Michael Jarrett (judge)

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Michael Jarrett is a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.{{Cite web|date=2021-10-15|title=Appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)|url=https://ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/appointments-federal-circuit-and-family-court-australia-division-1-15-10-2021|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio|language=en}} He was previously a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia until its merger with the Family Court of Australia. Before then, he was a Federal Magistrate of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia, before it was named the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Jarrett has presided over a variety of cases, including family law, administrative law, bankruptcy, copyright, human rights, industrial law, and trade practices. Prior to being a judge, Jarrett was a barrister.

In 2016, Jarrett decided an action involving three Queensland University of Technology (QUT) students who were accused of racial vilification under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth).{{cite web|url=https://sterlinglawqld.com/identity-politics-political-correctness-and-section-18c-of-the-racial-discrimination-act|title=Identity politics, political correctness and Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act|date=4 August 2017|access-date=26 December 2018|publisher=Sterling Law}} {{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-09/professor-gillian-triggs-racism-defamation-suit-tony-morris-qc/8008606|title=President of the Australian Human Rights Commission facing possible defamation action|date=2016-11-09|work=ABC News|access-date=2017-04-19}} One of the students was alleged to have breached Section 18C because of a Facebook post which read: "Just got kicked out of the unsigned Indigenous computer room. QUT stopping segregation with segregation."{{Cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/04/lawyer-criticises-gillian-triggs-18c-university-case-thrown-out|title=Lawyer criticises Gillian Triggs as 18C university case thrown out|date=2016-11-04|work=SBS World News|access-date=2017-04-19}} In November 2016, Jarrett held the claim had no reasonable prospects of success and threw out the lawsuit.{{cite web|url=https://sterlinglawqld.com/identity-politics-political-correctness-and-section-18c-of-the-racial-discrimination-act|title=Identity politics, political correctness and Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act|date=4 August 2017|access-date=26 December 2018|publisher=Sterling Law}}{{Cite news|url=https://theconversation.com/qut-discrimination-case-exposes-human-rights-commission-failings-68235|title=QUT discrimination case exposes Human Rights Commission failings|last=Forrester, Joshua. Zimmerman, Augusto. Finlay, Lorraine|date=2016-11-07|work=The Conversation|access-date=2017-04-19}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/04/qut-computer-lab-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-thrown-out |title=QUT computer lab racial discrimination lawsuit thrown out |last=Chan |first=Gabrielle |date=4 November 2016 |website=The Guardian Australia |access-date=4 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/cth/FCCA/2016/2853.html?context=1 |title=Prior v Queensland University of Technology & Ors (No.2) [2016] FCCA 2853 (4 November 2016) |last=Jarrett |first=Michael (judge) |date=4 November 2016 |website=Australasian Legal Information Institute |publisher=AustLII |access-date=4 December 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/gillian-triggs-hits-back-at-deeply-misleading-malcolm-turnbull-over-18c-claims-20161107-gsjun8.html|title=Gillian Triggs hits back at 'deeply misleading' Malcolm Turnbull over 18C claims|last=Gordon|first=Michael|date=2016-11-07|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-04-19}}