Sir Charles Powers (1853 to 1939) was an Australian politician and judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1913 to 1929, after representing Queensland in parliament and holding ministerial office. As President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration he introduced the first system of automatic adjustments to the basic wage to account for changes in the cost of living.
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