Supreme Court of New South Wales

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Supreme Court of New South Wales
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The Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney
Supreme Court of New South Wales
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33°52′08″S151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E / -33.868918; 151.211628
Established1823
JurisdictionFlag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Location Sydney
Coordinates 33°52′08″S151°12′42″E / 33.868918°S 151.211628°E / -33.868918; 151.211628
Composition methodAppointment by the Governor on the advice of the Premier (following consultation with the attorney general and Cabinet)
Authorised by Parliament of New South Wales via the:
Appeals to
Appeals from District Court of New South Wales
Local Court of New South Wales
Judge term lengthMandatory retirement by age of 72
Number of positions52
Website supremecourt.nsw.gov.au
Chief Justice of New South Wales
CurrentlyJustice Andrew Bell
Since7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)
Chief Judge at Common Law
Currently Ian Harrison
Since9 November 2023 (2023-11-09)
Chief Judge in Equity
Currently David Hammerschlag
Since15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)

The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian state of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court is the highest New South Wales court in the Australian court hierarchy, an appeal by special leave can be made to the High Court of Australia.

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Matters of appeal can be submitted to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal, both of which are constituted by members of the Supreme Court, in the case of the Court of Appeal from those who have been commissioned as judges of appeal.

The Supreme Court consists of 52 permanent judges, including the Chief Justice of New South Wales, presently Andrew Bell, the President of the Court of Appeal, 10 Judges of Appeal, the Chief Judge at Common Law, and the Chief Judge in Equity.

The Supreme Court's central location is the Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney.

History

Background

The first superior court of the Colony of New South Wales (known as the Supreme Court of Civil Judicature) was established by letters patent dated 2 April 1814, known as the Second Charter of Justice of New South Wales. That charter provided that there should be a Supreme Court constituted by a Judge appointed by the King's commission and two Magistrates. The charter also created the Governor's Court and the Lieutenant-Governor's Court. The jurisdiction of the Governor's Court and the Supreme Court extended to Van Diemen's Land (the former name for Tasmania). All three courts were concerned with civil matters only. [1] [2]

Establishment

Legislation to establish a new supreme court for both New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land was prepared in London by James Stephen, counsel to the Colonial Office, and Francis Forbes, Chief Justice of Newfoundland and Chief Justice-designate of New South Wales. The act was called an "Act to provide for the better administration of justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual government thereof" and is numbered as 4 Geo. 4. c. 96. The statute was passed on 19 July 1823. [3]

In consequence of this legislation, letters patent establishing the New South Wales Supreme Court were sealed on 13 October 1823, and proclaimed in Sydney on 17 May 1824. They are known as the Third Charter of Justice of New South Wales.

This charter provided that there should be a Chief Justice for the colony of New South Wales in the Island of New Holland (as the continent of Australia was then known), as well as other judges, a registrar, a prothonotary, a master, and a Keeper of Records and such other Officers as may be necessary for the administration of Justice in the colony.

The charter also established the office of sheriff; gave precedence to the Chief Justice over all other subjects except the Governor (or acting Governor) of the colony; and allowed the Court to admit persons to be barristers, attorneys, proctors or solicitors as the case may be. Previously, a person had to be admitted as such in the United Kingdom. However, ex-convicts were not permitted to be admitted.

In 1840, a Port Phillip division of the Court was created, consisting of a single Resident Judge, to exercise the court's jurisdiction in the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales. [4] The division existed until 1852, when it was replaced by the Supreme Court of Victoria following the creation of the Colony of Victoria. [5]

Also in 1840, the Parliament of New South Wales established a separate equity division in the court. Limited jurisdiction in divorce cases was granted in 1873 and full Admiralty jurisdiction was added in 1911. The Supreme Court, in 1972, was one of the last Common Law jurisdictions in the world to fuse the administration of Equity and Common Law, although these continue as the historic names for the two divisions of the court. This process began in the United Kingdom with the passage of the Judicature Acts in 1873. Since 1930, three generations of the Street family have served New South Wales as Chief Justice.

Supreme Court Judges Carolyn Simpson, Margaret Beazley and Virginia Bell made headlines in April 1999 when the three sat in the Court of Criminal Appeal in Sydney. [6] The Judges threw out an appeal from a convicted computer hacker who had, out of "sheer maliciousness", been posting offensive messages on Ausnet's homepage. According to the Women Lawyers Association of NSW, there had never been an all-female bench in England or New Zealand at the time. [7]

Structure and jurisdiction

The court now operates under the Constitution Act 1902 (NSW), the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), and the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), although provisions on the appointment and removal of judicial officers were incorporated into the state's Constitution in 1992.

The court consists of 52 permanent judges, three Acting Judges of Appeal, two Acting Judges, and an Associate Judge. Permanent judges include the Chief Justice of New South Wales, the President of the Court of Appeal, eleven Judges of Appeal (one of whom is currently the Chief Judge at Common Law), the Chief Judge at Common Law and the Chief Judge in Equity, and 38 Puisne Judges.

The Chief Judge in each trial division also sits in the Court of Appeal from time to time. Occasionally, puisne judges also sit in the Court of Appeal, though this is uncommon.

The court hears very serious cases such as murder and treason, civil cases involving more than $750 000, and civil matters such as wills, injunctions, and admiralty. The court's work at first instance is divided between the Common Law Division, which hears civil, criminal and administrative law matters, and the Equity Division, which hears equity, probate, commercial, admiralty, and protective matters. The court includes the Court of Appeal and the Court of Criminal Appeal which hear appeals from the District Court and the Local Court and from single judges sitting in the Common Law or Equity Divisions. The Court of Appeal also hears appeals from the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales and a number of administrative tribunals.

The Court of Appeal and the Court of Criminal Appeal are respectively the highest civil and criminal courts in the state. To appeal to the High Court of Australia from the Court of Appeal or the Court of Criminal Appeal, special leave must be granted by the High Court.

Appeals from state supreme courts to the High Court are not limited to matters in which a federal question arises and the Constitution empowers the Federal Parliament to make laws vesting state courts with federal jurisdiction. The High Court of Australia can review decisions of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in relation to the common law and equitable jurisdictions of the court as well. The High Court of Australia has exercised this power on a number of occasions.

Court buildings

The Supreme Court of New South Wales was proclaimed in Sydney on 17 May 1824.

Greenway Wing

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Greenway Wing on King Street

The inaugural Supreme Court building that is located on the corner of King Street and Elizabeth Street in the Sydney central business district, adjacent to what is now known as Queen's Square, was built between 1820 and 1828. The two-storey rectangular Georgian building, with an additional loggia and cornice added in 1868, was designed by Francis Greenway in 1819 under the direction of Governor Macquarie. This building is now called the Greenway Wing. Greenway was dismissed before the building was completed and its design was so modified by his successor, Standish Lawrence Harris, that the building barely resembles his original design. The building was occupied by the Supreme Court from 1827. In the 1860s James Barnet designed additions for the building including an arcaded loggia along the King Street façade and the new classical cornice and parapet for the roof, giving the structure a Victorian Italianate appearance. The building was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. [8] [9]

Greenway was also responsible for designing the nearby Hyde Park Barracks, recorded on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and St James' Church, listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. [10] [11] [12]

Old Registry Wing

The Old Registry building, the second structure to house the Court, completed in 1862, looking east across Elizabeth Street. 1 Old Registry Office.JPG
The Old Registry building, the second structure to house the Court, completed in 1862, looking east across Elizabeth Street.

The second structure to house the Court is located immediately the southwest of the Greenway Wing on the corner of Elizabeth Street and St James Road. Designed by Government Architect Alexander Dawson, it is one of only two Government buildings which were designed in the Victorian Free Gothic style, the other being the nearby Land Titles Office. Built between 1859 and 1862 and listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999, the site is now known as the Old Registry Building. Barnet extended the Old Registry building in 1875 and 1886. [13]

Banco Court wing

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Banco Road Court

Designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and built between 1895 and 1896 in the Federation Free Classical style, the two-storey rich red brick Banco Court building was the third location of the Supreme Court. The Banco Wing is located to the east of the Old Registry building on St James Road and south of the Greenway Wing and makes little reference to the earlier buildings in either style or detailing. The interior of the courtroom has aesthetic significance and is said to be modelled on St Stephen's Court in Dublin. The court building is located in St James' Road, opposite the north-western edge of Hyde Park. Although in some sources it is referred to as "Banco Road Court", the origin of this alternative name is unknown - there is no Banco Road.

Law Courts Building

In 1976 the New South Wales Government completed construction of the Sydney Law Courts building, facing Queen's Square and bounded by Phillip and Macquarie streets. The 27-storey 33,000-square-metre (360,000 sq ft) building is owned by Law Courts Limited, a company whose shareholders comprise the Government of Australia and the Government of New South Wales. The building houses the High Court of Australia (when it sits in Sydney), the Federal Court of Australia and the NSW Supreme Court. The building was designed by architects McConnel Smith and Johnson and received an RAIA Merit Award in 1977 and stands as a strong, singular statement representative of its time and a product of the brutalist school of architecture. Refurbished in 2009 at a cost of A$214 million, a range of sustainability measures were implemented to extend the life and amenity of the building. [14]

Judges

The current judges serving on the Court as of December 2025, [15] and the dates of their appointment, are listed below.

NamePositionAppointment
commenced		Appointment
ended		Term in officeCommentsNotes
Andrew Bell Chief Justice 5 March 20223 years, 291 daysPresident of the Court of Appeal (2019–2022) [16]
Julie Ward President of the Court of Appeal 5 March 20223 years, 291 daysChief Judge in Equity (2017–2022) [17]
Mark Leeming Judge of Appeal3 June 201312 years, 201 days [18]
Anthony Payne 30 March 20169 years, 266 days
Anna Mitchelmore 28 March 20223 years, 268 days [19]
Jeremy Kirk 21 April 20223 years, 244 days [20]
Christine Adamson Judge of Appeal3 February 20232 years, 321 days [21]
Judge17 October 201114 years, 65 days [22]
Kristina Stern Judge of Appeal8 June 20232 years, 196 days [23]
Richard McHugh 20 August 20241 year, 123 days [24]
Michael Ball Judge of Appeal4 November 20251 year, 47 days [25]
Judge13 April 201015 years, 252 days [26]
Stephen Free Judge of Appeal12 May 2025223 days [27]
Ian Harrison Chief Judge at Common Law
Judge of Appeal		9 November 20232 years, 42 days
Judge12 February 200718 years, 312 days [28]
David Hammerschlag Chief Judge in Equity17 March 20223 years, 279 days [29]
Judge30 January 200718 years, 325 days [30]
John Griffiths Acting Judge of Appeal10 April 20223 years, 255 daysPreviously Federal Court Judge (2012-2022)
Derek Price AM Judge28 August 200626 April 202417 years, 242 daysChief Judge of the District Court (2014–2024) [31]
Acting Judge of Appeal1 June 20241 year, 203 days
Michael Walton Judge8 December 201627 years, 3 daysFormer Vice President & President of the Industrial Court of NSW
(December 1998 - December 2016)		 [32] [33]
Stephen Rothman AM 3 May 200520 years, 232 days
Michael Slattery AM 25 May 200916 years, 210 days Judge Advocate General (Australia) [34]
Peter Garling RFD 7 June 201015 years, 197 days [35]
Ashley Black 4 July 201114 years, 170 days [36]
Stephen Campbell 2 May 201213 years, 233 days [37]
Geoff Lindsay AM 6 August 201213 years, 137 days [38]
François Kunc 8 April 201312 years, 257 days [39]
Robertson Wright 25 October 201312 years, 57 days [40]
Peter Hamill 29 April 201411 years, 236 days [41]
Des Fagan 11 June 201510 years, 193 days [42]
Natalie Adams 5 April 20169 years, 260 days
Julia Lonergan 21 March 20178 years, 275 days [43]
Guy Parker 6 April 20178 years, 259 days [44]
Kelly Rees 5 September 20187 years, 107 days [45]
Lea Armstrong 31 October 20187 years, 51 daysFormerly the NSW Crown Solicitor, Appointed as President of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal [46]
Mark Ierace 31 January 20196 years, 324 days [47]
Richard Cavanagh 16 September 20196 years, 96 days [48]
Kate Williams 15 April 20205 years, 250 days [49]
Hament Dhanji 20 September 20214 years, 92 days [50]
Elisabeth Peden 6 April 20223 years, 259 days [51]
Mark Richmond 19 April 20223 years, 246 days [52]
Michael Meek 5 May 20223 years, 230 days [53]
Dina Yehia 4 July 20223 years, 170 days [54]
Nicholas Chen 11 July 20223 years, 163 days [55]
Sarah McNaughton 11 October 20223 years, 71 days [56]
Richard Weinstein 1 February 20232 years, 323 days [21]
Deborah Sweeney 8 February 20232 years, 316 days [21]
Scott Nixon 8 August 20232 years, 135 days [57]
Anthony McGrath 15 August 20232 years, 128 days [57]
Sarah Huggett 12 December 20232 years, 9 daysChief Judge of the District Court (2024–) [58]
Ian Pike 30 January 20241 year, 325 days [59]
James Hmelnitsky 1 February 20241 year, 323 days [59]
Tim Faulkner 23 May 20241 year, 212 days [60]
Belinda Rigg 24 July 20241 year, 150 days [61]
Andrew Coleman 1 October 20241 year, 81 days [62]
Peter Brereton 6 February 2025318 days [63]
Hayley Bennett 1 July 2025173 days [64]
Paul McGuire 8 July 2025166 days [64]
Edward Muston 2 December 202519 days [65]
James Emmett 4 December 202517 days [65]
Monika Schmidt Acting Judge3 February 20205 years, 321 days [66] [48]
Judge27 July 200911 September 201910 years, 46 daysJudge of the Industrial Court of NSW (1993–2009)
Michael Elkaim Acting Judge30 January 20232 years, 325 daysFormer ACT Supreme Court Judge (2016-2022)
Robert Hulme Acting Judge5 June 20241 year, 199 days [67]
Judge2 March 200916 September 202213 years, 198 days
Joanne HarrisonAssociate Judge199727–28 years

See also

References

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