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The following is a list of courts and tribunals in Queensland as of July 2022: [ 1] Supreme Court of Queensland. Queensland Court of Appeal. Supreme Court (Trial Division) Court of Disputed Returns. District Court of Queensland. Magistrates' Court of Queensland. Children's Court of Queensland. Coroners Court of Queensland.
The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. [1] It was formerly the Brisbane Supreme Court, in the colony of Queensland.. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court allows its trial division to hear civil matters involving claims of more than $750,000; criminal matters involving serious offences (including murder and manslaughter); and ...
Since. 17 August 2020. (2020-08-17) The District Court of Queensland (QDC) is the second tier in the court hierarchy of Queensland, Australia. [1] The Court deals with serious criminal offences such as rape, armed robbery and fraud. Juries are used to decide if defendants are guilty or not guilty.
The Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts Building (often known simply as the Commonwealth Law Courts) contains the Queensland registries of the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia; and the Brisbane registries of the Family Court of Australia, Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. [ 3]
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. [3]
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 ...
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 ...
Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre. / -27.46760; 153.02072. The Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre is located on the ground floor of the Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, Brisbane, Australia. [1] It is Queensland's only dedicated legal heritage museum. [2] The Centre is open 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.