Amalgamation Bill passes the Senate

I mentioned in a post back in December last year, Proposed Amalgamation of the Federal Courts, that the Government had introduced a Bill to amalgamate the three Federal Courts into one administrative body.

The Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 has now been passed by the Senate and is currently before the House of Representatives.

The view of the Government is that the amalgamation will result in administration savings that can be used to to help fund the Courts in the future.