The Supreme Court of Australia ( English High Court of Australia ) is the court of last instance in Australia , as well as the senior court of the Australian judicial hierarchy. The Supreme Court can make its own decisions, and is also an appellate court. He has the right to assess the legal viability of laws passed by the Australian Parliament and the state parliaments, and also, if necessary, to resolve disputes and issues related to a different interpretation of the country's constitution . The Supreme Court operates under Article 71 of the Australian Constitution , according to which it is this legal institution that is given the right to make the most important legal decisions related to the activities of the Federation. The activities of the Supreme Court and its structure are determined by the Legal Act of 1903 .
Literature
- Burnside, Sarah. Australian Judicial Biography: Past, Present and Future (Eng.) // Australian Journal of Politics and History : journal. - 2011. - Vol. 57 , no. 2 - P. 221 . - ISSN 0004-9522 . - DOI : 10.1111 / j.1467-8497.2011.01593.x .
- Judges of the High Court. - Hawthorn, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia. - ISBN 978-0-09-157150-4 .
- Carter, David J, James Brown and Adel Rahmani (2016) " University of New South Wales Law Journal, 39 (2): 1300. Full Text.
Links
- High Court of Australia
- The Highest Court Documentary film, 1998, DVD. Video clips
- Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) in ComLaw