Case law

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New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Hornsby Shire Council v Commonwealth (2023) 97 ALJR 534; [2023] HCA 19, under sections 96 and 114 of the Constitution.

From the 13th of September 2023, unreported judgments will be relocated from the All Cases by Series page to the Cases page.

Victor Kline summarises an important decision recently reported in the FLRs: Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT) v Lehrmann (No 6).

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd (2023) 97 ALJR 86; [2023] HCA 2, under Pt 5.7B and sections 588FA, 588FE of the Corporations Act...

Matthew Goode summarises an important decision recently reported in the criminal reports: Beame v Commissioner of Police (NSW)

We get a lot of questions from customers around our case law set, such as how frequently are cases updated, and why do some cases get a digest note. Australian Case Law manager Genevieve Lancaster answers some of your most burning questions.

Victor Kline looks at an important decision recently reported in the authorised FCRs: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v McQueen

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on SDCV v Director-General of Security (2022) 96 ALJR 1002; [2022] HCA 32 under Chapter III of the Constitution.