The Honourable Justice
Anthony Besanko
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Assumed office
3 April 2006
Appointed byPhillip Ruddock
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationJurist

Anthony Besanko (born 8 May 1954)[1] is an Australian jurist who has served as judge of the Federal Court of Australia since April 2006.[2] He has also served as additional judge in the ACT Supreme Court since March 2007.[3] He is also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island since 2015.[4]

From 1984 to 2001 he practiced as a barrister in South Australia, working in corporation and administration law and native title,[5] and was president of the South Australian Bar Association from 2000 to 2001.[5] From 2001 to 2006 he was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia.[5]

From 2021 he presided over Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation proceedings against several major newspapers, dismissing the case on 1 June 2023.[6] The matter is now subject to appeal.

References

  1. ↑ "Family Notices". Chronicle. 13 May 1954. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Australia, c\=AU\; co\=Commonwealth of Australia\; ou\=Federal Court of (1 July 2020). "Biography of Justice Besanko". www.fedcourt.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Administration, ACT Law Courts and Tribunal Administration; PositionTitle=Director; SectionName=ACT Magistrates Court; Corporate=ACT Law Courts and Tribunal (5 May 2023). "Chronological list of Former and Current Judges, Associate Judge and Masters". www.courts.act.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Judicial Appointments for Norfolk Island".
  5. 1 2 3 "New Judge for the Federal Court of Australia". Parliament of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited (No 41) [2023] FCA 555 (Summary)". www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.


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