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Court and tribunal identifiers
77- ACAAccident Compensation Appeal Authority · Court identifier
- ARLAAlcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority · Court identifier
- BSABroadcasting Standards Authority · Court identifier
- CACourt of Appeal · Court identifierRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Cour d’appel · Canada · 1970–1985
- CAACustoms Appeal Authority · Court identifier
- CCCommerce Commission · Court identifier
- COPCopyright Tribunal · Court identifier
- DCDistrict Court · Court identifier
- DRTDeportation Review Tribunal · Court identifier
- EmpCEmployment Court · Court identifier
- EnvCEnvironment Court · Court identifier
- ERAEmployment Relations Authority · Court identifier
- ETEmployment Tribunal · Court identifier
- FCFamily Court · Court identifierCanada Federal Court Reports · Canada · 1971–2003Federal Court — neutral citation · Canada · from February 2001
- HCHigh Court · Court identifier
- HRRTHuman Rights Review Tribunal · Court identifier
- IACDTImmigration Advisors Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · Court identifier
- IEAAInternational Education Appeal Authority · Court identifier
- IPOIntellectual Property Office of New Zealand · Court identifier
- IPTImmigration and Protection Tribunal · Court identifier
- LATLegal Aid Tribunal · Court identifier
- LCDTLawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal · Court identifier
- LLALiquor Licensing Authority · Court identifier
- LVTLand Valuation Tribunal · Court identifier
- MACMāori Appellate Court · Court identifierMacassey’s Reports · NZ · 1861–1872
- MLCMāori Land Court (E1 — the appendix mislabels this row "Maori Appellate Court") · Court identifier
- MVDTMotor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal · Court identifier
- NZACAAccident Compensation Appeal Authority — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZACCAccident compensation appeals in the District Court — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZARLAAlcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority — neutral citations from 2013 · Court identifier
- NZCACourt of Appeal — neutral citations from 2007 · Court identifierNew Zealand Court of Appeal Reports · NZ · 1867–1877
- NZCAACustoms Appeal Authority — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZCCCommerce Commission — neutral citations from 2012 · Court identifier
- NZCOPCopyright Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZDCDistrict Court — neutral citations from 2015 · Court identifier
- NZDRTDeportation Review Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZEmpCEmployment Court — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZEnvCEnvironment Court — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZERAEmployment Relations Authority — neutral citations from 2011, carries a registry · Court identifier
- NZFCFamily Court — neutral citations from 2012 · Court identifier
- NZHCHigh Court — neutral citations from 2012 · Court identifier
- NZHRRTHuman Rights Review Tribunal — neutral citations from August 2007 · Court identifier
- NZIACDTImmigration Advisors Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZIEAAInternational Education Appeal Authority — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZIPODESIntellectual Property Office of New Zealand (Design Decisions) — neutral citations from 2012 · Court identifier
- NZIPOPATIntellectual Property Office of New Zealand (Patent Decisions) — neutral citations from 2012 · Court identifier
- NZIPOTMIntellectual Property Office of New Zealand (Trade Mark Decisions) — neutral citations from 2012 · Court identifier
- NZIPTImmigration and Protection Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZLATLegal Aid Tribunal — neutral citations from 2011 · Court identifier
- NZLCDTLawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal — neutral citations from 2009 · Court identifier
- NZLLALiquor Licensing Authority — neutral citations from 2010–2012 · Court identifier
- NZLVTLand Valuation Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZMVDTMotor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZPSPLAPrivate Security Personnel Licensing Authority — neutral citations from 2011 · Court identifier
- NZREADTReal Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZSAAAStudent Allowance Appeal Authority — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZSCSupreme Court — neutral citations from 2005 · Court identifier
- NZSC TransSupreme Court — transcript of oral argument — neutral citations from 2011 · Court identifier
- NZSHDLicensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZSSAASocial Security Appeal Authority — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZTRATaxation Review Authority — neutral citations from 2010 · Court identifier
- NZTTTenancy Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010, carries a registry · Court identifier
- NZWHTWeathertight Homes Tribunal — neutral citations from 2010, carries a registry · Court identifier
- NZYCYouth Court — neutral citations from 2013 · Court identifier
- PCPrivy Council · Court identifier
- PSPLAPrivate Security Personnel Licensing Authority · Court identifier
- PTPlanning Tribunal · Court identifier
- READTReal Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal · Court identifier
- SAAAStudent Allowance Appeal Authority · Court identifier
- SCSupreme Court (the final appellate court established in 2004) · Court identifierSupreme Court (now called the High Court) (pre-1980 — r 3.2.7(a): the year of judgment distinguishes this from the 2004 Supreme Court) · Court identifier
- SHDLicensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers · Court identifier
- SSAASocial Security Appeal Authority · Court identifier
- TRATaxation Review Authority · Court identifier
- TTTenancy Tribunal · Court identifier
- UKPCPrivy Council — neutral citations from 2001 · Court identifierPrivy Council — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2001
- WHTWeathertight Homes Tribunal · Court identifier
- YCYouth Court · Court identifier
Māori Land Court minute books
12- AOTAotea Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- APWaiariki Appellate Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- APPEALMāori Appellate Court Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by year
- APRORotorua Appellate Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- APWHTaitokerau Appellate Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- CJChief Judge’s Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by year
- TKTTākitimu Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- TRWTairāwhiti Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- TTKTaitokerau Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- TWPTe Waipounamu Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
- WARWaiariki Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volumeWestern Australian Reports · Australia · 1960–
- WMNWaikato Maniapoto Minute Book · Minute books · numbered by volume
New Zealand
21- BCLButterworths Current Law · NZ
- Col LJColonial Law Journal · NZ · 1865–1875
- CRNZCriminal Reports of New Zealand · NZ
- CSLBCSLB · NZ
- DCRDistrict Court Reports · NZ
- FRNZFamily Reports of New Zealand · NZ
- GLRGazette Law Reports · NZ · 1898–1953
- LawTalkLawTalk · NZ
- NZ JurNew Zealand Jurist · NZ · 1873–1879
- NZ Jur (NS)New Zealand Jurist Reports (New Series) · NZ · 1875–1879
- NZ L RevNew Zealand Law Review · NZ
- NZ Law ReviewNew Zealand Law Review · NZ
- NZ Recent Law ReviewNew Zealand Recent Law Review · NZ
- NZARNew Zealand Administrative Reports · NZ
- NZFLRNew Zealand Family Law Reports · NZ
- NZLRNew Zealand Law Reports · NZ · 1883–authorised
- NZRMANew Zealand Resource Management Appeals · NZ
- NZTCNew Zealand Tax Cases · NZ
- PRNZProcedure Reports of New Zealand · NZ
- TCLRTrade and Competition Law Reports · NZ
- VUWLRVictoria University of Wellington Law Review · NZ
Australia
43- ACTCASupreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2002
- ACTSCSupreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory — neutral citation · Australia · from February 1998
- ALDAdministrative Law Decisions · Australia · 1976–
- CLRCommonwealth Law Reports · Australia · 1903–
- Fam LRFamily Law Reports · Australia · 1976–
- FamCAFamily Court of Australia — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1998
- FamCAFCFamily Court of Australia, Full Court — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2008
- FCAFederal Court of Australia — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999Federal Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from February 2001
- FCAFCFederal Court of Australia, Full Court — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2002
- FCRFederal Court Reports · Australia · 1984–Canada Federal Court Reports · Canada · 2004–
- HCAHigh Court of Australia — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1998
- NSWCASupreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- NSWCCASupreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Criminal Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- NSWLRNew South Wales Law Reports · Australia · 1825–1900New South Wales Law Reports · Australia · 1971–
- NSWSCSupreme Court of New South Wales — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- NTCASupreme Court of the Northern Territory, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2000
- NTCCASupreme Court of the Northern Territory, Court of Criminal Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2000
- NTLRNorthern Territory Law Reports · Australia · 1991–
- NTRNorthern Territory Reports · Australia · 1979–1990
- NTSCSupreme Court of the Northern Territory — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- QCASupreme Court of Queensland, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2000
- Qd RQueensland Reports · Australia · 1958–
- QSCSupreme Court of Queensland — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2000
- SALRSouth Australia Law Reports · Australia · 1867–1892, 1899–1921
- SASCSupreme Court of South Australia — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- SASCFCSupreme Court of South Australia, Full Court — neutral citation · Australia · from July 2010
- SASRSouth Australia State Reports · Australia · 1971–
- SR (NSW)State Reports New South Wales · Australia · 1901–1970
- SRSAState Reports South Australia · Australia · 1921–1971
- St R QdQueensland State Reports · Australia · 1902–1957
- Tas RTasmanian Reports · Australia · 1979–
- Tas SRState Reports Tasmania · Australia · 1941–1978
- TASCCASupreme Court of Tasmania, Court of Criminal Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2010
- TASFCSupreme Court of Tasmania, Full Court — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2010
- TASSCSupreme Court of Tasmania — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- TLRTasmanian Law Reports · Australia · 1879–1940
- VLRVictorian Law Reports · Australia · 1885–1956
- VRVictorian Reports · Australia · 1957–
- VSCSupreme Court of Victoria — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1998
- VSCASupreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1998
- WALRWestern Australia Law Reports · Australia · 1899–1959
- WASCSupreme Court of Western Australia — neutral citation · Australia · from January 1999
- WASCASupreme Court of Western Australia, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Australia · from January 2000
England and Wales
30- ACAppeal Cases · England and Wales · 1891–
- App CasAppeal Cases · England and Wales · 1875–1890
- ChChancery Division · England and Wales · 1891–
- Ch DChancery Division · England and Wales · 1875–1890
- CPDCommon Pleas Division · England and Wales · 1875–1880
- EWCA CivCourt of Appeal (Civil) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2001
- EWCA CrimCourt of Appeal (Criminal) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2001
- EWCOPCourt of Protection — neutral citation · England and Wales · from April 2014
- EWFCFamily Court — neutral citation · England and Wales · from April 2014
- EWHCHigh Court (Administrative Court) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2001High Court (Admiralty Division) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Chancery Division) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Commercial Court) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Family Division) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Mercantile Court) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Patents Court) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002High Court (Technology and Construction Court) — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2002
- Ex DExchequer Division · England and Wales · 1875–1880
- FamFamily Division · England and Wales · 1972–
- KBKing’s Bench · England and Wales · 1901–1952
- LR A & EAdmiralty and Ecclesiastical Cases · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR CCRCrown Cases Reserved · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR Ch AppChancery Appeal Cases · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR CPCommon Pleas · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR EqEquity Cases · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR ExExchequer · England and Wales · 1865–1874
- LR HLEnglish and Irish Appeal Cases and Peerage Claims, House of Lords · England and Wales · 1866–1875
- LR P & DProbate and Divorce · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR PCPrivy Council Appeals · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR QBQueen’s Bench · England and Wales · 1865–1875
- LR S & DScotch and Divorce Appeal Cases, House of Lords · England and Wales · 1866–1875
- PProbate Division · England and Wales · 1891–1971
- PDProbate Division · England and Wales · 1875–1890
- QBQueen’s Bench · England and Wales · 1891–1900Queen’s Bench · England and Wales · 1952–
- QBDQueen’s Bench · England and Wales · 1875–1890
- UKHLHouse of Lords — neutral citation · England and Wales · from January 2001
- UKSCSupreme Court — neutral citation · England and Wales · from October 2009
Canada
67- ABCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 1998
- ABPCProvincial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from January 1998
- ABQBCourt of Queen’s Bench — neutral citation · Canada · from January 1998
- Alta LRAlberta Law Reports · Canada · 1908–1932
- ARAlberta Reports · Canada · 1976–
- BCCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 1999
- BCPCProvincial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from February 1999
- BCRBritish Columbia Reports · Canada · 1867–1947
- BCSCSupreme Court — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2000
- BRRapports judiciaries officiels de Québec: Cour du Banc de la Reine/du Roi · Canada · 1892–1941Recueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Cour du Banc de la Reine/du Roi · Canada · 1942–1969
- CAJFederal Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from February 2001
- CBESRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Cour du bein-être social · Canada · 1975–1985
- CFFederal Court — neutral citation · Canada · from February 2001
- CPRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Cour provinciale · Canada · 1975–1985
- CSRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Cour supérieure · Canada · 1967–1985Rapports judiciaries officiels de Québec: Cour supérieure · Canada · 1892–1966
- CSCSupreme Court of Canada — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2000
- CSPRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Cour des Sessions de la paix · Canada · 1975–1985
- Ex CRExchequer Court of Canada Reports · Canada · 1875–1922Exchequer Court of Canada Reports · Canada · 1923–1970
- Man RManitoba Reports · Canada · 1883–1961
- MBCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from March 2000
- MBPCProvincial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2007
- MBQBCourt of Queen’s Bench — neutral citation · Canada · from April 2000
- NBCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from May 2001
- NBPCProvincial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from December 2002
- NBQCCourt of Queen’s Bench — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2002
- NBRNew Brunswick Reports · Canada · 1825–1929
- NBR (2d)New Brunswick Reports (2d) · Canada · 1969–
- NFCASupreme Court, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2001
- Nfld & PEIRNewfoundland & Prince Edward Island Reports · Canada · 1971–
- NLCASupreme Court, Court of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2005
- NLSCTDSupreme Court, Trial Division — neutral citation · Canada · from July 2003
- NSCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from September 1999
- NSPCProvincial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from March 2001
- NSRNova Scotia Reports · Canada · 1965–1969
- NSR (2d)Nova Scotia Reports (2d) · Canada · 1969–
- NSSCSupreme Court — neutral citation · Canada · from December 2000
- NSSFSupreme Court, Family Division — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2001
- NUCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from May 2006
- NUCJCourt of Justice — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2001
- NWTCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from December 1999
- NWTRNorthwest Territories Reports · Canada · 1983–1998
- NWTSCSupreme Court — neutral citation · Canada · from October 1999
- NWTTCTerritorial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from October 1999
- OLROntario Law Reports · Canada · 1900–1931
- ONCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2007
- ONCJCourt of Justice — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2004
- ONSCSuperior Court of Justice — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2010
- OR (2d)Ontario Reports (2d) · Canada · 1973–1990
- OR (3d)Ontario Reports (3d) · Canada · 1991–
- OWNOntario Weekly Notes · Canada · 1909–1962
- PESCADSupreme Court, Appeal Division — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2000
- PESCTDSupreme Court, Trial Division — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2000
- QCCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2005
- QCCPCourt of Québec — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2006
- QCCSSuperior Court — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2006
- RJQRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec · Canada · 1986–
- SCCSupreme Court of Canada — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2000
- SCRCanada Supreme Court Reports · Canada · 1876–1922Canada Law Reports: Supreme Court of Canada · Canada · 1923–1969Canada Supreme Court Reports · Canada · 1970–
- SKCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2000
- SKPCProvincial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from January 2002
- SKQBCourt of Queen’s Bench — neutral citation · Canada · from January 1999
- Terr LRTerritories Law Reports · Canada · 1885–1907
- TJRecueils de jurisprudence du Québec: Tribunal de la jeunesse · Canada · 1975–1985
- YKCACourt of Appeal — neutral citation · Canada · from March 2000
- YKSCSupreme Court — neutral citation · Canada · from March 2000
- YKTCTerritorial Court — neutral citation · Canada · from December 1999
- YRYukon Reports · Canada · 1986–1989