Infobox HighCourtcourt name HighCourt of Australia image Australian Coat of Arms.png imagesize 150px ... 2008 File HighCourt of Australia.jpg thumb HighCourt entrance File HighCourt of Australia 3464508241 .jpg thumb Entry hall The HighCourt of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian ... judicial power of the Commonwealth of Australia. The HighCourt was constituted by the Judiciary Act 1903 . The HighCourt of Australia is located in Canberra , Australian Capital Territory . Role ... of Australia blockquote The HighCourt s jurisdiction is divided in its exercise between constitutional ... Australia 01JAC.jpg thumb upright HighCourt building The issue of appeals from the HighCourt to the Judicial .... ref name Hull centenary cite book author Hull, Crispin title The HighCourt of Australia celebrating ... web title Murray Gleeson The birth, life and death of Section 74 work HighCourt of Australia url http ..., in application of article 57 of the Constitution of Nauru , the HighCourt of Australia is the ultimate ... to the HighCourt of Australia from the Supreme Court of Nauru , 1976 ref History The genesis ... of the HighCourt of Australia publisher King s College, London year 2003 isbn 1 85507 124 X ref In 1856 ... hundred years of the HighCourt of Australia publisher King s College, London year 2003 isbn 1 85507 ... to the clauses about the HighCourt in the Constitution of Australia . At the later conventions ... to HighCourt of Australia. Many people also opposed the new court completely replacing the Privy .... ref name Hull centenary cite book author Hull, Crispin title The HighCourt of Australia celebrating ... Court publisher HighCourt of Australia date 15 February 2002 url http www.hcourt.gov.au speeches ... Public Information Officer, HighCourt of Australia date 2 October 2003 url http www.hcourt.gov.au ... work HighCourt of Australia url http www.hcourt.gov.au about 02.html accessdate 10 December 2005 ref ... 10 19 ref File HighCourt of Australia from lake 85856224 .jpg thumb HighCourt building, view from ... more details
who have ever been appointed as Justices of the HighCourt of Australia . The HighCourt of Australia ... australia Callinan retires from HighCourt , Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 31 August 2007 ... or former, have been appointed to the HighCourt of Australia. Nine justices have served in the Parliament ... Chief Justice . Composition of the HighCourt of Australia See also HighCourt of Australia List of Justices of the HighCourt of Australia by time in office List of Chief Justices of Australia ... Court of Australia Official Website Category Justices of the HighCourt of Australia Category Lists of Australian judges HighCourt of Australia ...Image HCA bench 1952.jpg 300px right thumb The composition of the HighCourt in 1952, before the retirement ... the judicial power of the Commonwealth of Australia is vested in the Court. ref Commonwealth of Australia ... 26 January 2007. ref Since the passing of the Australia Act 1986 , the court has been the Supreme ... French , formerly a judge of the Federal Court of Australia , and Justice Virginia Bell , formerly ... McMahon Supreme Court of Victoria Resigned to become Governor General of Australia style text align ... Court of New South Wales New South Wales Court of Appeal former Solicitor General of Australia Retired ... Court of Australia Retired style text align right 34 Sir William Deane William Patrick Deane New South Wales 1931 . 25 June 1982&ndash 11 November 1995 none Malcolm Fraser Fraser Federal Court of Australia ... Bob Hawke Hawke Federal Court of Australia Resigned style text align right 37 Mary Gaudron Mary ... Keating Federal Court of Australia style text align right 40 Michael Kirby judge Michael Donald ... Howard Federal Court of Australia style text align right 46 Susan Kiefel Susan Mary Kiefel Queensland 1954 . 4 September 2007&ndash . none John Howard Howard Federal Court of Australia style text align ... Court of Australia style text align right 48 Virginia Bell Virginia Margaret Bell New South Wales ... more details
Australian law Category HighCourt of Australia cases Category Case law lists by courtHighCourt of Australia Category Australia related lists HighCourt of Australia ... 1908 Registration of Trade Unions incidental to pl. xxxv R v Barger 1908 HighCourt appeal which overruled ... Territory Senators Case R v Federal Court of Australia Ex parte W.A. National Football League ... Parramatta City Council No 1 1981 the court decided to adopt the HighCourt ruling in Mutual Life & Citizens ... v Canadian Airlines International Ltd 2000 Affirms previous HighCourt definitions of a tax. R .... Luton v Lessels 2002 Affirms previous HighCourt definitions of a tax. Cattanach v Melchior ...Use dmy dates date September 2010 This is a chronological list of significant cases decided by the HighCourt of Australia . The Samuel Griffith Griffith Court 1903 1919 Dalgarno v Hannah 1903 the first case decided by the Court Peterswald v Bartley 1904 Dealt with s90 of the Australian Constitution ... dispute under pl. xxxv The Adrian Knox Knox Court 1919 1930 Amalgamated Society of Engineers ... Case R v Licensing Court of Brisbane Ex parte Daniell 1920 Inconsistency between Commonwealth and State ... law of contract. The Frank Gavan Duffy Duffy Court 1931 1935 R v Carter ex parte Kisch 1934 R v Wilson ... left wing journalist Egon Kisch from Australia. Also known as Kisch s case . Found that Scottish ... State Garnishee case 1932 The John Latham Latham Court 1935 1952 R v Burgess Ex parte Henry 1936 ... and reasonable mistake of fact as a defence to some criminal matters. South Australia v Commonwealth ... Renshaw 1951 Deals with the effect of s51 xxxi on s96. The Owen Dixon Dixon Court 1952 1964 O Sullivan ... Society of Australia 1956 cornerstone decision confirming the separation of judicial and executive ... levying excise duty Redfern v Dunlop Rubber Australia Ltd 1964 Regarding the scope of the trade ... The Garfield Barwick Barwick Court 1964 1981 Fairfax v Commissioner of Taxation 1965 Case that considered ... more details
serving on the Court See also HighCourt of Australia List of Justices of the HighCourt of Australia List of Chief Justices of Australia by time in office Category Justices of the HighCourt of Australia Justices of the HighCourt of Australia Category Lists of Australian judges HighCourt Category Lists of people by time in office Australia, HighCourt, Justices ... more details
distinguish2 American rock band The HighCourt Merge List of national supreme courts date November 2009 The term HighCourt usually refers to the superior court or supreme court of a country or state. In some countries, it is the highest court e.g. Australia . In others, it is positioned lower in the hierarchy of courts e.g. in England & Wales . List of High Courts Alphabetically by name of associated country HighCourt of Australia Supreme Court of Bangladesh composed of HighCourt division and Appellate division Royal HighCourt of Bhutan Court of High Commission ecclesiastical court in England HighCourt Fiji HighCourt Germany HighCourt Guyana HighCourt Hong Kong High Courts of India , several courts HighCourt Ireland HighCourt Isle of Man Supreme Court of Israel serves as an Appellate court and as the HighCourt of Justice High Courts of Japan Haute Cour of Jerusalem HighCourt of Lesotho High Courts of Malaysia HighCourt of Maldives Not the supreme CourtHighCourt of Morocco HighCourt Myanmar HighCourt of New Zealand High Courts of Nigeria High Courts of Pakistan , several courts HighCourt of Cassation and Justice Romania HighCourt of Singapore HighCourt of Sri Lanka HighCourt of South Africa High Courts of Spain , several courts HighCourt Sweden HighCourt of Trinidad & Tobago Supreme Court of Uganda HighCourt of Justice United Kingdom England and Wales HighCourt of Justiciary United Kingdom Scotland Law References Unreferenced date November 2009 Category Court systems Category National supreme courts Law stub ko ur zh ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name The HighCourt Img Img capt Img size Landscape Background group or band Birth name Alias Born Died Origin Mount Holly Township, New Jersey Instrument Voice type Genre Pop punk Occupation Years active 2005&ndash 2008 Label I Surrender Records Associated acts URL http www.thehighcourtrock.com thehighcourtrock.com Current members Ben Roth br Kyle Shellhammer Shell br Denny Carvell br John Browne JB br Mike Matranga Past members Lou Cuello Notable instruments The HighCourt was an American pop punk band from Mount Holly Township, New Jersey . ref Staff. http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product DTNB&s site detnews&f site detnews&f sitename Detroit News 2C The MI &p multi DTNB&p theme gannett&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 11B308A8130556C8&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM PUNK, PERSPIRATION & PAVEMENT , The Detroit News , July 26, 2007. Accessed March 1, 2011. Mount Holly, NJ, group the HighCourt hopes to receive some of the Warped Tour magic that s propelled bands such as Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance ... ref They released one full studio album, Puppet Strings in 2007, before disbanding in June 2008. History The HighCourt s name is an alternate acronym for THC , the psychoactive substance found in marijuana . ref name amg Allmusic class artist id p918823 biography pure url yes The HighCourt at Allmusic ref The group formed in 2005 from the ashes of several local heavy metal music metal acts. Members Lou Cuello, Kyle Shellhammer, and Danny Carvell placed an ad for a singer on Craigslist , and formed The HighCourt after John ... HighCourt Convenes for Caffeinated Rockers . The Times Munster, Indiana , December 19, 2007. ref Bedlight for Blue Eyes and Asteria band Asteria .The HighCourt disbanded in June ... reflist DEFAULTSORT HighCourt, The Category American pop punk musical groups Category Musical groups ... more details
The Court of Disputed Returns in Australia is a jurisdiction established by Part XXII of the Commonwealth Electoral Act. The jurisdiction is exercised by the HighCourt of Australia , which can refer cases to the Federal Court of Australia Federal Court . The Court makes determinations on the validity of elections for representatives in the Parliament of Australia . A Court of Disputed Returns is a court, tribunal or some other body that determines disputes about elections in some common law countries, including Australia. External links http www.aec.gov.au Parties and Representatives Candidate Handbook recount.htm Information from Australian Electoral Commission on disputed returns http www.aph.gov.au Senate pubs odgers chap0416.htm Disputed Senate returns from Odgers Australian Senate Practice 11th Ed. http www.comlaw.gov.au ComLaw Legislation ActCompilation1.nsf 0 025B14CCCF57B27CCA2572C200141F72?OpenDocument Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Cth as amended see in particular section 354 Australia law stub Category Australian law ... more details
Citations missing date September 2010 infobox HighCourtcourt name Supreme Court of Western Australia ... of the Supreme Court of Western Australia established 1861 country flag Western Australia , flag Australia location Perth, Western Australia Perth coordinates coord 31.95754 115.859879 display inline,title type Governor of Western Australia Governor appointed by the recommendation of Cabinet. authority Western Australian Constitution appeals HighCourt of Australia terms mandatory retirement by age of 70 positions As many as necessary to deal with workload Supreme Court Act 1935 , s7A currently ... claimed is greater than 750,000, criminal appeals from the Magistrates Court of Western Australia Magistrates Court and appeals from other bodies such as the State Administrative Tribunal . The Court ... of Western Australia District Court and the State Administrative Tribunal. When required, Supreme Court judges may also constitute the Industrial Court of Western Australia and the Court of Disputed Returns . The current Chief Justice of Western Australia Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is Wayne ... one of Western Australia s leading Queens Counsel QC s before his appointment. History of the Court ... cite web title History of the Supreme Court work Supreme Court of Western Australia url http www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au ... Bankruptcy records of the Supreme Court of Western Australia compiled by the State Archives of Western ... Australia Australian Courts DEFAULTSORT Supreme Court Of Western Australia Category Australian appellate ... Justice of Western Australia chiefjudgename Wayne Martin termstart 1 May 2006 termend termend2 Image Supreme court wa.jpg thumb right 250px Supreme Court of Western Australia The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state Australian court hierarchy court in the Australia n States and territories of Australia State of Western Australia . It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil ... Court consists of a General Division equivalent to the Trial Division in other states and the Court ... more details
Citations missing date September 2010 infobox HighCourtcourt name Supreme Court of South Australia ... Court of South Australia established 2 January 1837 country flag South Australia , flag Australia location Adelaide coordinates coord 34.930405 138.599496 display inline,title type authority appeals HighCourt of Australia terms mandatory retirement by age of 70 positions 13 website http www.courts.sa.gov.au courts supreme index.html Supreme Court of South Australia chiefjudgetitle Chief Justice of South Australia chiefjudgename John Doyle judge John Doyle termstart 4 May 1995 termend ... Australia building from Victoria Square, Adelaide Victoria Square . The Supreme Court of South Australia is the superior court for the Australia n States and territories of Australia State of South Australia ... other judge s justices . History The creation of a Supreme Court was unique in the case of South Australia. In South Australia the notion of a Supreme Court formed part of Edward Gibbon Wakefield Edward ... took place in country South Australia. Jurisdiction The Supreme Court exercises both original ... in any other court in South Australia. When exercising its original jurisdiction, the Court is usually ... Australia in both civil and criminal matters, and also from decisions of Supreme Court Master judiciary ... appeals from the decisions of a single judge of the Supreme Court or District Court of South Australia ... Courts of some other States, the Supreme Court of South Australia is not divided into separate ... Court of South Australia are normally heard in Adelaide . In civil cases the Court normally ... Court of Australia from all decisions of the Supreme Court of South Australia by virtue of s 73 of the Australian Constitution . Ordinarily, appeals are taken to the HighCourt only from decisions ... of the Supreme Court of South Australia Judiciary of Australia External links http www.austlii.edu.au au cases sa SASC Supreme Court of South Australia Decisions Government of South Australia ... more details
Court is housed with other federal courts such as the HighCourt of AustraliaHighCourt and the Federal Magistrates Court in the Federal Court Building on the corner of La Trobe Street and William Street The Federal Court of Australia is an Australia n superior court of record which has jurisdiction ... Court of Australia , and superior to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia Federal Magistrates Court . It was established in 1976 by the Federal Court of Australia Act. The Chief Justice of the Federal Court is Patrick Keane . Original jurisdiction The Federal Court has no inherent jurisdiction other than that provided by statute. The Court s original jurisdiction include matters arising from ... Court of Australia also has appellate jurisdiction from the Federal Magistrates Court on all matters, with the exception of family law , where the Family Court of Australia has appellate jurisdiction. Citation needed date August 2007 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 . Citation needed date August 2007 The Court also exercises appellate ... judge Terence Higgins 1 July 1990 also Chief Justice, ACT Supreme Court See also List of Judges of the Federal Court of Australia External links http www.fedcourt.gov.au Federal Court of Australia http scaletext.law.gov.au html pasteact 0 18 top.htm Full text of the Federal Court of Australia Act ... appellate courts Category Federal Court of Australia de Federal Court of Australia .... The Court includes an appeal division referred to as the Full Court comprising three Judges, the only avenue of appeal from which lies to the HighCourt of Australia . In the Australian court hierarchy , the Federal Court occupies a position equivalent to the Supreme Courts of each of the states ... August 2007 Current Judges of the Federal Court Judges based in Sydney Michael Moore judge Michael ... more details
Image Melbourne Federal Court.JPG right thumb The Family Court of Australia , Melbourne is housed in the Commonwealth ... Street, Melbourne William Street . The Family Court of Australia is a superior Australia n ... Magistrates Court , it covers family law matters in all states and territories of Australia ... Family Court of Australia date 21 October 2008 accessdate 2009 01 18 ref it commenced operations ... of Western Australia , 2 judicial registrars and 1 senior registrar. ref name 2008report The Court ... Organisational Structure of the Family Court publisher Family Court of Australia accessdate 2009 ... publisher Family Court of Australia date 17 January 2008 accessdate 2009 01 18 Dead link date ... Family Court of Australia date 18 January 2009 accessdate 2009 01 18 Dead link date September ... Court of Western Australia publisher Family Court of Western Australia date 18 January 2009 accessdate 2009 01 18 ref which has its own Family Court of Western Australia family court . An avenue of appeal to the Family Court of Australia does however exist in relation to judgments in the Western .... ref name familylawact From the Full court, the only possible avenue of appeal lies to the HighCourt of Australia , an action which requires the grant of special leave from the HighCourt. Relationship with Federal Magistrates Court With the establishment of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia ... law services by the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court. A November 2008 ... Court of Western Australia , which the Law Council of Australia, in its submission ... the current family law functions of the Federal Magistrates Court with the Family Court of Australia ... less formal and more family friendly , with a proposal that Court dress Australia wigs should not be worn ... and judicial registrars of the Family Court of Australia wear a black silk gown, a bar jacket with either ... www.austlii.edu.au au cases cth FamCA Significant judgments of the Family Court of Australia http ... more details
The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia . The Perth Registry is located at 500 Hay Street, Perth. Other registries are located at Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, and South Hedland. In the Criminal jurisdiction it hears serious, indictable criminal offences for which the maximum penalty is 20 years imprisonment. In the Civil jurisdiction, the District Court hears civil claims of up to 750 000 and has unlimited jurisdiction in claims for damages in personal injury cases. Decisions from the Magistrates Court and some tribunals can be appealed against in the District Court. The court is low in the Australian court hierarchy . The current Chief Judge of the District Court is Peter Dominic Martino. References cite web title The District Court of WA work District Court of Western Australia url http www.districtcourt.wa.gov.au accessdate 14 July 2005 Government of Western Australia DEFAULTSORT District Court Of Western Australia Category Western Australian courts and tribunals Australia law stub ... more details
The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is the first tier court in Western Australia , a state of Australia . It has jurisdiction in respect of criminal and civil matters, as well as a range of administrative matters. The court came into existence in May 2005 and was the result of the amalgamation of the Court of Petty Sessions of Western Australia , Small Claims Tribunal of Western Australia , and the Local Court of Western Australia . History The amalgamation of the three courts followed from recommendations made by the Western Australian Law Reform Commission . The amalgamation also occurred ... of the court for civil claims would increase from 25,000 to 50,000 as well as the ability for the chief magistrate to establish divisions in the court to deal with specific classes of offenders, such as by establishment of a drug court or a family violence court . Jurisdiction The court is constituted under the Magistrates Court Act 2004 WA . It is an Australian court hierarchy inferior court and it is also a court of record . The court has a civil jurisdiction under the Magistrates Court Civil Proceedings Act 2004 WA . The court exercises the criminal jurisdiction which a court of petty sessions previously had or which a court of summary jurisdiction could have exercised prior to the creation of the court. The court can also exercise any jurisdiction conferred upon it. Composition The Governor of Western Australia can appoint magistrates to the court. The governor can also appoint a chief magistrate, as well as deputy chief magistrates. The court normally sits with a magistrate ... of the peace or two justices of the peace to sit as the court. Caseload About 43,000 civil cases are filed each year in the court. References reflist refbegin Homepage of the court http www.magistratescourt.wa.gov.au ... hansard hans35.nsf NFS 366d64cc69626ae348256df70022dcec? Magistrates Court Act 2004 WA http www.austlii.edu.au au legis wa consol act mca2004214 refend Government of Western Australia ... more details
Court of South Australia, as viewed from Victoria Square, Adelaide . The District Court of South Australia is South Australia s principal trial court. It was established as a court of record by the District Court Act 1991 . Prior to that the Court had existed since 1969 under the Local and District Criminal Courts Act 1926 . Jurisdiction and appointment of judges Judge s of the District Court are appointed by the Governor of South Australia on the advice of the Executive Council Commonwealth ... occasions such as the swearing in of a new judge, the Court sits as a Full Court constituted of all available judges. The main seat of the Court is the Sir Samuel Way Building in Victoria Square , Adelaide . It also conducts circuits in Mount Gambier, South Australia Mount Gambier , Berri , Port Pirie , Whyalla and Port Lincoln civil , and Mount Gambier, South Australia Mount Gambier and Port Augusta, South Australia Port Augusta criminal . Current Judges of the District Court Date of appointment ... district http www.austlii.edu.au au cases sa SADC District Court of South Australia Judgments ... from both houses of the Parliament of South Australia South Australian Parliament . They must retire when they reach the age of 70. Judges of the Industrial Relations Court of South Australia Industrial Relations Court , the Environment, Resources and Development Court, the Licencing Court and the Youth Court, as well as Master judiciary Masters of the Supreme Court of South Australia Supreme Court , also formally hold office as District Court Judges. They are not listed on this page except where they have also served as a District Court Judge . The work of the Court is divided into four areas civil, criminal, administrative and disciplinary, and criminal injuries. The District Court can ..., the Court hears appeal s from various government agency government agencies , tribunals and disciplinary bodies. The Court is usually constituted of a single judge sitting alone or with a jury ... more details
Image FamilyCourtofWA.jpg thumb right The Family Court of Western Australia The Family Court of Western Australia is a Australian court hierarchy State and territory courts state court that deals with Family ... court in Australia. Structure Western Australia is unique amongst States and territories of Australia ... states are dealt with by two federal Courts the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court . The Family Court of Western Australia is an integrated court, in that it combines the functions ... Australia by being referred to as the Magistrates Court at 150 Terrace Rd Perth . In 2008 ... Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court. ref cite web url http www.ag.gov.au www agd ... ref The proposed federal model is similar to that of the Family Court of Western Australia, which the Law ... Court of Australia, Diana Bryant , in her submission, also favoured a single integrated federal family court structured similarly to the Family Court of Western Australia. ref cite web url http ... And Audit publisher Parliament of Australia accessdate 2009 04 04 ref Although a State Court, the Family Court of Western Australia is located within the Commonwealth Court complex, which houses the Federal Court of Australia in Perth, Western Australia Perth . The Court leases part of the building ... and spousal maintenance, proceedings in the Family Court of Western Australia are held under the Family ... Attorney General accessdate 2009 04 10 ref In Western Australia, the Family Court of Western Australia is responsible for the approval of adoption applications in the state. Judges of the court ... accessdate 2009 04 10 ref Surrogacy The Family Court of Western Australia has jurisdiction under ... is also a Judge of the Appeal Division of the Family Court of Australia ref cite web url http www.familycourt.gov.au ... title Judges of the Appeal Division publisher Family Court of Australia accessdate 2009 04 05 Dead ... Court of Western Australia publisher Government of Western Australia accessdate 2009 08 22 ref ... more details
File Victoria Barracks Court Room June 2010.JPG thumb A court room used for Australian Defence Force legal proceedings at Victoria Barracks, Sydney The Military Court of Australia is a court of military justice for the Australian Defence Force set to commence in 2011. It replaces the previous and deemed unconstitutional Australian Military Court ref cite web url http www.abc.net.au news stories 2010 05 24 2907931.htm title Government Announces New Military Court publisher Australian Broadcasting Corporation last Woodley first Naomi date 24 May 2010 accessdate 26 May 2010 ref ref cite web url http www.abc.net.au news stories 2009 08 26 2667865.htm title Defunct Military Court Leaves Defence in Chaos publisher Australian Broadcasting Corporation last Hawley first Samanatha date 26 August 2009 accessdate 26 May 2010 ref and has legal grounding under Section 3 of the Australian Constitution . The structure of the court is still being drafted by the Australian Department of Defence and Attorney General s Department and is expected to be finalised and introduced as a legislative bill to Parliament in 2010 and expected to be established by 2011. References Reflist External links http www.defence.gov.au mjs index.htm Australian Department of Defence Military Justice System Australian Defence Force Australian Courts Australian Government Departments Category Commonwealth of Australia courts and tribunals Category Military of Australia Military of Australia Category Military courts AustraliaAustralia law stub Australia mil stub ... more details
Image Adelaide Magistrates Court.jpg 250px thumb right The Coroner s Court is housed in the Adelaide Magistrates Court building. The Coroner s Court of South Australia is a court which has exclusive jurisdiction over the remains of a person and the power to make findings in respect of the cause of death of a person or fire in South Australia , a state of Australia . History The office of coroner in New South Wales derives from the legal framework inherited from the United Kingdom . The first Governor of New South Wales , Arthur Phillip , was a coroner by virtue of his commission as governor. As South Australia was formerly part of New South Wales , technically, Phillip would have been its first coroner. Structure and Jurisdiction At common law , coroners would constitute a court by virtue of their office. In South Australia, this common law position has been abolished and there is now the Coroners Court of South Australia established. Coroners have the power to investigate the causes of death within their jurisdiction. They also have power to retain a person s remains, order autopsies, and direct how a person s remains may be disposed of. South Australian coroners have jurisdiction to hold inquests concerning the cause of any fire in the state if the State Coroner or the South Australian Attorney General is of the view that an inquest should be held. Where a serious criminal offence has been disclosed during the course of an inquest, the coroner cannot proceed with it if a person ... to the Supreme Court of South Australia . State Coroners The Governor of South Australia may appoint a State Coroner for South Australia. The State Coroner has the function to oversee and co ordinate coronial services in South Australia, ensure that all deaths and suspected deaths concerning ... to a suitable person. References references Homepage of SA Coroners Court http www.courts.sa.gov.au ... of South Australia Category South Australian courts and tribunals ... more details
www.courts.sa.gov.au courts magistrates Magistrates Court Politics of South Australia Category South Australian courts and tribunals Australia gov stub ...Image Adelaide Magistrates Court.jpg 250px thumb right View of the Adelaide Magistrates Court building. The Magistrates Court of South Australia is South Australia s lowest level court. The Magistrates Court has a criminal and civil jurisdiction. In its criminal jurisdiction, the Magistrates Court deals with summary offences, which may be dealt with by a fine, imprisonment of up to two years, community service or a good behaviour bond. In its civil jurisdiction, it hears matters seeking damages of up to 80,000 as a result of motor vehicle accidents, or up to 40,000 for general claims. The Chief Magistrate is the principal judicial officer of the Magistrates Court. Including the Chief Magistrate, there are 36 magistrates in South Australia , based in Adelaide and in metropolitan courts at Christies Beach , Elizabeth, South Australia Elizabeth , Holden Hill , Mount Barker, South Australia Mount Barker and Port Adelaide . All regional cities and country areas are serviced by magistrates on circuit from courts in Adelaide and the suburbs. Current Magistrates of the Magistrates Court Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Mary BOLTON Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew James CANNON Regional Managers Port Adelaide Maria PANAGIOTIDIS Holden Hill Theodore IULIANO Elizabeth Susan Elizabeth O CONNOR Christies Beach Teresa Marie ANDERSON Stipendiary Magistrates William John ACKLAND Teresa Marie ANDERSON Joseph Marcus BALDINO Paul BENNETT Kym BOXALL Richard Dutton BROWN Cathy Helen DELAND Kevin Phillip EDGECOMB Penelope Anne ELDRIDGE John Gerard FAHEY Frederick Robert FIELD Paul Marvin FOLEY Terence Frederick FORREST Alfio Anthony GRASSO Gary Clive GUMPL Robert Bruce HARRAP Grantley Bruce HARRIS Ruth Frances HAYES Mary Louise HRIBAL Theodore IULIANO Clynton Allan JOHANSEN Clive William KITCHIN Koula ... more details
Wikify date September 2010 The Coroner s Court of Western Australia is a court which has exclusive jurisdiction over the remains of a person and the power to make findings in respect of the cause of death of a person in Western Australia . History The office of coroner in New South Wales derives from the legal framework inherited from the United Kingdom . The first Governor of New South Wales , Arthur Phillip , was a coroner by virtue of his commission as governor. Similarly, Lieutenant Governors of Western Australia also had similar powers. The governor s commission also entitled him to appoint others as coroners as required, and this was most likely to have been to justices of the peace. Structure and Jurisdiction Coroners have the power to investigate the causes of death within their jurisdiction. They also have power to retain a person s remains, order autopsies, and direct how a person s remains may be disposed. Unlike coroners in other states, Western Australian coroners do not have jurisdiction to hold inquiries concerning the cause of any fire in the state. Where a serious criminal offence has been disclosed during the course of an inquest or an inquiry, the Coroner may refer that matter to the Western Australian Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration of the institution ... there may be provision for the Supreme Court of Western Australia to grant prerogative relief in respect of the proceedings. State Coroner The Governor of Western Australia on the advice of the Western Australian Attorney General may appoint a State Coroner for Western Australia. The State Coroner has the function to oversee and co ordinate coronial services in Western Australia, ensure that all ... Coroners Act 1996 WA Government of Western Australia DEFAULTSORT Coroner s Court Of Western Australia .... The Governor may also appoint Coroners and Coroner s Registrars. All coroners in Western Australia ... http www.coronerscourt.wa.gov.au Homepage of WA Coroners Court http www.slp.wa.gov.au statutes swans.nsf ... more details
Judiciary of Fiji The HighCourt of Fiji is one of three courts established by Constitution of Fiji Chapter 9 Chapter 9 of the Constitution of Fiji the others being the Court of Appeal Fiji Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court Fiji Supreme Court . The Constitution empowers Parliament Fiji Parliament to create other courts these are subordinate to the HighCourt, which is authorized to oversee all proceedings of such courts. The HighCourt has unlimited original jurisdiction to hear and determine ... on it under the Constitution. The HighCourt consists of the Chief Justice and at least ten and no more than eighteen ref http www.fijitimes.com story.aspx?id 65788 HighCourt Act to be amended , Fiji Times , July 4, 2007 ref ref http www.fiji.gov.fj publish printer 9444.shtml HighCourt promulgation ... may also allow for junior judges, called Masters of the HighCourt Fiji Masters of the HighCourt , to sit on the HighCourt. Section 129 of the Constitution declares that A judge who has sat in a trial of a matter that is the subject of appeal to a higher court must not sit in the appeal. As the membership of the HighCourt overlaps to a large extent with that of the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court, this clause is inserted to prevent a conflict of interest. Until July 2007, under the HighCourt Act , foreign judges appointed to the HighCourt had to be nationals of one of the following countries Australia , New Zealand , Canada , Papua New Guinea , Samoa , Sri Lanka , Tonga , or the United Kingdom . In practice, appointees were almost exclusively nationals of Australia and New Zealand. In July 2007, President of Fiji President Ratu Josefa Iloilovatu issued the HighCourt Act Amendment ... Minister Voreqe Bainimarama . ref http www.fijitimes.com story.aspx?id 65788 HighCourt Act to be amended , Fiji Times , July 4, 2007 ref ref http www.fiji.gov.fj publish printer 9444.shtml HighCourt ... world fiji.htm Jurist Legal Intelligence Fiji Islands http www.paclii.org fj cases FJHC Highcourt ... more details
Infobox HighCourtcourt name HighCourt of New Zealand image imagesize caption established 1841 country ... type authority terms positions Up to 56 website http www.courtsofnz.govt.nz about high history.html HighCourt of New Zealand at www.courtsofnz.govt.nz chiefjudgetitle Chief HighCourt Judge chiefjudgename Hon Justice Helen Winkelmann termstart February 2010 Politics of New Zealand The HighCourt of New Zealand is a superior court of New Zealand . It was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court of New Zealand until 1980. The HighCourt has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under ... from other courts and certain tribunals. ref cite web url http www.justice.govt.nz courts high court.html title New Zealand HighCourt publisher New Zealand Ministry of Justice, T h o te Ture accessdate 2006 01 31 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20051229020017 http www.justice.govt.nz courts high court.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2005 12 29 ref Composition and locations The HighCourt ... Zealand Court of Appeal . The administrative head of the court is known as the Chief HighCourt Judge. Associate Judge s of the HighCourt formerly known as Masters supervise the Court s preliminary ... and Tauranga . Criminal matters The HighCourt deals with the most serious types of criminal offences ... Court ref Decisions of the Environment Court may only be appealed to the HighCourt on a point ... tribunals and regulatory bodies. Australian sittings The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Cth and the Judicature Act 1908 NZ authorise the HighCourt to sit in Australia and the Federal Court of Australia to sit in New Zealand. Orders of the HighCourt sitting in Australia are enforced by the Federal Court of Australia and orders of the Federal Court sitting in New Zealand are enforced by the HighCourt. References references External links http www.justice.govt.nz courts highcourthighcourt home The HighCourt of New Zealand http jdo.justice.govt.nz jdo Introduction.jsp Judicial Decisions ... more details
HighCourt of Justice is the name of several courts In England and Wales HighCourt of Justice HighCourt of Justice for the trial of Charles I HighCourt of Justice Cameroon HighCourt of Justice Zanzibar The Israeli HighCourt of Justice see Supreme Court of Israel The Court of First Instance Hong Kong Court of First Instance of Hong Kong, which was known as the HighCourt of Justice before 1997 disambiguation fr Haute Cour de justice ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Judiciary of Fiji Masters of the HighCourt are judges authorised by the Fiji an Constitution of Fiji Constitution to sit on the HighCourt Fiji HighCourt . Unlike the more senior Puisne judge Fiji puisne judges , who sit on both the HighCourt and the Court of Appeal Fiji Court of Appeal , Masters of the HighCourt sit only on the HighCourt. The first master of the HighCourt of Fiji was Mr Janmai Jay Udit. This was reported in the Attorney Generals Legal Lali and website. He was appointed in 2005. His appointment was revoked on abrogation of the 1997 constitution on 10 April 2009 together with all other judges, and magistrates. See also Constitution of Fiji Chapter 9 detailing the composition and role of the judiciary DEFAULTSORT Master Of The HighCourt Fiji Category Judiciary of Fiji Fiji stub ... more details
Eastern Cape HighCourt is the name of four divisions of the HighCourt of South Africa located in the Eastern Cape province. These are The Eastern Cape HighCourt, Grahamstown formerly the Eastern Cape Provincial Division The Eastern Cape HighCourt, Port Elizabeth formerly the South Eastern Cape Local Division The Eastern Cape HighCourt, Bhisho formerly the Ciskei Division originally the Supreme Court of Ciskei The Eastern Cape HighCourt, Mthatha formerly the Transkei Division originally the Supreme Court of Transkei Currently each of these courts has jurisdiction over part of the province. The court at Grahamstown has concurrent jurisdiction over the area of jurisdiction of the court at Port Elizabeth. When the Superior Courts Bill is passed by Parliament of South Africa Parliament , these four divisions will be merged to form four seats of a single province wide division. SouthAfrica law stub Category Eastern Cape Category High Courts of South Africa ... more details
The North Gauteng HighCourt formerly the Transvaal Provincial Division is a division of the HighCourt of South Africa . It has jurisdiction over All of Gauteng province, although jurisdiction over the southern districts is concurrent with the South Gauteng HighCourt in Johannesburg . The eastern parts of North West South African province North West province the western parts including the former Bophuthatswana fall under the North West HighCourt in Mafikeng . Most of Limpopo province, except for the former Venda , which falls under the Limpopo HighCourt in Thohoyandou . All of Mpumalanga province. It is expected that, when the Superior Courts Bill is passed by Parliament of South Africa Parliament , a new Mpumalanga HighCourt will be established in Nelspruit and the jurisdictions of the North West and Limpopo High Courts will be expanded, reducing the area of jurisdiction of the Pretoria court. SouthAfrica law stub Category Pretoria Category High Courts of South Africa ... more details
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