Court Heirarchies (1 Viewer)

[Navjeet]

can anyone explain to me the court heirarchies of the States and Territories? There is a section about it at the end of the Laying Down The Law textbook we use, but my tutor has told me it's not correct, and i don't even understand it anyway

 

[Minai]

The hierachy?

From memory, its something like:

At state level:
Local Court
District Court
Supreme Court (single judge)
Court of Appeal/Full Supreme Court (I forgot if there;s a difference)

Then further appeal to:
High Court of Australia

 

[Navjeet]

oooh...that seems familiar somehow...thanks for that

 

[MoonlightSonata]

 

[Ziff]

Someone didn't do legal studies in high school

 

[Navjeet]

Originally posted by Ziff
Someone didn't do legal studies in high school

lol...yep...damn school didnt offer it!

 

[santaslayer]

BIG ERROR

 

[Navjeet]

Originally posted by santaslayer
Expanded version:

This ones forgotten the Childeren's Court, Coroner's Court and Drug Court.

EDIT: The arrows should be going up, not down. Sorry, it was only a 2 second masterpiece from Word.

Awesome....anyone know where the Land and Environment Court slots in?

 

[Navjeet]

So how do you know from the heirarchies where particular proceedings should be started where their appeals should be directed? Actually, the appeals bit makes sende.....is it basically any offence which doesnt have a specific court (Land and Environment, Drugs, Childrens, Family etc) start off in the Local Court? Gah, I think I'm just screwed anyways...not much point trying to fix that up...

 

[Navjeet]

Originally posted by Asquithian
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/sc/sc.nsf/pages/whoweare_index

ooooh...very helpful! Thank you, I love you Asquithian!

 

[Navjeet]

wow

*thinks she might pass Intro to Law*

 

[Navjeet]

Originally posted by Asquithian
http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34439&perpage=15&pagenumber=2

that link was a mistake, right?

 

[Navjeet]

Originally posted by Asquithian
yes yes it was

lol! Someone, quick, alert the media! Asquithian made...*shock horror*...a mistake!!!

 

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by Asquithian
lol navjeet dont use santa diagram the drug court is in the wrong place...so is the chilrens court and coronors court :|

childrens court and the coroner should be next to the the local court

Page 58 of the Excel HSCX Legal Studies text???!!!

 

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by Asquithian
well i can tell ya its in the wrong place!

coronors court is meant to be next to the local court --- the childrens court is next to the local court ---

it even says so in the NSW supreme court website

OK then, the NSW Supreme Court website definitley beats my measley 2003 HSC Legal Studies Excel text.

I'm sorry if I created any confusion.

*goes and burns the fu*king piece of trash*

 

[santaslayer]

OK, I can confirm that the HSC Exel Legal Studies trash is very wrong. I looked at my Hienemann Legal Studies text and both the Federal Coroner and Chns court is on par with the Local court.

I'm so sorry. Stupid me.

EDIT: P66

 

[Jago]

Originally posted by Navjeet
Awesome....anyone know where the Land and Environment Court slots in?

same level as the supreme court if i remember today's legal studies' lesson.

 

[Navjeet]

ahahaha, after all these awesome diagrams u ppl have found me, i stuffed up part of my exam, and said that if a person wanted to contest a decision made by a sydney council in regards to a development application, that he should go to the distric court.....ahahha....oops....ah well, only one mark i suppose.