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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.

High Court of Australia · ranks 51–100

  1. 51 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22 High Court of Australia 819 citing 4 negative
  2. 52 Postiglione v The Queen [1997] HCA 26 High Court of Australia 816 citing 2 negative
  3. 53 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia [1992] HCA 55 High Court of Australia 796 citing 9 negative
  4. 54 CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd [1997] HCA 2 High Court of Australia 792 citing 3 negative
  5. 55 Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs v Guo Wei Rong [1997] HCA 22 High Court of Australia 776 citing 5 negative
  6. 56 Green v The Queen [2011] HCA 49 High Court of Australia 741 citing 1 negative
  7. 57 Lowe v The Queen [1984] HCA 46 High Court of Australia 738 citing 4 negative
  8. 58 Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin [1990] HCA 21 High Court of Australia 736 citing 22 negative
  9. 59 Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission [1992] HCA 10 High Court of Australia 734 citing 3 negative
  10. 60 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 12 High Court of Australia 721 citing 1 negative
  11. 61 Kentwell v The Queen [2014] HCA 37 High Court of Australia 712 citing 5 negative
  12. 62 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66 High Court of Australia 703 citing 2 negative
  13. 63 Commonwealth v Verwayen [1990] HCA 39 High Court of Australia 702 citing 9 negative
  14. 64 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1981] HCA 26 High Court of Australia 693 citing 2 negative
  15. 65 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3 High Court of Australia 693 citing 10 negative
  16. 66 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25 High Court of Australia 683 citing 4 negative
  17. 67 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54 High Court of Australia 682 citing 2 negative
  18. 68 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7 High Court of Australia 680 citing
  19. 69 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77 High Court of Australia 679 citing 8 negative
  20. 70 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12 High Court of Australia 655 citing 2 negative
  21. 71 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30 High Court of Australia 648 citing 2 negative
  22. 72 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd [1990] HCA 20 High Court of Australia 647 citing 3 negative
  23. 73 Muin v Refugee Review Tribunal [2002] HCA 30 High Court of Australia 630 citing 15 negative
  24. 74 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 34 High Court of Australia 627 citing
  25. 75 Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc [1981] HCA 39 High Court of Australia 623 citing 1 negative
  26. 76 Yorke v Lucas [1985] HCA 65 High Court of Australia 623 citing 4 negative
  27. 77 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30 High Court of Australia 620 citing 1 negative
  28. 78 Re The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham [2000] HCA 1 High Court of Australia 616 citing 1 negative
  29. 79 SZBYR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 26 High Court of Australia 615 citing 2 negative
  30. 80 Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 1 High Court of Australia 613 citing 13 negative
  31. 81 Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 54 High Court of Australia 609 citing 2 negative
  32. 82 R v De Simoni [1981] HCA 31 High Court of Australia 608 citing 3 negative
  33. 83 En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11 High Court of Australia 607 citing 1 negative
  34. 84 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation [1984] HCA 64 High Court of Australia 606 citing 6 negative
  35. 85 Williams v Spautz [1992] HCA 34 High Court of Australia 601 citing 5 negative
  36. 86 Warren v Coombes [1979] HCA 9 High Court of Australia 595 citing 5 negative
  37. 87 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34 High Court of Australia 583 citing 1 negative
  38. 88 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj [2002] HCA 11 High Court of Australia 579 citing 8 negative
  39. 89 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48 High Court of Australia 574 citing 5 negative
  40. 90 Hughes and Vale Pty Ltd v New South Wales (No. 2) [1955] HCA 28 High Court of Australia 573 citing
  41. 91 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher [1988] HCA 7 High Court of Australia 567 citing 5 negative
  42. 92 University of Wollongong v Metwally (No 2) [1985] HCA 28 High Court of Australia 557 citing 2 negative
  43. 93 Pacific Carriers Limited v BNP Paribas [2004] HCA 35 High Court of Australia 554 citing 5 negative
  44. 94 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39 High Court of Australia 538 citing 6 negative
  45. 95 Jackamarra (an Infant) v Krakouer [1998] HCA 27 High Court of Australia 537 citing
  46. 96 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 37 High Court of Australia 531 citing
  47. 97 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27 High Court of Australia 528 citing 3 negative
  48. 98 Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41 High Court of Australia 526 citing 1 negative
  49. 99 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd [1950] HCA 35 High Court of Australia 525 citing 2 negative
  50. 100 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission [1993] HCA 78 High Court of Australia 520 citing 3 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.