# Elizabeth Raper

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**Elizabeth Raper** is a judge of the [Federal Court of Australia](/source/Federal_Court_of_Australia).

## Early life and education

Raper attended the [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney), earning a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in 1996 and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours in 1998.[1]

## Career

Raper's legal career began at the [Australian Industrial Relations Commission](/source/Australian_Industrial_Relations_Commission), where she served as an Associate to Justice Paul Munro. She later worked as a lawyer in private practice at [Baker and McKenzie](/source/Baker_McKenzie). Raper also worked in academia at the University of Sydney and co-authored a text on [discrimination law](/source/Anti-discrimination_law).[1]

Raper has served as a judge since 1 April 2022.[2] She was appointed by then [Attorney-General](/source/Attorney-General_of_Australia) [Michaelia Cash](/source/Michaelia_Cash) to the Sydney Registry of the Federal Court following the retirement of Justice [Geoffrey Flick](/source/Geoffrey_Flick).[1]

## Notable cases

In October 2022, as a Federal Court judge, Raper presided over a high-profile [industrial dispute](/source/Industrial_dispute) between the [Government of New South Wales](/source/Government_of_New_South_Wales) and the [Rail, Tram and Bus Union](/source/Rail,_Tram_and_Bus_Union).[3][4][5]

A [native title claim](/source/Native_title_in_Australia) covering thousands of square kilometres, including agricultural land as well as several small towns along the [Barrier Highway](/source/Barrier_Highway) in [South Australia](/source/South_Australia), was lodged in 2012 by Maureen, Glen, and Dulcie O'Donnell, on behalf of the Wilyakali people. Native title was finally formally recognised on 28 August 2023, in a decision handed down by Justice Raper.[6][7]

## References

1. Cash, Michaelia, (1 April 2022), ["Appointment to the Federal Court of Australia"](https://inbrief.nswbar.asn.au/posts/7fe49807df877cb7bb81940d2e3d68ac/attachment/Eraper.pdf) *Attorney-General Media Release,* Retrieved 13 November 2022.

1. Worthington, Brett (4 April 2022). ["Former Liberal ministers big winners in flurry of government appointments"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-04/liberal-ministers-winners-government-appointments-positions/100965352). *ABC News*. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

1. Mikos, Bolza (21 October 2022). ["Court not 'adviser' in rail union's spat with NSW government"](https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-transport-strike-rail-union-to-convince-federal-court-to-hear-case-against-nsw-government/f4a5a4eb-8f40-4b22-83b7-9e2a9b960326). *[9News](/source/Nine_News)*. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

1. Bolza, Miklos (2022-10-25). ["Court stalls Sydney Trains' union action"](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7956432/court-stalls-sydney-trains-union-action/). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

1. Shepard, Tory; Taylor, Josh; Remeikis, Amy (2022-10-25). ["Ruling on Opal card reader switch-off postponed"](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2022/oct/25/australia-politics-live-budget-jim-chalmers-deficit-debt-housing-cost-of-living-spending-economy-unemployment-inflation-labor-coalition-vic-nsw-qld-floods). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

1. Brown, Oliver (29 August 2023). ["Federal Court formally recognises Wilyakali people's native title claim over land in SA"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-29/wilyakali-people-traditional-lands-recognised-by-federal-court/102790360). *ABC News*. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

1. ["Application Details: Wilyakali (SC2012/001)"](http://www.nntt.gov.au/searchRegApps/NativeTitleClaims/Pages/details.aspx?NTDA_Fileno=SC2012/001). *NNTT*. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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