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| | High Court of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | The court was constituted in 1903 by the Judiciary Act 1903. | | | The High Court is mandated by Section 71 of the Constitution, which vests the judicial power of the Commonwealth of Australia in it. |
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| | High Court of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | The court was constituted in 1903 by the Judiciary Act 1903. | | | The draft included the creation of a Supreme Court of Australia, which would not only interpret the Constitution, like the United States Supreme Court, but would also be a court of appeal from the state Supreme Courts. |
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| | LLRX.com - Update to Researching Australian Law |
| | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. | | | High Court is at the apex of the unified Australian legal system. | | | The 'raw' or 'unreported' versions of all Australian court decisions (and those of many Commonwealth and State tribunals) are available from AustLII; those of the High Court usually within an hour of being handed down by the Court. |
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| | Federal Court of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | It is on the same position in the Australian court hierarchy as the Supreme Courts in each of the states and the only court above it is the High Court of Australia. | | | The Court also exercises general appellate jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters on appeal from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island. | | | The Federal Court of Australia is the Australian court in which most civil disputes and some summary criminal matters governed by federal law are decided. |
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| | Notes_20Week_202.doc |
| | Australian judges are bound to follow the follow the ratio of a decision of a court higher up in the same Australian hierarchy. | | | Only the decision of a higher court is binding on a court of a lower jurisdiction and in the same hierarchy. | | | judgment of a court lower in or from a different court hierarchy. |
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| | High Court of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | Unlike other high courts, such as Supreme Court of the United States, the High Court is the court of final appeal for the whole of Australia with the ability to declare the common law for the whole of Australia, not just the state or territory in which the matter arose. | | | The issue of appeals from the High Court to the Privy Council was a significant one during the drafting of the Constitution, and it continued to be significant in the years after the court's creation. |
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| | Australian Courts |
| | The County Court is an intermediate Trial Court, its civil and criminal jurisdictions placing it above the Magistrates Court and below the Supreme Court in the Victorian hierarchy of courts. | | | The Court exercises appellate jurisdiction over decisions of single judges of the Court, decisions of the Supreme Courts of the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island and certain decisions of Australian State Supreme Courts exercising federal jurisdiction. | | | The High Court is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. |
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| | LLRX.com - Update to Researching Australian Law |
| | The 'raw' or 'unreported' versions of all Australian court decisions (and those of many Commonwealth and State tribunals) are available from AustLII; those of the High Court usually within an hour of being handed down by the Court. | | | High Court is at the apex of the unified Australian legal system. | | | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. |
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| | Business Asia: Litigation is not the way to go in China - Legal |
| | Hence, the role of the Australian lawyer is to advise the client, prepare the case and then leave it to a local lawyer to run the appearances in court. | | | The court hierarchy in China is similar to that in the West and is divided into four levels; Supreme People's Court (national), High People's Court (provincial), Intermediate People's Court (municipal) and Basic People's Court (county/district). | | | Although Australian lawyers can advise Australian and other foreign businesses regarding disputes, they are not given lawyer status when they represent their clients in court. |
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| | LLRX.com - Update to Researching Australian Law |
| | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. | | | The 'raw' or 'unreported' versions of all Australian court decisions (and those of many Commonwealth and State tribunals) are available from AustLII; those of the High Court usually within an hour of being handed down by the Court. | | | High Court is at the apex of the unified Australian legal system. |
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| | LLRX.com - Update to Researching Australian Law |
| | The 'raw' or 'unreported' versions of all Australian court decisions (and those of many Commonwealth and State tribunals) are available from AustLII; those of the High Court usually within an hour of being handed down by the Court. | | | High Court is at the apex of the unified Australian legal system. | | | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. |
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| | Federal Court of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | It is on the same position in the Australian court hierarchy as the Supreme Courts in each of the states and the only court above it is the High Court of Australia. | | | The Court also exercises general appellate jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters on appeal from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island. | | | The court was established in 1976 by the Federal Court of Australia Act. |
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| | Supreme Court - News, Pictures, MP3, Videos and Gossip |
| | Before the federation of the Australian colonies as states of Australia (in 1901), each colony had its own independent judicial system which typically had a supreme court as the highest court physically within the colony Australian court hierarchy. | | | The '''supreme court''' in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a '''court of last resort''' whose rulings cannot be appealed. | | | The Supreme Court of Canada was established in 1875 but only became the highest court in the country in 1949 when the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was abolished. |
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| | High Court of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | The issue of appeals from the High Court to the Privy Council was a significant one during the drafting of the Constitution, and it continued to be significant in the years after the court's creation. | | | The High Court is mandated by Section 71 of the Constitution, which vests the judicial power of the Commonwealth of Australia in it. |
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| | Australian Courts |
| | The County Court is an intermediate Trial Court, its civil and criminal jurisdictions placing it above the Magistrates Court and below the Supreme Court in the Victorian hierarchy of courts. | | | The Court exercises appellate jurisdiction over decisions of single judges of the Court, decisions of the Supreme Courts of the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island and certain decisions of Australian State Supreme Courts exercising federal jurisdiction. | | | The Federal Court of Australia is a superior court of record and a court of law and equity. |
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| | LLRX -- Researching Australian Law |
| | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. | | | The 'raw' or 'unreported' versions of most Australian court decisions (and those of many Commonwealth and State tribunals) are available from AustLII; those of the High Court usually within an hour of being handed down by the Court. | | | The Australian Commonwealth Parliament and those of the States are bicameral, with the exception of that of the State of Queensland which abolished its upper house in 1922. |
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| | LLRX.com - Update to Researching Australian Law |
| | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. | | | The 'raw' or 'unreported' versions of all Australian court decisions (and those of many Commonwealth and State tribunals) are available from AustLII; those of the High Court usually within an hour of being handed down by the Court. | | | High Court is at the apex of the unified Australian legal system. |
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| | The Law Report: 4 February 2003 - Changing of the Guard at the High Court |
| | Michael Atkinson: Although Dyson Heydon is an outstanding candidate, its disappointing for South Australia that weve missed out again; thats 101 years without a South Australian appointed to the High Court. | | | Is there some kind of hierarchy of desirable attributes in a High Court justice? | | | Michael Atkinson: Top of the hierarchy in attributes of High Court judges is ability to do the job, and I dont make any reflection on the competence of Dyson Heydon to do the job, I think hes an outstanding choice for many reasons. |
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| | Australian court hierarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | There are two broad levels within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal level and the state and territory level. | | | The Federal Magistrates Court was established in 1999 to ease the large caseload on the Federal and Family Courts. | | | Decisions of the Full Court of the Federal and Family Courts are binding on Federal Magistrates, as are single judge decisions of Federal and Family Court judges when deciding an appeal from a Federal Magistrate. |
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| | Ian Callinan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Justice Ian David Francis Callinan (1937-) QC AC is a Justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | He was briefed by the Australian government to appear in extradition proceedings against futgitive businesman Christopher Skase in both Spanish and Australian courts. | | | Callinan was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1960 and a barrister in 1965. |
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| | Dyson Heydon: Information From Answers.com |
| | Justice John Dyson Heydon (1943-) is a Justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | Under the Australian Constitution he must retire from the High Court by 2013 when he will be 70. | | | Heydon was appointed as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2000. |
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| | Australian court hierarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | There are two broad levels within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal level and the state and territory level. | | | The Federal Magistrates Court was established in 1999 to ease the large caseload on the Federal and Family Courts. | | | Decisions of the Full Court of the Federal and Family Courts are binding on Federal Magistrates, as are single judge decisions of Federal and Family Court judges when deciding an appeal from a Federal Magistrate. |
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| | High Court of Australia LexisNexis Australia |
| | The High Court is the apex of the Australian court hierarchy and therefore decisions are final and binding on all other courts. | | | The High Court was established in 1901 by s71 of the Australian Constitution. | | | The HC may grant leave to hear appeals from State Supreme Courts and the Federal Court. |
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| | Murray Gleeson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Chief Justice Anthony Murray Gleeson (30 August 1938–) QC AC is the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | Under the Australian Constitution he must retire from the High Court by 2008 when he will be 70. | | | Gleeson was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1963. |
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| | Ian Callinan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Justice Ian David Francis Callinan (1937-) QC AC is a Justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | Under the Australian Constitution he must retire from the High Court by 1 September 2007 when he will turn 70. | | | He was appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1978. |
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| | High Court of Australia LexisNexis Australia |
| | The High Court is the apex of the Australian court hierarchy and therefore decisions are final and binding on all other courts. | | | The High Court was established in 1901 by s71 of the Australian Constitution. | | | The High Court will next sit between the 3rd-6th and 10th-12th of October. |
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| | Murray Gleeson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Chief Justice Anthony Murray Gleeson (1938-) QC AC is the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. | | | Under the Australian Constitution he must retire from the High Court by 2008 when he will be 70. | | | Gleeson was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1963. |
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| | LLRX.com - Update to Researching Australian Law |
| | And the courts of the states and territories also sit within the national hierarchy with either a Supreme Court or Court of Appeals at the local apex, from which appeals lie to the High Court. | | | High Court is at the apex of the unified Australian legal system. | | | Australia was first settled as a British penal colony in 1788, and, although there was a widespread indigenous population, was deemed "terra nullius" (empty land), a finding only overturned in 1992 by the famous land rights decision of the High Court of Australia in Mabo |
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| | Given the importance of authority, it is crucial to know of stare decisis and the Australian court hierarchy. | | | An extension may be granted to either: allow counsel to briefly conclude his or her submissions; or to allow counsel to present any arguments the Court wishes to hear. | | | All moots will be heard as if before the Supreme Court of Victoria. |
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| | The precedent in Mabo now has to be followed by all other Australian courts and therefore our entire system of precedent can be seen, by this example, to be affected by the court hierarchy and court decisions. | | | Mabos Case shows how courts can easily and instantly alter the common law as evident from the High Court over ruling the earlier decision made in the Queensland Supreme Court, and in other Federal Court Cases such as Milirrpum v. | | | Furthermore, the doctrine of terra nullius (land of no-one), which meant uninhabited land was beneficially owned by the Crown at their disposal ((1993) 67 ALJ 442), was overturned to mean that the doctrine of terra nullius was never applicable because of the presence of civilized Aboriginal tribes. |
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