(1) Which Australian judges and former judges have served as judges in overseas countries.

(2) In what country and for what period has each judge served.

(1) (i) I am advised by the High Court as follows:

At the time of his swearing-in as a Justice of the High Court on 6 February 1996, Justice Michael Kirby was President of the Court of Appeal of the Solomon Islands. However, he did not sit as a member of the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal after being sworn-in as a Justice of the High Court and he resigned the appointment a few months later.

The following former Chief Justices and Justices of the High Court were members of the Privy Council:

Sir Garfield Barwick was also a Judge ad hoc with the International Court of Justice between 1973-74.

Sir William Webb, a former Justice, was President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East between 1946-48.

I am also advised that several former Justices of the High Court have been appointed to overseas courts following their retirement from the Court. For example, Sir Anthony Mason, Sir Gerard Brennan and Sir Daryl Dawson were appointed to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal; Sir Harry Gibbs was appointed to the Court of Appeal of Kiribati and Sir Anthony Mason, Sir Gerard Brennan and the Honourable John Toohey were appointed to the Court of Appeal in Fiji. In addition, Sir Ninian Stephen was appointed to the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. However, as records are not maintained of appointments held by retired judges after they retire, the foregoing information may not be complete.

(ii) I am advised by the Federal Court that the following judges and former judges of the Federal Court hold, or held, commissions on overseas courts:

Judges

The Hon Justice Bryan Beaumont

The Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld

The Hon Justice John von Doussa

The Hon Justice Peter Heerey

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The Hon Robert St John

The Hon Trevor Morling

The Hon Justice James Burchett

(iii) The Chief Justice of the Family Court has advised that he is of the belief that there have been no judges of the Family Court who have served as judges in overseas countries in the period since his appointment to the Court in 1988.

(2) (i) I am advised by the High Court that:

Justices of the High Court who were Members of the Privy Council sat in London.

Sir William Webb sat in Tokyo as President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

Court records do not disclose when the members of the Privy Council sat in London nor when, or where, Sir Garfield Barwick sat as a Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice.

(ii) I am advised that the following judges and former judges of the Federal Court, while judges of that Court, served as judges in the overseas countries and for such periods as indicated:

Judges

Former Judges