 It is also intended to replace (in part) the federal jurisdiction with which state courts have been invested under the "Judiciary Act 1903".The court was established on 23 December 1999 by the Australian Government as the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, as a result of royal assent of the "Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth)".The court is now known as the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Act as the "Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999".