Annual Report 2016-17

Judicial Commission of NSW – Annual Report 2016–17 14 Judicial Commission members Commission members provide the leadership necessary to achieve our strategic directions and goals. The Commission has 6 official members and 4 appointed members. Official members The heads of the State’s 4 courts and the Industrial Relations Commission as well as the President of the Court of Appeal of NSW are official members. The Chief Justice of NSW is the Judicial Commission’s President. The president The Honourable Tom Bathurst AC Chief Justice of NSW — commenced 1 June 2011 Chief Justice Bathurst was admitted as a solicitor in NSW in 1972 and called to the NSW Bar in 1977. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1987 and Chief Justice of NSW in 2011. He was President of the Australian Bar Association (2008–09) and President of the NSW Bar Association (2010–11). The Chief Justice was also a Member of the Commonwealth Takeovers Panel (2008–11). In 2014, the Chief Justice became a Companion of the Order of Australia. As President, the Chief Justice is responsible for presiding at meetings and has a deliberative vote. The Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley AO President of the Court of Appeal of NSW — commenced 1 March 2013 Justice Beazley was called to the NSW Bar in 1975 and appointed Senior Counsel in NSW in 1989. Her Honour was a judicial member of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (1984–88); an Acting NSW District Court Judge (1990–91); and, Assistant Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (1991–92). Justice Beazley was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1993–96), an additional judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (1994–97), and a judge of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia (1994–96). In 1996, she was appointed a judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of NSW. In 2008, her Honour was awarded Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) (Hon LLD) by the University of Sydney. On 1 March 2013, she was appointed President of the Court of Appeal of NSW. Her Honour became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2006. The official members Appointed members The Governor of NSW appoints 4 people. Three of those are persons who, in the Attorney General’s opinion, have high standing in the community. The fourth person is a legal practitioner appointed following consultations between the Attorney General and the Presidents of the Law Society of NSW and the Bar Association of NSW. Figure 1 on p 18 illustrates the relationship between the Commission members and the executive team.

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