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Judges of the Family Court of Australia, include the Chief Justice, [1] Deputy Chief Justice, [2] Judges of the Appeal Division, [3] current, [4] and former judges as of 24 October 2018. [5] They include judges who hold a concurrent commission with the Family Court of Western Australia .
The Family Court of Australia was established under Chapter 3 of the Australian Constitution, by the Family Law Act 1975, [3] and commenced operations on 5 January 1976. It currently comprises a Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Appeal Division judges and other judges.
Division 1 is the former Family Court of Australia and is a superior court of record for dealing with family law matters. It contains 35 judges. Division 2 is the former Federal Circuit Court of Australia, and deals with the bulk of family law matters prior to the establishment of the Court, as well as general federal law matters such as ...
Pages in category "Judges of the Family Court of Australia" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
His Honour Judge Salvatore Paul Vasta is a judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia since 2015 and a former Crown Prosecutor of the Queensland Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. [1] He is the first judge to have been successfully sued in Australia, [2] and has received significant criticism for his handling of ...
The court is a superior court of limited jurisdiction, but below the High Court of Australia in the hierarchy of federal courts, and was created by the Federal Court of Australia Act in 1976. [ 24 ] Decisions of the High Court are binding on the Federal Court.
Family Court proceedings are private although under a recent change in court rules in England and Wales, reporters can attend and report certain information. Measures have been taken to ensure the ...
Australian Military Court (2007–2009) [b] Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (1904–1956) [c] Commonwealth Industrial Court (1956–1973) [d] Family Court (1976–2021) Federal Circuit Court / Federal Magistrates Court (1999–2021) Federal Court of Bankruptcy (1930–1977) [e] Industrial Relations Court of Australia (1994 ...