The Hon Sarah Derrington AM
Former President, Australian Law Reform Commission
Justice Sarah Derrington was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia on 10 January 2018. Immediately prior to her appointment to the Court, she was the Dean of Law at the University of Queensland and a barrister specialising in maritime and shipping law, general commercial law and arbitration. From 9 January 2018 to 9 January 2023, she was the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
She has been a member of the Admiralty Rules Committee since 2006, and was a member of the Council of the Australian Maritime College (AMC) from 2012 -2023. She continues to serve on the Council of the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM).
She was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Law in 2009, of the Nautical Institute in 2013, of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018, and an Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 2021.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List of 2022.