Following is a list of historic cases before the Arbitration Court, and its successor bodies. The links provide access to summaries and judgments of the cases through the Sir Richard Kirby Archives:

• 2004 Redundancy Case
• 2004 Electrolux – High Court – matters pertaining to the employment relationship
• 2003 CSL Pacific Shipping – High Court – jurisdiction to vary an award
• 2002 Working Hours Case
• 2001 Parental Leave for Casuals Test Case
• 2001 Gordonstone Coal – High Court – private arbitration by AIRC
• 2000 Casuals Case – conversion to permanency
• 1997 Award Simplification Case
• 1995–96 Personal/Carers' Leave Test Case
• 1994 Supported Wage System – wages for people with disabilities
• 1994 Superannuation Test Case
• 1994 Public Holidays Test Case
• 1994 Family Leave Test Case
• 1990 Paternity Leave Test Case
• 1987 Ranger Uranium Case – High Court – termination of employment and reinstatement
• 1987 Cram's Case – High Court – managerial decisions
• 1986 Manufacturing Grocers' (Superannuation) Case
• 1984 Adoption Leave Case
• 1984 Termination, Change and Redundancy Case
• 1983 Social Welfare Union Case – High Court – industrial disputes
• 1979 Maternity Leave Case
• 1972 Equal Pay Case – women's wages
• 1969 Equal Pay Case – women's wages
• 1966 Cattle Industry Case – equal pay for Aboriginal stockmen
• 1961 Professional Engineers Cases – 1 and 2 – profession/occupation
• 1956 Boilermakers' Case – High Court – judicial/non-judicial powers
• 1947 Forty Hour Week Case
• 1929 Schoolteachers' Case – High Court – industrial disputes
• 1927 44 Hour Week Case
• 1925 Burwood Cinema Case – High Court – industrial disputes
• 1920 Engineers' Case – jurisdiction – state instrumentalities and authorities
• 1919 Municipalities' Case – industrial disputes
• 1912 Fruit-pickers Case – women's wages
• 1910 Whybrow Principle – High Court – common rule awards
• 1908 Jumbunna Case – industrial disputes
• 1907 Harvester Case – minimum wage