HCA

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HCA is the acronym for the High Court of Australia, the nation’s supreme judicial authority and final court of appeal.

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HCA canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of final appeal ⓘ
federal court ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
abbreviation HCA ⓘ
acronym HCA ⓘ
appealTo no higher court ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of Australia ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Australian Government ⓘ
authorityScope nationwide ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Australia ⓘ
building High Court building, Canberra ⓘ
composition Chief Justice and six Justices ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Chapter III of the Constitution of Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
dateEstablished 1903 ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Australia ⓘ
Judiciary Act 1903 ⓘ
function determines validity of Commonwealth and state laws ⓘ
ensures uniform interpretation of Australian law ⓘ
governingDocument High Court of Australia Act 1979 ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom Family Court of Australia ⓘ
Federal Court of Australia ⓘ
state supreme courts ⓘ
territory supreme courts ⓘ
includesPosition Chief Justice of Australia ⓘ
jurisdiction Australia ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
location Canberra ⓘ
numberOfJustices 7 ⓘ
officialName High Court of Australia ⓘ
precedentAuthority its decisions bind all Australian courts ⓘ
role exercises original jurisdiction in constitutional matters ⓘ
final court of appeal in Australia ⓘ
hears appeals from federal courts ⓘ
hears appeals from state and territory supreme courts ⓘ
interprets the Constitution of Australia ⓘ
seat Canberra ⓘ
shortName High Court ⓘ
typeOfCases constitutional law ⓘ
federal law ⓘ
significant common law issues ⓘ

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High Court of Australia → acronym → HCA ⓘ
subject linked to: HCA
High Court of Australia → abbreviation → HCA ⓘ
subject linked to: HCA
High Court of Australia → abbreviation → HCA ⓘ
subject linked to: High Court