The following is a list of notable cases that have been considered by the Federal Court of Australia.
| Year | Case | Area of law | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Drake v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs | Immigration | |
| 1984 | Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen | ||
| 1994 | Milpurrurru v Indofurn Pty Ltd | ||
| 1999 | Nulyarimma v Thompson | ||
| 2001 | Telstra Corporation Ltd v Desktop Marketing Systems Pty Ltd | Copyright | |
| 2001 | Ruddock v Vadarlis | Immigration | |
| 2002 | We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock | ||
| 2003 | Commissioner of Taxation v La Rosa | Taxation | Money from drug-dealing was assessable income; expenses incurred in drug-dealing were deductible. |
| 2005 | Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk Peoples v Victoria | Native title | First successful native title claim in south-eastern Australia |
| 2007 | Silberberg v The Builders Collective of Australia Inc | Liability of Internet forum operators for racial vilification | |
| 2007 | Forestry Tasmania v Brown | Environmental law | |
| 2010 | Keech v Metropolitan Health Service | Anti-discrimination | |
| 2010 | ACCC v Cabcharge Australia Ltd | Competition and consumer law | Cabcharge admitted to predatory pricing and was fined $15 million. |
| 2010 | Getup Ltd v Electoral Commissioner | Electoral law | |
| 2011 | Eatock v Bolt | Anti-discrimination | |
| 2011 | Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd | ||
| 2016 | Wotton v Queensland (No 5) (Palm Island class action) | Anti-discrimination | The excessive and disproportionate response of the Queensland Police Service was racial discrimination. |
| 2017 | Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria v Gibson | Competition and consumer law | Wellness blogger Belle Gibson made misleading and deceptive claims to have cancer, contrary to the Australian Consumer Law |
| 2021 | Barilaro v Shanks-Markovina | ||
| 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 |