List of Federal Magistrates
The current federal magistrates of the court are:
| Name | Location | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Donald, Federal Magistrate WarrenFederal Magistrate Warren Donald | Parramatta | 13 June 2000 |
| Mead, Federal Magistrate ChristineFederal Magistrate Christine Mead | Adelaide | 13 June 2000 |
| Baumann, Federal Magistrate MichaelFederal Magistrate Michael Baumann | Brisbane | 19 June 2000 |
| Brewster, Federal Magistrate JimFederal Magistrate Jim Brewster | Canberra | 19 June 2000 |
| Hartnett, Federal Magistrate NorahFederal Magistrate Norah Hartnett | Melbourne | 19 June 2000 |
| Scarlett, Federal Magistrate StephenFederal Magistrate Stephen Scarlett | Sydney | 19 June 2000 |
| Coker, Federal Magistrate JohnFederal Magistrate John Coker | Townsville | 26 June 2000 |
| Driver, Federal Magistrate RolfFederal Magistrate Rolf Driver | Sydney | 31 July 2000 |
| Raphael, Federal Magistrate KennethFederal Magistrate Kenneth Raphael | Sydney | 31 July 2000 |
| Roberts, Federal Magistrate StuartFederal Magistrate Stuart Roberts | Launceston | 4 December 2000 |
| Phipps, Federal Magistrate MauriceFederal Magistrate Maurice Phipps | Melbourne | 18 December 2000 |
| Connolly, Federal Magistrate MichaelFederal Magistrate Michael Connolly | Melbourne | 4 June 2001 |
| Walters, Federal Magistrate JohnFederal Magistrate John Walters | Melbourne | 29 October 2001 |
| Brown, Federal Magistrate StewartFederal Magistrate Stewart Brown | Adelaide | 5 November 2001 |
| Barnes, Federal Magistrate ShenaghFederal Magistrate Shenagh Barnes | Sydney | 5 November 2001 |
| Coakes, Federal Magistrate GilesFederal Magistrate Giles Coakes | Newcastle | 12 January 2004 |
| Lindsay, Federal Magistrate StuartFederal Magistrate Stuart Lindsay | Adelaide | 19 January 2004 |
| Jarrett, Federal Magistrate MichaelFederal Magistrate Michael Jarrett | Brisbane | 2 February 2004 |
| Emmett, Federal Magistrate SylviaFederal Magistrate Sylvia Emmett | Sydney | 5 July 2004 |
| Pascoe AO, Chief Federal Magistrate JohnChief Federal Magistrate John Pascoe AO | Sydney | 14 July 2004 |
| Riethmuller, Federal Magistrate GrantFederal Magistrate Grant Riethmuller | Melbourne | 19 July 2004 |
| Lloyd-Jones, Federal Magistrate MichaelFederal Magistrate Michael Lloyd-Jones | Sydney | 26 July 2004 |
| O'Dwyer, Federal Magistrate DanielFederal Magistrate Daniel O'Dwyer | Melbourne | 2 August 2004 |
| Smith, Federal Magistrate MatthewFederal Magistrate Matthew Smith | Sydney | 2 August 2004 |
| Nicholls, Federal Magistrate NickFederal Magistrate Nick Nicholls | Sydney | 23 August 2004 |
| Sexton, Federal Magistrate RobynFederal Magistrate Robyn Sexton | Sydney | 27 September 2004 |
| Lapthorn, Federal Magistrate KevinFederal Magistrate Kevin Lapthorn | Newcastle | 29 August 2005 |
| Henderson, Federal Magistrate LouiseFederal Magistrate Louise Henderson | Parramatta | 28 November 2005 |
| Hughes, Federal Magistrate KateFederal Magistrate Kate Hughes | Melbourne | 30 January 2006 |
| Riley, Federal Magistrate HeatherFederal Magistrate Heather Riley | Melbourne | 3 July 2006 |
| Burchardt, Federal Magistrate PhilipFederal Magistrate Philip Burchardt | Melbourne | 10 July 2006 |
| O'Sullivan, Federal Magistrate JohnFederal Magistrate John O'Sullivan | Melbourne | 10 July 2006 |
| Halligan, Federal Magistrate DavidFederal Magistrate David Halligan | Parramatta | 31 July 2006 |
| Lucev, Federal Magistrate ToniFederal Magistrate Toni Lucev | Perth | 14 August 2006 |
| Turner, Federal Magistrate FrankFederal Magistrate Frank Turner | Melbourne | 3 October 2006 |
| Cameron, Federal Magistrate RobertFederal Magistrate Robert Cameron | Sydney | 3 October 2006 |
| Altobelli, Federal Magistrate TomFederal Magistrate Tom Altobelli | Sydney | 13 November 2006 |
| Burnett, Federal Magistrate MichaelFederal Magistrate Michael Burnett | Brisbane | 24 November 2006 |
| Coates, Federal Magistrate StephenFederal Magistrate Stephen Coates | Brisbane | 24 November 2006 |
| Spelleken, Federal Magistrate LeanneFederal Magistrate Leanne Spelleken | Brisbane | 11 December 2006 |
| Kelly, Federal Magistrate CharlotteFederal Magistrate Charlotte Kelly | Adelaide | 12 March 2007 |
| Terry, Federal Magistrate JanetFederal Magistrate Janet Terry | Newcastle | 10 April 2007 |
| Simpson, Federal Magistrate DenysFederal Magistrate Denys Simpson | Adelaide | 12 June 2007 |
| Neville, Federal Magistrate WarwickFederal Magistrate Warwick Neville | Canberra | 2 July 2007 |
| Kemp, Federal Magistrate DaleFederal Magistrate Dale Kemp | Sydney | 4 July 2007 |
| Howard, Federal Magistrate PaulFederal Magistrate Paul Howard | Brisbane | 9 July 2007 |
| Purdon-Sully, Federal Magistrate SusanFederal Magistrate Susan Purdon-Sully | Brisbane | 15 October 2007 |
| Cassidy, Federal Magistrate MargaretFederal Magistrate Margaret Cassidy | Brisbane | 5 November 2007 |
| Bender, Federal Magistrate EvelynFederal Magistrate Evelyn Bender | Melbourne | 15 September 2008 |
| Demack, Federal Magistrate AnneFederal Magistrate Anne Demack | Brisbane | 22 September 2008 |
| Walker, Federal Magistrate JudithFederal Magistrate Judith Walker | Sydney | 22 September 2008 |
| McGuire, Federal Magistrate TerryFederal Magistrate Terry McGuire | Melbourne | 6 October 2008 |
| Dunkley, Federal Magistrate DavidFederal Magistrate David Dunkley | Sydney | 13 October 2008 |
| Baker, Federal Magistrate BarbaraFederal Magistrate Barbara Baker | Hobart | 27 October 2008 |
| Monahan, Federal Magistrate GeoffreyFederal Magistrate Geoffrey Monahan | Sydney | 3 November 2008 |
| Cole, Federal Magistrate PeterFederal Magistrate Peter Cole | Adelaide | 24 November 2008 |
| Willis, Federal Magistrate JosephineFederal Magistrate Josephine Willis | Cairns | 27 January 2009 |
| Whelan, Federal Magistrate DominicaFederal Magistrate Dominica Whelan | Melbourne | 24 May 2010 |
| Harman, Federal Magistrate JoeFederal Magistrate Joe Harman | Parramatta | 7 June 2010 |
| Turner, Federal Magistrate LeanneFederal Magistrate Leanne Turner | Darwin | 7 June 2010 |
| Foster, Federal Magistrate GarryFederal Magistrate Garry Foster | Sydney | 18 April 2011 |
| Myers, Federal Magistrate MatthewFederal Magistrate Matthew Myers | Newcastle | 23 January 2012 |
| Curtain, Federal Magistrate RonFederal Magistrate Ron Curtain | Melbourne | 23 January 2012 |
Federal Magistrates are assisted by Associates and Deputy Associates, many of whom are qualified lawyers.
The court sits permanently in each state capital, although in Perth it only hears general federal law matters as the Family Court of Western Australia has sole jurisdiction over family law in that state. The court also sits permanently in the major regional centres of Launceston, Cairns, Townsville, Parramatta and Newcastle and circuits to a large number of regional cities regularly to hear family law cases. The court hears some applications and evidence by telephone or video evidence when parties or witnesses live a long way from the court.
In keeping with the requirement in section 3 of the Federal Magistrates Act that the court act "as informally as possible in the exercise of judicial power", barristers are not required to robe when appearing before the court, although in Queensland the local Bar Association has determined that it is appropriate to do so. The court also has simpler rules than the Family Court or the Federal Court.
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