Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 No. 156 of 1976 - SECT 33

PART IV-APPEALS TO HIGH COURT
33. (1) The jurisdiction of the High Court to hear and determine appeals from
judgments of the Court, whether in civil or criminal matters, is subject to
the exceptions and regulations prescribed by this section.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by another Act, an appeal shall not be
brought to the High Court from a judgment of the Court constituted by a single
Judge.

(3) Except as provided by the succeeding provisions of this section, an appeal
shall not be brought from a judgment of a Full Court of the Court unless the
High Court gives special leave to appeal.

(4) Subject to sub-section (5), an appeal may be brought as of right from a
final judgment of a Full Court of the Court given or pronounced-

   (a)  for the sum of $20,000 or upwards; or

   (b)  in any proceedings in which the matter in issue amounts to or is of
        the value of $20,000 or upwards or which involve directly or
        indirectly a claim, demand or question to or respecting any property
        or any civil right amounting to or of the value of $20,000 or upwards.

(5) An appeal shall not be brought from a judgment referred to in sub-section
(4) on a ground that relates to the quantum of any damages in respect of death
or personal injury unless the High Court has given special leave to appeal on
that ground.

(6) The jurisdiction of the High Court to hear and determine an appeal in
accordance with this section shall be exercised by a Full Court of the High
Court consisting of not less than 3 Justices.