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39: 1268: 105: 1282: 490:, the President of the Court of Appeal and the judges of appeal. Apart from the Chief Justice and the President of the Court, there are nine judges of appeal with current commissions. Traditionally two of them are heads of the Common Law Division and the Equity Division, and sit full-time in those Divisions as primary judges. The Chief Judge at Common Law is currently 447:
for special leave to appeal the decision before the High Court. Because special leave is only granted by the High Court under certain conditions, the Court of Appeal is in effect a court of final appeal for many matters.
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and John Holmes Dashwood. The advent of the Court of Appeal was controversial, as it introduced another order and unexpectedly uprooted the established order of hierarchy and seniority among judges of the Supreme Court.
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The Court of Appeal was established in 1965, replacing the former appellate Full Court of the New South Wales Supreme Court, and commenced operations on 1 January 1966 with the appointment of the President,
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in varying degrees of frequency. The Chief Judge at Common Law and the Chief Judge in Equity also sit on the Court of Appeal (and the Court of Criminal Appeal) from time to time.
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The Governor can appoint Acting Judges of Appeal. They have all rights and powers as a Judge of Appeal. There are presently two acting judges of appeal, John Griffiths and
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If a petitioner is not satisfied with the decision made by the Court of Appeal, application may be made to the
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from a variety of courts and tribunals in New South Wales, in particular the Supreme Court, the
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The Court of Appeal, as of March 2024, consists of the
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Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal of NSW
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List of judges of appeal of the NSW Court of Appeal
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NSW Court of Appeal

33°52′08″S 151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E / -33.868918; 151.211628
New South Wales
Sydney
Coordinates
33°52′08″S 151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E / -33.868918; 151.211628
Vice-regal
Premier's
Attorney General
Cabinet
Parliament of New South Wales
Constitution Act 1902
Supreme Court Act 1970
Appeals to
High Court of Australia
Appeals from
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Industrial Court of NSW
Land and Environment Court of NSW
District Court of NSW
Dust Diseases Tribunal of NSW
Workers Compensation Commission of NSW
Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal of NSW
supremecourt.justice.nsw.gov.au
Chief Justice of New South Wales
Andrew Bell
Julie Ward
Supreme Court of New South Wales
court

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