Legal research guide: Public Law: Case Law
Find legislation, case law, key journals and databases, and tips on keeping your research current, in the area of Australian Public Law.
Key Law Reports
- Commonwealth Law ReportsOfficial reporter for cases from the High Court of Australia
- Administrative Law DecisionsReports of decisions from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- Federal Court ReportsOfficial reporter for cases from the Federal Court
- Federal Law ReportsReports of cases decided by Federal Courts other than the High Court
Find Australian cases
- Lexis+Contains Australian case law, journals and sources of commentary
- CaseBase (Lexis+) (Case Citator)Provides full citation details, details about cited and citing cases, case treatment and legislation considered. May provide links to articles that discuss a case
- Westlaw AUContains Australian case law, journals and sources of commentary
- KeyCite (Westlaw AU) (Case Citator)Provides full citation details, details about cited and citing cases, case treatment and legislation considered. May provide links to articles that discuss a case
- Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations (A Cardiff University publication)Use for abbreviations found in legal citations, to find full titles of law reports and journals
- CCH iKnowConnectIncludes decisions from many practice areas such as Contract Law , Family Law, Torts, Taxation Law etc
- Western Australian ReportsAuthorised law reports of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
- WAIRC DecisionsWestern Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Find foreign cases
- Incorporated Council of Law ReportingIncludes case law from Superior and Appellate Courts in England and Wales
- Westlaw UKIncludes UK cases, legislation and journals
- Lexis+ - US and other jurisdictionsIncludes All England Law Reports (in England & Wales Cases, Combined) and other jurisdictions
- English Reports (1220-1873)Online & On the shelf. Republication of the Nominate Reports
- CommonLIIIncludes various Commonwealth and common law jurisdictions
- WorldLIICategories > Courts & Case Law
See links to other LII sites at the bottom of the page - LawCiteFree international case citator via AustLII
Important tip!
Visit our case law subject guide to learn more about:
- Authorised report series
- Reported vs. unreported judgments
- Finding cases judicially considered
- and more!
Courts & Tribunals
Courts' websites are great sources of information for finding out how the court operates, recent decisions, and so on.
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