Talk:Judiciary of Australia

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[edit] jurisdiction

i think it is drawing a long bow to say that state supreme courts have unlimited jurisdiction, there are matters that they can't hear, which must be heard in the federal courts, or high court. thats what i thought. (though often they get to hear cases outside their jurisdiction because of cross vesting legislation). any thoughts? ronanbrother3@hotmail.com —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 211.28.68.216 (talk • contribs) .

I think the distinction that is intended is between a court like the Federal Court, with a jurisdiction entirely defined by statute, and the Supreme Courts which have general jurisdiction, arising out of any matter. I've reworded that part to make it a little clearer. --bainer (talk) 10:34, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] merging

Should this article be merged with Australian court hierarchy? I only pose the query. BenedictX 10:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

In it's present form, yes. It should be an article about the judiciary in Australia but instead is an article about Australian courts. Either merge or re-write to correctly deal with subject matter of its title. Shadow007 (talk) 12:38, 22 November 2007 (UTC)