Current Registrars

Last updated March 2026

Executive
Office of the General Counsel
Senior Judicial Registrars and District Registrars
Judicial Registrars

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
Nicola Colbran	Deputy Principal Registrar	Adelaide, SA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal

Office of the General Counsel

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Scott Tredwell	General Counsel	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
Rohan Muscat	In-house Counsel	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Bernadette Henderson	In-house Counsel	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia

Senior Judicial Registrars and District Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Simon Haag	Senior Judicial Registrar - Appeals	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Susie Stone	Senior Judicial Registrar - Original Jurisdiction & District Registrar TAS	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
Laurelea Mcgregor	Acting Senior Judicial Registrar	Perth, WA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Paul Farrell	District Registrar NSW/ACT	Sydney, NSW	District Registrar (NSW District Registry), Federal Court of Australia District Registrar (ACT District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Tim Luxton	District Registrar VIC	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	District Registrar QLD	Brisbane, QLD	District Registrar (QLD District Registry), Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Russell Trott	District Registrar WA	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
Nicholas Parkyn	(Acting) District Registrar SA/NT	Adelaide, SA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Rupert Burns	Senior Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Jacinta Ellis	Senior Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Catherine Forbes	Senior Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Camille Goucke	Senior Judicial Registrar	Perth, WA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Alison Legge	Senior Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Susan O'Connor	Senior Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Registrar, Copyright Tribunal of Australia
Jodie Burns	Senior Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Sheriff, Federal Court of Australia
Alicia Ditton	Senior Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Norfolk Island Supreme Court Deputy Sheriff, Federal Court of Australia
Claire Hammerton-Cole	Senior Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Judicial Registrars

Name	Title	Location	Appointments
Sydney Birchall	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Michael Buckingham	Judicial Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal
Christine Cody	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Robyn Curnow	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Ann Daniel	Judicial Registrar	Perth, WA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Helen Donovan	Judicial Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Alison Hird	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Kim Lackenby	Judicial Registrar	Canberra, ACT	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Lauren McCormick	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Thomas Morgan	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Georgia Morrison	Judicial Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Michael Ryan	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Geoff Segal	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Registrar, Australian Competition Tribunal
Joanne Wilson	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Josie Salzman	Judicial Registrar	Brisbane, QLD	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Jarrod White	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Renee Krikorian	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Michael Gronow	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Sarah Bandal	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Sophie Bird	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Carole Hemingway	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Amarah Henderson-Wilson	Judicial Registrar	Adelaide, SA	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Peggy Kerdo	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia
Amy Lee	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Tali Rubinstein	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Thomas Stewart	Judicial Registrar	Melbourne, VIC	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Deputy Sheriff, Federal Court of Australia
Stuart Young	Judicial Registrar	Sydney, NSW	Registrar, Federal Court of Australia Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

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Current Registrars

Executive

Office of the General Counsel

Senior Judicial Registrars and District Registrars

Judicial Registrars

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