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StatuteMigration Act 1958

Section 484 — Migration Act 1958: Exclusive jurisdiction of High Court, Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)

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(1) Only the High Court, the Federal Court and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) have jurisdiction in relation to migration decisions. (2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) is not intended to confer jurisdiction on the High Court, the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), but to exclude other courts from jurisdiction in relation to migration decisions. (3) To avoid doubt, despite section 67C of the Judiciary Act 1903, the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory does not have jurisdiction in relation to migration decisions. (4) To avoid doubt, jurisdiction in relation to migration decisions is not conferred on any court under the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987.

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