Abbreviations of Law Reports
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This is a list of abbreviations of some commonly cited law reports and law journals and their full titles.
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A
A & NZ J of Criminology
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology
ABC
Australian Bankruptcy Cases
ABLR
Australian Business Law Review
AC (or App Cas)
Law Reports. Appeal Cases (G.B.)
ACL
Australian Current Law
ACLC
Australian Company Law Cases
ACLD
Australian Current Law Digest
ACLR
Australian Company Law Reports
ACTR
Australian Capital Territory Reports
ACSR
Australian Corporations and Securities Reports
Adel L Rev
Adelaide Law Review
ADRJ
Australian Dispute Resolution Journal
AJ of Law & Society
Australian Journal of Law & Society
AJR
Australian Jurist Reports
AILR
Australian Industrial Law Reports
(previously: Australian Industrial Law Review)
AITR
Australian and New Zealand Income Tax Reports
ALB
Aboriginal Law Bulletin
ALJ
Australian Law Journal
ALJR
Australian Law Journal Reports
ALMD
Australian Legal Monthly Digest
ALR
Australian Law Reports
ALT
Australian Law Times
ATC
Australian Tax Cases
ATD
Australian Tax Decisions
ATPR
Australian Trade Practices Reporter
AT Rev
Australian Tax Review
Adel LR
Adelaide Law Review
All ER
All England Law Reports
App Cases
Law Reports..Appeal Cases Before the House of Lords 1875-1890
Aus Business L Rev
Australian Business Law Review
Aust Torts Reports
Australian Torts Reports
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B
Brit J Criminol
British Journal of Criminology
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C
CAR
Commonwealth Arbitration Reports
C & SLJ
Companies and Securities Law Journal
CCH J of Aust Taxn
CCH Journal of Australian Taxation
CLJ
Cambridge Law Journal
CLR
Commonwealth Law Reports
CLY
Current Law Year Book
CPD
Law Reports. Common Pleas Division
CTBR
Commonwealth Taxation Boards of Review Decisions (Decisions of the Income Tax Board of Review and Decisions of the Board of Review)
CTBR (NS)
Commonwealth Taxation Board of Review Decisions.(New Series)
Ch
Law Reports. Chancery Division since 1980
Ch App
Law Reports. Chancery Appeal Division 1865-1975
Ch D
Law Reports. Chancery Division 1875-1890
Col LJ
Colonial Law Journal 1865-1875
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E
EG
Estates Gazette
Ex D
Law Reports. Exchequer Division 1875-1880
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F
FCR
Federal Court Reports
FLC
Australian Family Law Cases
FLR
Federal Law Reports
Fam LR
Law Reports. Family Division 1972-
Fed L Rev
Federal Law Review
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I
IIB
Industrial Information Bulletin
IR
Industrial Reports
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J
JBFLP
Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice
JBL
Journal of Business Law
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K
KB
Law reports. Kings Bench
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L
LGRA
Local Government Reports of Australia
LQR
Law Quarterly Review
LRA & E
Law Reports. Admiralty and Ecclesiastical 1865/75
LRCCR
Law Reports. Court of Crown Cases Reserved 1865/75
LRCP
Law Reports. Court of Common Pleas 1865/75
LR Eq
Law Reports. Equity Cases 1865/75
LR Exch
Law Reports. Court of Exchequer 1865/75
LRHL
Law Reports. English and Irish Appeal Cases and Claims of Peerage 1866-1875
LRPC
Law Reports. Privy Council Appeals 1865/75
LRP & D
Law Reports. Probate and Divorce 1965/75
LRQB
Law Reports. Queens Bench 1865/75
LR Sc & Div
Law Reports. Scotch & Divorce Appeal Cases before the House of Lords 1866/75
LSB
Legal Service Bulletin
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M
MLR
Modern Law Review
MULR
Melbourne University Law Review
Mac
Macassey's Reports 1861-1872
Mon LR
Monash University Law Review
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N
NSWLR
New South Wales Law Reports
NSWR
New South Wales Reports 1960-1970
NTR
Northern Territory Reports
NZCA
Court of Appeal of New Zealand Reports 1867-1877
NZ Jur
New Zealand Jurist Reports 1873-1875
NZ Jur NS
New Zealand Jurist Reports. New Series 1875-1879
NZLR
New Zealand Law Reports 1861-
NZPCC
New Zealand Privy Council Cases 1840-1932
New LJ
New Law Journal
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O
OB and F
Ollivier, Bell & Fitzgerald's Report of Cases 1878-1880
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P
P
Law Reports. Probate Division. Probate,Divorce and Admiralty 1891-1971
PD
Law Reports. Probate Division 1876-1890
PL
Public Law
PLR
Public Law Review
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Q
QB
Law Reports. Queens Bench Division 1891-
QBD
Law Reports. Queens Bench Division 1875-1890
QLJ
Queensland Law Journal Reports 1891-1901
QLR
Queensland Law Reports (Boer ed) 1876-1878
QSCR
Queensland Supreme Court Reports 1860-1881
QSR
Queensland State Reports
Qd R
Queensland Reports 1958-
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S
SALR
South Australian Law Reports 1865-1920
SASR
South Australian State Reports 1921-
SR (NSW)
State Reports, New South Wales 1901-1970
SR (WA)
State Reports (Western Australia)
SSR
Social Security Reporter
St R Qd
State Reports Queensland 1908-1957
Syd L Rev
Sydney Law Review
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T
Tas R
Tasmanian Reports
TC
Reports of Tax Cases
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U
UNSWLJ
University of New South Wales Law Journal
UQLJ
University of Queensland Law Journal
U Tas LR
University of Tasmania Law Review
UWALR
University of Western Australia Law Review
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V
VLR
Victorian Law Reports 1875-1956
VLT
Victorian Law Times and Legal Observer 1856-1857
VR
Victorian Reports 1957-
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W
WA'B & W
Webb,A'Beckett and William's Reports
WAIG
Western Australian Industrial Gazette
WA Indus Gaz
Western Australian Industrial Gazette
WALR
Western Australian Law Reports 1899-1959
WAR
Western Australian Reports
W & W
Wyatt & Webb's Victorian Reports
WCR (WA)
Workers Compensation Reports (Western Australia)
WLR
Weekly Law Reports (not held at Curtin see All England Law Reports for references)
WN
Weekly Notes
WW & A'B
Wyatt Webb's & A'Beckett's Victorian Reports 1864-1869
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More abbreviations may be found in the latest editions of these print sources:
Fong, C. & Edwards, A. Australian and New Zealand Legal Abbreviations.
Fong, C. Australian Legal Citation: a guide.
Raistrick, D. Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations.
