Welcome to Court Data Australia

The CDA database allows you to search

• a person's name or
• a company, business or other entity name

​​to see whether they have been scheduled to appear before all types of criminal or civil courts in any Australian state. 

​The data includes all persons involved in the matter, as per the case title in the published daily court lists by Australian courts.

The total records number is updated daily at 6.30 pm AEST

​The extent of the information provided is not available from any other public search resource.  ​

34,827,858
​Criminal Records

7,188,125
​Civil Records

Records are added 3 times per day (M-F). The above records were added/updated at (AEST):  2025-05-18  05:39 PM

The CDA Database is used by: * Banks * Non-bank lenders * Federal agencies * State & Local Government Departments * Legal firms * Accountancy Firms * Insurance companies * Real estate agencies * Recruitment companies * HR Departments * Investigators * Commercial agents * Skip tracers * Researchers * TV, Print and other media organisations * Political Parties * Unions * Sports Clubs * Casinos * Religious Organisations * Car rental agencies * Lawyers * Accommodation providers * Loss assessors * Property rental agencies * Businesses * Individuals * ...... The CDA Database is used by: * Banks * Non-bank lenders * Federal agencies * State & Local Government Departments * Legal firms * Accountancy Firms * Insurance companies * Real estate agencies * Recruitment companies * HR Departments * Investigators * Commercial agents * Skip tracers * Researchers * TV, Print and other media organisations * Political Parties * Unions * Sports Clubs * Casinos * Religious Organisations * Car rental agencies * Lawyers * Accommodation providers * Loss assessors * Property rental agencies * Businesses * Individuals * ...... The CDA Database is used by: * Banks * Non-bank lenders * Federal agencies * State & Local Government Departments * Legal firms * Accountancy Firms * Insurance companies * Real estate agencies * Recruitment companies * HR Departments * Investigators * Commercial agents * Skip tracers * Researchers * TV, Print and other media organisations * Political Parties * Unions * Sports Clubs * Casinos * Religious Organisations * Car rental agencies * Lawyers * Accommodation providers * Loss assessors * Property rental agencies * Businesses * Individuals *

Plus over 50,000 other active CDA accounts

Create an account at the CDA Database

​Create an account to see whether names are in the database, how many records there are for that name and whether the record is a criminal (CR) or civil (CV) matter.

​Paid access from only $17.50 +GST for 12 hours of unlimited searches is necessary to see record details.

Create an account

How the CDA Database can help you ...

as a legal professional

as an insurance company

as a rental / accommodation provider

as a placement agency

as an investigator / researcher

as a business / employer

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as an individual

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All of the potential benefits

Court Data New Zealand + Papua New Guinea

The CDA Database now includes search options for NZ & PNG court list records.

The New Zealand records are from 2018 onwards and are for the:

• New Zealand Supreme Court
• Court of Appeal 
• New Zealand High Court

The Papua New Guinea records are from 2012 onwards and are for the: 

• Supreme Court
• National Court

If you only require access to either NZ or PNG court records, both databases are available with paid access at reduced fees.  For more information please click on the relevant website button below.

Court Data NZ website ..

Court Data PNG website