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Senior National Judicial Registrar

Job No: FedCourt221

Location: Capital city (depends on the location of the successful applicant)

Closing Date: 8 Jun 2019 AEST

Major Activities

Engaging with judges collaboratively

The SNJR will engage with judges collaboratively to identify critical work to be undertaken by Judicial Registrars in support of judges for the effective case management and disposition of proceedings. This will involve meeting with judges on a regular basis, understanding the character and complexity of cases in the dockets of judges nationally and identifying Judicial Registrars with the relevant skill and expertise to undertake specific case management and mediation work.

The SNJR will also support National Coordinating judges with the management of NPAs. This will involve supporting the judge with the development of coherent and consistent practice and procedure in the NPA, analyses of workload in the NPA, judicial education for judges in the NPA and liaison with, and education of, the profession in the NPA.

Performing delegated judicial functions

The SNJR will perform delegated judicial functions at a high level for judges locally and nationally, including:

conducting high level and complex mediations in large, multi-party or cross-registry proceedings, class actions and in high profile matters; and
carrying out high level and complex case management support for judges, such as expert witness conferences and case management in large, multi-party or cross-registry proceedings.

In addition, the SNJR may also carry out delegated judicial functions by way of presiding over Court hearings.

Management of Judicial Registrars

The SNJR will play a critical leadership role in the management of Judicial Registrars and the work that they undertake on a national basis, including:

The allocation and reallocation of Judicial Registrar work in accordance with applicable protocols, taking into account matters such as:

the character, complexity and other demands of registrar work, including urgency;
the specialised knowledge, skill and practice area expertise of registrars;
consideration of the workload and availability of each registrar; and
the volume and location of filings in areas of registrar practice.

Ensuring a collaborative and nationally consistent approach to the efficient case management and disposition of Judicial Registrar work.
Undertaking in-depth analyses, reporting and monitoring of the nature of Judicial Registrar practice and workload, including analysing important trends in filings.
Providing advice and recommendations to the PJR regarding the management of Judicial Registrar workload.
The support and development of Judicial Registrars nationally, including:

ensuring that appropriate legal and administrative support is provided to Judicial Registrars, so that they can carry out their work effectively;
providing opportunities for all Judicial Registrars to broaden their skills and areas of practice and interests; and
furthering the legal education of Judicial Registrars, and where appropriate, provide training and mentoring.

Application of NCF principles to the work of Judicial Registrars

The SNJR will ensure the application of NCF principles to the work that Judicial Registrars undertake by ensuring an effective and nationally consistent approach to how Judicial Registrar practice is undertaken, including in the following areas:

Mediation and case management work in support of judges.
Delegated judicial functions in the area of regular list work, including corporations, bankruptcy, migration and subpoena matters.
Other Judicial Registrar practice, including substituted service applications, costs and duty registrar practice.

The SNJR will strategically review and develop practice and procedure in all areas of Judicial Registrar practice on an ongoing basis to improve consistency in the approach to practice by:

working with the PJR and Deputy Principal Judicial Registrar & Deputy National Operations Registrar (DPJR) and other Judicial Registrars to develop appropriate practice and procedure;
reviewing and developing essential resources to support the work undertaken by Judicial Registrars (e.g. internal and external practice guides and other practice material); and
actively promoting flexibility, innovation and responsiveness to the needs of the Court’s users.

Internal and external liaison

The SNJR will liaise with key internal and external stakeholders in areas of Judicial Registrar practice, including with:

the Chief Justice and National Coordinating judges;
the PJR, DPJR and other Judicial Registrars and Court staff;
relevant Courts, Tribunals and other government agencies;
any relevant User Groups of the Court; and
State and Federal Law Societies and Bar Associations.

A key component of this liaison is to actively seek feedback from such stakeholders in relation to areas of Judicial Registrar practice.

Statutory Role

The SNJR will perform statutory duties, powers and functions of a registrar pursuant to the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and other legislative instruments, as required.

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Senior National Judicial Registrar

Job No: FedCourt221 Location: Capital city (depends on the location of the successful applicant) Closing Date: 8 Jun 2019 AEST

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Job No: FedCourt221

Location: Capital city (depends on the location of the successful applicant)

Closing Date: 8 Jun 2019 AEST