District Court of New South Wales
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The District Court of New South Wales is an intermediate-level trial court in the Australian state of New South Wales that hears serious criminal and civil matters and contributes to the development of the state’s common law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| District Court of New South Wales canonical | 5 |
| NSW District Court | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3656703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: District Court of New South Wales Context triple: [Common law of New South Wales, developedBy, District Court of New South Wales]
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A.
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court in New South Wales, Australia, with jurisdiction over serious civil and criminal matters and appeals from lower courts.
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B.
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is a superior national court that primarily deals with civil disputes governed by federal law and reviews decisions of federal tribunals and lower courts across Australia.
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C.
courts of New South Wales
The courts of New South Wales are the judicial bodies that interpret and apply the law in the Australian state of New South Wales, encompassing a hierarchy from local courts to the Supreme Court.
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D.
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
The Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory is a lower-level court that handles most summary criminal matters, minor civil disputes, and preliminary hearings within the ACT judicial system.
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E.
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
The Magistrates Court of Tasmania is a lower-level state court that handles the majority of criminal, civil, and minor matters in Tasmania’s judicial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: District Court of New South Wales Target entity description: The District Court of New South Wales is an intermediate-level trial court in the Australian state of New South Wales that hears serious criminal and civil matters and contributes to the development of the state’s common law.
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A.
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court in New South Wales, Australia, with jurisdiction over serious civil and criminal matters and appeals from lower courts.
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B.
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is a superior national court that primarily deals with civil disputes governed by federal law and reviews decisions of federal tribunals and lower courts across Australia.
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C.
courts of New South Wales
The courts of New South Wales are the judicial bodies that interpret and apply the law in the Australian state of New South Wales, encompassing a hierarchy from local courts to the Supreme Court.
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D.
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
The Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory is a lower-level court that handles most summary criminal matters, minor civil disputes, and preliminary hearings within the ACT judicial system.
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E.
Magistrates Court of Tasmania
The Magistrates Court of Tasmania is a lower-level state court that handles the majority of criminal, civil, and minor matters in Tasmania’s judicial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of record
ⓘ
intermediate court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
District Court of New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
NSW District Court
|
| appealsFrom | Local Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| appealsTo |
Court of Appeal of New South Wales
ⓘ
Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales ⓘ |
| applies |
common law of Australia
ⓘ
statute law of New South Wales ⓘ |
| canAward | damages in civil proceedings ⓘ |
| canImpose | substantial terms of imprisonment ⓘ |
| canSit | with or without a jury in civil cases ⓘ |
| contributesTo | development of New South Wales common law ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| courtHierarchyLevel | intermediate ⓘ |
| employs |
associate judges
ⓘ
judges ⓘ registrars ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Parliament of New South Wales ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Government of New South Wales ⓘ |
| governedBy | District Court Act 1973 (NSW) ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | all of New South Wales except where jurisdiction is excluded by statute ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | John Maddison Tower ⓘ |
| hasChiefJudge | Chief Judge of the District Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
appeals jurisdiction
ⓘ
civil jurisdiction ⓘ criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil claims above Local Court jurisdictional limit
ⓘ
indictable offences ⓘ |
| hasSeal |
Coat of arms of New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Coat of Arms of New South Wales
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.districtcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | John Maddison Tower, Sydney ⓘ |
| hearsFrom | committals from the Local Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| higherCourt | Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New South Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | Local Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| partOf |
court system of Australia
ⓘ
judiciary of New South Wales ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
state of New South Wales
|
| subjectTo | oversight by the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| typeOfCasesHeard |
civil matters
ⓘ
serious criminal matters ⓘ |
| uses | jury trials in criminal cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: District Court of New South Wales Description of subject: The District Court of New South Wales is an intermediate-level trial court in the Australian state of New South Wales that hears serious criminal and civil matters and contributes to the development of the state’s common law.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NSW District Court