The Law Handbook 2024

14 Section 1: Understanding our laws and courts FEDERAL STATE High Court of Australia Victorian Court of Appeal Full Court of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Full Court of the Federal Court Supreme Court of Victoria Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Federal Court of Australia Australian Industrial Relations Commission Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Tribunals including: Native Title Tribunal Administrative Appeals Tribunal (note that the Social Security Appeals Tribunal, Migration Review Tribunal, and Refugee Review Tribunal merged with the AAT on 1 July 2015). Coroners Court County Court of Victoria (plus the Drug and Koori Courts) Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT) Note: This diagram sets out the general hierarchy of courts and some tribunals. It is not meant to set out rights of appeal between the courts and tribunals. The general hierarchy of Victorian and federal courts and tribunals Magistrates’ Court (plus the Drug, Family Violence and Koori Courts) Children’s Court