That so many of your colleagues in the judiciary and the legal profession are here today shows the high regard in which your colleagues hold your Honour. Your Honour’s appointment to this court is another success in a distinguished and illustrious career. The government extends its best wishes for this next chapter in what has already been an esteemed career on the Bench. I would like to thank you, on behalf of the Australian government, for your Honour’s willingness to serve as Chief Justice of this court. The significance of your appointment cannot be understated. It’s a great privilege to be here to congratulate your Honour on your appointment as the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia – the fifth Chief Justice to lead the Federal Court, and the first female Chief Justice of the court since it was established in 1976. I would also like to extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples present today. First, may I acknowledge the peoples of the Kulin nation, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respects to their elders, both past and present. Once the Native Title claim is resolved, I look forward to future ceremonies in this building, including a Welcome in the customary way, and I look forward to this building proudly displaying appropriate recognition of the fact that it sits on the country of First Nations peoples. I acknowledge and pay my respects to all members of those three groups. A representative of each of the three First Nations groups in that claim was invited to attend today, and two representatives are present. However, the country on which this building sits is presently the subject of a Native Title claim in this court. The country we meet on today is considered to be within the lands of the Kulin nation, and it is generally acknowledged that the peoples of the Kulin nation have been living on, walking over and caring for this country for thousands of years. MORTIMER CJ: Before I invite the Attorney-General for the Commonwealth to speak, it is necessary to explain why there is no formal Welcome to Country being given today. THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JACKMAN (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE KENNETT (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE THAWLEY (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BROMWICH (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MARKOVIC (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PERRY (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE RANGIAH (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE FARRELL (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE YATES (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE NICHOLAS (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE LOGAN RFD (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BESANKO (attending remotely) THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE DEBRA MORTIMER To welcome the Honourable Chief Justice Mortimer
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