The judiciary of Australia comprises judges who sit in federal courts and courts of the States and Territories of Australia. The High Court of Australia sits at the apex of the Australian court hierarchy as the ultimate court of appeal on matters of both federal and State law.
Courtroom 1 in the High Court in Canberra.
In Melbourne, the Federal Courts are housed in the Commonwealth Law Courts Building on the corner of La Trobe and William streets
The Supreme Court of Victoria
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified in the Constitution of Australia and supplementary legislation.
The High Court building, situated on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
Sir Samuel Griffith, first Chief Justice of Australia
Andrew Inglis Clark, prominent contributor to the clauses about the High Court in the Constitution of Australia
The first Chief Justice of Australia, Sir Samuel Griffith, is administered the judicial oath at the first sitting of the High Court, in the Banco Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria, 6 October 1903.