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The Family Court of Australia was a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters,such as divorce applications,parenting disputes,and the division of property when a couple separate. Together with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia,it covered family law matters in all states and territories of Australia except for Western Australia,which has a separate Family Court. Its core function was to determine cases with the most complex law,facts and parties,to cover specialised areas in family law,and to provide national coverage as the national appellate court for family law matters.
A King's Counsel is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman,the title is Queen's Counsel (QC).
The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified in the Constitution of Australia and supplementary legislation.
Robert Bruce McClelland is an Australian judge and former politician who has served on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia since 2015,including as Deputy Chief Justice of that court since 2018. He was previously Attorney-General of Australia from 2007 to 2011,and a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2013,representing the Labor Party.
John Henry Pascoe is a former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales.
The following is the order of precedence for Australia:
- The King of Australia:His Majesty King Charles III
- The Governor-General of Australia:Her Excellency the Hon Sam Mostyn AC
- The Governor of the State when within their own State.
- The Governors of the other States in order of appointment:
- Governor of New South Wales:Margaret Beazley
- Governor of Tasmania:Barbara Baker
- Governor of South Australia:Frances Adamson
- Governor of Queensland:Jeannette Young
- Governor of Western Australia:Chris Dawson
- Governor of Victoria:Margaret Gardner
- When within the Northern Territory,the Administrator of the Northern Territory:Hugh Heggie
- The Prime Minister:Anthony Albanese
- When within their own State or Territory,the Premier of the State or the Chief Minister of the Territory
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in order of election:
- President of the Senate Senator:Sue Lines
- Speaker of the House of Representatives:Milton Dick
- The Chief Justice of Australia:Stephen Gageler
- Senior diplomatic posts:
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
- Chargés d'affaires en pied or en titre in order of date of presentation of the Letters of Credence or Commission
- Chargés d'affaires ad interim and Acting High Commissioners in order of date of assumption of duties
- Members of the Federal Executive Council under summons:
- Ministry List
- The Administrator of the Northern Territory:Hugh Heggie
- The Leader of the Opposition:Peter Dutton
- Former holders of high offices:
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- William Deane (1996–2001)
- Peter Hollingworth (2001–2003)
- Quentin Bryce (2008–2014)
- Peter Cosgrove (2014–2019)
- David Hurley (2019-2024)
- Former Prime Ministers in order of leaving office:
- Paul Keating (1991–1996)
- John Howard (1996–2007)
- Kevin Rudd
- Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
- Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
- Malcolm Turnbull (2015–2018)
- Scott Morrison (2018–2022)
- Former Chief Justices in order of leaving office:
- Anthony Mason (1987–1995)
- Murray Gleeson (1998–2008)
- Robert French (2008–2017)
- Susan Kiefel (2017–2023)
- Former Governors-General in order of leaving office:
- Premiers of states in order of state populations,then Chief Ministers of the territories in order of territory populations:
- Premier of New South Wales:Chris Minns
- Premier of Victoria:Jacinta Allan
- Premier of Queensland:Annastacia Palaszczuk
- Premier of Western Australia:Roger Cook
- Premier of South Australia:Peter Malinauskas
- Premier of Tasmania:Jeremy Rockliff
- Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory:Andrew Barr
- Chief Minister of the Northern Territory:Natasha Fyles
- The Lord Mayor when within their jurisdiction
- Justices of the High Court in order of appointment:
- Michelle Gordon AC
- James Edelman
- Simon Steward
- Jacqueline Sarah Gleeson
- Jayne Jagot
- Robert Beech-Jones
- Senior judges:
- Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia:Debra Mortimer
- Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia:Will Alstergren
- Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia:Jointly held with the above by Will Alstergren
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the (Australian) jurisdiction
- The other Chief Justices of the Supreme Courts of the States and Territories in order of appointment :
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia:The Hon Chris Kourakis SC
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania:The Hon Alan Blow AO
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory:Michael Grant
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria:Anne Ferguson
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia:Peter Quinlan SC
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales:The Hon Andrew Bell SC
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory:Lucy McCallum
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland:The Hon Helen Bowskill KC
- Australian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in order of appointment:
- The Rt Hon Ian Sinclair AC
- The Rt Hon Sir William Heseltine
- The Chief of the Defence Force
- Chief Judges of State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
- Members of Parliament
- Presidents of Federal Tribunals:
- The President of the Fair Work Commission:The Hon Justice Adam Hatcher SC
- The President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal:The Hon Justice Emilios Kyrou AO
- Other Judges of Federal,State and Territory Courts in order of their appointment to any of their respective jurisdictions' courts
- Lord Mayors of capital cities in order of city populations:
- Lord Mayor of Sydney:The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Sydney,Councillor Clover Moore AO
- Lord Mayor of Melbourne:The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Melbourne,Councillor Sally Capp AO
- Lord Mayor of Brisbane:The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane,Councillor Adrian Schrinner
- Lord Mayor of Perth:The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Perth,Mr Basil Zempilas
- Lord Mayor of Adelaide:The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Adelaide,Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM
- Lord Mayor of Hobart:The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Hobart,Councillor Anna Reynolds
- Lord Mayor of Darwin:The Rt Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin,the Hon Kon Vatskalis
- Heads of religious communities according to the date of assuming office in Australia
- The Presiding Officer(s) of the State Legislature when in their own jurisdiction.
- Presiding officers of the other State Legislatures in order of appointment,then Presiding Officer of Territory Legislatures in order of appointment:
- Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly:Colin Brooks
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland:Curtis Pitt
- President of the Victorian Legislative Council:Nazih Elasmar
- Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly:Jonathan O'Dea
- President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council:Craig Farrell
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council:John Dawkins)
- Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly:Michelle Roberts)
- President of the New South Wales Legislative Council:Matthew Mason-Cox
- President of the Western Australian Legislative Council:Alanna Clohesy
- Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly:Mark Shelton
- Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly:Dan Cregan
- Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly:Joy Burch
- Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly:Ngaree Ah Kit
- The members of the particular State Executive Council under summons,then the Members of the other State Executive Councils in order of state populations,and then the Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and then Members of the Northern Territory Executive Council:
- Executive Council of New South Wales
- Executive Council of Victoria
- Executive Council of Queensland
- Executive Council of Western Australia
- Executive Council of South Australia
- Executive Council of Tasmania
- Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory
- Executive Council of the Northern Territory
- The Leader of the Opposition of the particular State,and then Leaders of the Opposition of State Legislatures in order of state populations,then Leaders of the Opposition in Territory Legislatures in order of territory populations:
- Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales:Mark Speakman
- Leader of the Opposition of Victoria:John Pesutto
- Leader of the Opposition of Queensland:David Crisafulli
- Leader of the Opposition of Western Australia:Shane Love
- Leader of the Opposition of South Australia:Peter Malinauskas
- Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania:Rebecca White
- Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory:Elizabeth Lee
- Leader of the Opposition of the Northern Territory:Lia Finocchiaro
- Members of the Federal Executive Council not under summons
- Members of the particular State or Territory legislature,and then Members of State and Territory Legislatures in order of population:
- New South Wales Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- Victorian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- Queensland Legislative Assembly
- Western Australian Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
- Tasmanian House of Assembly and Legislative Council
- Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- The Secretaries of Departments of the Australian Public Service and their peers and the Chiefs of the Air Force,Army,and Navy in order of first appointment to this group:
- Chief of Air Force:Air Marshal Robert Chipman
- Chief of Army:Lieutenant General Simon Stuart
- Chief of Navy:Vice Admiral Mark Hammond
- Consuls-General,Consuls and Vice-Consuls according to the date on which recognition was granted
- Recipients of Decorations or Honours from the Sovereign,specifically Decorations or Honours which are at or above the Knight Bachelor or above,and precedence being established according to the Australian honours order of wearing,and,where two people hold the same decoration or honour,according to the date on which the award was announced
- Citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law,along with some summary and indictable criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance mostly by single judges. In cases of importance,a full court comprising three judges can be convened upon determination by the Chief Justice. The Court also has appellate jurisdiction,which is mostly exercised by a Full Court comprising three judges,the only avenue of appeal from which lies to the High Court of Australia. In the Australian court hierarchy,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 Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for all jurisdictions except family law. It was established in 1976 by the Federal Court of Australia Act.
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Judicial independence is regarded as one of the foundation values of the Australian legal system,such that the High Court held in 2004 that a court capable of exercising federal judicial power must be,and must appear to be,an independent and impartial tribunal. Former Chief Justice Gerard Brennan described judicial independence as existing "to serve and protect not the governors but the governed",albeit one that "rests on the calibre and the character of the judges themselves". Despite general agreement as to its importance and common acceptance of some elements,there is no agreement as to each of the elements of judicial independence.
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- ↑ "Media Release – The Hon Will Alstergren announced as Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and the Hon Robert McClelland as Deputy Chief Justice". Family Court of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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