Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Ludwig. The minister will recall that on 14 February he told the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee that the Attorney-General had promised a Family Court judicial appointment would remain at the Townsville registry. The minister will probably also be aware that the last permanently based Family Court judge in Townsville, the Hon. Justice Robert Monteith, retired in November 2011, almost four months ago. When does the government intend to replace Justice Monteith?