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The Council

The Council is the governing body of the NJCA. It comprises four judicial members, a member nominated by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, and a member nominated by participating State and Territory Attorneys-General.

Council Members

CHIEF JUSTICE LUCY MCCALLUM (CHAIR), SUPREME COURT OF AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Nominee of the Chief Justices of the State and Territory Supreme Courts
JUSTICE MURRAY ALDRIDGE, FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Chief Justices of the Federal and Family Courts
JUSTICE SAM DOYLE, SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Chief Justices of the Federal and Family Courts
JUSTICE KATRINA BANKS-SMITH, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Chief Justices of the Federal and Family Courts
MR CHRIS COLLETT, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Nominee of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth
PRESIDENT MALCOLM SCHYVENS, TASMANIAN CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Nominee from the Commonwealth, Sate and Territory Tribunals
PRESIDENT JUDY HUGHES, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
Commonwealth, Sate and Territory Tribunals
CHIEF MAGISTRATE MARY-LOUISE HRIBAL, MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Nominee of the Chief Magistrates of the States and Territories
CHIEF JUDGE PETER KIDD, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA
Nominee of the Chief Judges of the States and Territories
JUDGE LAURENCE LEVY, DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Chief Judges of the States and Territories
MS ALICE LINACRE, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Nominee of the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth
CHIEF JUDGE ELIZABETH MORRIS, NORTHERN TERRITORY LOCAL COURT
Chief Magistrates of the States and Territories