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High Court of Australia
Governs Australia
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Source: hcourt.gov.au, checked (+1 more)Who sits on it
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Chief Justice of Australia
Appointed by the Governor-General
- Stephen Gageler Chief Justice of Australia · since November 2023
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6 justices of the High Court of Australia
Appointed by the Governor-General
- Jacqueline Gleeson since March 2021
- James Edelman since January 2017
- Jayne Jagot since October 2022
- Michelle Gordon since June 2015
- Robert Beech-Jones since November 2023
- Simon Steward since December 2020
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of Australia legislation.gov.au · checked
- Stephen Gageler as Chief Justice of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Justice of the High Court of Australia legislation.gov.au · checked
- Jacqueline Gleeson as Justice of the High Court of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
- James Edelman as Justice of the High Court of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Jayne Jagot as Justice of the High Court of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Michelle Gordon as Justice of the High Court of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Robert Beech-Jones as Justice of the High Court of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Simon Steward as Justice of the High Court of Australia en.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Exercise the judicial power of the Commonwealth
Federal judicial power is vested in the High Court and other federal courts (Constitution s 71); the High Court has original jurisdiction in constitutional and inter-state matters (ss 75, 76) and hears appeals from all other federal, state and territory courts (s 73).
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Sources for what it can do
- Exercise the judicial power of the Commonwealth legislation.gov.au · checked
Sources
- hcourt.gov.au · checked High Court of Australia, read 2026-10-12 via Constitution s 71-72 for existence; justices listed from Wikipedia template (see term). For: High Court of Australia
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, compilation on legislation.gov.au, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): Parliament (Ch I), Executive (Ch II), Judicature (Ch III); names and structure of the Parliament, Government and High Court. For: High Court of Australia
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): the sections cited in the description. For: Exercise the judicial power of the Commonwealth
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): office, size and method of selection (ss 7, 24, 35, 17, 61-64, 72). For: Chief Justice of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia template Current High Court of Australia justices, read 2026-10-12: justices and dates appointed. Fallback because hcourt.gov.au was unreachable from the loader; Gageler Chief Justice since 2023-11-06. For: Stephen Gageler as Chief Justice of Australia, Jacqueline Gleeson as Justice of the High Court of Australia, James Edelman as Justice of the High Court of Australia, Jayne Jagot as Justice of the High Court of Australia, Michelle Gordon as Justice of the High Court of Australia and 2 more