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font-style:italic; padding-bottom:0.2em;">Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR) <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Commonwealth+Law+Reports+%28CLR%29&rft.date=April+1903%E2%80%93&rft.pub=Lawbook+Co.%2C+a+division+of+%5B%5BThomson+Reuters%5D%5D&rft.place=%5B%5BAustralia%5D%5D"></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CLRs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/CLRs.jpg/200px-CLRs.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/CLRs.jpg/300px-CLRs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/CLRs.jpg/400px-CLRs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4080" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Selected volumes of the CLRs.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editors</th><td class="infobox-data">Paul Vout KC and Peter Willis SC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Law_Report" class="mw-redirect" title="Law Report">Law Report</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Lawbook Co., a division of <a href="/wiki/Thomson_Reuters" title="Thomson Reuters">Thomson Reuters</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">April 1903–</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media type</th><td class="infobox-data">Print / Online</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Commonwealth Law Reports</b> (<b>CLR</b>) (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:0069-7133">0069-7133</a>) are the <a href="/wiki/Law_report#Official_and_unofficial_case_law_reporting" title="Law report">authorised reports</a> of decisions of the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" title="High Court of Australia">High Court of Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thomson-clrs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomson-clrs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Commonwealth Law Reports are published by the Lawbook Company, a division of <a href="/wiki/Thomson_Reuters" title="Thomson Reuters">Thomson Reuters</a>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Merralls&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Merralls (page does not exist)">James Merralls</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Order of Australia">AM</a> <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">QC</a> was the editor of the Reports from 1969 until his death in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-french-merralls-speech_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-french-merralls-speech-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current editors are Paul Vout KC and Peter Willis SC. </p><p>Each reported judgment includes a <a href="/wiki/Headnote" title="Headnote">headnote</a> written by an expert reporter (by convention, a practising barrister) which, as an authorised report, has been approved by the High Court. The current reporters are as follows: </p> <ul><li>Hannah Canham</li> <li>Roshan Chaile</li> <li>Bora Kaplan</li> <li>James McComish</li> <li>William Newland</li> <li>Jakub Patela</li> <li>Stephen Puttick</li> <li>Daniel Reynolds</li> <li>Marcus Roberts</li> <li>Alexander Solomon-Bridge</li> <li>Ahmed Terzic</li> <li>Julia Wang</li> <li>Michael Wells</li> <li>Radhika Withana</li></ul> <p>The headnotes include a summary of counsel's legal arguments. The Reports also include tables of cases reported, affirmed, reversed, overruled, applied or judicially commented on and cited. </p><p>The Reports are available in PDF format from <a href="/wiki/Westlaw" title="Westlaw">Westlaw</a> AU.<sup id="cite_ref-thomson-westlaw_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thomson-westlaw-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scans of the first 100 volumes of the Reports, covering cases from 1903 to 1959, were freely published on the High Court's website and on BarNet JADE as part of the <i>One-100</i> project.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Editors_and_reporters">Editors and reporters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commonwealth_Law_Reports&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Editors and reporters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The editors of the Commonwealth Law Reports from time to time have been as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Editors of the Commonwealth Law Reports </caption> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Editor </th> <th>Volumes </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>James C Anderson </td> <td>1–18 </td> <td>1903–1914 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Alfred H Hayball </td> <td>19–50 </td> <td>1914–1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>E F Healy </td> <td>49–64 </td> <td>1933–1941 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>H Headen Cuthbert (Assistant Editor) </td> <td>51–58 </td> <td>1934–1937 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>B Sugerman KC </td> <td>64–70 </td> <td>1940–1945 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>B P Macfarlan QC </td> <td>70–99 </td> <td>1945–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>R A Howell </td> <td>99–120 </td> <td>1957–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>A J Leslie (Assistant Editor) </td> <td>114 </td> <td>1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>M G Morley (Assistant Editor) </td> <td>117–122 </td> <td>1967–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>J D Merralls AM QC </td> <td>118–257 </td> <td>1968–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>C J Horan KC </td> <td>256–275 </td> <td>2016–2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>P T Vout KC </td> <td>256– </td> <td>2016– </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>P G Willis SC </td> <td>276– </td> <td>2024– </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The reporters of the Commonwealth Law Reports from time to time have been as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Reporters of the Commonwealth Law Reports </caption> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Reporter </th> <th>Volumes </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>W A Barton </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1903–1904 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Bennet Langton </td> <td>1–41 </td> <td>1903–1929 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>H E Manning </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td>1903–1906 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>C A White </td> <td>1–10 </td> <td>1903–1910 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>N G Pilcher </td> <td>3–4 </td> <td>1905–1907 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>H V Jaques </td> <td>5–12 </td> <td>1908–1911 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>C E Weigall </td> <td>9–12 </td> <td>1910–1911 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Norman McGhie </td> <td>16–19 </td> <td>1912–1915 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>D Gavan Duffy </td> <td>17–20 </td> <td>1913–1915 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>A L Campbell </td> <td>18–19 </td> <td>1914–1915 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>R T Gore </td> <td>20–22 </td> <td>1915–1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>C A Weston </td> <td>21–26 </td> <td>1915–1919 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>Neil McTague </td> <td>25–38 </td> <td>1918–1927 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>J L Wassell </td> <td>30–39 </td> <td>1921–1927 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td>P V Feltham </td> <td>38–39 </td> <td>1926–1927 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td>E F Healy </td> <td>39–42, 66–86 </td> <td>1926–1930, 1942–1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>G S Reed </td> <td>39–40 </td> <td>1926–1928 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td>B J Jeffries </td> <td>39–90 </td> <td>1926–1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>Joseph Bales </td> <td>40–104 </td> <td>1927–1961 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td>H Dallas Wiseman </td> <td>41–66 </td> <td>1928–1943 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>C C Brebner </td> <td>41–83 </td> <td>1928–1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td>R C Wright </td> <td>44–79 </td> <td>1930–1949 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td>Oliver J Gillard </td> <td>62–68 </td> <td>1939–1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td>B Buller Murphy </td> <td>66 </td> <td>1942–1943 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td>F T P Burt QC </td> <td>78–102 </td> <td>1948–1960 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>J R Rex </td> <td>79–87 </td> <td>1949–1953 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td>Brian Hunter </td> <td>83–125 </td> <td>1950–1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td>Russell D Barton </td> <td>86–102 </td> <td>1952–1960 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td>G D Needham </td> <td>88–93 </td> <td>1953–1956 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td>M G Everett </td> <td>88–95 </td> <td>1953–1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td>R A Howell </td> <td>90–98 </td> <td>1953–1958 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td>W J Cuthbert </td> <td>91–92 </td> <td>1954–1955 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td>J M Macrossan </td> <td>93–95 </td> <td>1954–1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td>T J Lehane </td> <td>96–111 </td> <td>1956–1964 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td>G H Smith </td> <td>99–105 </td> <td>1957–1961 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td>Richard H Searby </td> <td>99–103 </td> <td>1957–1960 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td>C S C Sheller </td> <td>101–114 </td> <td>1959–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td>J D Merralls </td> <td>103–117 </td> <td>1959–1968 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td>G A Kennedy </td> <td>103–139 </td> <td>1959–1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td>R K Todd </td> <td>103–104 </td> <td>1959–1961 </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td>J D Phillips </td> <td>104–109 </td> <td>1960–1964 </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td>R C Tadgell </td> <td>105–108 </td> <td>1960–1963 </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td>R L Hunter </td> <td>106–111 </td> <td>1961–1964 </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td>B M Debelle QC </td> <td>106–154 </td> <td>1961–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td>C Brettingham-Moore </td> <td>106–120 </td> <td>1961–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>46 </td> <td>I C F Spry </td> <td>109–134 </td> <td>1963–1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td>R Smart </td> <td>112–114 </td> <td>1964–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td>48 </td> <td>Rodney Parker </td> <td>112–115 </td> <td>1964–1966 </td></tr> <tr> <td>49 </td> <td>M G Morley </td> <td>112–127 </td> <td>1964–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>50 </td> <td>Michael Lazar </td> <td>115–116 </td> <td>1965–1967 </td></tr> <tr> <td>51 </td> <td>Peter R Graham </td> <td>116–119 </td> <td>1966–1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td>52 </td> <td>Naida Haxton </td> <td>116–123 </td> <td>1966–1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53 </td> <td>R A Sundberg QC </td> <td>118–183 </td> <td>1968–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>54 </td> <td>G K Downes </td> <td>120–140 </td> <td>1969–1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>54 </td> <td>H G Fryberg QC </td> <td>120–154 </td> <td>1969–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>55 </td> <td>R M Webster </td> <td>121–140 </td> <td>1969–1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>56 </td> <td>A C Archibald </td> <td>129–136 </td> <td>1972–1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>57 </td> <td>R C Macaw </td> <td>133–144 </td> <td>1974–1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>58 </td> <td>M W D White </td> <td>133–152 </td> <td>1974–1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td>59 </td> <td>C J S M Carr </td> <td>137–177 </td> <td>1976–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>60 </td> <td>J H Karkar </td> <td>141–159 </td> <td>1978–1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td>61 </td> <td>J G Santamaria </td> <td>141–168 </td> <td>1978–1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td>62 </td> <td>J M Bennett </td> <td>155–182 </td> <td>1983–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>63 </td> <td>M Sloss </td> <td>166–182 </td> <td>1988–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>64 </td> <td>J D Elliott </td> <td>173–197 </td> <td>1991–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>65 </td> <td>K H Bell QC </td> <td>183–189 </td> <td>1994–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>66 </td> <td>G S Clarke SC </td> <td>183–252 </td> <td>1994–2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>67 </td> <td>S G E McLeish </td> <td>183–221 </td> <td>1994–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>68 </td> <td>D S Mortimer </td> <td>183–190 </td> <td>1994–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>69 </td> <td>C M Caleo </td> <td>188–208 </td> <td>1996–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>70 </td> <td>G B Johnston </td> <td>188–195 </td> <td>1996–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>71 </td> <td>M K Moshinsky SC </td> <td>189–231 </td> <td>1997–2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td>72 </td> <td>W A Harris </td> <td>190 </td> <td>1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>73 </td> <td>D J Batt </td> <td>193–223 </td> <td>1998–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>74 </td> <td>M Y Bearman </td> <td>193–250 </td> <td>1998–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>75 </td> <td>P D Crutchfield </td> <td>194–220 </td> <td>1998–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>76 </td> <td>J E Richards </td> <td>194–228 </td> <td>1998–2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>77 </td> <td>P G Willis SC </td> <td>199–256, 269 </td> <td>1999–2016, 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td>78 </td> <td>D W Bennett </td> <td>202–208 </td> <td>2000–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>79 </td> <td>L G De Ferrari </td> <td>209–242 </td> <td>2001–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>80 </td> <td>C J Horan KC </td> <td>209–256 </td> <td>2001–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>81 </td> <td>P T Vout </td> <td>209–256 </td> <td>2001–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>82 </td> <td>S P Donaghue </td> <td>210–220 </td> <td>2003–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>83 </td> <td>G J Ahern </td> <td>221–242 </td> <td>2006–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>84 </td> <td>M I Borsky </td> <td>222–257 </td> <td>2006–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>85 </td> <td>E M Kingston </td> <td>223–235 </td> <td>2005–2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>86 </td> <td>C K M Lye </td> <td>224–250 </td> <td>2005–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>87 </td> <td>J A Redwood </td> <td>224–258 </td> <td>2005–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>88 </td> <td>C G Button </td> <td>227–256 </td> <td>2005–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>89 </td> <td>D F C Thomas </td> <td>227–240 </td> <td>2005–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td>90 </td> <td>A D Pound SC </td> <td>232–277 </td> <td>2008–2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>91 </td> <td>C P Young </td> <td>235–256 </td> <td>2007–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>92 </td> <td>P D Herzfeld </td> <td>240–257 </td> <td>2009–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>93 </td> <td>N M Wood </td> <td>243–263 </td> <td>2011–2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>94 </td> <td>B W Jellis </td> <td>244–254 </td> <td>2011–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>95 </td> <td>A M Dinelli KC </td> <td>246–267 </td> <td>2012–2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>96 </td> <td>A F Solomon-Bridge </td> <td>248– </td> <td>2012– </td></tr> <tr> <td>97 </td> <td>C J Tran </td> <td>253–270 </td> <td>2013–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>98 </td> <td>H A Tiplady </td> <td>255–263 </td> <td>2014–2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>99 </td> <td>R Chaile </td> <td>258– </td> <td>2015– </td></tr> <tr> <td>100 </td> <td>M A Hosking </td> <td>258–268 </td> <td>2015–2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td>101 </td> <td>J A G McComish </td> <td>258– </td> <td>2015– </td></tr> <tr> <td>102 </td> <td>S Zeleznikow </td> <td>258–270 </td> <td>2015–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>103 </td> <td>O M Ciolek </td> <td>259–272 </td> <td>2016–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>104 </td> <td>R W Kruse </td> <td>259–271 </td> <td>2016–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td>105 </td> <td>M J Wells </td> <td>259– </td> <td>2016– </td></tr> <tr> <td>106 </td> <td>R Withana </td> <td>260– </td> <td>2016– </td></tr> <tr> <td>107 </td> <td>J Anthony-Shaw </td> <td>261–262 </td> <td>2016–2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td>108 </td> <td>W J Newland </td> <td>268- </td> <td>2019- </td></tr> <tr> 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