Draft:Elizabeth Bennett (Australian judge)
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The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Bennett | |
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| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| Assumed office 20 December 2024 | |
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| Alma mater | Monash University (BA; LLB Hons) |
The Honourable Justice Elizabeth Bennett is a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, sitting in the Melbourne registry. She was appointed on 20 December 2024 after practice at the Victorian Bar, where she was appointed Senior Counsel in 2021.[1][2]
Education and career
[edit]Bennett graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 2003 and was admitted as a legal practitioner in Victoria in 2005. She practised as a solicitor at Allens before signing the Victorian Bar Roll in 2009. She was appointed Senior Counsel in 2021 and served as Vice-President of the Victorian Bar in 2023 and 2024, and briefly as President in 2024.[1][3][4][5]
Judicial service
[edit]Bennett was appointed a judge of the Federal Court on 20 December 2024.[1][2] A ceremonial sitting to welcome her was held in Melbourne on 19 February 2025 and the transcript is published by the Court.[6] The Australian Government Directory records her commission commencing on 20 December 2024.[7] The Law Institute of Victoria also published an address given at the ceremony.[8]
Selected matters and coverage
[edit]Independent legal media have reported on matters before Bennett, including interlocutory rulings in consumer and financial services cases. Coverage includes reporting on case-management directions in ASIC v HSBC Bank Australia Ltd and other consumer matters.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Hon Elizabeth Bennett — Biography". Federal Court of Australia. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Appointments to the Federal Court of Australia". Attorney-General of Australia. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Appointment — Elizabeth Bennett SC". Victorian Bar. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Victorian Bar elects Justin Hannebery KC as president". Australasian Lawyer. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Victorian Bar announces 2024–2025 council members". Australasian Lawyer. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court for the welcome of the Honourable Justice Bennett — transcript". Federal Court of Australia. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "The Hon Justice Elizabeth Bennett". Australian Government Directory. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Ceremonial Welcome for the Honourable Justice Bennett of the Federal Court of Australia". Law Institute of Victoria. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Judge scolds HSBC for missing deadline to file defence in ASIC scam case". Lawyerly. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "ASIC v HSBC Bank Australia Limited — Online File". Federal Court of Australia. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Federal Court expands bench with eight new appointments". Australasian Lawyer. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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