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Section 58 - Judiciary Act 1903 - Suits against a State in matters of federal jurisdiction — Zoe

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#### 58 Suits against a State in matters of federal jurisdiction Any person making any claim against a State, whether in contract or in tort, in respect of a matter in which the High Court has original jurisdiction or can have original jurisdiction conferred on it, may in respect of the claim bring a suit against the State in the Supreme Court of the State, or (if the High Court has original jurisdiction in the matter) in the High Court.

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