High Court of Australia · 6 August 2025 · Official judgment
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[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1947] HCA 21 Cited cited 238×[1976] HCA 24 Cited cited 325×[1979] HCA 9 Cited cited 595×[1986] HCA 17 Cited cited 255×[1998] HCA 11 Cited cited 2,226×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1990] HCA 59 Cited cited 1,384×[1992] HCA 28 Cited cited 442×[1994] HCA 54 Cited cited 357×[1997] HCA 6 Cited cited 1,033×[1971] QWN 13 Cited cited 38×[1990] HCA 59 Cited cited 1,384×[1993] FCA 585 Cited cited 283×(1995) 18 ACSR 772 Cited cited 30×[1997] HCA 1 Cited cited 613×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1986] HCA 40 Cited cited 2,191×(1991) 33 FCR 397 Cited cited 1,469×[1994] HCA 40 Cited cited 981×[1998] HCA 67 Cited cited 378×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1947] EWCA Civ 1 Cited cited 715×(1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Cited cited 804×[1993] HCA 78 Cited cited 520×[1997] HCA 1 Cited cited 613×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1986] HCA 40 Cited cited 2,191×(1991) 33 FCR 397 Cited cited 1,469×[1994] HCA 40 Cited cited 981×[1998] HCA 11 Cited cited 2,226×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1990] HCA 59 Cited cited 1,384×[1997] HCA 6 Cited cited 1,033×[1997] HCA 1 Cited cited 613×[2000] HCA 5 Cited cited 407×[1985] HCA 81 Cited cited 1,205×[1986] HCA 40 Cited cited 2,191×[1990] HCA 33 Cited cited 2,077×[1995] HCA 58 Cited cited 1,391×[1966] HCA 69 Cited cited 109×[1985] HCA 67 Distinguished cited 118×[1986] HCA 7 Cited cited 336×[1992] HCA 57 Cited cited 375×[1996] HCA 6 Cited cited 2,712×[1989] HCA 62 Cited cited 873×[1990] HCA 33 Cited cited 2,077×[1990] HCA 21 Cited cited 736×[1993] FCA 456 Cited cited 845×[1999] HCA 21 Cited cited 971×[2000] HCA 47 Cited cited 399×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1989] HCA 46 Cited cited 476×[1995] HCA 58 Cited cited 1,391×[1966] HCA 69 Cited cited 109×[1985] HCA 67 Distinguished cited 118×[1986] HCA 7 Cited cited 336×[1992] HCA 57 Cited cited 375×[1996] HCA 6 Cited cited 2,712×[1989] HCA 62 Cited cited 873×[1990] HCA 33 Cited cited 2,077×[1990] HCA 21 Cited cited 736×[1993] FCA 456 Cited cited 845×[1999] HCA 3 Cited cited 463×[1999] HCA 29 Cited cited 405×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1990] HCA 18 Cited cited 191×(1993) 72 A Crim R 561 Cited cited 158×[1996] HCA 45 Cited cited 29×[2000] HCA 40 Cited cited 323×[1985] HCA 81 Cited cited 1,205×[1986] HCA 39 Cited cited 487×[1990] HCA 21 Cited cited 736×[1997] HCA 1 Cited cited 613×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1986] HCA 40 Cited cited 2,191×(1991) 33 FCR 397 Cited cited 1,469×[1994] HCA 40 Cited cited 981×[1998] HCA 27 Cited cited 537×[1949] HCA 1 Cited cited 909×[1964] HCA 69 Cited cited 2,085×[1981] HCA 39 Cited cited 623×[1997] HCA 1 Cited cited 613×[1998] HCA 67 Cited cited 378×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×[1947] EWCA Civ 1 Cited cited 715×(1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Cited cited 804×[1998] HCA 11 Cited cited 2,226×[2013] HCA 18 Cited cited 1,516×[2018] HCA 30 Cited cited 620×[1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×Earliest first, with how this judgment treated each.
(1936) 55 CLR 488
Cited [1936] HCA 40
Cited cited 4,342× [1947] HCA 21
Cited cited 238× [1950] HCA 52
Cited cited 97× [1963] HCA 54
Cited cited 30× [1975] HCA 41
Cited cited 81× [1976] HCA 24
Cited cited 325× [1976] HCA 62
Cited cited 101× [1979] HCA 9
Cited cited 595× [1981] HCA 56
Cited cited 90× (1983) 154 CLR 539
Cited cited 3× [1986] HCA 17
Cited cited 255× [1990] HCA 36
Cited cited 48× (1993) 40 FCR 511
Cited cited 130× (1993) 47 IR 288
Cited cited 8× [1993] HCA 47
Cited cited 177× (1995) 60 IR 304
Cited cited 30× (1995) 60 IR 327
Cited cited 60× (1996) 67 IR 240
Cited cited 18× (1997) 77 IR 269
Cited cited 4× (1998) 80 IR 14
Cited cited 4× [1998] FCA 1404
Cited cited 17× [1998] HCA 11
Cited cited 2,226× [1998] HCA 67
Cited cited 378× [2000] HCA 40
Cited cited 323× [2000] HCA 47
Cited cited 399× [2000] HCA 5
Cited cited 407× [2001] FCA 1613
Cited cited 16× [2001] HCA 62
Cited cited 14× (2002) 211 CLR 238
Cited cited 3× [2003] HCA 18
Cited cited 174× [2004] FCAFC 126
Cited cited 11× [2005] 1 WLR 2312
Cited cited 3× (2007) 158 IR 137
Cited [2007] HCA 46
Cited cited 69× [2008] HCA 13
Cited cited 70× [2013] HCA 18
Cited cited 1,516× (2014) 240 IR 130
Cited cited 2× (2014) 244 IR 252
Cited [2017] HCA 53
Cited cited 28× [2018] HCA 30
Cited cited 620× [2018] HCA 40
Cited cited 165× [2019] NSWCA 152
Cited cited 14× [2020] NSWCA 163
Cited cited 17× (2021) 306 IR 219
Cited cited 2× [2021] HCA 19
Cited cited 23× [2023] HCA 13
Cited cited 17× [2023] NSWCA 93
Cited cited 7× [2024] FCAFC 45
Cited cited 3× [2024] HCA 30
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