Melissa Perry
Melissa Anne Perry is a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.Early Life and education
Perry attended Walford Anglican School for Girls. Perry then graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Laws with first class Honours. Perry studied at the University of Cambridge where she was awarded an LLM and PhD in public international law. Her doctorate on State succession, boundaries and territorial regimes was awarded the Yorke Prize.Career
Perry practiced at the Bar in Australia from 1992 to 2013, and was appointed Queen's Counsel for South Australia in 2004. Perry was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 2012.
Perry was appointed as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 23 September 2013. Perry also serves as an additional Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, a member of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal, and a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Perry is a Foundation Fellow and former Director of the Australian Academy of Law, and is also the Patron for the NSW Chapter of the Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association.Publications
- “The Duality of Water: Conflict or Co-operation”
- Melissa Perry and Stephen Lloyd, Australian Native Title Law
- Melissa Perry, “iDecide: Administrative Decision-Making in the Digital World” 91 Australian Law Journal 29
- "The High Court and Dynamic Federalism" in Kildea, Lynch & Williams, Tomorrow’s Federation; Reforming Australian Government
- “Native Title” in Freckelton and Selby, Appealing to the Future: Michael Kirby and his Legacy
- Melissa Perry and Stephen Lloyd, Australian Native Title Law
- "Chapter III and the Powers of Non-Judicial Tribunals" in Stone and Williams, The High Court at the Crossroads
