Pinpoint · Most cited cases

Most cited

Cases ranked by how many judgments in Pinpoint’s index cite them, with how many of those distinguished, doubted, did not follow or overruled them.

All courts · ranks 1–50

  1. 1 House v The King [1936] HCA 40 High Court of Australia 4,342 citing 6 negative
  2. 2 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34 High Court of Australia 3,164 citing 7 negative
  3. 3 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8 High Court of Australia 2,918 citing 10 negative
  4. 4 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28 High Court of Australia 2,785 citing 10 negative
  5. 5 Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Minister for v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6 High Court of Australia 2,712 citing 12 negative
  6. 6 Markarian v The Queen [2005] HCA 25 High Court of Australia 2,508 citing 13 negative
  7. 7 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11 High Court of Australia 2,226 citing 15 negative
  8. 8 R v THOMSON; R v HOULTON [2000] NSWCCA 309 NSW Court of Criminal Appeal 2,216 citing 6 negative
  9. 9 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40 High Court of Australia 2,191 citing 14 negative
  10. 10 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69 High Court of Australia 2,085 citing 6 negative
  11. 11 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33 High Court of Australia 2,077 citing 12 negative
  12. 12 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30 High Court of Australia 1,750 citing 16 negative
  13. 13 Veen v The Queen (No 2) [1988] HCA 14 High Court of Australia 1,716 citing 1 negative
  14. 14 Muldrock v The Queen [2011] HCA 39 High Court of Australia 1,670 citing 35 negative
  15. 15 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27 High Court of Australia 1,635 citing 12 negative
  16. 16 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 NCAT Appeal Panel 1,627 citing
  17. 17 Pearce v The Queen [1998] HCA 57 High Court of Australia 1,558 citing 18 negative
  18. 18 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18 High Court of Australia 1,516 citing 10 negative
  19. 19 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22 High Court of Australia 1,476 citing 25 negative
  20. 20 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 1,469 citing 1 negative
  21. 21 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58 High Court of Australia 1,391 citing 16 negative
  22. 22 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59 High Court of Australia 1,384 citing 2 negative
  23. 23 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] HCA 2 High Court of Australia 1,335 citing 14 negative
  24. 24 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [1982] HCA 24 High Court of Australia 1,322 citing 6 negative
  25. 25 REGINA v HENRY BARBER TRAN SILVER TSOUKATOS KYROGLOU JENKINS [1999] NSWCCA 111 NSW Court of Criminal Appeal 1,285 citing 16 negative
  26. 26 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81 High Court of Australia 1,205 citing 11 negative
  27. 27 Hili v The Queen [2010] HCA 45 High Court of Australia 1,194 citing 3 negative
  28. 28 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 High Court of Australia 1,170 citing 3 negative
  29. 29 Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 High Court of Australia 1,161 citing 5 negative
  30. 30 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33 High Court of Australia 1,127 citing 4 negative
  31. 31 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54 High Court of Australia 1,119 citing 4 negative
  32. 32 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 NSW Court of Criminal Appeal 1,099 citing 1 negative
  33. 33 Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64 High Court of Australia 1,044 citing 9 negative
  34. 34 Re Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6 High Court of Australia 1,033 citing 5 negative
  35. 35 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16 High Court of Australia 1,026 citing 4 negative
  36. 36 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 45 High Court of Australia 1,021 citing 5 negative
  37. 37 John Prendergast & Vanessa Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 NCAT Appeal Panel 995 citing
  38. 38 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52 High Court of Australia 984 citing 4 negative
  39. 39 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40 High Court of Australia 981 citing 3 negative
  40. 40 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21 High Court of Australia 971 citing 5 negative
  41. 41 M v The Queen [1994] HCA 63 High Court of Australia 970 citing 3 negative
  42. 42 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57 High Court of Australia 962 citing 3 negative
  43. 43 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26 High Court of Australia 943 citing 16 negative
  44. 44 Dinsdale v The Queen [2000] HCA 54 High Court of Australia 929 citing 2 negative
  45. 45 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6 High Court of Australia 918 citing 16 negative
  46. 46 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63 High Court of Australia 914 citing 8 negative
  47. 47 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1 High Court of Australia 909 citing 4 negative
  48. 48 Regina v Way [2004] NSWCCA 131 NSW Court of Criminal Appeal 907 citing 32 negative
  49. 49 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd [1995] HCA 24 High Court of Australia 906 citing 7 negative
  50. 50 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles [2001] NSWCA 305 NSW Court of Appeal 883 citing 6 negative

Counts are judgments in this index citing the case, by neutral or report citation; one judgment counts once however often it cites the case. Treatment is read from the words of the citing sentence and is a guide only: open a case to see each citing judgment.