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Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
2 Elizabeth Bay Road Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan	[2014] NSWCA 409; (2014) 324 ALR 142; (2014) 88 NSWLR 488; (2014) 17 BPR 33,911	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	5 Dec 2014	AustLII		78
DPP (DPP) v Dickfoss	[2011] NTSC 4; (2011) 249 FLR 374; (2011) 28 NTLR 71; (2011) 210 A Crim R 166	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	14 Jan 2011	AustLII		13
"Can the Law Speak Directly to its Subjects? The Limitation of Plain Language"	[2011] Journal of Law and Society 376	Journal of Law and Society	United Kingdom	circa 2011	HeinOnline		1
Zhang v Zemin	[2010] NSWCA 255; (2010) 243 FLR 299; (2010) 79 NSWLR 513	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	5 Oct 2010	AustLII		40
Howie v Youth Justice Court	[2010] NTSC 32; (2010) 161 NTR 1; (2010) 240 FLR 103; (2010) 27 NTLR 132	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	25 Jun 2010	AustLII		4
Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship	[2010] HCA 23; (2010) 241 CLR 252; (2010) 267 ALR 204; (2010) 84 ALJR 507; (2010) 115 ALD 493	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jun 2010	AustLII		811
Flaherty v Secretary, Dept of Health and Ageing	[2010] FCAFC 67; (2010) 184 FCR 564; (2010) 115 ALD 315	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Jun 2010	AustLII		9
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJGV	[2009] HCA 40; (2009) 238 CLR 642; (2009) 259 ALR 595; (2009) 111 ALD 30; (2009) 83 ALJR 1135	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Sep 2009	AustLII		257
(2009) 61 Clarity 33	(2009) 61 Clarity 33			circa 2009			1
DPP v George	[2008] SASC 330; (2008) 102 SASR 246; (2008) 224 FLR 269; (2008) 251 ALR 658; (2008) 191 A Crim R 95	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	26 Nov 2008	AustLII		47
"Legislation: A Law Reform Conundrum"	(2006) 27 (2) Statute Law Review 83	Statute Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2006	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		3
"From Foreign Circumstances to First Instance Considerations:Extrinsic Material and the Law of Statutory Interpretation"	(2006) 34 Federal Law Review 103	Federal Law Review	Australia	circa 2006	AustLII		7
M38/2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs	[2003] FCAFC 131; (2003) 131 FCR 146; (2003) 199 ALR 290; 75 ALD 360	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 2003	AustLII		102
(2002) 48 Clarity 35	(2002) 48 Clarity 35			circa 2002			1
(2002) 48 Clarity 34	(2002) 48 Clarity 34			circa 2002			1
(2002) 118 FCR 198	(2002) 118 FCR 198	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 2002	Legal Online / Westlaw		22
Emma Wagner and Martin Cutts (eds)	(2002) 47 Clarity 4			circa 2002			1
"Plain English and the Tower of Babel: Myth or Reality?"	(2001) 4 Legal Ethics 15	Legal Ethics	United Kingdom	circa 2001	HeinOnline		1
Victoria v Robertson	[2000] VSCA 113; (2000) 1 VR 465	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Jun 2000	AustLII		23
"Black Letters - Epistolary Rhetoric and Plain English Laws"	(2000) 9 Griffith Law Review 7	Griffith Law Review	Australia	circa 2000	AustLII		1
Halwood Corporation Ltd v Roads Corporation	[1998] 2 VR 439		Australia - Victoria	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU		42
"Legislative Drafting in Plain Language and Statements of General Principle"	(1997) 18 Statute Law Review 21	Statute Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1997	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		2
Commissioner of State Revenue (Vic) v Royal Insurance Australia Ltd	[1994] HCA 61; (1994) 182 CLR 51; (1994) 126 ALR 1; (1994) 29 ATR 173; (1994) 69 ALJR 51	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 1994	AustLII		299
Smoker v Pharmacy Restructuring Authority	[1994] FCA 1487; (1994) 53 FCR 287; (1994) 125 ALR 577; (1994) 36 ALD 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Nov 1994	AustLII		75
"The Language of the Law"	(1993) 86 Victorian Bar News 21	Victorian Bar News	Australia - Victoria	circa 1993	Informit		1
"Plain English: A Charter for Clear Writing"	(1992) 9 Thomas M Cooley Law Review 1	Thomas M. Cooley Law Review	United States	circa 1992	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		4
Bropho v Western Australia	[1990] HCA 24; (1990) 171 CLR 1; (1990) 93 ALR 207; 64 ALJR 374	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Jun 1990	AustLII		679
"Clear Legislative Drafting: New Approaches in Australia"	(1990) 11 (3) Statute Law Review 161	Statute Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1990	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		3
(1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 522	(1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 522	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1989	Legal Online		1
(1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 726	(1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 726	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1989	Legal Online		2
(1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 75	(1989) 63 Australian Law Journal 75	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1989	Legal Online		2
Encyclopaedia Britannica (Australia) Inc v Director of Consumer Affairs	[1988] VicRp 82; [1988] VR 904; [1988] ASC 55-636		Australia - Victoria	14 Dec 1987	AustLII		15
Accident Compensation Commission v Murphy	[1988] VicRp 52; [1988] VR 444		Australia - Victoria	7 Sep 1987	AustLII		40
Merkur Island Shipping Corporation v Laughton (The Hoegh Apapa)	[1983] 2 AC 570; [1983] 2 All ER 189; [1983] 1 Lloyds Rep 154; [1983] IRLR 26; [1983] ICR 178; [1983] 2 WLR 45		United Kingdom	circa 1983	LexisNexis / Westlaw		55
Padfield v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	[1968] UKHL 1; [1968] AC 997; [1968] 1 All ER 694; [1968] 2 WLR 924	House of Lords	United Kingdom	14 Feb 1968	BAILII		694
Re Davis	[1947] HCA 53; (1947) 75 CLR 409	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 1947	AustLII		384
Cabell v Markham	148 F2d 737		United States	circa 1994	Westlaw		209