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Constitutional Law—Industrial law—V alidity—Tribunal—High Court—Jurisdiction —Appeal—Competency—The Constitution (63 & 64 Vict. c. 12), ss. 61, 71, 73, 75-78—Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1956, ss. 4 (1), 113 (1), (3), 138 (1) (a) (iii) Judiciary Act 1903-1955, s. 39 (2) (b) (c)—Acts Interpretation Act 1901-1950, 88. 15a, 44.

Section 113 of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1956 (Cth.) pro- vides :— (1.) The Court" (i.e. the Commonwealth Industrial Court) " has jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal from a judgment, decree, order or sentence of a State court (not being a Supreme Court) or of a court of a 'Territory of the Commonwealth made, given or pronounced in a matter arising under—(a) this Act; . . . (3.) An appeal does not lie to the High Court from a judgment, decree, order or sentence from which an appeal may be brought to the Court under sub-section (1.) of this section. . . ."

Held, that sub-s. (3) of s. 113 is a valid exercise of the legislative power to prescribe exceptions to the appellate jurisdiction of the High Court contained in s. 73 of the Constitution.

Accordingly, where informations charging offences under s. 138 of the Con- ciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1956 were dismissed by a stipendiary magistrate and the informant appealed as of right to the High Court,

Held, that by virtue of s. 113 (3) of such Act the High Court had no jurisdic- tion to entertain the appeals.