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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 District Court of New South Wales is the intermediate court in the judicial hierarchy of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a trial court and has an appellate jurisdiction . In addition, the Judges of the Court preside over a range of tribunals.
Acting Judge District Court (1905–1911) Court of Industrial Arbitration (1914–) Industrial Court of NSW (1920–1926) [42] Montgomerie Hamilton: 12 May 1914: 1 July 1924: 19 years, 302 days: Acting Judge District Court (1900–1914) [43] [h] Walter Bevan: 3 November 1914: December 1926: 12 years, 28–58 days: Solicitor General for New ...
The district court (or County Court in Victoria) handles most criminal trials for less serious indictable offences, and most civil matters below a threshold (usually around $1 million). The magistrates' court (or local court) handles summary matters and smaller civil matters.
Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1988–1990) [44] Michael Adams: 28 July 1998: 10 February 2017: 18 years, 197 days: Chief Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission: David Kirby [f] 12 August 1998: 14 October 2011: 13 years, 63 days: Judge of the District Court of NSW (1988–1989) [157] Robert Austin: 31 August 1998: 5 ...
Pages in category "Judges of the District Court of NSW" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Court of Appeal operates pursuant to the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW). The Court hears appeals from a variety of courts and tribunals in New South Wales, in particular the Supreme Court, the Industrial Court, the Land and Environment Court, the District Court, the Dust Diseases Tribunal, the Workers Compensation Commission, and the Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal. [1]
Before Federation, each Australian colony had a two- or three-tiered judicial system with a Supreme Court at its apex. [1] The colonial Supreme Courts followed the model of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales, as the High Court of Justice was known from the 1870s, when it was established by the Judicature Acts. [2]