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Australian Case Law

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

Western Australian Authorised Reports

The authorised report series for the Supreme Court of Western Australia is the Western Australian Reports: 

  • Western Australian Law Reports - 1899 - 1959 - AustLII
  • Western Australian Reports - 1960 - 1982 - available in hardcopy
  • Western Australian Reports - 1983 - current -  Westlaw Australia  (UniMelb access)

The State Reports (Western Australia) - Westlaw Australia and hardcopy:

  • Reports of cases decided by the District Court, the Children's Court, the Family Court exercising state jurisdiction, the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia, the Mining Wardens' Court and the Racing Penalties Appeal Tribunal.

Western Australian Unreported Judgments

eCourts Portal of Western Australia contain unreported judgments from the following courts:

  • District Court of Western Australia - 1996 - current
  • Family Court of Western Australia - 2004 - current
  • State Administrative Tribunal - 2001 - current
  • Supreme Court of Western Australia - 1991 - current

Unreported judgments for the following courts are also available on AustLII & Jade

  • Supreme Court of Western Australia - 1964 - current (Jade from 1999)
  • Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal - 1998 - current (Jade from 1999)
  • Coroners Court of Western Australia - 2012 - current (AustLII only)
  • District Court of Western Australia - 1999 - current
  • Family Court of Western Australia - 2004 - current (Jade from 2015)
  • State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia - 2005 - current
  • Town planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia - 2003-2004 (AustLII only)
  • Western Australia Building Disputes Tribunal  - 2000 - 2011 (AustLII only)