The NSW Law Reports are the
official reports of the courts of
New South Wales, Australia. The reports are published by The
Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales
The Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales publishes the NSW Law Reports, the official reports of the courts of New South Wales. Its offices are located in Pitt Street, Sydney.
The statutory body was defined under the New South Wales leg ...
and cover selected cases heard in the
Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Each state in Australia has an official body which is responsible for the reporting of cases.
At the Commonwealth level the responsibility rests with judges. The
Commonwealth Law Reports are the authorised reports of the
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is Australia's apex court. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Australia's Constitution.
The High Court was established following passage of the '' Judiciary Act 1903''. ...
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Judgments which are included in the reports are selected on the basis their significance in relation to the interpretation, development or application of the law in New South Wales.
Fewer than 10% of all judgments are eventually selected for publishing.
The current editor is
Bret Walker
Bret William Walker (born 1954) is an Australian barrister.
Family
Walker is the son of an Anglican minister. His second wife is Sarah Pritchard.
Education
Walker was educated at Concord West Public School and The King's School, Parramatt ...
who has held the position since 2006.
From 1900 to 1950 the reports were known as the State Reports (New South Wales).
The NSW Law Reports currently holds a monopoly on certain reported cases; these cases are not available to the public (unlike High Court cases, which are freely available to the public). Instead, these cases are licensed out to providers such as
Thomson Reuters
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Thomson Reuters was created by the Thomson Corp ...
, who sell subscriptions to the cases; or they are sold individually on the NSW Law Reports website (for $18 + GST per case).
See also
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List of Law Reports in Australia
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Australian Law Reports
The Australian Law Reports are a series of law reports which report cases from the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories exercising federal jurisdiction. The reports are not off ...
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Law of Australia
The legal system of Australia has multiple forms. It includes a written constitution, unwritten constitutional conventions, statutes, regulations, and the judicially determined common law system. Its legal institutions and traditions are subs ...
References
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New South Wales law
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