Supreme Court of Tasmania | |
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![]() The Royal Arms used by the Supreme Court of Tasmania | |
![]() Supreme Court of Tasmania building, Hobart | |
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42°53′10″S 147°19′46″E / 42.886048°S 147.329556°E | |
Established | 10 May 1824 |
Jurisdiction | ![]() |
Location | Hobart |
Coordinates | 42°53′10″S 147°19′46″E / 42.886048°S 147.329556°E |
Composition method | Vice-regal appointment upon Premier's nomination, following advice of the Attorney General and the Executive Council. |
Authorized by | Parliament of Tasmania via the: Supreme Court Act 1959 (Tas) |
Appeals to | High Court of Australia |
Appeals from | Magistrates' Court of Tasmania |
Judge term length | Mandatory retirement by age of 75 |
Number of positions | 7 |
Website | www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au |
Chief Justice of Tasmania | |
Currently | Alan Blow OAM |
Since | 8 April 2013 |
The Supreme Court of Tasmania is the highest State court in the Australian State of Tasmania. Together with the Magistrates Court, it forms the judiciary in Tasmania. In the Australian court hierarchy, the Supreme Court of Tasmania is in the middle level, with both an appellate jurisdiction over lower courts, and decisions made by Court to be heard on appeal by the High Court of Australia.
The ordinary sittings of the Court occur in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie in Tasmania. The Court's Appeal division sits only in Hobart.