El2 - Judicial Registrar (Fcfcoa)

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Federal Court of Australia Full time

Position Overview

Judicial Registrars will undertake a significant proportion of the legal work across both Courts, including presiding over duty lists, interlocutory disputes (such as subpoena and disclosure disputes), and undertaking a variety of dispute resolution.

Judicial Registrars play a key role in achieving the Courts' reforms and in supporting key projects and initiatives, including the:

  • Expanded Lighthouse Project with triage and risk based case management;
- 'PPP500' small claims property pilot (aimed at providing an accessible, simplified and quicker way of resolving family law property disputes with an asset pool of up to $500,000);

  • National Contraventions List and other national Registrarled lists; and
  • Information sharing framework.

The Judicial Registrar position is multi-faceted and includes:

  • performing delegated judicial functions at a high level, including presiding in Court, conducting dispute resolution, duty lists, and case management;
- case management and triaging of matters at various stages of the litigation pathway;
- assisting with the formulation of legal policy within the Courts, including in support of various Court Committees, and with the implementation of policies on a national basis;
- playing an important role locally and nationally in implementing the Courts' reform agenda, together with delivering Government initiatives related to the family law courts; and
- liaising with internal and external stakeholders in areas of Registrar practice.


There may also be an opportunity for successful applicants to fulfil the responsibilities of various coordinating and leadership roles, including working as part of a national team to implement the structural changes associated with the FCFCOA Act.

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