Australian Law Reports
Encyclopedia
The Australian Law Reports are an unauthorised series of law report
s which report cases from the High Court of Australia
, Federal Court of Australia
and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories
exercising federal jurisdiction. After each authorised series they are the most often cited series of law reports in Australia. They were previously called the Australian Argus Law Reports.
Law report
Law reports or reporters are series of books that contain judicial opinions from a selection of case law decided by courts. When a particular judicial opinion is referenced, the law report series in which the opinion is printed will determine the case citation format.The term reporter was...
s which report cases from the High Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
, Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance by single Judges...
and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
exercising federal jurisdiction. After each authorised series they are the most often cited series of law reports in Australia. They were previously called the Australian Argus Law Reports.