The following is a list of notable cases that have been considered by the Federal Court of Australia.
| Year | Case | Area of law | class=unsortable | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigration | ||||
| Immigration | ||||
| Taxation | Money from drug-dealing was assessable income; expenses incurred in drug-dealing were deductible. | |||
| First successful native title claim in south-eastern Australia | ||||
| Liability of Internet forum operators for racial vilification | ||||
| Anti-discrimination | ||||
| Competition and consumer law | Cabcharge admitted to predatory pricing and was fined $15 million. | |||
| Electoral law | ||||
| Anti-discrimination | ||||
| Wotton v Queensland (No 5) (Palm Island class action) | Anti-discrimination | The excessive and disproportionate response of the Queensland Police Service was racial discrimination. | ||
| Competition and consumer law | Wellness blogger Belle Gibson made misleading and deceptive claims to have cancer, contrary to the Australian Consumer Law | |||
| 2023 | ASIC v GetSwift Ltd | Competition and consumer law | Businessmen Joel Macdonald and Bane Hunter were awarded Australia's largest ever penalties for breaching continuous disclosure rules |