Fiona Meagher
The Honourable Justice Fiona Meagher | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (BA, LLB) |
The Honourable Justice Fiona Meagher is an Australian judge of the Federal Court of Australia, sitting in the Brisbane registry. She was appointed in March 2022, and served concurrently as President of the former Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) from April to November 2022 before resigning that office and continuing full-time on the Federal Court bench.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Meagher graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws. She was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1987 and the High Court of Australia in 1989.[3]
Career
Meagher began her legal career as Associate to the Hon Justice Paul de Jersey in 1987, then practised as a solicitor from 1988 to 1993. She was Group General Counsel and Company Secretary for Telecom New Zealand Australia from 1993, and later held senior management roles at Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) and McCullough Robertson, followed by work as a management consultant (2004–2014). She served on the Mental Health Review Tribunal Queensland from 2014 to 2018, with a Presidential Delegation from 2017 to 2018. She was appointed to the AAT in 2015 (part-time), as Senior Member in 2018 and as Deputy President and Division Head (NDIS) in 2020.[3][1]
Judicial service
Meagher was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 31 March 2022 (Brisbane registry).[2] A ceremonial sitting of a Full Court to welcome her was held on 12 August 2022, and the Court has published the transcript.[6]
From April to November 2022, Meagher served as President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Her resignation as President took effect on 30 November 2022; she remained a judge of the Federal Court on a full-time basis.[4][5]
Independent legal media have reported matters before Meagher since her appointment, including interlocutory and appellate decisions in regulatory and commercial cases.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Hon Fiona Mary Ruth MEAGHER — Biography". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
Justice Meagher was appointed to the Federal Court on 1 April 2022. From April to December 2022, Justice Meagher was President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Hon Justice Fiona Meagher". Australian Government Directory. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
Start date 31 March 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Appointment of the President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and a Federal Court of Australia Judge" (PDF). Attorney-General (Commonwealth) — Media release. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Schultz, Amber (1 December 2022). "Justice Fiona Meagher announces resignation as president of the AAT". Crikey. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Resignation of The Hon Justice Fiona Meagher — letter to the Governor-General" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court to welcome the Honourable Justice Meagher — transcript". Federal Court of Australia. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "Justice Fiona Meagher (coverage archive)". Lawyerly. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
External links
- Official website
- "Judges' Speeches — Justice Meagher". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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