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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 State or Territory Supreme Courts
JUSTICE SAM DOYLE, SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Alternate Council member of the State or Territory Supreme Courts
JUSTICE MURRAY ALDRIDGE, FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Nominee of the Federal Courts
JUSTICE KATRINA BANKS-SMITH, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Alternate Council member of the Federal Courts
CHIEF JUDGE PETER KIDD, COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA
Nominee of the District or County Courts
JUDGE LAURENCE LEVY, DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Alternate Council member of the District or County Courts
CHIEF MAGISTRATE MARY-LOUISE HRIBAL, MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Nominee of the Magistrates’ or Local Courts
CHIEF JUDGE ELIZABETH MORRIS, NORTHERN TERRITORY LOCAL COURT
Alternate Council member of the Magistrates’ or Local Courts
PRESIDENT MALCOLM SCHYVENS, TASMANIAN CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Nominee of the Commonwealth, State and Territory tribunals
PRESIDENT JUDY HUGHES, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL
Alternate Council member of the Commonwealth, State and Territory tribunals
MS ALICE LINACRE, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Nominee of the Attorney- General of the Commonwealth
MR CHRIS COLLETT, ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT
Alternate Council member of the Attorney- General of the Commonwealth