Burns v Corbett; Gaynor v Burns

• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Federal jurisdiction
  3. › Diversity jurisdiction
  4. › Dispute between residents of different States arising under State law
  5. › Whether State tribunal exercising judicial power but not a Chapter III court may determine matters within ss 75 and 76
  6. › Whether implied limitation on State legislative power
  7. › Constitution, ss 75(iv), 76, 77, 109
• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Inconsistency of Commonwealth and State laws
  3. › Section 109 of the Constitution
  4. › Conditional investment of federal jurisdiction in State courts by s 39(2) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
  5. › Whether State law conferring judicial power on State tribunal inconsistent with federal investment of jurisdiction
  6. › Whether State law altered, impaired or detracted from federal law
  7. › Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 39, 39A
• 1. Constitutional Law (Cth)
  2. › Federal jurisdiction
  3. › State courts
  4. › Belonging jurisdiction of State courts
  5. › Whether State courts had pre-existing jurisdiction in diversity matters prior to Judiciary Act
  6. › Whether federation removed belonging jurisdiction of State tribunals
  7. › Constitution, ss 106, 107, 108

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