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Former Australian superior court 1994–1997 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Industrial Relations Court of Australia was a short-lived Chapter III Court whose jurisdiction was transferred from the Federal Court in 1994,[1] and transferred back in 1997.[2][3] In the words of former Chief Justice Robert French, "The tide went in, the tide went out".[4] Every judge had a concurrent appointment in the Federal Court.[5] Despite the transfer of jurisdiction, any existing matter or appeal from an existing matter remained in the Industrial Relations Court of Australia,[6] with the result that the last case was not finally disposed of until 2005/6.[7] The Court was not to be abolished until after the last judge had retired.[2] The last judge to retire was Anthony North on 11 September 2018.[8] The court was formally abolished on 1 March 2021.[9]
Industrial Relations Court of Australia | |
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Established | 1994 |
Dissolved | 2021 |
Jurisdiction | Australia |
Authorized by | Constitution of Australia Industrial Relations Act 1988 |
Appeals to | High Court of Australia |
Website | fedcourt |
The court was the latest in a line of specialist federal courts dealing with industrial relations matters,[10] being the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (1904–1956), whose court and arbitration functions were divided as a result of the Boilermakers' case,[11] succeeded by Commonwealth Industrial Court (1956–1973), which was renamed as the Australian Industrial Court (1973–1977).[4] The last remaining judge of the Australian Industrial Court, Ray Northrop was appointed to the new court.[12]
The creation of a specialist court was controversial,[13] with academics Breen Creighton and Andrew Stewart stating that it was not clear that the creation of the court would serve any useful purpose.[14] One of those opposed to the creation of the court was Federal Court judge Murray Wilcox who was subsequently offered appointment as Chief Justice. Wilcox reminded the Attorney-General, Michael Lavarch, of his opposition, to which Lavarch responded that Wilcox's knowledge of the pitfalls would help the court to avoid them.[15]
Position | Name | From | To | Term | Comments | Notes |
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Chief Justice | Murray Wilcox | 30 March 1994 | 2 October 2006 | 12 years, 186 days | [15] | |
Judge | Ray Northrop | 9 August 1995 | 1 year, 132 days | [12] | ||
John Keely | 29 February 1996 | 1 year, 336 days | [16] | |||
Jeffrey Spender | 19 July 2010 | 16 years, 111 days | [17] | |||
Peter Gray AM | 17 May 2013 | 19 years, 48 days | [18] | |||
Donnell Ryan | 2 June 2011 | 17 years, 64 days | Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) | [19] | ||
Malcolm Lee | 1 May 2006 | 12 years, 32 days | [16] | |||
John von Doussa | 15 August 2003 | 9 years, 138 days | [16] | |||
Michael Moore | 1 August 2011 | 17 years, 124 days | Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) | [16] | ||
Margaret Beazley | 28 April 1996 | 2 years, 30 days | Appointed to Court of Appeal (NSW) | [20] | ||
Shane Marshall | 17 July 1995 | 21 November 2015 | 20 years, 127 days | [21] | ||
Anthony North | 3 October 1995 | 11 September 2018 | 22 years, 343 days | Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) | [8] | |
Rodney Madgwick | 3 October 1995 | 21 April 2008 | 12 years, 201 days | Additional Judge of the Supreme Court (ACT) | [16] | |
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