Editing Jurisdiction (section)

=== Cross-vesting scheme ===
The jurisdiction of Supreme Courts of states and territories may be vested in each other in special circumstances, the federal jurisdiction may also be vested in them.<ref>''Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act'''s''' 1987'' (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, TAS, NT, ACT).</ref> Technicalities aside, the scheme compels courts to transfer matters to another court if, in the interests of justice, the second court is a more appropriate place to litigate.<ref>''BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz'' [2004] HCA 61, [14].</ref> In assessing the interests of justice in any particular matter, the court will have regard to the interests of the parties.

The mere existence of criteria to transfer matters over to different courts nonetheless means that parties have an interest in commencing proceedings in the most convenient jurisdiction to them. The advantage conferred onto first movers is not exclusive to the Australian federal court system, parties involved in international disputes will already be familiar with that concept. However, the threshold for intra-Australia transfer is notably lower than that [[Forum non conveniens|pertaining to international transfer]].