Vice-regal appointment upon Premier's nomination, following advice of the Attorney General and the Executive Council.
Authorized by
Parliament of Tasmania via the: Supreme Court Act 1959 (Tas)
Appeals to
High Court of Australia
Appeals from
Magistrates' Court of Tasmania
Judge term length
Mandatory retirement by age of 72
Number of positions
7
Website
www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au
Chief Justice of Tasmania
Currently
Alan Blow OAM
Since
8 April 2013
The Supreme Court of Tasmania is the highest State court in the Australian State of Tasmania. In the Australian court hierarchy, the Supreme Court of Tasmania is in the middle level, with both an appellate jurisdiction over lower courts, and decisions made by Court to be heard on appeal by the High Court of Australia.
The ordinary sittings of the Court occur in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie in Tasmania. The Court's Appeal division sits only in Hobart.
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