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COURT STRUCTURE,
JUDGES’ TITLES
AND
ORDER OF SENIORITY
JANUARY 2015
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INDEX
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 4
1 THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA ...................................................................... 6
FEDERAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS ......................................................................... 8
2. THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ......................................................... 8
3. THE FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA ............................................................ 9
4. THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA ...................................... 12
5. FAIR WORK COMMISSION AND FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN ................. 14
6. THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL ................................................ 15
7. THE AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION TRIBUNAL ........................................... 16
8. THE COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL .......................................................................... 17
9. THE DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE APPEAL TRIBUNAL .......................... 17
10. The Social Security Appeals Tribunal .................................................................. 18
11. The Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal .......................... 19
12. The Administrative Appeals Tribunal .................................................................. 21
13. The Australian Human Rights Commission ......................................................... 22
14. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ........................................... 25
STRUCTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL COURTS SYSTEM ............... 27
NEW SOUTH WALES COURTS AND TRIBUNALS .................................................. 28
15. The Supreme Court of New South Wales ............................................................. 28
16. The Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal ............................................ 29
17. The Industrial Relations Commission and the Industrial Court of New
South Wales .................................................................................................................. 30
18. The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales ...................................... 32
19. The District Court of New South Wales ............................................................... 34
20. The Workers’ Compensation Commission ........................................................... 35
21. The Local Court of New South Wales .................................................................. 36
22. Coroners Court ...................................................................................................... 37
23. The Drug Court of NSW ....................................................................................... 39
24. Children’s Court.................................................................................................... 40
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25. NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)................................................. 42
26. Independent Commission Against Corruption...................................................... 45
27. Judicial Commission ............................................................................................. 47
28. The Dust Diseases Tribunal .................................................................................. 48
29. The Mental Health Review Tribunal .................................................................... 49
30. Community Justice Centres .................................................................................. 51
31. LawAccess NSW .................................................................................................. 52
STRUCTURE OF THE NSW COURTS SYSTEM ..................................................... 54
TITLES ............................................................................................................................. 55
32. Superior court judges ............................................................................................ 55
33. Federal Circuit Court Judges ................................................................................ 57
34. District Court Judges............................................................................................. 57
35. Local Court Magistrates ........................................................................................ 58
36. Acting Judges ........................................................................................................ 58
37. Retired judges and members of the Executive Council ........................................ 59
38. Federal and State Attorneys General .................................................................... 59
39. Barristers ............................................................................................................... 60
40. Queen’s Counsel (QC) and Senior Counsel (SC) ................................................. 60
41. Other Post-Nominals ............................................................................................. 62
ORDER OF SENIORITY ................................................................................................. 63
42. Seniority of senior counsel.................................................................................... 63
43. Listing junior members of the Bar in order of seniority ....................................... 64
ADMISSION TO THE ROLL OF LAWYERS ............................................................... 66
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INTRODUCTION
5
6
1 THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA
7
10
12
4. THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA
4.1
14
5. FAIR WORK COMMISSION AND FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN
5.1
15
6. THE NATIONAL NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL
6.1
6.2
17
8. THE COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL
8.1
9. THE DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE APPEAL TRIBUNAL
9.1
20
23
24
25
14. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
STRUCTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL COURTS SYSTEM
NEW SOUTH WALES COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
15. The Supreme Court of New South Wales
30
17. The Industrial Relations Commission and the Industrial Court of New South Wales
31
1 January 2010
32
18. The Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
33
34
19. The District Court of New South Wales
35
20. The Workers’ Compensation Commission
37
22. Coroners Court
39
23. The Drug Court of NSW
40
24. Children’s Court
41
42
25. NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
43
44
46
48
28. The Dust Diseases Tribunal
49
29. The Mental Health Review Tribunal
50
52
31. LawAccess NSW
STRUCTURE OF THE NSW COURTS SYSTEM
TITLES
32. Superior court judges
56
57
33. Federal Circuit Court Judges
34. District Court Judges
58
35. Local Court Magistrates
36. Acting Judges
59
37. Retired judges and members of the Executive Council
38. Federal and State Attorneys General
61
62
41. Other Post-Nominals
63
ORDER OF SENIORITY
42. Seniority of senior counsel
64
43. Listing junior members of the Bar in order of seniority
65
66
ADMISSION TO THE ROLL OF LAWYERS