Commonwealth of Australia Constitution
Act 1901 (Cth).
senility" requires the relinquishment of
their positions having reached the age
of 70. Resultantly, Justices Stephen
Gageler and Patrick Keane were
appointed to the High Court and are
expected to serve on the court for the
next 16 and 9 years respectively.
South Wales and gained his tertiary
qualifications in Economics and Law
from the Australian National University.
He was an associate for Chief Justice
Anthony Mason (when he sat in the
HCA a period of strong judicial
examines the recent
changes on the High
Court and what might
happen next.
announcement of a new High
Court judge is an extremely tense
period of time for anyone with an
particularly hold their breath every time a
new Justice is appointed - eager to find
out who will decide the future volumes of
their weekly readings (and who to blame
for no social life assuming they are
done). At the same time, they speculate
as to whether there will be another
progressive dissenter worthy of rock-star
status in law schools around the country.
Jokes aside, the changing face of the
High Court of Australia (HCA) can have
major ramifications for the Australian
political and legal landscape.
The last 12 months has seen the
retirement of Justices William Gummow