Document 1
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Document 2
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From:
Sia Lagos
To:
Darrin Moy
Subject:
FW: Registrar appointment s
Date:
Thursday, 17 September 2020 4:26:01 PM
UNCLASSIFIED
-----Original Message-----
From: Darrin Moy <xxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 September 2018 5:04 PM
To: Warwick Soden <xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Catherine Sullivan
<xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Sia Lagos <xxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: RE: Registrar appointment s
UNCLASSIFIED
Thanks Warwick,
I have added the email to the file.
Kind regards
Darrin
Darrin Moy | Executive Director, People, Culture & Communications Corporate Services | Federal Court of
Australia Level 16, Queens Sq, Sydney NSW 2000 p. 02 9230 8887 | m. 0410 585 365 | e.
xxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx www.fedcourt.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Warwick Soden
Sent: Tuesday, 25 September 2018 5:03 PM
To: Catherine Sullivan <xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Sia Lagos <xxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>;
Darrin Moy <xxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: Registrar appointment s
Dear All
My reference in my hand written comments on the document discussed with Sia a copy of which I gave to
Darrin referred to the 17/18 budget. It should have been the approved 18/19 budget. No confusion or
“mischief” intended.
Warwick
Sent from my iPhone

Document 3
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From:
Sia Lagos
To:
Catherine Sullivan
Cc:
Darrin Moy ; Andrea Jarratt ; Warwick Soden ; David Pringle; Kathryn Hunter
Subject:
RE: NOR Team: Registrar resourcing & budget
Date:
Friday, 12 October 2018 1:46:30 PM
UNCLASSIFIED
Hi Catherine
Many thanks for this. As you may be aware, we have been working with Darrin on finalising the
recruitment arrangements and everything is progressing well.
Kind regards
Sia
From: Catherine Sullivan
Sent: Wednesday, 10 October 2018 9:18 AM
To: Sia Lagos <xxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: Darrin Moy <xxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Andrea Jarratt
<xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Warwick Soden <xxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; David
Pringle <xxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Kathryn Hunter (CFO)
<xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: RE: NOR Team: Registrar resourcing & budget
UNCLASSIFIED
Hi Sia, Finance has reviewed the financials around the proposed NOR recruitments. On the
assumption that there is a retirement in 19/20 FY of a current JR, which I understand is assumed
and which we have factored into the costings, the proposed recruitment is within budget.
Warwick is happy for the recruitments to be finalised as you have proposed.
Regards
Catherine Sullivan | Executive Director, Corporate Services
Corporate Services | Federal Court of Australia
Level 16, Queens Sq, Sydney NSW 2000
p. 02 9230 8609 | m. 0409 394 368 | e. xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
www.fedcourt.gov.au
From: Sia Lagos
Sent: Friday, 5 October 2018 4:20 PM
To: Catherine Sullivan <xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Cc: Darrin Moy <xxxxxx.xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>; Andrea Jarratt
<xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Subject: NOR Team: Registrar resourcing & budget
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Catherine
As per your discussion with Warwick regarding the registrar recruitment exercise, please find
attached the proposal regarding registrar resourcing for 2018/2019. I have just had a meeting
with Darrin regarding the proposal and proposed remuneration offers to the recommended
candidates and he supports the proposal. I understand that Warwick has requested from you a
reconciliation of the resourcing costs in terms of the NOR Budget for 2018/2019.
Can you please review the proposal and advise that the resourcing can be accommodated within

JUDICIAL REGISTRAR RECRUITMENT - BUDGET
To build a national registrar resource base that meets workload and complexity demands, it is proposed that the following changes to registrar resourcing
are implemented and the recommended candidates offered positions as outlined below. The proposal is budget neutral for the 2018/2019 NOR Team budget.
While the overall costs of the proposal is an additional $186,339 this is based on costs for the full financial year, however the recommended candidates would
not commence with the Court until December 2018 and the new National Judicial Registrar position in NSW would have to be advertised so it is unlikely this
position would be fil ed before February/March 2019. As the majority of these costs are already budgeted for in the 2018/2019 NOR Team budget from 1 July
2018, overall there would be salary savings from July 2018 until December 2018. In addition, there are 6 other registrar positions (2 x Judicial Registrar
positions & 4 National Registrar positions) that have been budgeted  for  in the NOR Team budget from 1 July 2018, however the candidates are not
commencing with the Court until October 2018. Taking into consideration these savings the NOR budget for 2018/2019 is currently, and would continue to
be underspent.

For future NOR Team budgets, the additional cost would be covered by not backfilling a Judicial Registrar position in the NSW registry when a registrar leaves
the Court. It is envisaged that due to retirement etc. this would occur within the 2019/2020 financial year or possibly earlier. This would be an approximate
savings of $191,862 (Salary: $150,391, Super: $25,471, Al owance: $16,000), resulting in no additional costs in future budgets.
POSITION
SUCCESSFUL
NOR TEAM BUDGET
CURRENT REMUNERATION OF
PROPOSED REMUNERATION OFFER
NOR TEAM BUDGET
CANDIDATE
CANDIDATE
IMPLICATION – BASED
ON FULL YEAR COSTS
Senior National
Paul Farrell

$342,813

$303,400

$322,040

Savings: $20,773
Judicial Registrar
(Syd)
-  Salary:$278,000
-  Salary:$260,000
-  Salary:$260,000
-  Super: $42,813
-  Super: $23,400 (9%)
-  Super: $40,040
(SES2)
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
-  Bonus: $20,000
-  Car Al owance: $22,000

National Judicial
Susan

NIL

$250,000 plus potential bonus

$287,420

Cost: $287,420
Registrar – NSW
O’Connor
-  Salary:$229,468
-  Salary: $230,000

-  Super: $20,532
-  Super: $35,420
(SES1)
-  Bonus: potential bonus of up
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
to 35% of salary or $87,5000,

dependent on the financial

performance of the firm,
group and individual;
-  Other entitlements, such as,
car space and salary
continuance insurance.

National Judicial
TBC

NIL

$238,328

N/A

Cost: $238,328
Registrar - NSW
-  Salary:$ $187,460

(Drew Pearson
-  Super: $28,868
(SES1)
declined offer)
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
National Judicial
Tim Luxton

$238,328

$238,328 - Acting

$238,328

Budget neutral
Registrar &
-  Salary:$ $187,460
-  Salary: $187,460
-  Salary:$ $187,460
District Registrar
-  Super: $28,868
-  Super: $28,868
-  Super: $28,868
– VIC Registry
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
(SES1)
National Judicial
Claire Gitsham    Budget: $231,328: Backfil ing

Did not advise but confirmed

$264,340

Cost: $33,012
Registrar
Tim’s role (Salary - $187,460,
would require the fol owing
-  Salary: $210,000
Al owance, $15,000, Super -
remuneration:
-  Super: $32,340
VIC
$28,868)

$264,340
Car Al owance: $22,000
-
(Legal 2)
Salary: $210,000
-  Super: $32,340
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
National Judicial
Murray

$238,328 :

$238,328 - Acting

$216,328

Savings: $212,648
Registrar &
Belcher
-  Salary:$ $187,460
-  Salary:$ $187,460
-  Salary:$ $187,460
District Registrar
-  Super: $28,868
-  Super: $28,868
-  Super: $28,868
– QLD Registry
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
-  Car Al owance: $22,000

Note:
(Legal 2)

Also budget savings of  $212,648    $190,648 - Nominal

DR position but not at SES1 level
from:
-  Salary:$165,207

Not offering car al owance
-  Not fil ing a Judicial Registrar
-  Super: $25,441

role is 190,648 (Salary -

$165,207 & Super – $25,441)
-  Not offering Murray $22,000
car allowance
National Judicial
Russell Trott

$238,328

$238,328

$216,328

Savings: $22,000
Registrar &
-  Salary:$ $187,460
-  Salary:$ $187,460
-  Salary: $187,460
District Registrar
-  Super: $28,868
-  Super: $28,868
-  Super: $28,868
– WA Registry
-  Car Al owance: $22,000
-  Car Al owance: $22,000

Note:
(Legal 2)

Budget savings of $22,000 as not

DR position but not at SES1 level
offering Russel car allowance

Not offering car al owance

National Judicial
Mathew

Budget $133,000: Not replacing

Thought the fol owing SES1

$216,328

Savings: $133,000
Registrar – WA
Benter
Elizabeth Stanley is savings of
arrangements were too low
-  Salary: $190,000
Registry
$173,551 (Salary - $150,391 &

$238,328
-  Super: $28,868
Super - $23,160) minus $40,000
-  Salary:$187,460
(Legal 2)
for Mathew’s al owance =
-  Super: $28,868

$133,000

-  Car Al owance: $22,000
Judicial Registrar
Susie Stone

$175,862

$175,862 plus removalist costs

$191,862

Costs: $16,000
& District
-  Salary:$150,391
-  Salary:$150,391
-  Salary: $150,391
Registrar – TAS
-  Super: $25,471
-  Super: $25,471
-  Super: $25,471
Registry

-  Al owance - $16,000
(Legal 2)

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