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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.

Federal Court · ranks 1–50

  1. 1 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 456 Federal Court of Australia 845 citing 2 negative
  2. 2 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 801 Federal Court of Australia 817 citing 2 negative
  3. 3 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833 Federal Court of Australia 659 citing 2 negative
  4. 4 Applicant WAEE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 184 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 654 citing 2 negative
  5. 5 NABE v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCAFC 263 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 637 citing 1 negative
  6. 6 VUAX v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 158 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 600 citing 1 negative
  7. 7 N W Frozen Foods Proprietary Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission [1996] FCA 1134 Federal Court of Australia 507 citing 5 negative
  8. 8 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1979] FCA 39 Federal Court of Australia 491 citing 4 negative
  9. 9 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 478 citing 1 negative
  10. 10 Ruddock v Vadarlis [2001] FCA 1865 Federal Court of Australia 461 citing 6 negative
  11. 11 Randhawa v MILGEA [1994] FCA 1253 Federal Court of Australia 448 citing 4 negative
  12. 12 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZRKT [2013] FCA 317 Federal Court of Australia 393 citing 2 negative
  13. 13 McDonald v Director-General of Social Security [1984] FCA 57 Federal Court of Australia 378 citing
  14. 14 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Singh [2014] FCAFC 1 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 378 citing 2 negative
  15. 15 Samsung Electronics Co. Limited v Apple Inc. [2011] FCAFC 156 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 374 citing
  16. 16 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 259 Federal Court of Australia 359 citing
  17. 17 NAHI v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 10 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 358 citing 1 negative
  18. 18 Beach Petroleum NL & Anor v Johnson, M.K. & Ors [1995] FCA 350 Federal Court of Australia 330 citing
  19. 19 Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCAFC 107 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 330 citing
  20. 20 Munn for and on behalf of the Gunggari People v State of Queensland [2001] FCA 1229 Federal Court of Australia 322 citing
  21. 21 Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2012] FCAFC 20 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 319 citing 2 negative
  22. 22 Taco Company of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd [1982] FCA 170 Federal Court of Australia 315 citing 1 negative
  23. 23 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd & Ors [1995] FCA 76 Federal Court of Australia 304 citing
  24. 24 Sullivan v Department of Transport [1978] FCA 48 Federal Court of Australia 300 citing 1 negative
  25. 25 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Rajalingam [1999] FCA 719 Federal Court of Australia 297 citing 17 negative
  26. 26 NAAV v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 228 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 289 citing 18 negative
  27. 27 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 286 citing 3 negative
  28. 28 Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Ltd [1993] FCA 585 Federal Court of Australia 283 citing 1 negative
  29. 29 ONE.TEL Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2000] FCA 270 Federal Court of Australia 282 citing 8 negative
  30. 30 Htun v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1802 Federal Court of Australia 279 citing 3 negative
  31. 31 News Ltd & Ors v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd & Ors Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd & Ors v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd & Ors Cowboys Rugby League Ltd v Australian Rugby Football Club Ltd & Ors [1996] FCA 870 Federal Court of Australia 269 citing 5 negative
  32. 32 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd (ACN 004 576 103) v Esso Australia Ltd [2000] FCA 1572 Federal Court of Australia 265 citing 2 negative
  33. 33 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Cahill [2010] FCAFC 39 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 255 citing 2 negative
  34. 34 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v MZYTS [2013] FCAFC 114 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 248 citing 2 negative
  35. 35 CQG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 146 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 243 citing
  36. 36 Lovett on behalf of the Gunditjmara People v State of Victoria [2007] FCA 474 Federal Court of Australia 239 citing
  37. 37 CSR Limited, in the matter of CSR Limited [2010] FCAFC 34 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 236 citing
  38. 38 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Singh [2000] FCA 845 Federal Court of Australia 231 citing 17 negative
  39. 39 MZABP v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1391 Federal Court of Australia 230 citing
  40. 40 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 181 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 230 citing
  41. 41 Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2017] FCAFC 113 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 229 citing
  42. 42 Minister for Home Affairs v Omar [2019] FCAFC 188 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 229 citing 1 negative
  43. 43 Ward v State of Western Australia [2006] FCA 1848 Federal Court of Australia 227 citing
  44. 44 VAF v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 123 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 223 citing 1 negative
  45. 45 Spencer Constructions Pty Ltd v G & M Aldridge Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 681 Federal Court of Australia 221 citing 2 negative
  46. 46 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2002] FCAFC 97; [2002] FCAFC 97 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 221 citing 1 negative
  47. 47 SZEEU v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] FCAFC 2 Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) 221 citing 8 negative
  48. 48 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Pochi [1980] FCA 85 Federal Court of Australia 219 citing 3 negative
  49. 49 TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1988] FCA 119 Federal Court of Australia 214 citing 1 negative
  50. 50 Seven Network Limited (ACN 052 816 789), in the matter of Seven Network Limited (No 3) [2010] FCA 400 Federal Court of Australia 214 citing

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.