40th Anniversary
Legislation & Parliamentary Papers
- Constitution of the Australian Colonies
Circular to the Governors of the Australian Colonies proposing an Australian Superior Court, 1849 (pdf - 471kb)
- Alfred Deakin proposes a federal judiciary at the Federation Conference, 1890 (pdf - 681kb)
Official Record of the Proceedings and Debates of the Australasian Federation Conference, 1890, held in The Parliament House, Melbourne
- Superior Court of Australia Bill 1974:
First reading, 16 July 1974 (pdf - 15.7mb)
Second reading, 30 July 1974 (pdf - 1.3mb)
- Federal Court of Australia Bill 1976:
Amendments to be moved by the Attorney-General (pdf - 571kb)
Third reading, 10 November 1976 (pdf - 2.6mb)
- Commonwealth Administrative Review Committee Report, 1971:
A report on the jurisdiction of the proposed Federal Superior Court of Record and its role as a court of review
Part 1 (pdf - 13.3mb)
Part 2 (pdf - 14.1mb)
Part 3 (pdf - 12.4mb)
Part 4 (pdf - 10.1mb)
- Appointment of Sir Nigel Bowen as Chief Judge of the Federal Court (pdf - 322kb)
Australian Government Gazette: Tuesday, 18 January 1977
