LLB101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Federal Circuit Court Of Australia, Family Law, Comparative Law
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Queensland court hierachy: high court of australia, court of appeal, supreme court, district court, magistrates court, queensland civil and administrative tribunal (qcat) Federal court hierachy: high court of australia, full federal court --> full family court, federal court --> family court, federal circuit court (took over from federal magistrates court) Jurisdiction: each court has a different jurisdiction, scope of a court"s power to, examine and determine facts, make orders and declare judgment. Immigration: family law, state laws set up in state courts, enforcing contracts, remedies in tort (e. g. negligence, trespass, defamation, land law. Sources of law: legislation, statutes made by federal and state parliaments. International and comparative law: english law influential on australian law, high court has tendency to have regard to/influenced by, comparative law of other jurisdictions/countries. International law norms and rights evidenced by international conventions and treaties e. g. international covenant on civil and.
