List of New South Wales courts and tribunals
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The following is a list of courts and tribunals in New South Wales:
- Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South WalesAdministrative Decisions Tribunal of New South WalesThe Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales is responsible for reviewing decisions of some New South Wales government departments, for hearing discrimination complaints referred by the President of the New South Wales Anti-Discrimination Board, for hearing complaints about professional...
- Chief Industrial Magistrate's CourtChief Industrial Magistrate's CourtThe Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court is the general name given to the Local Court of New South Wales when hearing industrial cases. Local Courts are the lowest courts in the court hierarchy in New South Wales, a State of Australia, and deal with the majority of civil and criminal disputes in the...
- Children's Court of New South WalesChildren's Court of New South WalesThe Children's Court of New South Wales is a court which deals with criminal offences committed by children over 10 and under 18 as well as with proceedings relating to the care and protection of children...
- Children's Court Clinic (New South Wales)Children's Court Clinic (New South Wales)The Children's Court Clinic is a government body in New South Wales, a state of Australia, which prepares independent reports on children in Children's Court of New South Wales proceedings.-Constitution:...
- Coal Compensation Board of New South Wales
- Coal Compensation Review Tribunal of New South Wales
- Compensation Court of New South WalesCompensation Court of New South WalesThe Compensation Court of New South Wales was a court in the Australian State of New South Wales. It had unlimited jurisdiction within the state in workers compensation matters....
- abolished - Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South WalesConsumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South WalesThe Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal of New South Wales is a tribunal that specialises in resolving consumer disputes in New South Wales, a state of Australia. The tribunal has concurrent jurisdiction in respect of certain consumer claims with the normal civil courts of New South Wales. In...
- Coroner's Court of New South WalesCoroner's Court of New South WalesThe name of "Coroners Court" is the generic name given to proceedings in which a Coroner holds an inquest or an inquiry in New South Wales. Coroners have jurisdiction over the remains of a person and the power to make findings in respect of the cause of death of a person...
- Court of Appeal of New South WalesCourt of Appeal of New South WalesThe New South Wales Court of Appeal is the highest civil state court for the Australian State of New South Wales. It forms part of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.-History:...
- Court of Coal Mines Regulation of New South WalesCourt of Coal Mines Regulation of New South WalesThe Court of Coal Mines Regulation was a court established in New South Wales, a state of Australia to investigate mining accidents and to determine certain offences relating to coal mining. The court was abolished on 23 December 2006.-Composition:...
- abolished - Court of Civil JurisdictionCourt of Civil JurisdictionThe Court of Civil Jurisdiction was a court established in the late 18th century in the colony of New South Wales which subsequently became a state of Australia. The court had jurisdiction to deal with all civil disputes in the then fledgling colony...
- abolished - Court of Criminal JurisdictionCourt of Criminal JurisdictionThe Court of Criminal Jurisdiction was a criminal court established in 1787 under the auspices of the First Charter of Justice in the British Empire of New South Wales, now a state of Australia. The Court of Criminal Jurisdiction was the first criminal court in the colony...
- abolished - Court of Disputed Returns of New South Wales
- Court of Marine Inquiry of New South Wales
- District Court of New South WalesDistrict Court of New South WalesThe District Court of New South Wales has jurisdiction to hear most indictable offences . It hears appeals from the Local Court and civil claims up to A$750 000. In some circumstances the amount may be higher, e.g. with the consent of the parties or in motor accident claims etc...
- Drug Court of New South WalesDrug Court of New South WalesThe Drug Court of New South Wales is an inferior court constituted as a court or record. It is a specialist court that deals with criminal offences in which the defendant has an addiction to illicit drugs...
- Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesDust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesThe Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales was established on 21 July 1989 as a specialist court to deal with claims made for dust related illnesses...
- Fair Trading Tribunal of New South WalesFair Trading Tribunal of New South WalesThe Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales was a tribunal that had jurisdiction to deal with consumer disputes in New South Wales. It was established on 1 March 1999 and it was abolished on 25 February 2002.-History:...
- Gaming Tribunal of New South WalesGaming Tribunal of New South WalesThe Gaming Tribunal of New South Wales was a tribunal with jurisdiction to make declarations that premises were being used for the purposes of illegal gaming. The consequences of such a declaration were that the police could enter the premises at any time without the issue of a warrant, and may...
- Government and Related Employees Tribunal of New South Wales
- Governors CourtGovernors CourtThe Governors Court was a court established in the early 19th century in the colony of New South Wales. The colony was subsequently to become a state of Australia in 1901. The court had jurisdiction to deal with civil disputes where the amount in dispute in the colony was not more than £50 sterling...
- abolished - Guardianship Tribunal of New South WalesGuardianship Tribunal of New South WalesThe Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales, an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is a specialist disability tribunal for people with cognitive incapacity, or disability...
- Lieutenant Governor's CourtLieutenant Governor's CourtThe Lieutenant Governor’s Court was a court established in the early 19th century in the colony of Van Diemen's Land which subsequently became Tasmania, a state of Australia. The court had jurisdiction to deal with civil disputes where the amount in dispute was not more than £50 sterling in the...
- abolished - Marine Appeal TribunalMarine Appeal TribunalThe Marine Appeal Tribunal of New South Wales, is a tribunal in New South Wales, a state of Australia, which deals with appeals from decisions of the New South Wales Minister for Ports under certain decisions under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979 ....
- Independent Commission Against CorruptionNew South Wales Independent Commission Against CorruptionThe Independent Commission Against Corruption is an independent agency of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for investigating corrupt practices by state and local officials in the state of New South Wales...
- Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South WalesIndependent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South WalesThe Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales is an independent body that oversees regulation in water, gas, electricity and transport industries in NSW...
- Industrial Relations Commission of New South WalesIndustrial Relations Commission of New South WalesThe Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales conciliates and arbitrates industrial disputes, sets conditions of employment and fixes wages and salaries by making industrial awards, approves enterprise agreements and decides claims of unfair dismissal in New South Wales, a state of Australia...
- Judicial Commission of New South WalesJudicial Commission of New South WalesThe Judicial Commission of New South Wales is an independent statutory corporation of the New South Wales Government that provides continuing education to and examines complaints made against judicial officers in New South Wales, Australia....
- Land and Environment Court of New South WalesLand and Environment Court of New South WalesThe Land and Environment Court of New South Wales is a Court established by legislation giving it exclusive jurisdiction to determine environmental, development, building and planning disputes...
- Land and Valuation Court of New South WalesLand and Valuation Court of New South WalesThe Land and Valuation Court of New South Wales was a court which had jurisdiction to deal with disputes concerning crown land in New South Wales...
- abolished - Local Court of New South WalesLocal Court of New South WalesThere are over 160 Local Courts in New South Wales. Local Court cases are heard by a magistrate without a jury. It hears summary offences as well as indictable offences and committal hearings. It hears civil claims up to $100,000 and has a Small Claims Division for claims less than $10,000. It...
- Local Government Pecuniary Interest Tribunal of New South WalesLocal Government Pecuniary Interest Tribunal of New South WalesThe Local Government Pecuniary Interest and Disciplinary Tribunal of New South Wales is a tribunal which deals with complaints about local councils in New South Wales, a state of Australia. The tribunal began operations on 1 July 1993...
- Medical Tribunal of New South Wales
- Mental Health Review Tribunal of New South WalesMental Health Review Tribunal of New South WalesThe Mental Health Review Tribunal of New South Wales is a specialist tribunal dealing with mental health issues in New South Wales, a state of Australia. It has exclusive jurisdiction in terms of most mental health issues, although it may share jurisdiction on some issue with other courts, such as...
- Police Tribunal of New South WalesPolice Tribunal of New South WalesThe Police Tribunal of New South Wales was a tribunal established in New South Wales, a state of Australia to deal with allegations of misconduct by New South Wales Police...
- abolished - Residential Tribunal of New South WalesResidential Tribunal of New South WalesThe Residential Tribunal of New South Wales was a tribunal which had jurisdiction to deal with tenancy disputes in New South Wales. It replaced the Residential Tenancies Tribunal of New South Wales on 1 March 1999....
- abolished - Supreme Court of Civil Judicature - abolished
- Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Transport Appeal Boards of New South WalesTransport Appeal Boards of New South WalesThe Transport Appeals Board of New South Wales is a tribunal established under the Transport Appeal Boards Act 1980 . It hears certain promotional appeals and disciplinary appeals from transport employees of the New South Wales State Government.-History:...
- Victims Compensation Tribunal of New South WalesVictims Compensation Tribunal of New South Wales- The NSW Victims Compensation Tribunal :The Victims Compensation Tribunal of New South Wales is a Government tribunal established to determine the amounts that may be awarded to victims of crime for personal injury in New South Wales, a state of Australia...
- Workers Compensation Commission of New South WalesWorkers Compensation Commission of New South WalesThe Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales is a tribunal in the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in workers compensation matters....
- Youth Drug and Alcohol Court of New South WalesYouth Drug and Alcohol Court of New South WalesThe Youth Drug and Alcohol Court of New South Wales is the generic name given to a harm minimization program administered through the Children's Court of New South Wales...