<P> The Federal Court primarily hears matters relating to corporations, trade practices, industrial relations, bankruptcy, customs, immigration and other areas of federal law . The court has original jurisdiction in these areas, and also has the power to hear appeals from a number of tribunals and other bodies (and, in cases not involving family law, from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia .) </P> <P> The court is a superior court of limited jurisdiction, but below the High Court of Australia in the hierarchy of federal courts, and was created by the Federal Court of Australia Act in 1976 . </P> <P> Decisions of the High Court are binding on the Federal Court . There is an appeal level of the Federal Court (the "Full Court" of the Federal Court), which consists of several judges, usually three but occasionally five in very significant cases . </P> <P> The Family Court has jurisdiction over family law matters . It is a superior court of limited jurisdiction and was established in 1975 by the Family Law Act 1975 by the federal parliament . The Commonwealth has power over marriage and divorce under the Constitution . In the 1990s the states referred many of their powers over children of non-married couples to the Commonwealth, which added this power to the Family Court . </P>

Decisions of the full court of the high court of australia are binding upon