Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia

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The Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia is the head of that national superior court, responsible for its judicial leadership, administration, and representation within the Australian legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
alsoKnownAs Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
appointedBy Governor-General of Australia
country Australia
firstHolder Nigel Bowen
hasJurisdictionOver Federal Court of Australia
federal administrative law matters
federal civil matters
federal competition and consumer law matters
federal corporations law matters
federal industrial law matters
federal intellectual property matters
federal native title matters
federal taxation matters
hasPower to assign judges to divisions or lists of the Federal Court of Australia
to constitute Full Courts of the Federal Court of Australia
to issue practice notes and practice directions
hasSeatIn Canberra
Sydney
headOf Federal Court of Australia
inception 1976
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
legalSystem common law
memberOf Council of Chief Justices of Australia and New Zealand
nominatedBy Government of Australia
officeHeldBy Deborah Mortimer
officeHolderStartTime Deborah Mortimer, 2023-04-07
officeLocation Federal Court of Australia principal registry, Sydney
oversees federal judicial case management reforms within the Federal Court of Australia
participatesIn judicial appointments processes for the Federal Court of Australia (consultative role)
partOf Australian judiciary
Australian legal system
precedenceOver other judges of the Federal Court of Australia
rank head of a national superior court of record
reportsTo Parliament of Australia (in relation to administration and accountability frameworks)
responsibleFor administration of the Federal Court of Australia
allocation of judicial work within the Federal Court of Australia
case management policy of the Federal Court of Australia
judicial leadership of the Federal Court of Australia
leadership in judicial education within the Federal Court of Australia
liaison with the executive government on court administration matters
oversight of the court’s rules and practice directions
representing the Federal Court of Australia within the Australian legal system
retirementAge 70 years (constitutional judicial retirement age in Australia)
termLength until reaching the constitutional judicial retirement age

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Federal Court of Australia hasChiefJudgeTitle Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal collaboratesWith Chief Justice of the Federal Court
linked to: Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia alsoKnownAs Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia
linked to: Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia