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The '''Commonwealth Law Reports''' ('''CLR''') ({{ISSN|0069-7133}}) are the [[Law report#Official and unofficial case law reporting|authorised reports]] of decisions of the [[High Court of Australia]].<ref name="Thomson Reuters Australia">{{cite web |url=http://legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/commonwealth-law-reports-online/productdetail/39806 |title=Commonwealth Law Reports |publisher=Thomson Reuters Australia |accessdate=8 May 2011 }}</ref> The CLR are published by the Lawbook Company, a division of [[Thomson Reuters]]. James Merralls QC has been editing the Reports since 1969.
The '''Commonwealth Law Reports''' ('''CLR''') ({{ISSN|0069-7133}}) are the [[Law report#Official and unofficial case law reporting|authorised reports]] of decisions of the [[High Court of Australia]].<ref name="thomson-clrs">{{cite web
|url=http://legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/commonwealth-law-reports-online/productdetail/39806
|title=Commonwealth Law Reports
|publisher=Thomson Reuters Australia
|accessdate=1 September 2016
}}</ref> The Commonwealth Law Reports are published by the Lawbook Company, a division of [[Thomson Reuters]]. James Merralls [[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]] [[Queens Counsel|QC]] has been the editor of the Reports since 1969.<ref name="french-merralls-speech">{{cite speech
|title=James Merralls' AM QC 40 Years as Commonwealth Law Reports Editor
|first=Robert
|last=French
|author-link=Robert French
|date=29 May 2009
|url=http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/publications/speeches/current-justices/frenchcj/frenchcj29may09.pdf
|access-date=1 September 2016
}}</ref>


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Each reported judgment includes a [[headnote]] written by an expert reporter which, as an authorised report, has been approved by the High Court. The headnotes include a summary of counsel's legal arguments. The Reports also include tables of cases reported, affirmed, reversed, overruled, applied or judicially commented on and cited.
"Being the authorised reports, every judgment and headnote is checked by the judges of the High Court before inclusion in the Commonwealth Law Reports.


The Reports are available in PDF format from [[Westlaw]] AU.<ref name="thomson-westlaw">{{cite web
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Each reported judgment includes a comprehensive headnote, written by an expert reporter, and approved by the High Court. Headnotes highlight the key issues of each case and include a summary of counsel’s arguments to the High Court. The Commonwealth Law Reports also include tables of cases reported, affirmed, reversed, overruled, applied or judicially commented on and cited, making it easy to find the precise information needed.
|url=http://legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/products/westlawau/

|title=Westlaw AU
The online version has a full archive and includes PDF versions of the reports. It features links to FirstPoint to allow FirstPoint subscribers to quickly check the history and currency of a decision."<ref name="Thomson Reuters Australia"/>
|publisher=Thomson Reuters Australia
|accessdate=1 September 2016
}}</ref>


==Citation==
==Citation==


For lawyers, the ''Commonwealth Law Reports'' are the preferred source for decisions of the [[High Court of Australia]]. An example of proper citation is:
For lawyers, the Commonwealth Law Reports are the preferred source for decisions of the [[High Court of Australia]]. An example of proper citation is:


:''[ The Commonwealth v Tasmania]]'' (1983) 158 CLR 1
:''[[Coleman v Power]]'' (2004) 220 CLR 1


This citation indicates that the decision of the Court in the case entitled 'The Commonwealth v Tasmania'', decided in 1983, can be found beginning at page 1 of volume 158 of the ''Commonwealth Law Reports''.
This citation indicates that the decision of the Court in the case entitled ''Coleman v Power'', decided in 2004, can be found beginning at page 1 of volume 220 of the Commonwealth Law Reports.


An alternative citation, which is medium neutral, is:
An alternative citation, which is medium neutral, is:


:''[The Commonwealth v Tasmania]]'' [1983] HCA 23
:''[[Coleman v Power]]'' [2004] HCA 39


This citation refers to the case entitled ''The <ref>I</ref>Commonwealth v Tasmania'' which was the 23rd case decided by the High Court of Australia in 1983.
This citation refers to the case entitled ''Coleman v Power'', which was the 39th decision published by the High Court of Australia in 2004.


Both forms of citation (parallel citations) may be used so that users can access the case from different sources:<ref>{{cite web
Furthermore, there may be times when it is preferable to cite a case with reference to both the Commonwealth Law Reports, and the medium neutral citation, and that would appear as:
|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/techlib/standards/mnc.html
|title=Vendor and Medium Neutral Citations
|publisher=[[AustLII]]
|date=15 October 2002
|accessdate=1 September 2016
}}</ref>
:''[[Coleman v Power]]'' [2004] HCA 39; (2004) 220 CLR 1


==See also==
:''[[The Commonwealth v Tasmania]]'' (1983) 158 CLR 1; [1983] HCA 23
* [[Law report]]

* [[The Law Reports]]
This is known as parallel citation.
* [[United States Reports]]
* [[Supreme Court Reports (Canada)]]


==References==
==References==


{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==


[[Category:Australian case law]]
[[Category:Australian case law]]

Revision as of 17:07, 31 August 2016

Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR)
Selected CLR volumes at a law library.
HerausgeberJ D Merralls AM QC
SubjectLaw Report
PublisherLawbook Co., a division of Thomson Reuters
Publication date
April 1903–
Publication placeAustralien
Media typePrint / Online

The Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) (ISSN 0069-7133) are the authorised reports of decisions of the High Court of Australia.[1] The Commonwealth Law Reports are published by the Lawbook Company, a division of Thomson Reuters. James Merralls AM QC has been the editor of the Reports since 1969.[2]

Each reported judgment includes a headnote written by an expert reporter which, as an authorised report, has been approved by the High Court. The headnotes include a summary of counsel's legal arguments. The Reports also include tables of cases reported, affirmed, reversed, overruled, applied or judicially commented on and cited.

The Reports are available in PDF format from Westlaw AU.[3]

Citation

For lawyers, the Commonwealth Law Reports are the preferred source for decisions of the High Court of Australia. An example of proper citation is:

Coleman v Power (2004) 220 CLR 1

This citation indicates that the decision of the Court in the case entitled Coleman v Power, decided in 2004, can be found beginning at page 1 of volume 220 of the Commonwealth Law Reports.

An alternative citation, which is medium neutral, is:

Coleman v Power [2004] HCA 39

This citation refers to the case entitled Coleman v Power, which was the 39th decision published by the High Court of Australia in 2004.

Both forms of citation (parallel citations) may be used so that users can access the case from different sources:[4]

Coleman v Power [2004] HCA 39; (2004) 220 CLR 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Law Reports". Thomson Reuters Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ French, Robert (29 May 2009). James Merralls' AM QC 40 Years as Commonwealth Law Reports Editor (PDF) (Speech). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Westlaw AU". Thomson Reuters Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Vendor and Medium Neutral Citations". AustLII. 15 October 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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