▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Bolog na ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Jur is dict ional ▁Fact ▁is ▁a ▁concept ▁in ▁Administr ative ▁Law . It ▁is ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁circumstances ▁set ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁stat ute ▁that ▁must ▁exist ▁before ▁a ▁government ▁official ▁can ▁act . ▁They ▁are ▁created ▁by ▁and ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁government ▁authority ▁produced ▁by ▁stat ute ▁and ▁are ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁legal ▁concept ▁of ▁Jur is diction . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁tried ▁with ▁limited ▁success ▁to ▁categor ise ▁them . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁sem inal ▁definition ▁is ▁the ▁English ▁law ▁case ▁of ▁An is min ic . ▁ ▁Some ▁countries ▁like ▁Singapore , ▁India ▁and ▁Canada ▁that ▁have ▁written ▁constitution s ▁can ▁be ▁const rained ▁in ▁their ▁definition ▁of ▁Jur is dict ional ▁facts ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rest raint s ▁in ▁their ▁constitution s . ▁ ▁Australia ▁In ▁Australia ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁has ▁been ▁ret ic ent ▁to ▁define ▁Jur is dict ional ▁facts ▁finding ▁that ▁" The ▁principles ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁one ▁determ ines ▁whether ▁something ▁is ▁a ▁juris dict ional ▁fact ▁are ▁settled ▁but ▁necessarily ▁im prec ise . ▁That ▁must ▁be ▁so ." ▁and ▁that ▁" to ▁define ▁Jur is dict ional ▁fact ▁is ▁neither ▁necessary ▁nor ▁des irable ." ▁Despite ▁this ▁Australian ▁Cour ts ▁have ▁attempted ▁to ▁define ▁Jur is dict ional ▁Fact ▁including : ▁" A ▁condition ▁of ▁juris diction ". ▁" A ▁pre lim inary ▁question ▁on ▁the