Supreme Court of Queensland

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The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian state of Queensland, handling the most serious civil and criminal matters and serving as the state's principal court of appeal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of law
superior court of record
supreme court
appealsTo High Court of Australia
appliesLawOf Commonwealth of Australia
Queensland
building Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law
canHear judicial review applications
major civil claims
serious indictable offences
coordinatesWith Family Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
country Australia
courtType state supreme court
establishedIn 1861
fundedBy Government of Queensland
governedBy Constitution of Queensland
Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
handles serious civil matters
serious criminal matters
hasChiefJustice Chief Justice of Queensland
hasDivision Court of Appeal
linked to: court of appeal

Trial Division
hasHistoricalPredecessor Supreme Court of Moreton Bay
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver high-value civil disputes in Queensland
the most serious criminal offences in Queensland
hasSeal Coat of arms of Queensland
hasSecurity Queensland Police Service officers
hasTypeOfJudge Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
hasWebsite https://www.courts.qld.gov.au
hearsAppealsFrom District Court of Queensland
Magistrates Courts of Queensland
isHighestCourtIn Queensland
isPartOf court hierarchy of Australia
isPrincipalCourtOfAppealFor Queensland
jurisdiction Queensland
language English
legalSystem common law
locatedInCityCentreOf Brisbane
location Brisbane
Cairns
Townsville
oversees admission of lawyers in Queensland
partOf judiciary of Queensland
regionServed State of Queensland
linked to: Queensland
subjectTo appellate jurisdiction of the High Court of Australia
uses judge-alone trials in some matters
jury trials in criminal matters

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William Webb employer Supreme Court of Queensland
Courts of Queensland hasPart Supreme Court of Queensland
Courts of Queensland highestCourt Supreme Court of Queensland
state courts of Australia hasComponent Supreme Court of Queensland
subject linked to: courts of Australia
Sir Harry Gibbs memberOf Supreme Court of Queensland
Sir Harry Gibbs employer Supreme Court of Queensland
Chief Justice of Queensland partOf Supreme Court of Queensland
Chief Justice of Queensland headOf Supreme Court of Queensland
Chief Justice of Queensland hasJurisdictionOver Supreme Court of Queensland
Chief Justice of Queensland appointedUnder Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
linked to: Supreme Court of Queensland