New South Wales Law Almanac 2010

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2010 Edition
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Table of Contents
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UserNotes................................................................................................................................ 9
Calendars for 2009, 2010 and 2011 ...........................................................................................(cid:9) 10
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RegnalTable ................................................................................................................................ 12
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Historical Listings(cid:9) Governors ....................................... 14
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Judges............................................ 20
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State Governor and Lieutenant-Governor................................................................................ 42
Courts............................................................
High Court of Australia Directory..........................................
Court Sittings..................................
Supreme Court of New South Wales Directory..........................................
Court Sittings ................................. .
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales Directory..........................................
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Directory..........................................
Court Sittings ................................. .
District Court of New South Wales Directory..........................................
Medical Tribunal..............................
Court Sittings..................................
Drug Court of New South Wales Directory..........................................
Court Sittings..................................
Dust Diseases Tribunal Directory..........................................
LocalCourts..................................................................................................................................
Director's(cid:9) Office,(cid:9) Court(cid:9) Services...................................................................................................
Children's(cid:9) Court ............................................................................................................................
Federal Court of Australia Directory .........................................
Court Sittings................................
FamilyCourt of Australia ..............................................................................................................
Federal Magistrates Court(cid:9) Directory..........................................
Court Sittings..................................
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory........................................................................
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New South Wales Tribunals & Commissions ........................................................................... 85
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Administrative Decisions Tribunal(cid:9) Directory.......................................... 86
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Tribunal Sittings .............................. 88
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Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal ....................................................................................... 88
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Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal (GREAT) .................................................. 89
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GuardianshipTribunal ................................................................................................................... 89
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Independent Commission Against Corruption ............................................................................. 89
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Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal .............................................................................. 90
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Judicial Commission of New South Wales................................................................................... 90
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Mental Health Review Tribunal ..................................................................................................... 91
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New South Wales Law Reform Commission................................................................................ 91
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TransportAppeal Boards (TAB)..................................................................................................... 92
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Workers Compensation Commission ........................................................................................... 92
New South Wales Government Organisations......................................................................... 93
CommunityJustice Centres........................................................................................................... 94
CrownProsecutors ....................................................................................................................... 94
CrownSolicitor's(cid:9) Office(cid:9) ................................................................................................................ 95
Department of Justice and Attorney General............................................................................... 95
Department of Justice and Attorney General Library Services.................................................... 96
LegalAid(cid:9) New South(cid:9) Wales(cid:9) ......................................................................................................... 97
Legal Profession Admission Board(cid:9) Directory.......................................... 97
Calendar for 2010........................... 98
NSW Trustee and(cid:9) Guardian .......................................................................................................... 99
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ............................................................................... 99
Office of the Legal Services Commissioner ................................................................................. 99
Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales..................................................................................... 100
PublicDefenders........................................................................................................................... 101
PublicGuardian............................................................................................................................. 101
Solicitor General and Crown Advocate ........................................................................................ 102
VictimsServices............................................................................................................................ 102
Federal Tribunals & Commissions............................................................................................. 103
Administrative Appeals Tribunal.................................................................................................... 104
Australian(cid:9) Competition(cid:9) Tribunal.................................................................................................... 104
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ................................................................... 105
AustralianEnergy(cid:9) Regulator ......................................................................................................... 105
Australian(cid:9) Human(cid:9) Rights Commission ......................................................................................... 105
Australian(cid:9) Industrial(cid:9) Relations Commission(cid:9) ................................................................................ 106
Australian(cid:9) Law Reform Commission............................................................................................. 106
CopyrightTribunal......................................................................................................................... 106
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal.................................................................................... 107
FairWork (cid:9)Australia........................................................................................................................ 107
MigrationReview Tribunal............................................................................................................. 108
National(cid:9) Native(cid:9) Title Tribunal ........................................................................................................ 109
RefugeeReview Tribunal(cid:9) .............................................................................................................. 111
Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT)....................................................................................... 112
Federal Government Organisations..........................................................................................115
Australian Government Solicitor...................................................................................................116
Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth)........................................................................116
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA)...........................................................................117
Non-government Organisations................................................................................................ 119
Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited............................................................................... 120
AustralianBar Association............................................................................................................ 120
The Australian Capital Territory Bar Association .......................................................................... 120
TheCollege(cid:9) of(cid:9) Law....................................................................................................................... 121
The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History ............................................................. 121
International Commission of Jurists (Australian Section) ............................................................. 122
International(cid:9) Law Association....................................................................................................... 123
LawCover...................................................................................................................................... 124
LawCouncil(cid:9) of Australia............................................................................................................... 124
The Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales ............................................................... 124
The Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory ..................................................................... 125
The Law Society of New South Wales ......................................................................................... 125
The Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales.......................................................................... 128
New South Wales(cid:9) Bar Association ............................................................................................... 128
The Society of Notaries of New South Wales Inc ........................................................................ 129
Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales Inc................................................................ 129
LegalPractitioner Listings ......................................................................................................... 131
Barristers -(cid:9) Queens Counsel and Senior Counsel ............................ 132
-(cid:9) Seniority(cid:9) List................................................................... 142
-(cid:9) Alphabetical(cid:9) List ............................................................. 192
-(cid:9) Barristers(cid:9) Regional ......................................................... 250
-(cid:9) NSW Barristers Clerks.................................................... 256
Solicitors -(cid:9) Sydney City .................................................................... 260
-(cid:9) Sydney Suburban........................................................... 592
-(cid:9) Regional(cid:9) NSW ................................................................ 792
-(cid:9) Australian Capital Territory ............................................. 876
Public Notaries - Appointed under Public Notaries Act 1997
- Sydney, Metropolitan and Regional NSW...................... 878
CostsAssessors............................................................................................................................ 900
FullIndex......................................................................................................................................903
Admission of Lawyers: 4 December 2009 ................................................................................909
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User Notes
The listings of Legal Practitioners contained in this Almanac have been updated
using information provided on the following dates:
Legal Practitioners (as Barristers): 4 November 2009
Legal Practitioners (as Solicitors): 3 November 2009
The list of Costs Assessors appointed under Section 390 of the Legal Pmfession
Act 2004 is current according to information provided on 3 November 2009.
The current holders of the following offices will be recorded in each edition of the
Almanac and a full list of earlier holders of such office is also included in this edition.
These historical listings will next be published in the 2015 edition.
Governor of New South Wales
Chief Justice of the High Court
Justices of the High Court
Chief Justice of New South Wales
Acting Chief Justice of New South Wales (appointed by Commission)
President, Court of Appeal
Judges of Appeal
Additional Judges of Appeal (appointed by Commission)
Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Deputy Judge - Advocates of New South Wales
Judges of the 1814 Supreme Court (Civil Jurisdiction) of New South Wales
Judges of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
Judges of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
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