# Nye Perram

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**Nye Perram** (born 1969) is an Australian judge. He has been a [Judge of the Federal Court of Australia](/source/Judge_of_the_Federal_Court_of_Australia) since his appointment in August 2008 at the age of 39. Prior to his appointment, Perram practised as a [Senior Counsel](/source/Senior_Counsel) in Sydney.

## Early life and education

Perram was educated at [Sydney Boys High School](/source/Sydney_Boys_High_School) and studied at the [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney), where he was awarded a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) majoring in English literature and pure mathematics and a [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) with honours. He later received a [Bachelor of Civil Law](/source/Bachelor_of_Civil_Law) from the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford).[1]

## Legal career

Perram was admitted as a solicitor in 1992 (practising briefly with [Mallesons Stephen Jaques](/source/Mallesons_Stephen_Jaques)) and then as a barrister before becoming [Senior Counsel](/source/Senior_Counsel) in 2006. While at the bar, Perram was a member of the [New South Wales Bar Council](/source/New_South_Wales_Bar_Council).[2]

He practised in a wide range of areas including constitutional and administrative law and commercial law. In addition to his Australian practice, Perram also represented the deposed former [Prime Minister of Fiji](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Fiji), [Laisenia Qarase](/source/Laisenia_Qarase), in legal proceedings before the [High Court of Fiji](/source/High_Court_of_Fiji) concerning the legality of the coup staged by his military successor, [Frank Bainimarama](/source/Frank_Bainimarama).[2]

## Federal Court of Australia

Perram was appointed as a judge of the [Federal Court of Australia](/source/Federal_Court_of_Australia) in August 2008.[citation needed]

Since his appointment to the Federal Court, he has presided in a broad variety of cases concerning intellectual property, administrative and constitutional law, taxation, industrial and employment law and commercial law. He sits at both first instance and on appeal.[citation needed]

## Other roles

In addition to being a judge, Perram is also the President of the [Copyright Tribunal of Australia](/source/Copyright_Tribunal_of_Australia) and was formerly a Part-Time Commissioner with the [Australian Law Reform Commission](/source/Australian_Law_Reform_Commission). He was one of the commissioners responsible for the Commission’s 2014 report *Copyright and the Digital Economy*. He was also formerly a Presidential Member of the [Administrative Appeals Tribunal](/source/Administrative_Appeals_Tribunal).[3]

## Lectures

In 2024, Perram was invited to deliver the Sir Maurice Byers Oration and spoke on the topic of judicial review of statutes.[4]

In 2025, he was invited to give the Margaret Stone Lecture,[5] a joint initiative of the [University of New South Wales](/source/University_of_New_South_Wales) and [Herbert Smith Freehills](/source/Herbert_Smith_Freehills), and spoke on the regulation of monopolies.

## References

1. ["The Hon Nye PERRAM"](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/judges/current-judges-appointment/current-judges/perram-j). [Federal Court of Australia](/source/Federal_Court_of_Australia). Retrieved 27 March 2017.

1. NSW Bar Association (2008), ["The Hon Justice Nye Perram"](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/NSWBarAssocNews/2008/72.html), *Bar News: The Journal of the New South Wales Bar Association*. **72** (Summer 2008/09): 97–98

1. ["The Hon Nye PERRAM"](http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/about/judges/current-judges-appointment/current-judges/perram-j). [Federal Court of Australia](/source/Federal_Court_of_Australia). Retrieved 27 March 2017.

1. The Honourable Justice Nye Perram (23 October 2024). ["Judicial review of statutes"](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-library/judges-speeches/justice-perram/20241023). Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

1. ["The Margaret Stone Lecture"](https://www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/news-events/events/margaret-stone). *University of New South Wales*. Retrieved 2025-04-25.

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