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Principal Registry
National Operations

As at 30 June 2022

Principal Registry

Executive

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Sia Lagos	Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia.

Office of the General Counsel

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Scott Tredwell	General Counsel, Deputy Principal Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Sheriff, Federal Court of Australia Deputy Sheriff, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Marshal, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Claire Hammerton Cole	Registrar – General Law and Practice	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Rohan Muscat	National Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

National Operations – Legal

Principal Judicial Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Rowan Davis	A/g Principal Judicial Registrar and National Operations Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Senior National Judicial Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Paul Farrell	Senior National Judicial Registrar and National Operations Registrar	Sydney, NSW	District Registrar (NSW District Registry), Federal Court of Australia District Registrar (ACT District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Alison Legge	Senior National Judicial Registrar and National Operations Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Jennifer Priestley	Senior National Judicial Registrar and National Operations Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

National Judicial Registrars & District Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Nicola Colbran	National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar	Adelaide, SA	District Registrar (SA District Registry), Federal Court of Australia District Registrar (NT District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Tim Luxton	National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	District Registrar (VIC District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Peter Schmidt	National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	District Registrar (QLD District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Susie Stone	Acting National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar	Hobart, TAS	District Registrar (TAS District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Russell Trott	National Judicial Registrar and District Registrar	Perth, WA	District Registrar (WA District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal

National Judicial Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Phillip Allaway	National Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Matthew Benter	National Judicial Registrar	Perth, WA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Rupert Burns	National Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Catherine Forbes	National Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Susan O'Connor	National Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Katie Stride	National Judicial Registrar – Native Title	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Judicial Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Michael Buckingham	Judicial Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Jodie Burns	Judicial Registrar – Federal Criminal Jurisdiction	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Christian Carney	Judicial Registrar – Migration	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
James Cho	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Ann Daniel	Judicial Registrar – Native Title	Perth, WA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Alicia Ditton	Judicial Registrar – Federal Criminal Jurisdiction	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Norfolk Island Supreme Court
Amelia Edwards	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Simon Grant	Judicial Registrar – Native Title	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Simon Haag	National Judicial Registrar – Migration	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Ivan Ingram	Judicial Registrar – Native Title	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Kim Lackenby	Judicial Registrar	Canberra, ACT	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Katie Lynch	Judicial Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal
Laurelea McGregor	Judicial Registrar – Native Title	Perth, WA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Thomas Morgan	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Nicholas Parkyn	Judicial Registrar	Adelaide, SA	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Geoffrey Segal	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Deputy District Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal
Coenraad van der Westhuizen	Judicial Registrar – Migration	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

National Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Sophie Bird	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Adam Bundy (on secondment)	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Meredith Cridland	National Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Alison Hird	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Lauren McCormick	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
David Priddle	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Tali Rubinstein	National Registrar	Sydney, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Stephanie Sanders	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Thomas Stewart	National Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

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