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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.
The Queensland Court of Disputed Returns is a court that adjudicates disputes concerning Queensland Government and local government elections and state referendums in Queensland, Australia. The Court is a division of the Supreme Court of Queensland. A disputed return occurs when the result of an election is questioned.
Appointed Governor of Queensland: Tim Carmody: 8 July 2014: 1 July 2015: 358 days Chief Magistrate, Magistrates Court (2013-2014) Judge, District Court (Qld) (2013-2014) Judge, Family Court of Australia (2003-2008) Catherine Holmes: 11 September 2015: 19 March 2022: 6 years, 189 days [5] Helen Bowskill: 19 March 2022: 2 years, 311 days Acting ...
The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. [1] It was formerly the Brisbane Supreme Court, in the colony of Queensland.. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court allows its trial division to hear civil matters involving claims of more than $750,000; criminal matters involving serious offences (including murder and manslaughter); and ...
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as the Mabo case or simply Mabo) is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia. [1] It was brought by Eddie Mabo and others against the State of Queensland , and decided on 3 June 1992.
Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen, [1] was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 11 May 1982. It concerned the constitutional validity of parts of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, and the discriminatory acts of the Government of Queensland in blocking the purchase of land by Aboriginal people in northern Queensland.
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 decision balanced the rights of the pastoralists and the rights of Aboriginal people, but placed the primacy of pastoral title over native title. Richard Bartlett argues that the decision placed great significance on the principle of equality at common law. [23] Philip Hunter notes that criticism of the High Court was "totally unjustified ...