National
Chief Justice of Australia
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor-General in Council (Constitution s 72; High Court of Australia Act 1979); retires at 70.
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Stephen Gageler since November 2023
Report Source: en.wikipedia.org,
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Sources
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): office, size and method of selection (ss 7, 24, 35, 17, 61-64, 72). For: Chief Justice of Australia
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia template Current High Court of Australia justices, read 2026-10-12: justices and dates appointed. Fallback because hcourt.gov.au was unreachable from the loader; Gageler Chief Justice since 2023-11-06. For: Stephen Gageler, current term