# Exclusive jurisdiction of High Court, Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)

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484 Exclusive jurisdiction of High Court, Federal Court and Federal
          Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
          (1) Only the High Court, the Federal Court and the Federal Circuit and
              Family Court of Australia (Division 2) have jurisdiction in relation
              to migration decisions.
          (2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) is not intended to confer jurisdiction
              on the High Court, the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit and
              Family Court of Australia (Division 2), but to exclude other courts
              from jurisdiction in relation to migration decisions.








          (3) To avoid doubt, despite section 67C of the Judiciary Act 1903, the
              Supreme Court of the Northern Territory does not have jurisdiction
              in relation to migration decisions.
          (4) To avoid doubt, jurisdiction in relation to migration decisions is
              not conferred on any court under the Jurisdiction of Courts
              (Cross-vesting) Act 1987.










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