Bill
Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
passed, as at 2016-03-18. Attorney-General portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Attorney-General
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-12-02
- second reading — 2015-12-02
- second reading — 2016-02-22
- second reading — 2016-02-22
- third reading — 2016-02-22
- introduced — 2016-02-22
- second reading — 2016-03-02
- second reading — 2016-03-02
- second reading — 2016-03-02
- third reading — 2016-03-02
- passed — 2016-03-02
- royal assent — 2016-03-18
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-12-02.
The bill would combine the administrative operations of Australia's three main federal courts and the National Native Title Tribunal into one shared services organisation.
A single chief executive officer would manage corporate functions such as finance and human resources for all three courts, while each court keeps its separate legal identity.
The government expects the merger to save $9.4 million over six years and $5.4 million each year after that, with the money reinvested in core court activities.
- Creates a single administrative entity for the Federal Court, Family Court, Federal Circuit Court and National Native Title Tribunal.
- Requires the courts to share corporate services such as finance, human resources and information technology.
- Gives the Federal Court Chief Executive Officer responsibility for managing the shared corporate services for all three courts.
- Changes the titles of the Family Court's Chief Judge and Deputy Chief Judge to Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice respectively.
- Merges the roles of the Family Court Chief Executive Officer and the Family Court to allow a transitional period for appointing someone with suitable expertise.
The Federal Court of Australia, the Family Court of Australia, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the National Native Title Tribunal, and the staff and users of those courts.
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