Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
118Outside work
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118 Outside work
(1) A Judge must not engage in paid work outside the duties of the Judge’s office if that work is incompatible with the holding of a judicial office under Chapter III of the Constitution. (2) A Judge must not: (a) engage in work as a legal practitioner; or (b) engage in work as an employee of, or consultant to, a legal practice. (3) This section does not, by implication, limit the application to a Judge of any doctrine of constitutional incompatibility. (4) In this section:
paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise).