Documents In Relation To The Judicial Appointment Of The Honourable Justice Michael Wigney As A Judge Of The Federal Court Of Australia.

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These documents relate to background vetting conducted during Justice Michael Wigney's Federal Court appointment process in June 2013. Document 3 contains a bibliographic record from the Australian Tax Review identifying an academic article authored by Wigney titled "Text, context and the interpretation of a 'practical business tax'" (2011), covering goods and services tax statutory construction and relevant case law including Travelex v FCT and Sunchen Pty Ltd v FCT. Document 4 records a request from the Attorney-General's Department Library to conduct media searches on judicial candidates through multiple databases including Factiva, Google Scholar, AGIS, and legal periodicals, with results compiled within 24 hours. Substantial redactions under section 22(1) (personal information) obscure sender and recipient identities, and section 47F protections apply to the candidate's address details. The documents demonstrate standard pre-appointment due diligence procedures including review of academic publications and media/public record searches.