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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.
This category is for former officially gazetted bounded localities in Queensland. That is, there was an entry in the Queensland Place Names database for the named place as a bounded locality, but a subsequent decision has removed it.
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.
The first sitting of the Queensland Legislative Assembly occurred in 1860. In 1863, Sir James Cockle was appointed as the first Chief Justice of Queensland. In 1866, the District Court of Queensland was established to ease the workload of the Supreme Court. In 1874, the Northern Supreme Court at Bowen was opened, the first to be built outside ...
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The Magistrates Court of Queensland is the lowest court in the court hierarchy of Queensland, Australia. [3] All criminal proceedings in Queensland begin in the Magistrates Court, with minor offences being dealt with summarily , and more serious ones being referred to a higher court on the strength of evidence. [ 3 ]
Judges who have served on the Supreme Court of Queensland, as of February 2019, include: Chief Justice of Queensland Judges of the Court of Appeal Judges Position Name Appointment commenced Appointment ended Term in office Comments Notes Chief Justice James Cockle 21 February 1863 24 June 1879 16 years, 123 days Died 27 January 1895 Charles Lilley 25 June 1879 13 March 1893 13 years, 261 days ...
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.