Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021 (13 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Part 1   Amendments

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

184   Subsection 6(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) A person is not to be appointed as a Judge unless:

(a) the person:

(i) is or has been a Judge of a prescribed court or of a court of a State; or

(ii) has been enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory for not less than 5 years; and

(b) the person has appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to deal with the kinds of matters that may come before the Court.