Supreme Court of Tasmania

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The Supreme Court of Tasmania is the highest State court in the Australian State of Tasmania. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters (although it usually only hears matters involving sums of AUD 20,000 or more), and hears the most serious criminal matters. It is around the middle of the Australian court hierarchy. The Supreme Court consists of a Trial Division and an Appeal Division.

The court was established on 7 May 1824 by Letters Patent, and is the oldest Supreme Court in Australia (predating the Supreme Court of New South Wales by just ten days). Sir John Pedder, after whom Lake Pedder is named, was the first Chief Justice of the court.

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