Nye Perram

Nye Perram (born 1969) is an Australian judge. He has been a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia since his appointment in August 2008 at the age of 39. Prior to his appointment, Perram practised as a Senior Counsel in Sydney.

Perram was educated at Sydney Boys' High School, and holds degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford.^[1] He was admitted as a solicitor in 1992 (practising briefly with Mallesons Stephen Jaques) and then as a barrister before becoming Senior Counsel in 2006. While at the bar, Perram was a member of the New South Wales Bar Council.^[2]

In addition to being a judge, Perram is also a Deputy President of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia, a Part-Time Commissioner with the Australian Law Reform Commission, and a Presidential Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.^[3]

Perram also represented deposed Prime Minister of Fiji Laisenia Qarase in legal proceedings against his military replacement, Frank Bainimarama.^[2]

In 2025, he was invited to give Margaret Stone Lecture, a joint initiative of the University of New South Wales and Herbert Smith Freehills.^[4]

See also

• List of Judges of the Federal Court of Australia