Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE RESERVE SERVICE (PROTECTION) ACT 2001 - SECT 77

  (1)   The following courts may hear and determine matters arising under this Act:

  (a)   all State and Territory courts (including courts of summary jurisdiction), so far as their jurisdiction extends to those matters;

  (b)   the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2).

  (2)   However, this Act does not confer any criminal jurisdiction on the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2).

  (3)   To avoid doubt, nothing in this Act limits the jurisdiction of a court or other body under any other law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory in relation to matters covered by this Act.