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Common Legal Abbreviations

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A & ELR

Arts and Entertainment Law Review

K1 ARTS-E

AALR

Anglo American Law Review

K1 ANGL-A

AAR

Administrative Appeals Reports

KH47 ADMI-1

ABA J

American Bar Association Journal

K1 AMER-B

A Bar Rev

Australian Bar Review

K1 AUST-B

ABC

Australian Bankruptcy Cases

KH42 BANK

ABLR

Australian Business Law Review

K1 AUST-B1

AC

Law Reports, Appeal Cases

KF55 APPE

ACCB

Australian Copyright Council Bulletin

K1 AUST-C3

ACL

Australian Current Law

KH51 A5 (Digest)

ACLC

Australian Company Law Cases

KH42 COMP-1

ACLR

Australian Company Law Reports

KH42 COMP

ACL Rev

Australian Current Law Review

K1 ACLR

ACN

Australian Corporate News

KN261 AUST-7

A Crim R

Australian Criminal Reports

KH42 CRIM

ACSR

Australian Corporations and Securities Reports

KH42 COMP

ACT Law Society Newsletter

Australian Capital Territory Law Society Newsletter

Not Held

ACTR

Australian Capital Territory Reports (with ALR's)

KH41 AUST

Adel L Rev

Adelaide Law Review

K1 ADEL-L

Admin LJ

Administrative Law Journal

K1 ADMI-L2

ADRJ

Australian Dispute Resolution Journal

K1 AUST-D1

AEGR

Australian Estate and Gift Duties Reporter (Cases)

KH42 ESTA

AFL

Australian Family Lawyer

K1 AUST-F2

AGLLJ

Australasian Gay and Lesbian Law Journal

K1 AUST-G

AHLB

Australian Health Law Bulletin

K1 AUST-H

AIB

Australian Insolvency Bulletin

Not Held

AILR

Australian Industrial Law Reports

KH42 INDU

AIPC

Australian Intellectual Property Cases

KH42 INTE

AIPJ

Australian Intellectual Property Reports

K1 AUST-I

AJ Admin L

Australian Journal of Administrative Law

K1 AUST-J5

AJCL

Australian Journal of Corporate Law

K1 AUST-J

AJFL

Australian Journal of Family Law

K1 AUST-J1

AJIL

American Journal of International Law

K1 AMER-J4

AJLL

Australian Journal of Labour Law

K1 AUST-J2

AJR

Australian Jurist Reports, Victoria

KH 155 VICT-4

ALB

Aboriginal Law Bulletin

K1 ABOR-L

ALD

Administrative Law Decisions

KH47 ADMI

ALJ

Australian Law Journal

KH41 AUST-1

ALJR

Australian Law Journal Reports

KH41 ASUT-1

All ER

All England Law Reports

KF60 ALL-1

All ER Rep

All England Reports Reprint

KF60 ALL

ALMD

Australian legal Monthly Digest

KH51 A4-3

ALN Australian Administrative Law Service (notes)(with ALD's) KH47 ADMI
AL News Australian Law News K1 AUST-L5
ALR Augus Law Reports (1895-1973) KH41 AUST
ALR Australian Law Reports (from 1973) KH41 AUST
ALR American Law Reports KG357 AMER
ALT Australian Law TImes KH155 AUST
Alt LJ Alternative Law Journal K1 ALTE-L
AMPLA, Bulletin/Yearbook

Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association Bulletin/Yearbook

K1 AUST-M1
ANZ Insurance Cases Australian and New Aezland Insurance Cases KH42 INSU
APAD Australian Planning Appeal Decisions KH42 PLAN
APLB Australian Property Law Bulletin Not held
APLJ Australian Property Law Journal K1 AUST-P3
AR Industrial Arbitration Reports (New South Wales) KH75 INDU
ASC Australian Consumer Sales and Credit Law Cases KH42 CONS
ASLC Australian Securities Law Cases KH42 SECU
ATC Australian Tax Cases KH42 TAX-3
ATD Australian Tax Decisions KH42 TAX
ATF Australian Tax Forum K1 AUST-T1
ATPR Australian Trade Practices Reporter KN250 TRAD
ATR Australian Tax Reports KH42 TAX-1
AT Rev Australian Tax Review K1 AUST-T2
AULR Auckland University Law Review K1 AUCK-U
Aust Accountant Australian Accountant S657.05/1
Aust Banker The Australian Banker S332.05/8
Aust Bar Rev Australian Bar Review K1 AUST-B
Aust Company Secretary Australian Company Secretary S658.05/7
Aust HC & Fed Ct Prac Australian High Court and Federal Court Practice Cases KH41 AUST-3
Aust Torts Reports Australian Torts Reports KH42 TORT
B & CR Bankruptcy and Company Winding-up Reports Not held
BCC British Company Law Cases Not held
BCL Building and Construction Law K1 BUIL-C
BCLR British Columbia Law Reports Not held
BC (NSW) New South Wales Bankruptcy Cases Not held
Bond L Rev Bond Law Review K1 BOND-L
BPR Butterworths Property Reports KH75 BUTT
BR Broadcasting Reports KH42 BROA
Brief Brief - Law Society of Western Australia Journal Not held
BTR British Tax Review S336.208/8
Bus LJ Business Law Journal Not held
Build LR Building Law Reports Not held
BWCC Butterworth's Workmen's Compensations Cases KF65 WORK
BWTB Butterworths Weekly Tax Bulletin KM337.11.K1 BUTT-2
C & SLJ Company and Securities Law Journal K1 COMP-S
Cal California Reports KG495.2 CALI
Cal App California Appellate Reports KG495.2 CALI-4
Canb LR Canberra Law Review K1 CANB-L
CAR Commonwealth Arbitrations Reports KH42 ARBI
CBLJ Corporate and Business Law Journal K1 CORP-B
CCC Canadian Criminal Cases KG42 CANA-3
CCD Compensation Court Decisions (1974-1981, in Vol. 3 ALD) KH47 ADMI
CCH J Aust Taxn CCH Journal of Australian Taxation S336.205/17
CCH Tax Focus CCH Tax Focus KM356 TAX
CCH Tax Week CCH Tax Week KM356 TAX
CCL Current Commercial Law K1 CURR-C
CCLJ Cimpetition & Consumer Law Journal K1 COMP-C
Ch Law Reports, Chancery (from 1891) KF55 CHAN-1
Chartered Accountant Chartered Accountant in Australia J657.05 CHAR-A
Ch D Law Reports, chancery Division KF55 CHAN-1
CLB Commonwealth Law Bulletin K1 COMM-L4
CLD CompuLaw Digest Not held
CLJ Cambridge Law Journal K1 CAMB-L
CLR Commonwealth Law Reports KH41 COMM
Com Cas Commercial Cases KF65 COMM
Com LJ Commercial Law Journal K1 COMM-L1
Conv Conveyancer and Property Lawyer K1 CONV-P
Cox CC Cox's Criminal Law Cases KF65 CRIM
CPD Law Reports, Common Pleas Division KF55 COMM
CPR Canadian Petents Reporter Not held
Cr App R Criminal Appeal Reports KF65 CRIM-1
Crim LJ Criminal Law Journal K1 CRIM-L
Crim LN Criminal Law News KM570 JOHN
Crim LR Criminal Law Review K1 CRIM-L1
CRNZ Criminal Reports of New Zealand KH342 CRIM
CTBR (NS) Commonwealth Taxation Board of Review Decisions (New Series) KH42 TAX-2
CU Communications Update S380.305/7
DCR (NSW) District Court Reports (NSW) KH75 DIST
DL Direct Link K1 BUTT-D
DLR Domimion Law Reports (Canada) KG41 DOMI
EHRR European Human Rights Reports Not held
EIPR European Intellectual Property Review K1 EURO-1
EOC Equal Opportunity Cases KH41 EQUA
EPLJ Environmental and Planning Law Journal K1 ENVI-P
ER English Reports KF53 ENGL
Ex D Law Reports, Exchequer Division KF55 EXCH
F (2d) Federal Reporter, Second Series (USA) KG352 FEDE-2
F Supp Federal Supplement KG352 FEDE-6
Fam Law Reports, Family Division (1972-) KF55 CHAN-1
Fam LR Family Law Reports KH42 FAMI-1
FC (Canada) Federal Court Reports) KG42 FEDE
FCR Federal Court Reports KH41 FEDE-1
FLC (Australian) Family Law Cases KH42 FAMI
FLR Federal Law Reports KH41 FEDE
FL Rev Federal Law Review K1 FEDE-L
FSR Fleet Street Reports KF65 FLEE
Gazette L & J Gazette of Law and Journalism K1 GAZE
GLR Griffith Law Review K1 GRIF-L
GLR (NZ) Gazette Law Reports (New Zealand) Microfilm Serial/133
Harv L Rev harvard Law Review K1 HARV-L
HKLJ Hong Kong Law Journal K1 HONG-K
HLB Australian Health Law Bulletin K1 AUST-H
IAS, Current Review Industrial Arbitration Service, Current Review (to May 1982) Not held
ICIR International Court of Justice Law Reports Not held
ICLQ International and Comparative Law Quarterly K1 INTE-C3
ICR Industrial Court Reports (UK) KF65 INDU
ILR Irish Law Reports Microfilm Serial/161
Insolv LJ insolvency Law Journal K1 INSO-L
IPJ Intellectual Property Journal K1 AUST-I
IPR Intecllectual Property Reports KH42 INTE-I
IR Industrial Reports KH42 INDU-I
IRCR Industrial Relations Court Reports KH42 INDU-3
IRLR Industrial Relations Law Reports (UK) Not held
Ir R Irish Reports KF241 IRIS
JBFLP Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice K1 JOUR-B
JBL Journal of Business Law K1 JOUR-B1
JCULR James Cook Univesity Law Review K1 JAME-C
JENRL Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Law Not held
J Legal Ed Journal of Lega Education K1 JOUR-L5
JLM Journal of Law and Medicine K1 JOUR-L3
JP Justice of the Peace Reports (UK) KF65 MAGI
JPL Journal of Planning and Environmental Law K1-JOUR-P
J Prof Legal Ed Journal of Professional Legal Education K1 JOUR-P2
Jue (NS) The Jurist, (New Series) K1 JURI
KB Law Reports, Kings Bench KF55 KING
Knox Knox's Reports KH75 NEW-2
Law Inst J Law Institute Journal (Victoria) K1 LAW-I
Law Soc Bulletin (SA) Law Society Bulletin (South Australia) Not held
Law Soc J Law Society Journal (New South Wales) K1 LAW-S1
LCC Land Appeal Court Cases (New South Wales) KH75 LAND
L Ed (3d) Lawyers' Edition, United States Supreme Court Reports (Second Series) USA KG363 LAWY
Legge Legge's Report (NSW Supreme Court Reports) KH75 NEW
LGERA Local Government and Environmental Reports of Australia (from Vol 78) KH41 LOCA
LGLJ Local Government Law Journal Not held
LGR Local Government Reports (UK) Not held
LGRA Local Government Reports of Australia (to Vol. 77) KH41 LOCA
LGR (NSW) Local Government Reports (New South Wales) KH41 LOCA
Lit Lawyer The Litigation Lawyer Not held
LJ Bd Law Journal Reports, Bankruptcy KF60 LAW
LJ Ch Law Journal Reports, Chancery KF60 LAW
LJ CP Law Journal Reports, Common Pleas KF60 LAW
LJKB Law Journal Reports, King's Bench KF60 LAW
LJMC Law Journal, Magistrates' Cases (1831-1896) KF60 LAW
LJP Law Journal, Probate, Divorce and Admirality (1875-) KF60 LAW
LJPC Law Journal Reports, Privy Council KF60 LAW
LJ QB Law Journal Reports, Queen's Bench KF60 LAW
LIR Lloyd's List Law Reports KF65 LLOY
Lloyd's Rep Lloyd's Law Reports KF65 LLOY
LQR Law Quarterly Review K1 LAW-Q
LR CCR Law Reports, Crown Cases Reserved KF55 CROW
LR Ch App Law Reports, Chancery Appeals KF55 CHAN
LR CP Law Reports, Common Pleas Cases KF55 COMM
LR Eq Law Reports, Equity KF55 EQUI
LR Ex Law Reports, Exchequer KF55 EXCH
LR (NSW) Law Reports, New South Wales KH75 NEW-4
LR PC Law Reports, Privy Council Appeal Cases KF55 PRIV
LR P & D (or M) Law Reports, Probate and Divorce KF55 PROB
LR QB Law Reports, Queen's Bench KF55 QUEE
LSB Legal Service Bulletin (to Vol 16: now Alternative Law Journal) L1 LEGA-S
LSJS Law Society Judgment Scheme (SA) KH115 SOCI
LT Law Times Reports KF60 LAW-1
LVR Land and Valuation Court Reports (NSW) KH75 LAND-2)
Mel LJ Melanesian Law Journal K1 MELA-L
Mich LR Michigan Law Review K1 MICH-L
MLJ Malayan Law Journal Not held
Mod LR Modern Law Review K1MODE-L
Mon LR Monash University Law Review K1 MONA-U
MULR Melbourne University Law Review K1MELB-U
MVR Motor Vehicle Reports KH42 MOTO
N & S Tamsanian Law Reports (Nicholls & Stops 1897-1904) KH135 TASM
NE 2d Northeastern Reporter (2nd Series) KG352 NORT
Newc LR Newcastle Law Review K1 NEWC-L
N Ir R Northern Ireland Law Reports Not held
NSWBLR Building Licensing Reports (New South Wales) Not held
NSWCCR New South Wales Compensation Court Reports KH75 COMP
NSWLR New South Wales Law Reports (from 1971) KH75 NEW-8
NSWR New South Wales Reports KH75 NEW-7
NTLR Northern Territory Law Reports KH195-2 SUPR
NTR Northern territory Reports (with ALR's) KH41 AUST
NYS 2d New York Supplement (2nd Series) KG352 NEW-2
NZFLR New Zealand Family Law Reports KH342 NEW-1
NZ Jur (NS) New Zealand Jurist Reports (New Series) KH341 NEWZ
NZLJ New Zealand Law Journal K1 NEWZ-L
NZLR New Zealand Law Reports KH341 NEW-3
NZULR New Zealand Universities Law Review K1 NEWZ-U
OR Ontario Reports KG195 ONTA
P Law Reports, Probate, Divorce and Admirality (1891-1971)

KF55 CHAN-1 KF55 PROB

P &CR Property Planning and Compensation Reports KF65 PROP
PL Public Law (UK) K1 PUBL-L
PLR Public Law Review (NSW) K1 PUBL-L1
Prof Admin Professional Administrator S658.05/7
QAR Queensland Administrative Reports Not held
QB Queen's Bench (1891-) KF55 QUEE
QBD Law Reports, Queen's Bench Division KF55 QUEE
QCLLR Queensland Crown Lands Law Reports Not held
QCR Queensland Criminal Reports KH95 QUEE-1
Qd R Queensland Reports KH95 QUEE-4
Q Gov Indus Gaz Queensland Government Industrial Gazette Not held
QJPR Queensland Justice of the Peace Reports KH95 QUEE-6
QL Queensland Lawyer KH95 QUEE-6
Q Law Soc J Queensland Law Society Journal K1 QUEE-L1
QLCR Queensland Land Court Reports Not held
Qld Lawyer Reps Queensland Lawyer Reports KH95 QUEE-6
QLJ Queensland Law Journal KH95 QUEE-2
QPLR Queensland Planning Law Reports Not held
QSCR Queensland Supreme Court Reports KH95 QUEE
QSR State Reports, Queensland KH95 QUEE-3
QUTLJ Queensland University of Technology Law Journal K1 QUEE-U
QWN Queensland Weekly Notes KH95 QUEE-3 & 4
R The Reports (15 nols, 1893-1895) Not held
Revenue LJ Revenue Law Journal Not held
RFL Reports of Family Law (Canada) KG42 REPO
RPC Reports of Patent Cases KF65 PATE
RTR Road Traffic Reports Not held
S 2d Southern Reporter KG35252 SOUT
S & m Record Shire and Municipal Record S352.000/2
S Afr LR South African Law Reports KR4241 SOUT
SAIR South Australian Industrial Reports Not held
SALCR South Australian Leicensing Court Reports Not held
SALJ South African Law Journal K1 SOUT-A
SALR SouthAustralian Law Reports KH115 SOUT-1
SAPR South Australian Planning Reports KH115 PLAN
SASR South Australian State Reports KH115 SOUT-3
SCR (Canada) Supreme Court Reports KG42 SUPR
SCR (NSW) Supreme Court Reports, New South Wales KH75 NEW-3
Sess Cas Session Cases (Scottish) Microfilm serila/58 & 911-912
Sol J Solicitor's Journal K1 SOLI-J
SR (NSW) State Reports, New South Wales KH75 NEW-6
SR (WA) State Reports, (Western Australia) KH175 STAT
Stan L Rev Stanford Law Review K1 STAN-L
STC Simon's Tax Cases Not held
Syd LR Sydney Law Review K1 SYDN-L
Tas LR Tasmanian Law Reports KH135 TASM-1
Tas R Tasmanian Reports KH135 TASM-4
Tas SR Tasmanian State Reports KH135 TASM-4
Tax Cas Tax Cases (United Kingdom) KH65 TAX
Taxation in Aust Taxation in Australia s336.2005/4
TLJ Torts Law Journal K1 TORT-L1
TLPR Telecommunications Law and Policy Review Not Held
TLR Times Law Reports KF60 TIME
Tort LR Tort Law Review K1 TORT-L
TPLJ Trade Practices Law Journal K1 TRAD-P1
TPR Australian Trade Practices Reports KH42 TRAD
TPRS Trade Practices Reporting Service Not Held
UCLA L Rev UCLA Law Review K1 UCLA-L
UNSWLJ University of New South Wales Law Journal K1 UNIV-N
UQLJ University of Queensland Law Journal K1 UNIV-Q
US United States Supreme Court Reports KG363 LAWY
U Tas LR University of Tasmania Law Review K1 UNIV-T
UWALR University of Western Australia Law Review K1 UNIV-W
VAR Victorian Administrative Reports KH155 VICT-8
Vic ACR Victorian Accident Compensation Reports Not Held
Vic Bar News Victorian Bar News K1 VICT-B
Vic WCR Victorian Workers Compensation Reports Not Held
VIR Victorian Industrial Reports Not Held
VLR Victorian Law Reports KH155 VICT-5
VPA Victorian Planning Appeal Reports KH155 TOWN
VR Victorian Reports KH155 VICT-6
WA Indus Gaz Western Australian Industrial Gazette s331.06/5
WALR Western Australian Law Reports KH175 WEST
WAR Western Australian Reports KH175 WEST-2
WCATR Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal Reports Not Held
WCBD (Vic) Workers' Compensation Board Decisions (Victoria) Not Held
WCBD (WA) Worker's Compensation Board Decisions (Western Australia) Not Held
WCR (NSW) Workers' Compensation Reports (New South Wales) KH75 WORK
WCR (Q) Workers' Compensation Reports (Queensland) Not Held
WCR (WA) Workers' Compensation Reports (Western Australia) Not Held
WLR Weekly Law Reports KF60 WEEK
WN Weekly Notes, England KF60 WEEK
WN (NSW) Weekly notes (New South Wales) KH75 NEW-5
WR Weekly Reporter Microfilm Serial/159
WTB Weekly Tax Bulletin KM337.11.K1 BUTT-1
W & W Wyatt and Webb's Victorian Reports KH155 VICT-2
WW & a'B Wyatt, Webb and a'Beckett's Victorian Reports KH155 VICT-2
WWR Western Weekly Reports (Canada) KG41 WEST
Yale LJ Yale Law Journal K1 YALE-L
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