Chief Justice of Australia

Chief Justice of Australia
Incumbent Susan Kiefel, AC since 30 January 2017
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer	Governor-General of Australia
Term length	No set term, though retirement is mandatory at age 70
Inaugural holder	Sir Samuel Griffith
Formation	5 October 1903
Salary	$584,520[1]
Website	[1]

The Chief Justice of Australia is the presiding Justice of the High Court of Australia and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the Commonwealth of Australia. The current chief justice is Susan Kiefel, who is the first woman to hold the position.

1. ↑ Gothe-Snape, Jackson. "High Court: Meet the men and women behind the bench". ABC News. Retrieved 2 September 2021.