High Court of Australia

The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia. It is mandated by Section 71 of the Australian Constitution.

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Australia - Australian Constitution

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Although the Constitution came into effect in 1901 upon the federation of the former British colonies of Australia, the High Court was not in fact established until 1903. It finally became the court of last resort in 1986 upon passage of the Australia Act; this legislation abolished recourse to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, except with the consent of the High Court, which it has said it will never give. (For more detail on these developments, see Constitutional history of Australia.)

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1901 - Federation - 1986 - Australia Act - Legislation - Judicial Committee of the Privy Council - Constitutional history of Australia

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