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is housed with other federal courts such as the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" title="High Court of Australia">High Court</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Circuit_Court_of_Australia" title="Federal Circuit Court of Australia">Federal Circuit Court of Australia</a> in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Owen_Dixon_Commonwealth_Law_Courts_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building (page does not exist)">Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building</a> on the corner of La Trobe Street and William Street<sup id="cite_ref-Federal_Court_of_Australia_-_Contact_Victoria_Registry_-_9_Jul_2023_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Federal_Court_of_Australia_-_Contact_Victoria_Registry_-_9_Jul_2023-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #aaa;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Federal_Court_of_Australia&params=33_52_8_S_151_12_42_E_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°52′8″S</span> <span class="longitude">151°12′42″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.86889°S 151.21167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-33.86889; 151.21167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1976</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Federal_Court_of_Australia&params=33_52_8_S_151_12_42_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°52′8″S</span> <span class="longitude">151°12′42″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.86889°S 151.21167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-33.86889; 151.21167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authorised by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/fcoaa1976249/"><i>Federal Court of Australia Act 1976</i> (Cth)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Appellate_court" title="Appellate court">Appeals to</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" title="High Court of Australia">High Court of Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/">www<wbr />.fedcourt<wbr />.gov<wbr />.au</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #Ededed;">Chief Justice</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currently</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Debra_Mortimer" title="Debra Mortimer">Debra Mortimer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Since</th><td class="infobox-data">7 April 2023</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Federal Court of Australia</b> is an Australian <a href="/wiki/Superior_court" title="Superior court">superior court</a> which has jurisdiction to deal with most <a href="/wiki/Civil_dispute" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil dispute">civil disputes</a> governed by federal law (with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Family_law" title="Family law">family law</a> matters), along with some summary (less serious) and indictable (more serious) <a href="/wiki/Criminal_law" title="Criminal law">criminal matters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cases are heard at first instance mostly by single judges. In cases of importance, a <a href="/wiki/Full_court" title="Full court">full court</a> comprising three judges can be convened upon determination by the Chief Justice. The Court also has <a href="/wiki/Appellate_court" title="Appellate court">appellate</a> jurisdiction, which is mostly exercised by a Full Court comprising three judges (although sometimes by a panel of five judges and sometimes by a single judge), the only avenue of appeal from which lies to the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" title="High Court of Australia">High Court of Australia</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/Australian_court_hierarchy" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian court hierarchy">Australian court hierarchy</a>, the Federal Court occupies a position equivalent to the supreme courts of each of the states and territories. In relation to the other courts in the federal stream, it is superior to the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Circuit_and_Family_Court_of_Australia" title="Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia">Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia</a> for all jurisdictions except <a href="/wiki/Australian_family_law" title="Australian family law">family law</a>. It was established in 1976 by the Federal Court of Australia Act. </p><p>The Chief Justice of the Federal Court is <a href="/wiki/Debra_Mortimer" title="Debra Mortimer">Debra Mortimer</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Jurisdiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Federal Court has no constitutional jurisdiction- its jurisdiction is provided by statute.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Court's original jurisdiction include matters arising from Commonwealth legislation such as, for example, matters relating to taxation, trade practices, native title, intellectual property, industrial relations, corporations, immigration and bankruptcy.<sup id="cite_ref-FCA_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kenny_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kenny-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Federal Court of Australia also has <a href="/wiki/Appellate_jurisdiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate jurisdiction">appellate jurisdiction</a> from Division 2 of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Circuit_and_Family_Court_of_Australia" title="Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia">Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia</a> on all general federal law matters (<a href="/wiki/Family_law" title="Family law">family law</a> matters are appealed to Division 1 of that Court).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Court also exercises general appellate jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters on appeal from the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Norfolk_Island" title="Supreme Court of Norfolk Island">Supreme Court of Norfolk Island</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-FCA_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FCA-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kenny_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kenny-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and exercises appellate jurisdiction in appeals from state supreme courts in some federal matters.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other federal courts and tribunals where the Court exercises appellate jurisdiction include the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Sports_Anti-Doping_Authority" title="Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority">Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Human_Rights_and_Equal_Opportunity_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission">Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory">Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court</a> and <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Northern_Territory" title="Supreme Court of the Northern Territory">Northern Territory Supreme Court</a> over civil matters arising under those Territories' laws.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It also has the power to interpret the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Australia" title="Constitution of Australia">Constitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_courts">Related courts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Related courts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia includes the jurisdiction previously exercised by three former federal courts, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Bankruptcy" title="Federal Court of Bankruptcy">Federal Court of Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Industrial_Court" title="Commonwealth Industrial Court">Commonwealth Industrial Court</a> and <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Relations_Court_of_Australia" title="Industrial Relations Court of Australia">Industrial Relations Court of Australia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Court_of_Bankruptcy">Federal Court of Bankruptcy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Federal Court of Bankruptcy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Federal Court of Bankruptcy had jurisdiction in bankruptcy matters and was created in 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The jurisdiction in bankruptcy was transferred to the Federal Court of Australia on its establishment in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commonwealth_Industrial_Court">Commonwealth Industrial Court</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Commonwealth Industrial Court"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Commonwealth Industrial Court was established in 1956 as a result of the <i><a href="/wiki/R_v_Kirby;_Ex_parte_Boilermakers%27_Society_of_Australia" title="R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia">Boilermaker's case</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Boilermakers_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boilermakers-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where the High Court held that a <a href="/wiki/Chapter_III_Court" title="Chapter III Court">Chapter III Court</a> could not exercise a non-judicial power, the arbitral function, because of the constitutional <a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers_in_Australia" title="Separation of powers in Australia">separation of powers in Australia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Boilermakers_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boilermakers-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The judicial functions were given to the newly created Commonwealth Industrial Court and the arbitral functions were given to <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Conciliation_and_Arbitration_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission">Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The court was renamed the Australian Industrial Court in 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977 the jurisdiction of the Australian Industrial Court was transferred to the Federal Court of Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Industrial_Relations_Court_of_Australia">Industrial Relations Court of Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Industrial Relations Court of Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1993 the industrial relations jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Relations_Court_of_Australia" title="Industrial Relations Court of Australia">Industrial Relations Court of Australia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and transferred back to the Federal Court of Australia in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last judge of the Industrial Relations Court, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_North" title="Anthony North">Anthony North</a>, retired in September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The court was formally abolished on 1 March 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-Workplace_Relations_and_Other_Legislation_Amendment_(Abolishment_of_Industrial_Relations_Court)_Proclamation_2020_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Workplace_Relations_and_Other_Legislation_Amendment_(Abolishment_of_Industrial_Relations_Court)_Proclamation_2020-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_judges">Current judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable dablink excerpt-hat selfref">This section is an excerpt from <a href="/wiki/List_of_judges_of_the_Federal_Court_of_Australia#Location_of_current_judges" title="List of judges of the Federal Court of Australia">List of judges of the Federal Court of Australia § Location of current judges</a>.<span class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_judges_of_the_Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><div class="excerpt"> <dl><dt>Sydney</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nye_Perram" title="Nye Perram">Nye Perram</a> (8 August 2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nicholas_(judge)" title="John Nicholas (judge)">John Nicholas</a> (16 November 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Yates_(judge)" title="David Yates (judge)">David Yates</a> (30 November 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anna_Katzmann_(judge)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anna Katzmann (judge)">Anna Katzmann</a> (1 February 2010)</li> <li>Michael Wigney (9 September 2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Perry_(judge)" title="Melissa Perry (judge)">Melissa Perry</a> (23 September 2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brigitte_Markovic" title="Brigitte Markovic">Brigitte Markovic</a> (24 August 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bromwich" title="Robert Bromwich">Robert Bromwich</a> (29 February 2016)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Burley_(judge)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stephen Burley (judge) (page does not exist)">Stephen Burley</a> (23 May 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lee_(judge)" title="Michael Lee (judge)">Michael Lee</a> (23 April 2017)</li> <li>Thomas Thawley (14 February 2018)</li> <li>Angus Stewart (25 February 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Abraham" title="Wendy Abraham">Wendy Abraham</a> (7 May 2019)</li> <li>John Halley (19 March 2021)</li> <li>Elizabeth Cheeseman (12 April 2021)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scott_Goodman_(judge)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott Goodman (judge) (page does not exist)">Scott Goodman</a> (11 November 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Raper" title="Elizabeth Raper">Elizabeth Raper</a> (2 May 2022)</li> <li>Geoffrey Kennett (19 December 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Jackman" title="Ian Jackman">Ian Jackman</a> (6 February 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Hatcher" title="Adam Hatcher">Adam Hatcher</a> (19 February 2023)</li> <li>Yaseen Shariff (7 September 2023)</li> <li>Jane Needham (5 July 2024)</li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Melbourne</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mordecai_Bromberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Mordecai Bromberg">Mordecai Bromberg</a> (7 December 2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Murphy_(judge)" title="Bernard Murphy (judge)">Bernard Murphy</a> (13 June 2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debra_Mortimer" title="Debra Mortimer">Debra Mortimer</a> (12 July 2013) (Chief Justice)</li> <li>Jonathan Beach (30 June 2014)</li> <li>Mark Moshinsky (3 November 2015)</li> <li>David O'Callaghan (1 February 2017)</li> <li>Michael Wheelahan (3 October 2018)</li> <li>Michael O’Bryan (26 February 2019)</li> <li>John Snaden (29 April 2019)</li> <li>Stewart Anderson (6 May 2019)</li> <li>Helen Rofe (12 July 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_McEvoy" title="Timothy McEvoy">Timothy McEvoy</a> (26 April 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Hespe" title="Lisa Hespe">Lisa Hespe</a> (27 April 2022)</li> <li>Catherine Button (16 January 2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilios_Kyrou" title="Emilios Kyrou">Emilios Kyrou</a> (8 June 2023)</li> <li>Christopher Horan (5 September 2023)</li> <li>Penelope Neskovcin (8 February 2024)</li> <li>Craig Dowling (9 February 2024)</li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Brisbane</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Berna Collier (8 February 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Logan_(judge)" title="John Logan (judge)">John Logan</a> (27 September 2007)</li> <li>Darryl Rangiah (13 August 2013)</li> <li>Roger Derrington (24 April 2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Derrington" title="Sarah Derrington">Sarah Derrington</a> (10 January 2018)</li> <li>Kylie Downes (2 August 2021)</li> <li>Fiona Meagher (31 March 2022)</li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Perth</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Katrina Banks-Smith (12 February 2018)</li> <li>Craig Colvin (13 February 2018)</li> <li>Darren Jackson (20 March 2019)</li> <li>Michael Feutrill (8 March 2022)</li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Adelaide</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Charlesworth" title="Natalie Charlesworth">Natalie Charlesworth</a> (1 March 2016)</li> <li>Patrick O'Sullivan (20 January 2022)</li> <li>Stephen McDonald (8 July 2024)</li></ul></div> <dl><dt>Hobart</dt></dl> <ul><li>Shaun McElwaine (24 January 2022)</li></ul></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Law_Courts" title="Commonwealth Law Courts">Commonwealth Law Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_Courts_Building,_Sydney" title="Law Courts Building, Sydney">Law Courts Building, Sydney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_judges_of_the_Federal_Court_of_Australia" title="List of judges of the Federal Court of Australia">List of judges of the Federal Court of Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Federal_Court_of_Australia_cases" title="List of Federal Court of Australia cases">List of Federal Court of Australia cases</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Court_of_Australia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Federal_Court_of_Australia_-_Contact_Victoria_Registry_-_9_Jul_2023_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/contact/vic">"Federal Court of Australia - Contact Victoria Registry"</a>. <i>Federal Court of Australia</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 July</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Federal+Court+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Federal+Court+of+Australia+-+Contact+Victoria+Registry&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedcourt.gov.au%2Fcontact%2Fvic&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFederal+Court+of+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/jurisdiction">"The Court's Jurisdiction"</a>. <i>www.fedcourt.gov.au</i>. 22 September 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 January</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.fedcourt.gov.au&rft.atitle=The+Court%27s+Jurisdiction&rft.date=2021-09-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedcourt.gov.au%2Fabout%2Fjurisdiction&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFederal+Court+of+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Section 39B of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00836"><i>Judiciary Act</i> (1903) (Cth)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Section 19 of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018C00342"><i>Federal Court of Australia Act</i> 1976 (Cth)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FCA-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FCA_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FCA_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/jurisdiction">"The Court's Jurisdiction"</a>. 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November 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Court%27s+Jurisdiction&rft.pub=Federal+Court+of+Australia&rft.date=2015-11&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedcourt.gov.au%2Fabout%2Fjurisdiction&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFederal+Court+of+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kenny-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Kenny_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Kenny_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJustice_SC_Kenny2011" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Susan_Kenny" title="Susan Kenny">Justice SC Kenny</a> (28 October 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/publications/judges-speeches/justice-kenny/kenny-j-20111028">"The Evolving Jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Australia"</a>. Federal Court of Australia.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Evolving+Jurisdiction+of+the+Federal+Court+of+Australia&rft.pub=Federal+Court+of+Australia&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.au=Justice+SC+Kenny&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedcourt.gov.au%2Fpublications%2Fjudges-speeches%2Fjustice-kenny%2Fkenny-j-20111028&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFederal+Court+of+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sections 24 (civil) and 30AA (criminal) of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018C00342"><i>Federal Court of Australia Act</i> 1976 (Cth)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">see for example <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2016C00785/Html/Volume_2#_Toc456083280">section 565</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Fair_Work_Act_2009" title="Fair Work Act 2009"><i>Fair Work Act</i> 2009</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-30/james-hirds-federal-court-asada-appeal-dismissed/6057234">"James Hird's Federal Court appeal against ASADA investigation dismissed"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" title="ABC News (Australia)">ABC News</a></i>. 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On 17 July 1996, the Federal Court of Australia ruled in their favour.").</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/Crosby_v_Kelly" title="Crosby v Kelly">Crosby v Kelly</a></i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCAFC/2012/96.html">[2012] FCAFC 96</a>, (2012) 203 <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_Reports" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Court Reports">FCR</a> 451, Federal Court (Full Court).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/View/a/1993-60/current/html/1993-60.html"><i>Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1994</i> (ACT)</a>, s 4</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislation.nt.gov.au/en/Legislation/JURISDICTION-OF-COURTS-CROSS-VESTING-ACT-1987"><i>Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987</i> (NT)</a>, s 4</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018C00347">"Judiciary Act 1903"</a>. <i>www.legislation.gov.au</i>. 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Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia">Boilermaker's case</a></i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1956/10.html">[1956] HCA 10</a>, (1956) 94 <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Law_Reports" title="Commonwealth Law Reports">CLR</a> 254.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1956A00044/ea02de98-a373-48f8-a70e-07715ff9d44d"><i>Conciliation and Arbitration Act</i> 1956 (Cth)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C1973A00138/a73167b9-d451-48f3-9769-b42a6cad5796"><i>Conciliation and Arbitration Act</i> 1973 (Cth)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A01587"><i>Federal Court of Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act</i> 1976 (Cth)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A04653"><i>Industrial Relations Reform Act</i> 1993 (Cth)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2004A05064/1f09d62a-f6ee-41f7-b8ce-af20e754789a"><i>Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act</i> 1996 (Cth)</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-library/judges-speeches/speeches-former-judges/justice-north/north-j-20180907">"Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Court to Farewell the Honourable Justice North"</a>, <i>fedcourt.gov.au</i>, 12 September 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 September</span> 2018</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=fedcourt.gov.au&rft.atitle=Ceremonial+Sitting+of+the+Full+Court+to+Farewell+the+Honourable+Justice+North&rft.date=2018-09-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fedcourt.gov.au%2Fdigital-law-library%2Fjudges-speeches%2Fspeeches-former-judges%2Fjustice-north%2Fnorth-j-20180907&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFederal+Court+of+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Workplace_Relations_and_Other_Legislation_Amendment_(Abolishment_of_Industrial_Relations_Court)_Proclamation_2020-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Workplace_Relations_and_Other_Legislation_Amendment_(Abolishment_of_Industrial_Relations_Court)_Proclamation_2020_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020L01632">"Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishment of Industrial Relations Court) Proclamation 2020"</a>. 10 December 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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