Ceremonial Sitting on the Occasion of the Announcement of Appointment of Senior Counsel [2020] HCATrans 2 (3 February 2020)

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H I G H C O U R T O F A U S T R A L I A

CEREMONIAL SITTING

ON THE OCCASION

OF

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT

OF

SENIOR COUNSEL

Coram: KIEFEL CJ

BELL J

GAGELER J

KEANE J

NETTLE J

GORDON J

EDELMAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON MONDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2020, AT 3.30 PM

The following Queen’s Counsel, Senior Counsel and counsel were seated at the Bar table:

Ms Sandra Taglieri QC, President of the Tasmanian Bar

Mr Tim Game SC, President of the New South Wales Bar Association

Ms Wendy Harris QC, President of the Victorian Bar

Mr Steven Whybrow, President of the Australian Capital Territory Bar Association

Mr Stephen Davies SC, President of the Western Australian Bar Association

Ms Rebecca Treston QC, President of the Bar Association of Queensland

Mr Peter Garrisson AM SC, Solicitor‑General of the Australian Capital Territory

Mr Peter Dunning QC

Mr Ian Robertson SC

Mr Matthew Howard SC

Mr Matt Collins AM QC

Ms Kylie Nomchong SC

Mr Michael McHugh SC

Members of the Judiciary seated within the Court:

The Honourable Chief Justice Alstergren, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia

The Honourable Justice Loukas‑Karlsson, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory

KIEFEL CJ: Ms Taglieri, President of the Tasmanian Bar.

MS TAGLIERI: May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following member of the Bar here present has been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of Tasmania.

She is:

Kate Louise Mooney who ranks in seniority after Paul Turner

KIEFEL CJ: Mr Game, President of the New South Wales Bar Association.

MR GAME: May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of New South Wales.

They are:

John Walter Catsanos who ranks in seniority after Kristen Jane Deards

William Markey Fitzsimmons who ranks in seniority after John Walter Catsanos

Richard Charles Pontello who ranks in seniority after William Markey Fitzsimmons

David Wai Mun Chin who ranks in seniority after Richard Charles Pontello

Christopher Dennis Wood who ranks in seniority after David Wai Mun Chin

Stefan William Balafoutis who ranks in seniority after Christopher Dennis Wood

Tiffany Ling Wong who ranks in seniority after Stefan William Balafoutis

Jason Edward Lazarus who ranks in seniority after Tiffany Ling Wong

James Camac Sheller who ranks in seniority after Jason Edward Lazarus

Richard John Wilson who ranks in seniority after James Camac Sheller

Patrick William Flynn who ranks in seniority after Richard John Wilson

Ross Michael Foreman who ranks in seniority after Patrick William Flynn

Michael Joseph O’Meara who ranks in seniority after Ross Michael Foreman

Christian Nicholas Bova who ranks in seniority after Michael Joseph O’Meara

Steven Mark Golledge who ranks in seniority after Christian Nicholas Bova

Elizabeth Raper who ranks in seniority after Steven Mark Golledge

Jennifer Maree Single who ranks in seniority after Elizabeth Raper

Craig Lindsay Lenehan who ranks in seniority after Jennifer Maree Single

Tanya Louise Smith who ranks in seniority after Craig Lindsay Lenehan

Elisabeth Mary Peden who ranks in seniority after Terry Matthew Mehigan

If the Court pleases.

KIEFEL CJ: Ms Harris QC, President of the Victorian Bar.

MS HARRIS: May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of Victoria.

They are:

Ian Donald McDonald who ranks in seniority after Marylyn Laurie Smallwood

Patrick Mark O’Shannessy who ranks in seniority after Garry Howard Livermore

Matthew Neil Carlisle Harvey who ranks in seniority after Patrick Mark O’Shannessy

Charles Edward Shaw who ranks in seniority after Matthew Neil Carlisle Harvey

Marita Helen Foley who ranks in seniority after Charles Edward Shaw

Jeremy Paul Slattery who ranks in seniority after Marita Helen Foley

Malcolm William Harding who ranks in seniority after Jeremy Paul Slattery

Nicholas Paul De Young who ranks in seniority after Malcolm William Harding

Oren Bigos who ranks in seniority after Nicholas Paul De Young

Richard Colin Knowles who ranks in seniority after Oren Bigos

Georgina Ann Costello who ranks in seniority after Anne Hassan

Renee Lee Enbom who ranks in seniority after Georgina Ann Costello

Samuel Distin Hay who ranks in seniority after Renee Lee Enbom

Christopher Peter Young who ranks in seniority after Samuel Distin Hay

Robert Graham Craig who ranks in seniority after Christopher Peter Young

If it please the Court.

KIEFEL CJ: Mr Whybrow, President of the Australian Capital Territory Bar Association.

MR WHYBROW: May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following member of the Bar here present has been appointed as Senior Counsel in the Australian Capital Territory.

He is:

Neville Shane Drumgold who ranks in seniority after Jonathan Robin White

May it please the Court.

KIEFEL CJ: Mr Davies SC, President of the Western Australian Bar Association.

MR DAVIES: May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Senior Counsel in the State of Western Australia.

They are:

Jason Duncan MacLaurin who ranks in seniority after Michael James Feutrill

Joseph Garas who ranks in seniority after Jason Duncan MacLaurin

Henry Hall Jackson who ranks in seniority after Joseph Garas

Laura Elizabeth Christian who ranks in seniority after Henry Hall Jackson

Julie Katherine Taylor who ranks in seniority after Laura Elizabeth Christian

Justin Campbell Whalley who ranks in seniority after Julie Katherine Taylor

KIEFEL CJ: Ms Treston QC, President of the Bar Association of Queensland.

MS TRESTON: May it please the Court, I inform the Court that the following members of the Bar here present have been appointed as Queen’s Counsel for the State of Queensland.

They are:

Philip John McCarthy who ranks in seniority after Robert Aaldert East

Erin Jane Longbottom who ranks in seniority after Philip John McCarthy

Sean Richard Riley Cooper who ranks in seniority after Erin Jane Longbottom

Amelia Louise Wheatley who ranks in seniority after David Paul de Jersey

Daniel Stuart Piggott who ranks in seniority after Amelia Louise Wheatley

Nitra Kidson who ranks in seniority after Daniel Stuart Piggott

Gim John David del Villar who ranks in seniority after Nitra Kidson

May it please the Court.

KIEFEL CJ: Does any member of the Bar move a motion?

Chief Justice’s remarks

The Court will adjourn until 10.00 am tomorrow, 4 February 2020.

AT 3.48 PM THE COURT ADJOURNED