The Honourable Justice Jacoba Brasch has been appointed as Chair of the Family Law Council.
Judge Alexandra Harland and the Honourable John Faulks (former Deputy Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia) were also reappointed to the council, with new appointments including Senior Judicial Registrar Anne-Marie Rice.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC acknowledged the outgoing Chair, Deputy Chief Justice Robert McClelland AO in the announcement late last month.
Justice Brasch is a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1). She was admitted to the Bar in 2000 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014.
Justice Brasch specialises in family law, particularly difficult children’s matters, domestic violence, child protection and mental health issues.
SJR Rice is the Executive Director National Registrar Practice Operations and Senior Judicial Registrar at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. She is also a lecturer in mediation and conflict management at the University of Queensland and an accredited specialist in family law.
Share this article