Australian judge James Spigelman is also a former chairman of the ABC.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
The former ABC chairman has been contacted for comment through the Lowy Institute where he is a board member.
The 74-year-old has served on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal since April 2013 as a non-permanent judge. The former lieutenant-governor of NSW was one of four judges from Australia on the court,which was established after the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China,to continue the British common-law system. There are also nine British judges and one Canadian judge on the court.
Former Australian High Court chief justices Murray Gleeson and Robert French along with former High Court judge William Gummow have not had their appointments publicly revoked.
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The court has never had jurisdiction over acts of state,such as defence and foreign affairs,but the imposition of the new national security laws by Beijing in July raised questions about its future. The laws prevent,curb and punish dissent,threats to the Chinese state,pro-democracy or independence sentiment. They have been condemned by the Australian,British and US governments.
British MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith said the future of Commonwealth judges on the court needed to be examined.