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Supreme Court of Victoria

The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in the Australian state of Victoria. Founded in 1852, it is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited and inherent jurisdiction within the state.

Supreme Court of Victoria
Emblem (left) and Arms (right) of the Supreme Court
37°48′51″S 144°57′29″E / 37.81417°S 144.95806°E / -37.81417; 144.95806
Established1852
Jurisdiction Victoria
LocationMelbourne
Coordinates37°48′51″S 144°57′29″E / 37.81417°S 144.95806°E / -37.81417; 144.95806
Composition methodAppointed by Governor on the advice of the Executive Council
Authorized byNone (inherent jurisdiction)
Appeals toHigh Court of Australia
Appeals from
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement by age 70
Websitewww.supremecourt.vic.gov.au
Chief Justice of Victoria
CurrentlyThe Honourable Chief Justice Anne Ferguson
Since2 October 2017

The Supreme Court comprises two divisions: the Trial Division, which oversees its original jurisdiction, and the Court of Appeal, which deals with its appellate jurisdiction, and is frequently referred to as a court in its own right. Although the Supreme Court is theoretically vested with unlimited jurisdiction, it generally only hears, at trial, criminal cases in instances of murder, manslaughter or treason, and civil cases where the statement of claim is in excess of the Magistrates' Court limit of $100,000.

The court hears appeals from the County Court, as well as limited appeals from the Magistrates' Court. Decisions of the Supreme Court are appealable to the High Court of Australia.

The building itself is on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Jurisdiction edit

 
Facade of the Court of Appeal

The Supreme Court has two divisions - the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal.[1]

Trial Division edit

The Trial Division sits with one judge, and usually acts as a court of original jurisdiction for serious criminal matters such as murder, attempted murder, corporate offences and certain conspiracy charges, and civil matters which are considered to involve greater complexity or amounts of money more than would be appropriate to have determined in the Magistrates' Court (whose civil jurisdictional limit is $100,000)[2] or County Court (whose jurisdiction has since the beginning of 2007 been unlimited as to amount). The Trial Division also acts as an appeal court from the Magistrates' Court on questions of law, and appeals from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on points of law, except against an order of the President or Vice-President of the Tribunal. It also hears federal indictable offences such as treason.

The Commercial Court is a sub-division of the Trial Division, composed of specialist judges to deal with commercial disputes.

Court of Appeal edit

The Court of Appeal hears appeals from the County Court and the Trial Division, as well as appeals on points of law from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal against the order of the President or Vice-President, and usually consists of a panel of three Judges of Appeal. In rare cases where it is sought to overrule or reconsider the correctness of a previous Court of Appeal decision, it can sit with five judges.

 
Front facade of the Supreme Court of Victoria
 
Supreme Court of Victoria Front Entrance
 
View of Lonsdale Street facade
 
Supreme Court of Victoria Library Tower Dome

Locations edit

 
The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets, Melbourne CBD, at the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and the County Court of Victoria.

The main buildings for the Supreme Court are located at the corner of William and Lonsdale Streets in Melbourne and in nearby buildings.[3]

The Supreme Court also does circuits to Ballarat, Geelong, Warrnambool, Hamilton, Horsham, Bendigo, Mildura, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Wodonga, Sale and Morwell. In these locations the Court uses the facilities of the local Magistrates' Court.[3]

Current judges edit

(appointment date in brackets):[4]

Chief Justice edit

  • Anne Ferguson (Trial Division from 3 May 2010; Court of Appeal from 12 August 2014)

President of the Court of Appeal edit

  • Karin Emerton (Trial Division from 13 October 2009; Court of Appeal from 10 July 2018; 16 July 2022)

Judges of the Court of Appeal edit

Judges of the Trial Division edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "How the Court works". The Supreme Court of Victoria. from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ Magistrates Court Act 1989 (Vic) section 100.
  3. ^ a b . Supremecourt.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. ^ . Supreme Court of Victoria. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015.
  5. ^ Premier of Victoria (13 April 2021). "New Appointment To Victoria's Highest Court". from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

Notes edit

  1. ^ On questions of law

External links edit

  • Official Supreme Court of Victoria website
  • Supreme Court Act (The Act which governs the Supreme Court) (pdf 459kb)

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Heritage Register Contents 1 Jurisdiction 1 1 Trial Division 1 2 Court of Appeal 2 Locations 3 Current judges 3 1 Chief Justice 3 2 President of the Court of Appeal 3 3 Judges of the Court of Appeal 3 4 Judges of the Trial Division 4 See also 5 References 6 Notes 7 External linksJurisdiction editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Facade of the Court of AppealThe Supreme Court has two divisions the Trial Division and the Court of Appeal 1 Trial Division edit The Trial Division sits with one judge and usually acts as a court of original jurisdiction for serious criminal matters such as murder attempted murder corporate offences and certain conspiracy charges and civil matters which are considered to involve greater complexity or amounts of money more than would be appropriate to have determined 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Appeal decision it can sit with five judges nbsp Front facade of the Supreme Court of Victoria nbsp Supreme Court of Victoria Front Entrance nbsp View of Lonsdale Street facade nbsp Supreme Court of Victoria Library Tower DomeLocations edit nbsp The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets Melbourne CBD at the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates Court and the County Court of Victoria The main buildings for the Supreme Court are located at the corner of William and Lonsdale Streets in Melbourne and in nearby buildings 3 The Supreme Court also does circuits to Ballarat Geelong Warrnambool Hamilton Horsham Bendigo Mildura Shepparton Wangaratta Wodonga Sale and Morwell In these locations the Court uses the facilities of the local Magistrates Court 3 Current judges edit appointment date in brackets 4 Chief Justice edit Anne Ferguson Trial Division from 3 May 2010 Court of Appeal from 12 August 2014 President of the Court of Appeal edit Karin Emerton Trial Division from 13 October 2009 Court of Appeal from 10 July 2018 16 July 2022 Judges of the Court of Appeal edit Phillip Priest 23 October 2012 David Beach Trial Division from 5 September 2008 22 October 2013 Stephen Kaye Trial Division from 2003 3 February 2015 Stephen McLeish 5 March 2015 Richard Niall 28 November 2017 Terry Forrest Trial Division from 13 October 2009 10 July 2018 Michael Sifris Trial Division from 19 July 2010 2 June 2020 Maree Kennedy Trial Division from 25 July 2016 15 December 2020 Kristen Walker 3 May 2021 5 Cameron Macaulay Trial Division from 2010 1 February 2022 Judges of the Trial Division edit Elizabeth Hollingworth 7 June 2004 Anthony Cavanough 8 May 2006 John Dixon 16 September 2010 Cameron Macaulay 22 September 2010 Kate McMillan 8 March 2012 Geoffrey John Digby 19 November 2012 James Dudley Elliott 25 March 2013 Timothy James Ginnane 4 June 2013 Melanie Sloss 30 July 2013 Michael Croucher 30 July 2013 Christopher William Beale 2 September 2014 Michael Phillip McDonald 16 September 2014 Rita Incerti 3 February 2015 Peter Julian Riordan 10 March 2015 Jane Dixon 17 August 2015 Andrew John Keogh 4 April 2016 Peter Barrington Kidd 24 May 2016 Michelle Quigley 19 December 2017 Matthew Connock 10 April 2018 Melinda Richards 24 April 2018 Kevin Lyons 22 May 2018 Lesley Taylor 10 July 2018 Steven Moore 10 July 2018 Andrew Tinney 10 July 2018 Jacinta Forbes 16 April 2019 Lisa Nichols 22 October 2019 Christopher James Delany 2 June 2020 Kathryn Stynes 22 June 2020 James Gorton 15 December 2020 Michael Osborne 15 December 2020 Stephen O Meara 18 May 2021 Richard Attiwill 18 May 2021 See also editJudiciary of Australia List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria List of Victorian Supreme Court cases Supreme Court of Victoria Building References edit How the Court works The Supreme Court of Victoria Archived from the original on 30 September 2022 Retrieved 3 October 2022 Magistrates Court Act 1989 Vic section 100 a b Locations Supremecourt vic gov au Archived from the original on 12 May 2017 Retrieved 22 May 2017 Judges Supreme Court of Victoria Archived from the original on 1 March 2015 Premier of Victoria 13 April 2021 New Appointment To Victoria s Highest Court Archived from the original on 14 June 2021 Retrieved 14 June 2021 Notes edit On questions of lawExternal links editOfficial Supreme Court of Victoria website Judges Historic List Supreme Court Act The Act which governs the Supreme Court pdf 459kb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Supreme Court of Victoria amp oldid 1214466225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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