Nye Perram

Nye Perram (born 1969) is an Australian judge. He has been a 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 in Sydney.

Early life and education Perram was educated at Sydney Boys High School and studied at the University of Sydney, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English literature and pure mathematics and a Bachelor of Laws with honours. He later received a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford.

Legal career Perram was admitted as a solicitor in 1992 (practising briefly with Mallesons Stephen Jaques) and then as a barrister before becoming Senior Counsel in 2006. While at the bar, Perram was a member of the New South Wales Bar Council.

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, Laisenia Qarase, in legal proceedings before the High Court of Fiji concerning the legality of the coup staged by his military successor, Frank Bainimarama.

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

In 2025, he was invited to give the Margaret Stone Lecture, a joint initiative of the University of New South Wales and Herbert Smith Freehills, and spoke on the regulation of monopolies.