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The intermediate courts were reformed in 1973 by the District Court Act 1973, [1] which abolished the courts of quarter sessions and each of the district courts and amalgamated their jurisdictions into a single District Court of New South Wales, with a statewide criminal and civil jurisdiction.
District Court of New South Wales Local Court of New South Wales: Judge term length: Mandatory retirement by age of 72: Number of positions: 52: Website: supremecourt.nsw.gov.au: Chief Justice of New South Wales; Currently: Justice Andrew Bell: Since: 7 March 2022 () Chief Judge at Common Law; Currently: Ian Harrison: Since: 9 November 2023 ()
The Local Court of New South Wales is the lowest court in the judicial hierarchy of the Australian state of New South Wales.Formerly known as the Court of Petty Sessions and the Magistrates Court, there are more than 160 branches across New South Wales where the Local Court has jurisdiction to deal with the majority of minor civil and criminal matters.
The primary courts currently sitting in New South Wales are: Court of Appeal of New South Wales; Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales; Supreme Court of New South Wales; Land and Environment Court of New South Wales; District Court of New South Wales; Local Court of New South Wales; Additional, specialist courts include:
The Court of Appeal was established in 1965, replacing the former appellate Full Court of the New South Wales Supreme Court, [2] and commenced operations on 1 January 1966 with the appointment of the President, Sir Gordon Wallace, and six Judges of Appeal, Bernard Sugerman, Charles McLelland, Cyril Walsh, Kenneth Jacobs, Kenneth Asprey and John Holmes Dashwood.
The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, part of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, is the highest court for criminal matters and has appellate jurisdiction in the Australian State of New South Wales. [1]
The Court of Disputed Returns in New South Wales is a court within the Australian court hierarchy established initially in 1928 pursuant to the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment Act, [1] and since 2017 pursuant to the Electoral Act 2017. [2]
The Court is a superior court of record.It consists of a Chief Judge, severals Judges, and Commissioners. The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal and the New South Wales Court of Appeal, both divisions of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, may hear appeals from the Court, depending on the nature of case.