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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 Industrial Relations Act, 1996 (NSW) established a new Industrial Relations Commission which had an arbitral and judicial function. [4] When in was in Court Session, the Commission was called the Industrial Court of New South Wales. In 2016 the Industrial Court was abolished and its powers transferred to the Supreme Court of NSW. [5]
The Local Court is the lowest court in the court hierarchy in New South Wales, Australia. The Court deals with the majority of civil and criminal disputes in the State. The role of industrial magistrate allows certain magistrates to deal exclusively with and specialise in certain types of industrial matters in New South Wales including matters ...
On 22 April 1952, New South Wales Cabinet approved the purchase of land located at 180 Phillip Street Sydney by the New South Wales Bar Association in order to erect a 13-storey building. The building was intended to house two courts, judges' chambers, barristers' offices, and the staff of the Departments of the Attorney General and of Justice.
District Court of New South Wales Local Court of New South Wales: Judge term length: Mandatory retirement by age of 72: Number of positions: 52: Website: supremecourt.nsw.gov.au: Chief Justice of New South Wales; Currently: Justice Andrew Bell: Since: 7 March 2022 () Chief Judge at Common Law; Currently: Ian Harrison: Since: 9 November 2023 ()
Formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the ACT [44] Paul Stein AM: 2 February 2004: 1 February 2006: 2 years: Judge of the District Court of NSW (1983–1985) Judge of the Land and Environment Court (1985–1997) Ronald Sackville AO: 1 September 2008: 13 July 2019: 10 years: Judge of the Federal Court (1994–2008) Roderick Howie: 6 ...
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]
Of the thousands of judgments delivered each year by the Supreme Court of New South Wales (including the Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal) only a fraction are selected for reporting. [1] Every report contains a headnote drafted by a practising barrister or solicitor, reviewed by an Assistant Editor and approved by the relevant court.