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High Court of Australia
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The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system, established under the Judiciary Act 1903 and exercising both original and appellate jurisdiction as the country's final court of appeal. It hears appeals from the state and territory supreme courts and from federal courts, with its jurisdiction rooted in Chapter III of the Australian Constitution, and has sat in Canberra since 1980.
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Founding Year Founded Date Jurisdiction ScopeExercises both original and appellate jurisdiction as Australia's final court of appeal, hearing appeals from state and territory supreme courts and federal courts, with jurisdiction derived from Chapter III of the Australian Constitution. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Australia is a common law country whose High Court sits atop a federal system of state and territory common law jurisdictions.
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