Senate debates

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Questions without Notice

Federal Courts

2:41 pm

Photo of Pauline HansonPauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

Irrespective of the exact number of judges that may or may not be appointed but mindful of the serious delays faced by litigants before the Federal Circuit Court exercising its family law jurisdiction, would the Attorney-General explain why there are currently four judicial vacancies on the Federal Circuit Court, being two in Melbourne and one in both Canberra and Sydney, which have been long-term vacancies. Of those vacancies, three of those four judges were family law specialist judges. When did you intend to have those positions filled? (Time expired)

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