Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 32

Associated matters--civil proceedings

  (1)   To the extent that the Constitution permits, jurisdiction is conferred on the Court in respect of matters not otherwise within its jurisdiction that are associated with matters (the core matters ) in which the jurisdiction of the Court is invoked.

  (2)   The jurisdiction conferred by subsection   (1) extends to jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal from a judgment of a court so far as it relates to a matter that is associated with a matter (the core matter ) in respect of which an appeal from that judgment, or another judgment of that court, is brought.

  (3)   Subsections   (1) and (2) do not apply in relation to a core matter that is an indictable offence matter.

Associated matters--indictable offences

  (4)   To the extent that the Constitution permits, jurisdiction is conferred on the Court in respect of matters (the related matters ) that:

  (a)   arise under any laws made by the Parliament; and

  (b)   are not otherwise within the Court's jurisdiction; and

  (c)   relate to one or more indictable offences;

that are associated with an indictable offence matter in which the jurisdiction of the Court is invoked.

  (5)   The jurisdiction conferred by subsection   (4) extends to jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal from a judgment of a court so far as it relates to a related matter that is associated with an indictable offence matter in respect of which an appeal from that judgment, or another judgment of that court, is brought.

Indictable offence matters

  (6)   For the purposes of this Act, a matter is an indictable offence matter if a proceeding in relation to the matter would be an indictable primary proceeding.