Justice Anthony North
Patron
Justice Anthony North was appointed to the Federal Court in October 1995. He is widely seen as holding progressive views on social justice issues. This is particularly evident in his handling of native title cases. In handing down his decision on recognising the Gunditjmara people's rights over 140,000 hectares of Crown Land in southwestern Victoria, he remarked that "By doing justice to the Gunditjmara People, the State, the Commonwealth, and other respondents have taken a step to right past wrongs and lay a basis for reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians".
Justice North has a special interest in refugee law and has, since 2005, served as President of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges. He is an active participant in the international outreach activities of the Federal Court.