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.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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