Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 No. 156 of 1976 - SECT 20

20. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act or any other Act-

   (a)  the original jurisdiction of the Court in the Industrial Division
        shall be exercised by a Full Court; and

   (b)  the original jurisdiction of the Court in the General Division shall
        be exercised by a single Judge.

(2) The jurisdiction of the Court in a matter coming before the Court from the
tribunal or authority (other than a court) while constituted by, or by members
who include, a person who is a Judge of the Court or of another court created
by the Parliament shall be exercised by a Full Court.