About us

Mr Pagone was a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 2013 until 2018, and was the national co ordinating judge of the Federal Court's Taxation National Practice Area. Before that, he was a judge of the trial division of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the judge in charge of the Commercial Court of that Court.

Prior to becoming a judge, Mr Pagone practised at the Victorian bar. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1996, and was Special Counsel to the Australian Taxation Office between 2002 and 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, a Master of Laws from Cambridge University, and a Doctorate of Laws from the University of Melbourne.

Mr Pagone is President of the International Association of Judges, a co-opted member of the Governing Council of the Judicial Conference of Australia, and a professorial fellow at Melbourne University's Law School. He was for four years the President of Co.As.It (a non-profit organisation for Italians and Australians of Italian descent), and is Chair of the Council of Graduate House at the University of Melbourne.

Ms Briggs was CEO of Medicare Australia and served as the Australian Public Service Commissioner for five years. She is a non-executive director of Maritime Super and Goodstart Early Learning, a member of the Aid Governance Board for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and is chair of the General Insurance Code Governance Committee. She was Chairperson of the NSW Planning Assessment Commission. She has served on the boards of the Australian Rail Track Corporation and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and conducted reviews for various government agencies and Ministers.