Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 2021 - SECT 122

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a Judge retires; and

  (b)   the Judge has not attained the age of 70 years;

the Minister may be requested to certify that the Judge is a retired disabled Judge.

  (2)   On receiving the request, the Minister must:

  (a)   if the Minister is satisfied that the retirement was due to permanent disability or infirmity--certify that the Judge is a retired disabled Judge; or

  (b)   otherwise--refuse to so certify.

  (3)   Applications may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of decisions of the Minister to refuse to so certify.