(b) That's wrong. 

You were asked to select the incorrect statement.

It is incorrect to say that a precedent set by a court will be binding on all the other courts in the same hierarchy.

It is correct to say that a ‘hierarchy’ of courts refers to the ranking of courts in accordance with the extent of their power to hear and decide cases.

It is correct to say that Ttre is a separate ‘hierarchy’ of courts for the Commonwealth of Australia, for each of the Australian states, and for each of the self-governing territories.

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