Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 (Tas)

Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999

An Act to provide that certain decisions of the Federal Court of Australia or the Family Court of Australia have effect as decisions of the Supreme Court and to make other provision with respect to certain matters relating to the jurisdiction of those courts [Royal Assent 27 October 1999]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 .

2. Commencement The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

3. Interpretation In this Act – applied administrative law means a law of the State applying a Commonwealth administrative law as a law of the State; Commonwealth administrative law means – (a) any of the following Acts of the Commonwealth: (i) Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 ; (ii) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 ; (iii) Freedom of Information Act 1982 ; (iv) Ombudsman Act 1976 ; (v) Privacy Act 1988 ; or (b) any of the regulations in force under any of those Acts; federal court means the Federal Court of Australia or the Family Court of Australia; ineffective judgment has the meaning given by section 4 ; judgment means a judgment, decree or order, whether final or interlocutory, or a sentence; liability includes a duty or obligation; proceeding includes an initiating application; relevant State Act means any of the following Acts: (a) Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Tasmania) Act 1994 ; (b) Competition Policy Reform (Tasmania) Act 1996 ; (c) Corporations (Tasmania) Act 1990 ; (ca) Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003 ; (d) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 ; (e) Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004 ; (ea) Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012 ; (eb) Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2013 ; (f) a prescribed Act; right includes an interest or status; State matter means a matter – (a) in which the Supreme Court has jurisdiction otherwise than by reason of a law of the Commonwealth or of another State or a Territory; or (b) which has been removed to the Supreme Court under section 8 of the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 ; or (c) in respect of which a relevant State Act purports or purported to confer jurisdiction on a federal court; or (d) arising under or in respect of an applied administrative law.