A writ of habeas corpus is unavailable to challenge imprisonment pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court, which as a superior court of record has authority to determine its own jurisdiction conclusively. Complaints about jury empanelment under the Juries Act 2000 (Vic) must be pursued through the statutory appeal process under s 274 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (Vic), not by collateral attack via habeas corpus.
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