The Federal Court has concurrent jurisdiction over civil matters arising under territory law, a fact which has become increasingly important to the practice of defamation law across Australia.Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1993 (ACT) s 4Crosby v Kelly 203 FCR 451; [2012] FCAFC 96 (Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia).
The Federal Court has concurrent jurisdiction over civil matters arising under territory law a fact which has become increasingly important to the practice of defamation law across Australia.Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1993 (ACT) s 4Crosby v Kelly 203 FCR 451; [2012] FCAFC 96 (Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia).