensland crown lands law reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| QConvR | Queensland conveyancing reports | AU | CCH |
| QCR | Queensland criminal reports | AU | Storage |
| QDC | Queensland District Court Decisions | AU | AustLII ** |
| Qd R | See QR, below. | AU | |
| QIC | Queensland Industrial Court | AU | AustLII ** |
| QICmr |
Queensland Information Commissioner Decisions |
AU | Officer of the Information Commissioner: Queensland |
| QIRComm | Queensland Industrial Relations Commission | AU | AustLII ** |
| QLAC | Land Appeal Court of Queensland | AU | AustLII ** |
| QLC | Land Court of Queensland | AU | AustLII ** |
| QLCR | Queensland land court reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| QLJ | Queensland law journal reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| QMC | Magistrates Court of Queensland | AU | AustLII ** |
| QPEC | Queensland Planning and Environment Court | AU | AustLII ** |
| QPELR | Queensland planning & environment law reports | AU | Lexis Advance |
| QPLR | Queensland planning law reports | AU | Storage |
| QR |
Queensland reports - Authorised report series for the Queensland Supreme Court (Cited as 'Qd R' from 1958 to 2019. 'QR' from 2019 on) |
AU | |
| QSC | Supreme Court of Queensland | AU | AustLII ** |
| QSCR | Queensland Supreme Court Reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPC | Reports of patent, design and trade mark cases | UK | Oxford Academic |
| RRTA | Refugee Review Tribunal of Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| S | Shaw's session cases, 1st series | UK | Westlaw UK |
| SADC | District Court of South Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| SAIRC | South Australian Industrial Relations Court | AU | AustLII ** |
| SALR | South Australian law reports | AU | AustLII ** |
| SASC | Supreme Court of South Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| SASR | South Australian state reports - Authorised report series for the Supreme Court of South Australia | AU | AustLII ** (1920-50) Westlaw Australia (1951-) |
| SCR | Supreme court reports (Canada) | CAN | HeinOnline |
| SLT | Scots law times | UK | Westlaw UK |
| SR (NSW) | State reports New South Wales | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| SR (WA) | State reports Western Australia | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| St R Qd | State reports of Queensland | AU | |
| Tas LR | Tasmanian law reports | AU | AustLII ** |
| Tas R | Tasmanian reports - Authorised report series for the Supreme Court of Tasmania | AU | AustLII ** (1958-91) Westlaw Australia (1992-) |
| Tas SR | Tasmanian state reports | AU | AustLII ** |
| TASSC | Supreme Court of Tasmania | AU | AustLII ** |
| TLR | Times law reports | UK | HeinOnline |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
| Abbreviation | Name | Jurisdiction | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKHL | United Kingdom House of Lords | UK | BaiLII |
| UKSC | United Kingdom Supreme Court | UK | BaiLII |
| VAR | Victorian administrative reports | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| VCC | County Court of Victoria | AU | AustLII ** |
| V Conv R | Victorian conveyancing reports | AU | CCH |
| VLR | Victorian law reports | AU | AustLII ** |
| VLT | Victorian law times and legal observer | AU | AustLII ** |
| VR | Victorian reports - Authorised report series for the Supreme Court of Victoria | AU | Lexis Advance and Westlaw Australia |
| VSC | Supreme Court of Victoria | AU | AustLII ** |
| VSCA | Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal | AU | AustLII ** |
| WADC | District Court of Western Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| WALR | Western Australian law reports | AU | AustLII ** |
| WAR | Western Australian reports - Authorised report series for the Supreme Court of Western Australia | AU | Westlaw Australia |
| WASC | Supreme Court of Western Australia | AU | AustLII ** |
| WASCA | Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal | AU | AustLII ** |
| WCR (NSW) | Workers' compensation reports, New South Wales | AU | Storage |
| WCR (Qld) | Workers' compensation reports, Queensland | AU | Storage |
| WLR | Weekly law reports | UK | ICLR |
| WN (NSW) | Weekly notes, new South Wales | AU | Storage |
** Unreported Australian cases link to AustLII in the table, but may also be accessible on the court websites, Lexis Advance, Westlaw AU and other sources.
If you have an abbreviation that isn't included in our 'Full-text A-Z' table, you can use the following resources to find out more information on the source.
