Judicial Commission of NSW Annual Report 2017-18

Judicial Commission of NSW — Annual Report 2017–18 20 Overview of the Commission Director, Education Ms Una Doyle BCL (University College Cork and National University of Ireland), LLM (Syd) Ms Una Doyle is responsible for the Commission’s judicial education program. She works closely with the Education Committees of each court to plan and organise all Commission conferences and seminars, and is also responsible for the Commission’s publishing program. Ms Doyle has held the position of Director, Education since December 2015. She has worked for over 20 years in legal education. Prior to joining the Judicial Commission, Ms Doyle was the Head of Professional Development, Membership and Communications, at the Law Society of NSW and the Director of Continuing Professional Education at the College of Law. She is the Immediate Past President of ACLEA, the International Association for Continuing Legal Education, and co-chaired ACLEA’s International Committee from 2007–2009. She was President of the Continuing Legal Education Association of Australasia from 2005–2007, and has served as a member of its Executive for 5 terms. Director, Research and Sentencing Ms Pierrette Mizzi LLB (University of Technology, Sydney) Ms Pierrette Mizzi is responsible for the Commission’s research program and the content on the Judicial Information Research System (JIRS). Ms Mizzi was appointed acting Director, Research and Sentencing in October 2017 and Director in May 2018. Ms Mizzi was admitted as a legal practitioner in 1996 and her prior experience includes nine years as a Principal Legal Officer at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, and eight years as Manager of the Commission’s Research and Sentencing Division. Ms Mizzi is the author of several publications on sentencing law, including Sentencing Commonwealth drug offenders (2014) and Sentencing offenders convicted of child pornography and child abuse material offences (2010). Figure 1. Commission members and executive team as at 30 June 2018 Chief Executive Ernest Schmatt AM PSM Director, Education Una Doyle Director, Research and sentencing Pierrette Mizzi Deputy Chief Executive Murali Sagi PSM Official members Appointed members The Honourable Chief Justice Tom Bathurst AC The Honourable Justice Margaret Beazley AO The Honourable Justice Brian Preston The Honourable Justice Derek Price AM His Honour Judge Graeme Henson AM Chief Commissioner Peter Kite SC Dr Judith Cashmore AO Professor Brian McCaughan AM Mr David Giddy Mr Yair Miller OAM