Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00723:section:144
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00723
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 144
Character Range: 183439–185119

144  Arrangement of business
 (1) The Chief Judge is responsible for ensuring the effective, orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
 (2) In discharging the Chief Judge's responsibility, the Chief Judge:
 (a) must promote the objects of this Act; and
 (b) may, subject to this Chapter and to such consultation with Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) as is appropriate and practicable, do all or any of the following:
 (i) make arrangements as to the Judge who is to constitute the Court in particular matters or classes of matters;
 (ii) without limiting the generality of subparagraph (i)—assign particular caseloads, classes of cases or functions to particular Judges;
 (iii) temporarily restrict a Judge to non‑sitting duties; and
 (c) must ensure that arrangements are in place to provide Judges with appropriate access to (or reimbursement for the cost of):
 (i) annual health assessments; and
 (ii) short‑term counselling services; and
 (iii) judicial education; and
 (d) may deal, as set out in section 145, with a complaint about the performance by another Judge of the Judge's judicial or official duties; and
 (e) may take any measures that the Chief Judge believes are reasonably necessary to maintain public confidence in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), including, but not limited to, temporarily restricting another Judge to non‑sitting duties.
 (3) Either Deputy Chief Judge may assist the Chief Judge in the exercise of the functions conferred on the Chief Judge by this section (other than paragraph (2)(d) or (e)).