Biography
The Honourable Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC FAA FAAL is a retired Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and was an additional judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT, President of the Copyright Tribunal and a Deputy President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, having previously practised as a Senior Counsel specialising in intellectual property. She is currently an Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport; Chair of Gardior Pty Limited (Trustee of The Infrastructure Fund); Member of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority; Chair of the Reef 2050 Advisory Committee; Member and past President of Chief Executive Women; Member of the Board of Directors of the Community Migrant Resource Centre; and Member of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is also Chair of the International Cricket Council Disputes Committee. Until early 2024 Dr Bennett was Chancellor of Bond University; Chair of the ANSTO Board and Chair of the Advisory Group of Judges to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). She served as a Commissioner with the NSW Law Reform Commission and as a Royal Commissioner into National Natural Disaster Arrangements. Dr Bennett is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Law.
Dr Bennett is a Member of the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration List of Neutrals and Patron of ACICA (NSW). She also practises as a Barrister, in an advisory role, and as a mediator and arbitrator.
