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Australian Case Law

A guide on where to find authorised reported and unreported judgments in Australian jurisdictions.

Queensland Cases

Authorised Reports

The authorised report series for the Supreme Court of Queensland are

  • Queensland Reports - 1957 - current. Available via Queensland Judgments (open access),Lexis+ Australia (UniMelb access), Westlaw Australia (UniMelb access) 
  • State Reports, Queensland: 1902 - 1957. Available via Queensland Judgments (open access), Westlaw Australia (UniMelb access)

The Law Library holds both series in hard copy:

Prior to 1902

Several other 'non-authorised' report series contain Queensland cases. These are available in hardcopy via the Law Library. 

Citing Case Law

By convention, the authorised report of a judgment is the preferred mode of citation. 

In a number of Queensland courts, this convention has been formalised by a complementary set of Practice Directions:

Unreported Decisions

Unreported decisions are court judgments that have not been reported in a law report series.

These are available via:

Queensland Judgments: Open access website with case law from 1902 onwards. The site also identifies judgments recently selected for reporting.  

AustLII, Jade, Westlaw Australia, Lexis+ Australia and the Queensland Law Reporter all provide access to unreported judgments from Queensland courts.

Note: The Queensland Law Reporter (1980 onwards) is a weekly supplement to the Queensland Reports and includes updates of the most significant developments in Queensland statute and case law.

AustLII and Jade coverage: 

  • Supreme Court of Queensland: 1994 - current

  • Supreme court of Queensland - Court of Appeal: 1992 - current

Lower courts:

  • District Court of Queensland: 1998 - 

  • Children's Court of Queensland: 2004 - 

  • Coroners Court of Queensland: 2004 - (AustLII only)

  • Industrial Court of Queensland: 2014 - 

  • Queensland Industrial Court: 1999 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Industrial Relations Commission 2014 - 

  • Land Court of Queensland: 1989 - (AustLII only)

  • Land Appeal Court of Queensland: 1985 - (AustLII only)

  • Magistrates Court of Queensland: 2006 - 

  • Queensland Mental Health Court: 2002 -

  • Queensland Planning and Environment Court: 1999 - (AustLII only)

  • Anti-Discrimination Tribunal Queensland: 1992 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Land and Resources Tribunal of Queensland: 2000 - 2007 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Building Tribunal: 1994 - 2003 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Body Corporate & Community Management Commissioner - Adjudicators Orders: 2000 - (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Children Services Tribunal: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal: 2009 - 

  • Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals: 2010 - 

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Architects List: 2004 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Body Corporate and Community Management List: 2007 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Building List: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Engineers List: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Gaming List: 2004 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Liquor List: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Manufactured Homes List: 2004 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Plumbers and Drainers List: 2004 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Property Agents and Motor Dealers List: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Commercial and Consumer Tribunal - Retirement Villages List: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Guardianship and Administration Tribunal: 2000 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Industrial Gazettes: 1915 - 1950 

  • Queensland Industrial Relations Commission: 1999 - 2014 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Industrial Relations Commission: 2014 - 

  • Queensland Information Commissioner: 1993 - 

  • Queensland Legal Practice Tribunal: 2004 - 2009 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Liquor Appeals Tribunal: 1992-2003 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Mining Wardens: 1993 - 2000 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Nursing Tribunal: 2004 - (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Property Agents and Motor Dealers Tribunal: 2002 - 2003 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Racing Appeals Authority: 2002 - 2003 (AustLII only)

  • Queensland Retirement Villages Tribunal: 2001 - 2002 (AustLII only)

  • Racing Appeals Tribunal of Queensland: 2003 - 2009 (AustLII only)