Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The order of seniority of the Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) is as follows:
(a) the Chief Justice;
(b) the Deputy Chief Justice;
(c) Senior Judges, according to the days on which their appointments as Senior Judges took effect;
(d) Judges (other than Senior Judges), according to the days on which their appointments as Judges took effect.
(2) If 2 or more commissions of appointment as Judge took effect on the same day, those Judges have such seniority in relation to each other as is assigned to them by the Governor - General.