The Auckland District Law Society gives a clear definition and examples of case law.
Case law online | Case law at Auckland City Libraries
New Zealand case law online
Broadcasting Standards Authority - decisions made on the basis of complaints.
Court of Appeal - judgements since 1999 are available free at the Australasian Legal Information Institute.
Environmental Risk Management Authority - decisions and application summaries.
Health and disability commissioner - recent case notes.
Human Rights Commission - case notes.
Judicial Decisions online - decisions from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Courts.
Medical Practitioner Disciplinary Tribunal - decisions and orders of the Tribunal.
New Zealand Legal Information Institute - new demonstration website with links to cases of the Commerce Commission, Privacy Commissioner, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Privacy commissioner - case notes.
Privy Council decisions - recent judgements.
Refugee status appeals authority - website for refugee appeals case law.
Refugee appeals - alternative site for researching New Zealand refugee law and cases.
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Abbreviations
Need to know what report or journal case law reference abbreviations stand for? Use the Cardiff index to legal abbreviations.
Case law held at Auckland City Libraries
For any of the Central City Library holdings mentioned below, ask at the enquiries desk on the first floor. For more information contact us by email.
Full case reports
- The New Zealand law reports publish selected cases determined by the judicial committee of the Privy Council, Court of Appeal and the High Court. We hold from 1883 onwards.
- The District court reports cover a wide range of District Court cases including civil and criminal cases. We hold from 1989 onwards.
- The New Zealand administrative reports gives reports of the decisions of the Accident Compensation Appeal Authority, Commerce Commission, Copyright Tribunal, Indecent Publications Tribunal, Legal Aid Appeal Authority, Licensing Control Commission, Overtime and Shiftwork Recognition Authority, Social Security Appeal Authority, Appeals to the Supreme Court (Administrative Division). We hold from 1976 onwards.
Case law digests
- The New Zealand case law digest summarises a collection of important decisions of New Zealand courts, tribunals, and other administrative and regulatory bodies. We hold from 1983 onwards.
- Butterworths current law consolidates unreported decisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. We hold from 1979 onwards.
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