Old High Court Building, Melbourne
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TypeCourt house
| Old High Court Building, Melbourne | |
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 Interactive map of the Old High Court Building, Melbourne area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Court house |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
The Old High Court Building is a Heritage Council of Victoria[1] and National Heritage List[2] listed building in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne.[3] The High Court of Australia sat at the building from 1928 to 1980, and it was the location of its registry from 1928 to 1973.[4]
Significant cases heard at the old High Court Building include:
- the Bank Nationalisation Case in 1948[5]
- the Communist Party Case in 1951[5]