| Admissions: |
All states of Australia. |
| Admitted: |
23-Dec-1985 |
| Qualifications: |
LLB, University of Sydney 1984
SJD, University of Sydney 1993 (The first person to recieve the degree of Doctor of Juridical Studies from an Australian university) |
Solicitor, private practice, Sydney, 1985 - 1988.
Principal Legal Officer, Northern Territory Department of Law, Darwin, 1989-1990 (Aboriginal land rights).
Deputy Director of Research, Administrative Review Council, Canberra, 1991.
Principal Legal Officer, Australian Government Solicitor, Sydney, 1992-1995 (administrative law).
Counsel assisting the Commonwealth Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, resident in Melbourne from September 2001 - January 2003.
Civil Practice
Administrative Law (including Freedom of Information). Constitutional Law, Commercial Law / Equity, Industrial / Employment, National Security Law, Native Title, Property, Royal Commissions, Boards of Inquiry, Statutory Tribunals.
Courts and Tribunals
High Court, Federal Court, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal, various statutory bodies and courts in New South Wales.
Military Practice
Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Criminal Trials, Boards of Inquiry (one of the principal counsel assisting the Board of Inquiry into the F111 Reseal / Deseal in 2001), Administrative Law advice.
Other Appointments
Member of NSW Bar Counsel 2000 - 2001
Member of Professional Conduct Committee of that Association, 2000 - 2001
Member of the Bar News editorial committee, 2001 (various articles) Chair, Younger Barristers' Committee of the Association 2001.
Publications
Various publications on national security law in NSW and Victorian Bar news 2002.
Various articles on administrative law and native title.
Administrative Appeals | Commercial Law | Constitutional Law | Conveyancing | Employment Law | Equity/Trusts | Freedom of Information | Industrial Relations | Licensing & Disciplinary Tribunals | National Security | Native Title | Property Law | Royal Commissions |
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