Senate debates
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Questions without Notice
Federal Courts
2:41 pm
Pauline 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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