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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