ACT Supreme Court

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The ACT Supreme Court is the highest court in the Australian Capital Territory, handling serious criminal and civil cases as well as appeals from lower courts in the territory.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
ACT Supreme Court canonical 1
ACT Supreme Court Trial Division 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court
superior court of record
appealsTo High Court of Australia
buildingType courthouse
canIssue declarations
injunctions
canReview decisions of ACT tribunals
country Australia
establishedBy Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
surface form: Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth)
governingLegislation Court Procedures Act 2004 (ACT)
Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT)
governsAreaOfLaw administrative law
civil law
criminal law
handles serious civil cases
serious criminal cases
hasChiefJustice Lucy McCallum
hasDivision court of appeal
surface form: Court of Appeal

trial division
hasJudge Justice Belinda Baker
Justice Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson
Justice David Mossop
Justice Michael Elkaim
Justice Stephen Norrish
hasLanguage English
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme
hasPresidentOfCourtOfAppeal Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory
surface form: Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court
hasRegistry ACT Supreme Court Registry
hasSeal Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory
hasTypeOfCases appeals in civil matters
appeals in criminal matters
judicial review applications
hears appeals from lower courts in the Australian Capital Territory
appeals from the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
hearsCases civil trials without jury
jury trials for indictable offences
isHighestCourtOf Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
jurisdiction Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
legalSystem common law
locatedIn ACT Law Courts building
Civic, Canberra
location Canberra
oversees rule-making for ACT courts
partOf courts of Australia
surface form: ACT Courts and Tribunal system
servesPopulation residents of the Australian Capital Territory

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trial division alsoKnownAs ACT Supreme Court
subject surface form: Trial Division of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
this entity surface form: ACT Supreme Court Trial Division