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🇦🇺 Australia · first-instance court

Federal Court of Australia

ReviewedSydney (principal registry)

Hears competition, corporations, intellectual property, tax, native title, admiralty and administrative-law matters, with a Full Court for appeals.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
Federal court of general jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
National federal civil jurisdiction
Seat
Sydney (principal registry)
Established
1976

Where an appeal goes next

Full Court, then special leave to the High Court

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