MARK DREYFUS MP

I am pleased to announce the appointments of Jane Needham SC and Stephen McDonald SC as Judges of the Federal Court of Australia.

I am also pleased to announce the appointment Tuskeen Jacobs as a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).

The Australian Government has made 72 reappointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) including two non-judicial Deputy Presidents, 14 Senior Members and 56 Members.

Today, following the 30th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum, we announce a package of new initiatives to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s internal security and law and justice priorities.

Cross border patrols of the Torres Strait region between Papua New Guinea and Australia will be enhanced with today’s presentation of the Police Patrol Vessel Minigulai to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.

Today the Federal Court has ordered SkyCity Adelaide Pty Ltd pay a $67 million penalty for its breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006.

Legislation introduced today will create new criminal offences to ban the sharing of non-consensual deepfake sexually explicit material.

The Australian Government has today taken a key step towards improving the operation of the native title system by asking the Australian Law Reform Commission to undertake an inquiry into the future acts regime in the Native Title Act 1993.

The Albanese Government has established Australia’s first federal Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

Marriage in Australia has been updated from the age of the horse and carriage with legislation passed today making it easier to start the legal paperwork for weddings.

The Albanese Labor Government is restoring trust and confidence in Australia’s system of administrative review, with landmark legislation to create the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) passing the Parliament today.