High Court of Australia

Category: Organisation
Date: 6 October 1903
Sub Category:Government
Place:
State/Country:Australia
URL: http://www.highcourt.gov.au/
Detailed Information:
The High Court of Australia is established by the Australian Commonwealth Constitution. It is Australia's court of final appeal. The High Court's role is to interpret laws and settle disputes between the Commonwealth, States, Territories and the citizens of Australia.

Related Entries

Case Law
  • Northern Territory of Australia & Anor v Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust & Ors (2008) HCA 29 (Blue Mud Bay Case)
  • Fejo v The Northern Territory of Australia [1998] HCA 58 (10 September 1998)
  • Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1
  • Mabo v Queensland 166 CLR 186 (8 December 1988)
  • The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland & Ors; The Thayorre People v The State of Queensland & Ors [1996] HiCA 40 (23 December 1996)
  • Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community v The State of Victoria [2002] HCA 58
  • Yanner v Eaton [1999] HCA 53 (7 October 1999)
  • Western Australia v Ward (2002) [2002] HCA 28 (8 August 2002)
  • Love v Commonwealth of Australia; Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 3
  • Commonwealth of Australia v Tasmania ('Tasmanian Dam Case') (1983) HCA 21
    • Created:Tuesday, 14 October 2008
    Modified:Wednesday, 10 December 2008

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