New South Wales Law Almanac 2011

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New South Wales
Law Almanac
2011
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Law Almanac
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2011
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The Hon John Hatzistergos, MLC
Attorney General, Minister for Citizenship, and Minister for Regulatory Reform
2011 Edition
ISSN 0085 - 3992
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
UserNotes...................................................................................................................................
Calendarsfor 2010, 2011 and 2012 ...........................................................................................10
RegnalTable ................................................................................................................................12
State Governor and Lieutenant-Governor................................................................................13
Courts........................................................................................................................................... 15
High Court of Australia Directory.......................................... 16
Court Sittings .................................. 18
Supreme Court of New South Wales Directory.......................................... 19
Court Sittings.................................. 28
Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales Directory.......................................... 31
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Directory.......................................... 33
Court Sittings .................................. 33
District Court of New South Wales Directory.......................................... 34
Medical Tribunal.............................. 37
Court Sittings ................... .. ... .......... 37
Drug Court of New South Wales Directory.......................................... 40
Court Sittings .................................. 40
DustDiseases(cid:9) Tribunal(cid:9) ................................................................................................................. 41
LocalCourts.................................................................................................................................. 41
Director's Office,(cid:9) Court Services................................................................................................... 44
Children's(cid:9) Court(cid:9) ............................................................................................................................ 46
Federal Court of Australia Directory.......................................... 47
Court Sittings.................................. 48
FamilyCourt(cid:9) of Australia .............................................................................................................. 49
Federal Magistrates Court of Australia Directory.......................................... 51
Court Sittings .................................. 55
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory........................................................................ 56
New South Wales Tribunals & Commissions ........................................................................... 57
Administrative Decisions Tribunal(cid:9) Directory.......................................... 58
Tribunal Sittings .............................. 60
Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal ....................................................................................... 60
Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal (GREAT) .................................................. 61
GuardianshipTribunal ................................................................................................................... 61
Independent Commission Against Corruption ............................................................................. 61
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal .............................................................................. 62
Judicial Commission of New South Wales................................................................................... 62
MentalHealth(cid:9) Review Tribunal(cid:9) ..................................................................................................... 63
New South Wales Law Reform Commission................................................................................ 63
TransportAppeal(cid:9) Boards (TAB)..................................................................................................... 63
Workers Compensation Commission ........................................................................................... 64
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New South Wales Government Organisations.........................................................................
CommunityJustice Centres..........................................................................................................
CrownProsecutors .......................................................................................................................
CrownSolicitor's Office ................................................................................................................
Department of Justice and Attorney General...............................................................................
Department of Justice and Attorney General Library Services....................................................
LegalAid New South Wales .........................................................................................................
Legal Profession Admission Board(cid:9) Directory..........................................
Calendar for 2011 ...........................
NSWTrustee and Guardian ..........................................................................................................
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ...............................................................................
Office of the Legal Services Commissioner .................................................................................
Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales.....................................................................................
PublicDefenders...........................................................................................................................
PublicGuardian.............................................................................................................................
Solicitor General and Crown Advocate ........................................................................................
VictimsServices............................................................................................................................
Federal Tribunals & Commissions.............................................................................................
Administrative Appeals Tribunal....................................................................................................
Australian Competition Tribunal....................................................................................................
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...................................................................
AustralianEnergy Regulator .........................................................................................................
Australian Human Rights Commission .........................................................................................
Australian Industrial Relations Commission ................................................................................
Australian Law Reform Commission.............................................................................................
CopyrightTribunal.........................................................................................................................
Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal....................................................................................
FairWork Australia........................................................................................................................
MigrationReview Tribunal.............................................................................................................
NationalNative Title Tribunal .......................................................................................................
RefugeeReview Tribunal ..............................................................................................................
Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT).......................................................................................
..........................................................................................87
Federal Government Organisations
Australian Government Solicitor...................................................................................................88
Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth)........................................................................88
Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA)...........................................................................89
................................................................................................ 91
Non-government Organisations
Aboriginal(cid:9) Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited............................................................................... 92
AustralianBar Association............................................................................................................ 92
The Australian Capital Territory Bar Association .......................................................................... 92
TheCollege(cid:9) of(cid:9) Law....................................................................................................................... 93
The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History ............................................................. 93
International Commission of Jurists (Australian Section)............................................................. 94
LawCover...................................................................................................................................... 95
LawCouncil(cid:9) of Australia............................................................................................................... 95
The Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales ............................................................... 96
The Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory ..................................................................... 96
The Law Society of New South Wales ......................................................................................... 97
The Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales.......................................................................... 100
New South Wales Bar Association ............................................................................................... 100
The Society of Notaries of New South Wales Inc ........................................................................ 101
Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales Inc................................................................ 102
LegalPractitioner Listings ......................................................................................................... 103
Barristers -(cid:9) Queens Counsel and Senior Counsel ............................ 104
-(cid:9) Seniority(cid:9) List................................................................... 114
-(cid:9) Alphabetical(cid:9) List............................................................. 164
-(cid:9) Regional(cid:9) NSW ................................................................ 222
-(cid:9) NSW Barristers Clerks.................................................... 228
Solicitors - Sydney(cid:9) City .................................................................... 232
-(cid:9) Sydney Suburban........................................................... 582
-(cid:9) Regional(cid:9) NSW ................................................................ 792
-(cid:9) Australian Capital Territory ............................................. 882
Public Notaries - Appointed under Public Notaries Act 1997
- Sydney, Metropolitan and Regional NSW...................... 884
CostsAssessors............................................................................................................................ 908
FullIndex ................................................................................................... . ..................................(cid:9) 911
Admission of Lawyers: 3 December 2010 ................................................................................917
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): 1 November 2010
Legal Practitioners (as Solicitors): 8 November 2010
The list of Costs Assessors appointed under Section 390 of the Legal Profession
Act 2004 is current according to information provided on 4 November 2010.
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 office will be printed every 5
years. 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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