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 identifierSorted ascending Adoption date
Family Court of Australia FamCA January 1998
Family Court of Australia, Full Court FamCAFC January 2008
Federal Court of Australia FCA January 1999
Federal Court of Australia, Full Court FCAFC January 2002
High Court of Australia HCA 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

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