Criminal Court Jurisdictions

Supreme Court -Court of Appeal ( Appellate Jurisdiction)

Appeals From County Court or Supreme Court trial Division

Supreme Court - Trial Division ( Original Jurisdiction)

Indictable Offences including murder

County Court - ( Original Jurisdiction)

Hears indictable offences except murder.

Magistrates' Court - ( Original Jurisdiction)

Hears summary offences.

Indictable offences heard summarily

Committal proceedings

Bail applications.

Warrant applications

Family Court

Hears Divorces, adoption, maintenance

Coroners Court

Investigates suspicious deaths and fires.

Makes recommendations to police and parliament.

Koori Court

Only hears cases when the crime has been committed by an indigenous person.

Drug Court

Only hears cases when a crime has been committed by a drug addict.

Children's Court

Criminal Division:

Criminal matters involving children aged 10 - 18, except murder

DOLI INCAPAX

Family Division:

Care and protection orders

Supreme Court -Court of Appeal ( Original Jurisdiction)

None

Supreme Court - Trial Division ( Appellate Jurisdiction)

From Magistrates court on point of law

County Court - ( Appellate Jurisdiction)

Magistrates Court on conviction or sentence

Magistrates' Court - ( Appellate Jurisdiction)

NONE