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Fardon v Attorney-General (Qld) Court: High Court of Australia: Full case name: Fardon v Attorney-General for the State of Queensland : Decided: 1 October 2004: Citations [2004] HCA 46, (2004) 223 CLR 575: Court membership; Judges sitting: Gleeson CJ, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan and Heydon JJ: Case opinions
The Solicitor-General can exercise the powers of the Attorney-General in their absence. The Solicitor-General acts alongside the Crown Advocate and Crown Solicitor, and serves as one of the legal and constitutional advisers of the Crown and its government in the Australian state of Queensland. Thomas Joseph Byrnes, Queensland's first Solicitor ...
Demack was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland as a barrister on 19 December 1957, after which he practiced law in Brisbane for 14 years. [1]During this time, Demack served as secretary of the Bar Association of Queensland, a reporter for Queensland State Reports and editor of the Queensland Justice of the Peace and Reports. [1]
In 2009, Victim Assist Queensland was established to support victims of violent crime and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal was established bringing together 23 separate civil, human rights and administrative tribunals. In 2010, the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council was established.
The attorney-general of Queensland is a ministerial position of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system. As of 1 November 2024 [update] , the Attorney-General of Queensland is Deb Frecklington .
The tribunal was established under the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2009). [2] Civil disputes in which the amount in dispute is more than $750,000 are heard by the Supreme Court of Queensland, while those in which the amount is $150,000 or less are heard by either the Magistrates Court or the QCAT. [3]
The present court is constituted under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld). [2] That Act amalgamated the previous District Court in existence prior to 1967 into the new District Court. The District Court sits in 32 locations across Queensland. Judges also travel throughout the state to hear matters in regional and remote areas.