Appointment to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Expressions of interest and nominations close 21 November 2011.
Appointment as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, invites expressions of interest, or nominations of suitable persons, for appointment as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia who will also serve as the President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The successful appointee will be based in one of the Tribunal’s registries on mainland Australia.
The Federal Court of Australia is a superior court of record with original jurisdiction under more than 150 Acts of Parliament and a substantial and diverse appellate jurisdiction.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal is an independent body that reviews a broad range of administrative decisions made by Australian Government Ministers, officers, authorities and tribunals.
The President of the Tribunal must be a judge of the Federal Court. Accordingly, a current judge may be appointed as the next President. Alternatively, the next President could be selected from outside the judiciary and appointed as a judge prior to being appointed as the President.
The successful appointee will have high-level legal and management expertise and must have been enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court of Australia or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory for at least five years.
Further information about the Federal Court is available on the Federal Court website.
Further information about the Tribunal is available on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal website.
The expression of interest form, nomination form and position information package are available for downloading in the orange box at the right of this page.
Contact
For further information about lodging your expression of interest or nomination:
Attorney-General’s Department
Antony Catt
Tel: (02) 6141 3350
E-mail: aat.appointments@ag.gov.au.
For further information about the position:
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Philip Kellow
Tel: (02) 9391 2497
E-mail: Philip.Kellow@aat.gov.au
