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Law and You (Episode 48) Australian court system

High court of Australia

High court of Australia Source: SBS

The Australian court system is structured as a hierarchy, which means that some courts are more powerful than others. Depending on the seriousness of the offence, different courts in the hierarchy will deal with different cases.



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