Commonwealth Law Courts, Brisbane

The Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts Building (often known in Brisbane simply as the Commonwealth Law Courts, although the northern part of the Peter Durack Building in Perth is also called Commonwealth Law Courts) contains the Queensland registries of the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia; and the Brisbane registries of the Family Court of Australia, Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.^[3] It is located at 119 North Quay in the Brisbane CBD.^[2]

Key Information

Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts Building
Commonwealth Law Courts from South Bank
General information
Location	119 North Quay, Brisbane, Queensland[2], Australia
Completed	1993
Cost	A$130M[1]
Client	Department of Attorney, Commonwealth of Australia
Technical details
Floor count	13[3][4][5]
Floor area	32,000 m2 (340,000 sq ft)[1][3][5]
Design and construction
Architect	John Grealy
Architecture firm	Australian Construction Services in association with Peddle Thorp Architects
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The 13-storey building, designed by John Grealy with the Australian Construction Services in association with Peddle Thorp Architects, contains 33 courtrooms and 29 judge's chambers, as well as administration and prisoner holding facilities.^[1][5] The Commonwealth Law Courts' formal entrance is on North Quay, with a 25-metre (82 ft) wide stairway leading from the street to an eight–storey atrium.^[4] The working entrance is located on Tank Street. The building is named after former Chief Justice of Australia, Sir Harry Gibbs.^[6]

In 1993 the project was awarded the FDG Stanley Award for Public Architecture.^[7] In 2022 the building was awarded the Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture by the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.^[8]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "John Grealy: Director" (PDF). Architectus. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Brisbane - Contact Us". Family Court of Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Commonwealth Law Courts". Peddle Thorp. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
4. ^ ^{a b} De Gruchy, Graham (2012). Architecture and Urban Design in Brisbane: Volume 1. Boolarong Press. p. 70. ISBN 1921920998.
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Commonwealth Law Courts". RCP. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
6. ^ "Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs". Monument Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
7. ^ "Commonwealth Law Courts". Peddle Thorp. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
8. ^ "2022 Queensland Architecture Awards Winner, Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts". Architecture.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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