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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Crosby v Kelly [2012] FCAFC 96
Citation:	Crosby v Kelly [2012] FCAFC 96
Parties:	LYNTON CROSBY and MARK TEXTOR v MICHAEL KELLY
Judges:	BENNETT, PERRAM AND ROBERTSON JJ
Date of judgment:	2 July 2012
Catchwords:	HIGH COURT AND FEDERAL COURT – jurisdiction of the Federal Court – proceedings brought in the Australian Capital Territory for defamation – whether Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) validly confers jurisdiction on the Federal Court CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – courts – cross vesting of jurisdiction – conferring jurisdiction on the Federal Court with respect to laws made under s 122 of the Constitution – whether section both conferred jurisdiction and created rights – whether law defined jurisdiction of the Federal Court pursuant to s 77(i) of the Constitution – whether necessary to decide other constitutional questions
Legislation:	Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cth) ss 48A, 48AA Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 (ACT) Ch 9 Constitution ss 75, 76, 77, 122 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 19, 25(6) Federal Court Rules 2011 r 40.13 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39(2) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1993 (ACT) s 4 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) preamble, ss 3(1), 4(2), 9(3) Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT) s 20
Cases cited:	Hooper v Hooper (1955) 91 CLR 529 followed ICM Agriculture Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (2009) 240 CLR 140 applied Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 referred to Northern Territory v GPAO (1999) 196 CLR 553 followed O'Neill v Mann (2000) 101 FCR 160 approved R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration;