History of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is a term which has different meanings in different jurisdictional areas, but it is basically the highest court for the jurisdictional area which the court refers to.
So in Australia for example, each state has a Supreme Court.
There is a court of this type in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.
In New South Wales (NSW) this court is actually the longest continuously operating court or tribunal in the Asia Pacific Region.
The court was originally created by an Act entitled "Act to provide for the better administration of justice in NSW and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual government thereof" and is commonly numbered as "4 Geo.
IV, c.
96".
It entered into force on 19 July 1823.
It was proclaimed in Sydney on 17 May 1824.
It is known as the Third Charter of Justice of NSW.
Subsequently as the colonies in Australia developed greater autonomy in their legal and political affairs, new legislation was passed to give effect to the Jurisdiction of the Court.
When Australia became a Federation and the constitutional position of the states became entrenched, new legislation was passed to make the Court an official organ of the NSW legal system under the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW), Part 9.
Later on, in NSW, this was superseded by the the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) and much later on the procedure to be used in the court was altered by the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).
The NSW Supreme Court is now one of the busiest court jurisdictions in the Southern Hemisphere with a very active list in a number of areas such as equity, building and construction, commercial, criminal, probate, admiralty and other matters.
So in Australia for example, each state has a Supreme Court.
There is a court of this type in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia.
In New South Wales (NSW) this court is actually the longest continuously operating court or tribunal in the Asia Pacific Region.
The court was originally created by an Act entitled "Act to provide for the better administration of justice in NSW and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual government thereof" and is commonly numbered as "4 Geo.
IV, c.
96".
It entered into force on 19 July 1823.
It was proclaimed in Sydney on 17 May 1824.
It is known as the Third Charter of Justice of NSW.
Subsequently as the colonies in Australia developed greater autonomy in their legal and political affairs, new legislation was passed to give effect to the Jurisdiction of the Court.
When Australia became a Federation and the constitutional position of the states became entrenched, new legislation was passed to make the Court an official organ of the NSW legal system under the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW), Part 9.
Later on, in NSW, this was superseded by the the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) and much later on the procedure to be used in the court was altered by the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).
The NSW Supreme Court is now one of the busiest court jurisdictions in the Southern Hemisphere with a very active list in a number of areas such as equity, building and construction, commercial, criminal, probate, admiralty and other matters.
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