LAW1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Supreme Court Of Newfoundland And Labrador, Parliament Of The Cook Islands, William Gummow
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Topic 9: the courts and judicial power: the judiciary is comprised of many different courts, staffed by (cid:498)judges(cid:499) or (cid:498)magistrates(cid:499, though as we will see, the definition of (cid:494)judicial power(cid:495) is not crystal clear. Between government actors (including state and federal: the presence of institutions that perform this role, and perform them. It is the branch of government which adjudicates legal disputes governments) independently, is seen to be vital to: And other public law values discussed in topic 1. Chapter iii of the constitution deals with the federal judicature, including: which courts are and can be vested with federal jurisdiction (s 71): (cid:494)the judicial power of the commonwealth shall be vested in a. Federal supreme court, to be called the high court of australia, and in such other federal courts as the parliament creates, and in such other courts as it invests with federal jurisdiction. Each state has its own hierarchy of courts, established prior to federation.
