Appellate judges trade places for the 2024 Judicial Exchange Program

During October and November 2024, the Queensland Court of Appeal will undertake its sixth judicial exchange with the Western Australian Court of Appeal and its second exchange with the South Australian Court of Appeal.

From 8 to 18 October inclusive Justice Vaughan of the Western Australia Court of Appeal will act as a Judge of Appeal in Queensland, whilst Justice Dalton of the Court of Appeal of Queensland will sit on appellate matters in Western Australia.

From 11 to 15 November inclusive Justice Doyle of the South Australian Court of Appeal will act as a Judge of Appeal in Queensland, whilst Justice Bond of the Court of Appeal of Queensland will sit on appellate matters in South Australia.

The Supreme Court of Queensland’s Judicial Exchange Program commenced in 2019 as an opportunity for appellate judges to examine practices for listing, managing and hearing appeals in other State jurisdictions through firsthand experience of sitting in those jurisdictions and also sitting with judges from other jurisdictions in Queensland.

It is a practical means for professional development of appellate judges, as well as improving efficiencies in the administration of the appellate jurisdiction, to the benefit of the courts involved in the exchange, court users and the community more broadly.