A plain-English guide to Australian courts commonly hearing class actions, with current public registry links by court.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the court's authority to hear a particular kind of dispute. In Australian class actions, the right court depends on the legal issues, the parties, the legislation relied on, and where the events occurred.
Coverage
These counts reflect the current ClassActions.com.au public registry dataset only. They are not a complete count of all Australian class actions filed in each court.
Federal
The Federal Court is the main national venue for representative proceedings under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth). It commonly hears consumer, shareholder, privacy, employment, financial services and other nationally significant class actions.
States & territories
Supreme Courts are listed for every Australian state and territory. Related matter links are shown only where backed by current registry data.
The New South Wales Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The Victoria Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The Queensland Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The Western Australia Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The South Australia Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The Tasmania Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
The Northern Territory Supreme Court can hear major civil proceedings within its state or territory jurisdiction. Public registry links appear here only where the current ClassActions.com.au dataset has a court-backed matter connection.
No current public registry matter links are recorded for this court yet.
General Information Only
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