Full Court of the High Court

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The Full Court of the High Court is the multi-judge bench of Australia’s highest court that sits to determine significant appeals and constitutional matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court bench ⓘ
multi‑judge bench ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Full Bench of the High Court ⓘ
authorityFrom Australian Constitution ⓘ
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary Act 1903
composedOf multiple Justices of the High Court of Australia ⓘ
convenesFor appeals from federal and state supreme courts ⓘ
appeals from single justices of the High Court ⓘ
constitutional challenges ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
decisionsAre binding on all Australian courts ⓘ
decisionStyle collegial decision‑making ⓘ
function ensures uniform interpretation of federal law across Australia ⓘ
hasPower to declare legislation invalid ⓘ
to overrule its previous decisions ⓘ
hearingFormat oral argument by counsel ⓘ
hears appeals ⓘ
constitutional matters ⓘ
significant legal questions ⓘ
issues written reasons for judgment ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem Australian legal system ⓘ
level highest court level in Australia ⓘ
location Canberra ⓘ
maySitAs Full Bench of seven justices ⓘ
partOf High Court of Australia ⓘ
presidedBy Chief Justice of Australia ⓘ
role determines questions of federal law ⓘ
final appellate authority in Australia ⓘ
interprets the Australian Constitution ⓘ
sitsAt High Court building, Canberra ⓘ
subjectTo doctrine of precedent ⓘ
typeOfCases civil appeals ⓘ
constitutional cases ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ
federal jurisdiction matters ⓘ
typicalBenchSize five to seven justices ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Court of Australia → appealsHeardBy → Full Court of the High Court ⓘ
Full Court of the High Court → alsoKnownAs → Full Bench of the High Court ⓘ
linked to: Full Court of the High Court