40th Anniversary
Court Documents
- First swearing-in ceremony, 7 February, 1977
Order of proceedings (pdf - 1.35mb)
Transcript of proceedings (pdf - 257kb)
Speech of Chief Judge (pdf - 996kb)
- Agenda and minutes of first judges' meeting (pdf - 276kb)
Proposed agenda for meeting of judges in Conference Room, 21st level, Law Courts Building at 2.30 pm on Monday, 7th February, 1977
- Resume of the Hon. Sir Nigel Hubert Bowen (pdf - 586kb)
- Sir Nigel Bowen's coram book, 1977 (pdf - 4mb)
- The first practice note (pdf - 158kb)
Practice Note [No.1] - Lists of authorities, (1977) FLR 512
- The first judgment (pdf - 2.1mb)
Jeffrey, in the matter of Bankruptcy Act 1966 [1977] FCA 1
15 February 1977, Riley J - The first Full Court judgment (pdf - 1mb)
Barton v Wilson, Official Receiver in Bankruptcy [1977] FCA 18
11 March 1977, Bowen CJ, Nimmo and Franki JJ
- Memorandum - The role of the Federal Court (pdf - 3.5mb)
Justice Woodward, 23 June 1986
