Federal Court of Australia
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The Federal Court of Australia is a superior national court that primarily deals with civil disputes governed by federal law and reviews decisions of federal tribunals and lower courts across Australia.
All labels observed (7)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of record
ⓘ
federal court ⓘ superior court ⓘ |
| appealsTo | High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| appointmentBy | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| commencedOperation | 1977 ⓘ |
| composition |
Chief Justice
ⓘ
other judges appointed under federal law ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| courtType |
intermediate appellate court
ⓘ
national court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1976 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Federal Court of Australia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
|
| governingAct | Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 ⓘ |
| hasAppellateJurisdiction |
appeals from single judges of the Federal Court of Australia
ⓘ
appeals from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in some matters ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudgeTitle | Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia ⓘ |
| hasOriginalJurisdiction |
admiralty and maritime matters
ⓘ
civil matters arising under federal statutes ⓘ industrial relations matters ⓘ intellectual property matters ⓘ matters arising under the Constitution of Australia in some cases ⓘ native title matters ⓘ taxation matters ⓘ trade practices and competition law matters ⓘ |
| hasRegistry |
Adelaide
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Brisbane ⓘ Canberra ⓘ Darwin ⓘ Hobart ⓘ Melbourne ⓘ Perth ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| hearsMatters | throughout all Australian states and territories ⓘ |
| judgesRetirementAge | 70 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Australia
ⓘ
federal law of Australia ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationHeadquarters | Sydney ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
hears appeals from certain lower courts
ⓘ
hears civil disputes arising under federal law ⓘ reviews decisions of federal tribunals ⓘ |
| reviewsDecisionsOf |
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in some matters
ⓘ
courts of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
federal tribunals of Australia
|
| website | https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
federal courts of Australia
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Australia (Melbourne)
subject surface form:
High Court of Australia
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Australia judges
subject surface form:
Ngarluma/Yindjibarndi native title determination
this entity surface form:
Australian Federal Court
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Australia registry in Queensland
subject surface form:
federal courts of Australia