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Supreme Courtof New South Wales

ANNUAL REVIEW 2010 & 2011

Foreword by Chief Justice of NSW 1

1 2010 & 2011: An Overview 2• RetirementoftheHon.JJSpigelman,AC,fromtheofficeofChiefJusticeofNSW 3• AppointmentoftheHon.TFBathurstasthe17thChiefJusticeofNSW 3• RefurbishmentoftheLawCourtsBuildinginQueensSquare 4• Courtoperations 4• Educationandpublicinformation 5• ConsultationwithCourtusers 5

2 Court Profile 6• TheCourt’sjurisdictionandDivisions 7• Whomakesthedecisions? 11

-TheJudges 11-Appointmentsandretirements 14-TheAssociateJudges 15-TheRegistrars 15

• SupportingtheCourt:theRegistry 17

3 Caseflow Management 18• Introduction 19• Overviewbyjurisdiction 19• RegionalsittingsoftheCourt 25• Alternativedisputeresolution 26

4 Court Operations 27• Overviewofoperationsbyjurisdiction 28• Timeliness 33

-Timestandards 33-Listingdelays 34

• UseofAlternativeDisputeResolution 35

5 Education and public information 36• Judicialofficereducation 37• Publiceducationprogramme 41• TheroleofthePublicInformationOfficer 41

6 Other Aspects of the Court’s work 43• UniformCivilProcedureRules 44• JusticeLinkandElectronicServices 44• LawCourtsLibrary 45• AdmissiontotheLegalProfessionandappointmentofPublicNotaries 45• AdmissionundertheMutualRecognitionActs 51• AdministrationoftheCostsAssessmentScheme 51• ProBonoScheme 52• JudicialAssistanceProgram 52

7 Appendices 53• i.Courtstatistics–comprehensivetableofstatistics 54• ii.TheCourt’sCommitteesandUserGroups 64• iii.Otherjudicialactivity:Conferences,SpeakingEngagements,Publications, 72

AppointmentstoLegalandCulturalOrganisations,DelegationsandInternationalAssistance,andCommissionsinOverseasCourts

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litigantstocometoCourt,orwhereevidencecanbetakenwithouttheneedforphysicalattendance.IamalsopleasedthattheGovernmenthasindicatedthattherecentincreaseinfilingfeeswillbeutilisedtoimproveandexpandtheelectronicfilingsystemoftheCourtandmaintainthepresentlevelofjudicialstaff.BoththesemattersareessentialastheCourtmovesintothe21stCentury.

AstheReviewpointsout,theCourthasanongoingcommitmenttotheuseofalternativedisputeresolution.Theuseofalternativedisputeresolutionprocedures,particularlymediation,isencouragedinalljurisdictionsoftheCourtandcommonlyrequiredtobeundertakenpriortothehearing.Inthatregard,oneofthenotablesuccessesoftheCourthasbeenthecourtmediationprocessinwhich,astheReviewpointsout,over50percentofcasesdealtwithbyitsettlewithoutthenecessityofacontestedhearing.

CanIexpressmyappreciationtoallthosepeopleinvolvedintheoperationoftheCourtandtrustthatthisReviewwillprovideaninformativeinsightintotheworkwhichtheyundertake.

TheHonTFBathurstChiefJusticeofNSW

ThisoverviewcontainsasummaryoftheprincipalactivitiesoftheCourtin2010and2011andthemannerinwhichitseekstofulfilitsobligationsasthesuperiorcourtinNewSouthWales.

TheReviewis,ofcourse,anoverviewandonlygivesthebroadestindicationofthebreadthandcomplexityoftheworkundertakenbythejudiciary,theircommitmenttotheirjudicialresponsibilitiesandthecommitmentoftheregistryanditsstaffinseekingtoassurethattheCourtfulfilsitsroleprovidingaccesstojusticetothepeopleofNewSouthWales.AstheReviewstates,IwasappointedtotheofficeofChiefJusticeinJune2011.Onematterwhichimmediatelystruckmewasthededicationandenergywhichalljudgesandregistrystaffapplytotheworkwhichtheyarerequiredtoundertake.

TheCourtcannotfunctionwithoutadequatephysicalortechnologicalfacilitiesorwithoutanadequatenumberofjudicialofficerstoenableittoperformitstasks.TherefurbishmentoftheLawCourtsBuildingwhichisongoingwillensurethattheCourtwillhaveadequatephysicalfacilitiesinthecomingyears.ThetechnologicaladvancesinthecourtroomsthemselveswillcontributetotheincreasingefficiencyoftheCourtsindealingwithcasesinvolvinginterstateorinternationaltransactionsorcases,orhearingswhereitisunnecessaryorinappropriateforsolicitorsor

FOREWORD BY CHIEF JUSTICE OF NSW

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1 2010 & 2011: AN OVERVIEW

• Retirement of the Hon. J J Spigelman, AC, from the office of Chief Justice of New South Wales

• Appointment of the Hon. T F Bathurst as the 17th Chief Justice of New South Wales

• Refurbishment of the Law Courts Building in Queens Square

• Court operations

• Education and public information

• Consultation with Court users

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Appointment of the Hon. T F Bathurst as the 17th Chief Justice of New South WalesOn1June2011,ThomasFrederickBathurst,QCwassworninasthe17thChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales.Priortohisappointment,ChiefJusticeBathurstwasformerlyPresidentoftheNSWBarAssociation,hadpreviouslyheldtheofficeofPresidentoftheAustraliaBarAssociation,andpractisedextensivelythroughoutAustraliaasacommerciallawyer,particularlyintheareasofbanking,insurance,property,tradepracticesandcompetitionlaw.OntheoccasionofhisHonour’sswearingin,ChiefJusticeBathurstacknowledgedthepotentiallyinvaluablerolethattheincreasedapplicationoftechnologyandalternativedisputeresolutioninmodernlitigation.HisHonouralsospoketotheimportantrolethemediacanplayinensuringthepublicremainsengagedwiththeCourtandthejudiciary.

Retirement of the Hon. J J Spigelman, AC, from the office of Chief Justice of New South WalesOn31May2011,theHon.JamesJacobSpigelman,ACretiredasthe16thChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales.TheHon.MrSpigelmanretired6daysaftercompleting13years’serviceintheoffice,havingbeensworninon25May1998.Whenannouncinghisresignation,hisHonourcitedreducedcourtdelays,theimplementationofinnovativecasemanagementpractices,increaseduseoftechnology,andthesignificantinvestmentintherefurbishmentoftheCourt’sprincipalpremises,theLawCourtsBuilding,asadministrativehighlightsofhistimeinoffice.Upontheoccasionofhisretirement,hisHonouraddressedsomeofthejudicialinitiativeshepersonallyinstigated,includingreinforcingtraditionaltieswiththeUnitedKingdom’sjudiciary,andincreasinginteractionbetweentheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandmembersofthejudiciaryintheAsia-Pacificregion,particularly,thePeople’sRepublicofChina.

Photographs from the Ceremony marking the retirement of the Hon. J J Spigelman, AC © Gillian Tedder Photography P/L

Chief Justice T F Bathurst in full ceremonial robes on the occasion of his Honour’s Swearing In © Gillian Tedder Photography P/L

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Refurbishment of the Law Courts Building in Queens SquareSignificantprogressonthestagedrefurbishmentoftheLawCourtsLimitedBuildingwasmadein2010and2011.Bytheendof2011,24outof32courtroomshadbeenrenovated,andworkhadalreadycommencedontheremainingcourtroomsonLevels10and13.

InOctober2010,renovatedcourtroomsonLevels7and12wereofficiallyopened.Withthere-openingofLevel12,theCourtgainedaccesstoanewPresident’sCourtandalargeappealscourt,Court12D,whichiscapableofaccommodatingfivejudgesatthebench,38legalpractitionersatthebartableand30–40peopleinthepublicgallery.Court12DisalsocompatiblewithE-Court,aservicethatenablespractitionersatthebartabletoviewreal-timetranscriptsofproceedingsontheirlaptopcomputers.OnLevel7,improvementsweremadetomodernisethecourtroomsandacoustics.

Lessthanayearlater,inSeptember2011,therenovatedcourtroomsonLevels8and11wereofficiallyopened.All10oftherefurbishedcourtroomsonLevel8and11havein-courttechnologyinstalled,withmostnowalsoequippedwithhighdefinitionaudio-visualtechnologycapableoftransmittingwillimprovedrecordedevidenceandremotewitnesstestimony.TheciviljurycourtroomonLevel10wasspecificallydesignedtoaccommodate,forthefirsttime,ajurymemberrequiringaccesstothejuryboxanddeliberationroombywheelchair.

Court operationsTheyears2010and2011werechallengingfortheCourt.Ingeneral,listingdelaysandtheageoftheCourt’spendingcaseloadbothincreasedacrossthevariousareasofitsoperations.Arangeofcomplexfactorshascontributedtotheseresultsduringthetwo-yearperiod.IntheCourtofAppeal,fewercasessettledandmoreproceededtohearingsinwhichsubstantivejudgmentswererequired.IntheCourtofCriminalAppeal,thenumberofconvictionappealsincreasedbysevenpercentbetween2010and2011.Asthehearingtimerequiredtodetermineaconvictionappealisusuallyatleastdoublethat

requiredforasentence-onlyappeal,fewercasescouldbelistedwithintheavailablehearingtime.WithrespecttotheCourt’sfirstinstancecriminalcases,thenumberofdefendantsenteredintotheCriminalListwas30percenthigherattheendof2011thanattheendof2009.Furthermore,theaverageestimatedhearinglengthoftrialsincreasedthroughoutthetwo-yearperiod,asdidthenumberofguiltypleastakenaftertheCourthadsetatrialdate(36pleasweretakenafterarraignmentin2010,and29weretakenin2011;in2009,thefigurewas22).

IntermsoftheCourt’sfirstinstanceciviljurisdiction,theimplementationofanewcasemanagementsystem,JusticeLink,attheendof2009necessitatedacompletere-designofthereportsusedtomonitorandanalysetheCourt’scaseload.ThedevelopmentofnewreportshasbeenaparticularlychallengingundertakingasthevarietyofdatacapturedinJusticeLink,andthemannerinwhichthatdataisstored,isfundamentallydifferenttothesystemitreplaced,andsignificantlymorecomplex.Considerableprogresstowardsthedevelopmentofdetailedoperationalreportswasmadein2011,whichhasallowedtheCourttoextractcrucialcaseloadstatisticsfromJusticeLinkthathavebeenreproducedinthisReview.

However,theunavailabilityforthepasttwoyearsofanoperationalreportfromwhichtheCourtcouldidentifyinactivecaseseligibleforclosureofitsownmotionunderprovisionsintheUniformCivilProcedureRules2005hasresultedinanartificialincreaseintheageandsizeofitspendingcivilcaseloadattheendof2011.TheCourtisconfidentthatitsoperationalstatisticsfor2012willmoreaccuratelyillustratethecompositionofitscivilcaseloadonceithasbeenabletoresumeitspracticeofidentifyingandclosingpotentiallyinactivecases.

DetailedanalysisoftheCourt’scaseloadanditsachievementsagainsttimestandardsarefoundinChapter4ofthisReview.ThischaptershouldbereadinconjunctionwiththecomprehensivestatisticaldatainAppendix(i).

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Education and public informationManyjudicialofficersupdatedanddevelopedtheirskillsandknowledgeduringtheyearbyattendingconferences,seminarsandworkshops,someofwhichwerespecificallytailoredtotheCourt’sneeds.ThePublicInformationOfficercontinuedtoprovidethemedia,andconsequentlythegeneralpublic,withreliableinformationaboutcontentiousissuesandcourtproceedings.During2010and2011,theRegistrarsaddressedover1,400studentsandmembersofthegeneralpubliceachyear,providingtheattendeeswithauniqueinsightintotheCourt’sworkanditsplaceintheState’slegalsystem.ThesearesomeoftheactivitiesfeaturedinChapter5oftheReview,andinthecaseofjudicialeducation,elaboratedinfurtherdetailatAppendix(iii).

Consultation with Court usersTheCourtcontinuedtoworkcloselywithitsuserstoimprovesystemsandproceduresthroughanetworkofCommitteesandUserGroups.RepresentativesontheCommitteesandUserGroupsincludejudicialofficers(fromthisCourtandotherjurisdictions),seniorregistrystaffandrepresentativesfromjusticeagenciesandthelegalprofession.AlistoftheCourt’sCommitteesandUserGroupsandtheirmembersduring2010and2011formsAppendix(ii)tothisReview.

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2 COURT PROFILE

• The Court’s jurisdiction and Divisions

• Who makes the decisions?

• Supporting the Court: the Registry

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Court of AppealTheCourtofAppealisresponsibleforhearingappealsincivilmattersagainstthedecisionsofthejudicialofficersoftheSupremeCourt,othercourts,commissionsandtribunalswithintheState,asprescribedintheSupreme Court Act 1970.

Court of Criminal AppealTheCourtofCriminalAppealhearsappealsfromcriminalproceedingsintheSupremeCourt,theIndustrialCourt,theLandandEnvironmentCourt,theDistrictCourtandtheDrugCourt.Appealsmaychallengeconvictionsandsentencesimposeduponindictmentorinthetrialcourt’ssummaryjurisdiction,orinterlocutoryordersmadebythetrialcourt.AppealsfromcommittalproceedingsintheLocalCourtmayalsobeheardincertaincircumstances.

SittingsoftheCourtofCriminalAppealareorganisedonarosterbasiswhilsttakingintoaccounttheotherregularjudicialdutiesandcommitmentsoftheJudgeswhoformtheCourt’sbench.TheJudgeswhositintheCourtofCriminalAppealaretheChiefJustice,thePresident,theJudgesoftheCourtofAppeal,theChiefJudgeatCommonLawandJudgesoftheCommonLawDivision.During2010and2011,theCourtofCriminalAppealbenchescomprisedatleasttwoCommonLawjudges,withthepresidingjudgebeingeithertheChiefJustice,thePresident,aJudgeofAppeal,ortheChiefJudgeatCommonLaw.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales: our place in the court systemThecourtsysteminNewSouthWalesisstructuredonahierarchicalbasis.TheSupremeCourtisthesuperiorcourtofrecordinNewSouthWalesand,assuch,hasaninherentjurisdictioninadditiontoitsspecificstatutoryjurisdiction.

TheSupremeCourthasappellateandtrialjurisdictions.Theappellatecourtsarethe:

• CourtofAppeal,and• CourtofCriminalAppeal.

ThetrialworkofthecriminalandciviljurisdictionsisdividedbetweentwoDivisions:

• CommonLawDivision,and• EquityDivision.

Thisstructurefacilitatestheconvenientdespatchofbusinessinaccordancewiththeprovisionsundersection38oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.

Section23oftheSupreme Court Act 1970providestheCourtwithalljurisdictionnecessaryfortheadministrationofjusticeinNewSouthWales.TheSupremeCourthassupervisoryjurisdictionoverothercourtsandtribunalsintheState.TheCourtgenerallyexercisesitssupervisoryjurisdictionthroughitsappellatecourts.

TheIndustrialCourtofNewSouthWalesandtheLandandEnvironmentCourtofNewSouthWalesarespecialistcourtsofstatutoryjurisdiction.TheJudgesofthesecourtshavethestatusofSupremeCourtJudges.

TheDistrictCourtofNewSouthWalesisanintermediatecourtwhosejurisdictionisdeterminedbystatute.TheLocalCourtsitsatthebottomofthehierarchyofNewSouthWalescourts,andhasbroadcriminalandciviljurisdictions.TherearealsotribunalsandcommissionsinNewSouthWaleswithstatutorypowerssimilartotheDistrictandLocalCourts.

Figures2.1and2.2overleafillustratethecourthierarchyinNewSouthWalesandthegatewaystoappealinthecriminalandciviljurisdictions.

THE COURT’S JURISDICTION AND DIVISIONS

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Common Law DivisionTheDivisionhearsbothcriminalandcivilmatters.Thecriminalmattersheardinvolvehomicideoffencesandoffenceswheretheprosecutionseekslifeimprisonment.OthermattersinvolvingseriouscriminalityorthepublicinterestmaybebroughtbeforetheCourtwiththeChiefJustice’sapproval.TheJudgesoftheDivisionalsohearbailapplications,mattersconcerningproceedsofcrime,andpost-convictioninquiries.

TheDivisiondealswithallseriouspersonalinjuryandcontractualactions,inwhichtheCourthasunlimitedjurisdiction.ThecivilbusinessoftheDivisionalsocomprises:

• claimsfordamages;• claimsofprofessionalnegligence;• claimsrelatingtothepossessionofland;• claimsofdefamation;• administrativelawcasesseekingthereviewof

decisionsbygovernmentandadministrativetribunals;and

• appealsfromLocalcourts.

Equity DivisionTheEquityDivisionexercisesthetraditionalequityjurisdictiondealingwithclaimsforremediesotherthandamagesandrecoveryofdebts,includingcontractualactions,rightsofproperty,anddisputesrelatingtopartnerships,trusts,anddeceasedestates.TheDivisionhearsapplicationsbroughtundernumerousstatutes,includingtheCorporations Act 2001 (Cth),theSuccession Act 2006,andtheProperty (Relationships) Act 1984.TheDivisionalsohandlesadiverserangeofapplicationsintheareasofAdmiraltylaw,Commerciallaw,TechnologyandConstruction,ProbateandtheCourt’sAdoptionandProtectivejurisdictions.

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Figure2.1NSW Court system – criminal jurisdiction

Note:TheabovediagramisasimplifiedrepresentationoftheappealprocessinNSW.Actualappealrightsaredeterminedbytherelevantlegislation.

* TheCourtofCriminalAppealmayhearsomeappealsinmattersrelatingtosection32AoftheOccupational Health and Safety Act 2000

** SomeappealsaremadetotheDistrictCourtofNSW.# SomeappealsfromcommittalproceedingsmaybemadetotheCCA.

Drug Court of NSW**

Local Courts#

District Court of NSW

Court of Criminal Appeal

High Court of Australia

Land and Environment Court of NSW

Industrial Court of NSW*

Supreme Court of NSW

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Figure2.2NSW Court system – civil jurisdiction

Note:TheabovediagramisasimplifiedrepresentationoftheappealandjudicialreviewprocessinNSW.Actualappealrightsaredeterminedbytherelevantlegislation.

* NoappealliestotheCourtofAppealfromdecisionoftheIndustrialCourtofNSW;however,someproceedingsmaybebroughtbywayofjudicialreview.

** SomeclaimsmayinsteadbemadedirectlytotheCourtofAppealpursuanttoSection48oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.

High Court of Australia

Court of Appeal

Consumer Trader and Tenancy

Tribunal

Administrative Decisions Tribunal**

Local Court

Land and Environment

Court

Industrial Court of NSW*

Supreme Court of NSW

District Court of NSW

Dust Diseases Tribunal

Workers Compensation Commission

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As at 31 December 2010

Chief JusticeTheHonourableJamesJacobSpigelmanAC

PresidentTheHonourableJusticeJamesBainAllsop

Judges of AppealTheHonourableJusticeMargaretJoanBeazleyAOTheHonourableJusticeRogerDavidGilesTheHonourableJusticeDavidHargravesHodgson

AOTheHonourableJusticeMurrayHerbertTobiasAM

RFDTheHonourableJusticeRuthStephanieMcCollAOTheHonourableJusticeJohnBastenTheHonourableJusticeJosephCharlesCampbellTheHonourableJusticeRobertBruceMacfarlanTheHonourableMrJusticePeterWolstenholme

YoungAO

Chief Judge at Common LawTheHonourableJusticePeterDavidMcClellanAM

Chief Judge in EquityTheHonourableJusticePatriciaAnneBergin

JudgesTheHonourableMrJusticeBruceMeredithJamesTheHonourableMrJusticeRobertShallcrossHulmeTheHonourableJusticeCarolynChalmersSimpsonTheHonourableJusticePeterJohnHiddenAMTheHonourableJusticeCliffordRoyEinsteinTheHonourableJusticeMichaelFrederickAdamsTheHonourableJusticeDavidKirbyTheHonourableJusticeAnthonyGerardJoseph

WhealyTheHonourableJusticeReginaldIanBarrettTheHonourableJusticeGeorgeAlfredPalmerAMTheHonourableJusticeTerenceLionelBuddinTheHonourableJusticeIanVitalyGzellTheHonourableJusticeWilliamHenricNicholasTheHonourableJusticeRobertCalderMcDougallTheHonourableJusticeJohnDavidHislopTheHonourableJusticeRichardWeeksWhiteTheHonourableJusticeCliftonRalphRussell

HoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticePeterAnthonyJohnsonTheHonourableJusticePeterMichaelHall

TheJudicialOfficersoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesareitsJudgesandAssociateJudges.TheRegistrarsoftheCourthavelimiteddecision-makingpowers.

The JudgesTheGovernorofNewSouthWalesformallyappointstheJudgesoftheCourtfollowingadecisionbyCabinet.Judicialappointmentsaremadeonthebasisofalegalpractitioner’sintegrity,highleveloflegalskillsandthedepthofhisorherpracticalexperience.

TheGovernorappointsjudgespursuanttosection25oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.Section25specifiesthattheCourtwillinclude:aChiefJustice,aPresidentoftheCourtofAppealandsuchotherJudgesofAppeal,JudgesandAssociateJudges,astheGovernormayappointfromtimetotime.TheGovernorisalsoempoweredtoappointqualifiedpersonsasActingJudgesofAppealorActingJudgeswhentheneedarises.

TheChiefJusticeis,byvirtueofhisoffice,aJudgeofAppeal,andtheseniormemberoftheCourtofAppeal.TheothermembersoftheCourtofAppealarethePresidentandtheotherJudgesofAppeal.TheJudgesoftheCourtareassignedtospecificDivisions,andordinarilyconfinetheiractivitiestothebusinessofthoseDivisions.Incertaincircumstances,theChiefJusticemaycertifythataparticularJudgeshouldactasanadditionalJudgeofAppealincertainproceedingsbeforetheCourtofAppeal.

TheSupreme Court Act 1970alsoprovidesthattheChiefJusticemayappointJudgestoadministeraspecificlistwithintheCommonLaworEquityDivisions.DetailsoftheJudgesassignedtotheselistsin2010and2011canbefoundinthechapterentitledCaseflow Management.

ThetableoverleafdetailstheJudges,inorderofseniority,asat31December2010and31December2011.

WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS?

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TheHonourableJusticeMeganFayLathamTheHonourableJusticeStephenRothmanAMTheHonourableJusticePaulLeGayBreretonAM

RFDTheHonourableJusticeDerekMichaelPriceAMTheHonourableJusticeDavidJacobHammerschlagTheHonourableJusticeIanGordonHarrisonTheHonourableJusticeElizabethLillianFullertonTheHonourableJusticeLucyMcCallumTheHonourableJusticeNigelGeoffreyReinTheHonourableJusticeJulieKathrynWardTheHonourableJusticeRobertAllanHulmeTheHonourableJusticeMichaelJohnSlatteryTheHonourableJusticeDavidLloydDaviesTheHonourableJusticeMonikaSchmidtTheHonourableJusticeMichaelAndrewPembrokeTheHonourableJusticeMichaelLeeBallTheHonourableJusticePeterRichardGarlingRFD

As at 31 December 2011

Chief JusticeTheHonourableThomasFrederickBathurst

PresidentTheHonourableJusticeJamesBainAllsop

Judges of AppealTheHonourableJusticeMargaretJoanBeazleyAOTheHonourableJusticeRuthStephanieMcCollAOTheHonourableJusticeJohnBastenTheHonourableJusticeJosephCharlesCampbellTheHonourableJusticeRobertBruceMacfarlanTheHonourableMrJusticePeterWolstenholme

YoungAOTheHonourableJusticeAnthonyGerardJoseph

WhealyTheHonourableJusticeAnthonyMeaghe

Chief Judge at Common LawTheHonourableJusticePeterDavidMcClellanAM

Chief Judge in EquityTheHonourableJusticePatriciaAnneBergin

JudgesTheHonourableMrJusticeRobertShallcrossHulmeTheHonourableJusticeCarolynChalmersSimpsonTheHonourableJusticePeterJohnHiddenAMTheHonourableJusticeCliffordRoyEinsteinTheHonourableJusticeMichaelFrederickAdamsTheHonourableJusticeReginaldIanBarrettTheHonourableJusticeTerenceLionelBuddinTheHonourableJusticeIanVitalyGzellTheHonourableJusticeWilliamHenricNicholasTheHonourableJusticeRobertCalderMcDougallTheHonourableJusticeJohnDavidHislopTheHonourableJusticeRichardWeeksWhiteTheHonourableJusticeCliftonRalphRussell

HoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticePeterAnthonyJohnsonTheHonourableJusticePeterMichaelHallTheHonourableJusticeMeganFayLathamTheHonourableJusticeStephenRothmanAMTheHonourableJusticePaulLeGayBreretonAM

RFDTheHonourableJusticeDerekMichaelPriceAMTheHonourableJusticeDavidJacobHammerschlagTheHonourableJusticeIanGordonHarrisonTheHonourableJusticeElizabethLillianFullertonTheHonourableJusticeLucyMcCallumTheHonourableJusticeNigelGeoffreyReinTheHonourableJusticeJulieKathrynWardTheHonourableJusticeRobertAllanHulmeTheHonourableJusticeMichaelJohnSlatteryTheHonourableJusticeDavidLloydDaviesTheHonourableJusticeMonikaSchmidtTheHonourableJusticeMichaelAndrewPembrokeTheHonourableJusticeMichaelLeeBallTheHonourableJusticePeterRichardGarlingRFDTheHonourableJusticeJohnRobertsonSackarTheHonourableJusticeAshleyJohnBlackTheHonourableJusticeChristineElizabeth

Adamson

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Acting JudgesThefollowingtabledetailsthosepersonswhoheldcommissionsasactingjudgesduringthe2010and2011calendaryears.Unlessotherwiseindicatedinbrackets,thejudicialofficer’scommissionwaseffectivefortheentirecalendaryear.

ActingJudgesareaskedtopresideoverspecifichearingsastheneedarises.ThetotalnumberofdayseachpersonactedasaJudgeoftheCourtduring2010and2011yearsisalsodetailedinbrackets.

2010

Acting Judges of Appeal (in alphabetical order)• TheHonourableJohnPurdyBrysonQC,former

JudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(commissioneffectivebetween1Januaryand30April,and1Julyand31December;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor69days).

• TheHonourableKennethRobertHandleyAOQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(commissioneffectivebetween29Januaryand31December;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor161days).

• TheHonourableKevinEdmundLindgrenQC,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(commissioneffectivebetween31Mayand3September;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor89days).

• TheHonourableJaneHamiltonMathewsAO,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(commissioneffectivebetween1Januaryand15April,and1Julyand31December;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor6days).

• TheHonourableRonaldSackvilleAOQC,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor166days).

• TheHonourableBrianJohnMichaelTamberlinQC,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor77days).

Acting Judges (in alphabetical order)• TheHonourableGrahamRussellBarrQC,former

JudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween1Julyand31December;actedasaJudgefor122days).

• TheHonourablePeterMeldrumBiscoe,aJudgeoftheLandandEnvironmentCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween9Marchand28May;actedasaJudgefor41days).

• TheHonourableJohnPerryHamiltonQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(actedasaJudgefor50days).

• TheHonourableRoderickNeilHowieQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween6Septemberand31December;actedasaJudgefor20days).

• TheHonourableRexFosterSmart,formerjudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween20Marchand31December;actedasaJudgefor105.5days).

• TheHonourableTimothyJamesStuddertQC,formerjudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween1Januaryand4November;actedasaJudgefor67days).

• TheHonourableWilliamVictorWindeyerAMRFDED,formerjudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween15Marchand28May,and27Septemberand5November;actedasaJudgefor80days).

2011

Acting Judges of Appeal (in alphabetical order)• TheHonourableJohnPurdyBrysonQC,former

JudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(commissioneffectivebetween24Octoberand16December;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor40days).

• TheHonourableKennethRobertHandleyAOQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor173days).

• TheHonourableDavidHargravesHodgsonAO,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(commissioneffectivebetween10Augustand31December;wasnotrequiredtoactasaJudgeoftheCourtduringthisperiod).

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• TheHonourableJaneHamiltonMathewsAO,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor49days).

• TheHonourableRonaldSackvilleAOQC,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor171days).

• TheHonourableBrianJohnMichaelTamberlinQC,formerJudgeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia(commissioneffectivebetween1Januaryand30June;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor42days).

• TheHonourableMurrayHerbertTobiasAMRFDQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(commissioneffectivebetween2Mayand31December2011;actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor118days).

Acting Judges (in alphabetical order)• TheHonourableGrahamRussellBarrQC,former

JudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(actedasaJudgefor106days).

• TheHonourableMichaelBrianGroveQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween31Januaryand31December;actedasaJudgefor93days).

• TheHonourableJohnPerryHamiltonQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissionseffectivebetween1Januaryand30June,butwasnotrequiredtoactasaJudgeduringthisperiod).

• TheHonourableRoderickNeilHowieQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween1Januaryand30June,butwasnotrequiredtoactaJudgeduringthisperiod).

• TheHonourableRexFosterSmartQC,formerjudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(actedasaJudgefor57.5days).

• HisHonourJudgeStephenLewisWalmsleySC,JudgeoftheDistrictCourtofNewSouthWales(commissioneffectivebetween9Septemberand16December;actedasaJudgefor65days).

• TheHonourableWilliamVictorWindeyerAMRFDED,formerjudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(commissionseffectivebetween18Apriland24Juneand31Octoberand25November;actedasaJudgefor66days).

Appointments• MichaelAndrewPembrokeSCwasappointeda

JudgeoftheSupremeCourton12April2010.• MichaelLeeBallwasappointedaJudgeofthe

SupremeCourton13April2010.• PeterRichardGarlingRFDSCwasappointeda

JudgeoftheSupremeCourton7June2010.• PhillipHallenSCwasappointedanAssociate

JudgeoftheSupremeCourton5July2010.• JohnRobertsonSackarQCwasappointeda

JudgeoftheSupremeCourton1February2011.• ThomasFrederickBathurstQCwasappointedas

theChiefJusticeofNewSouthWaleson1June2011.

• JohnAshleyBlackwasappointedaJudgeoftheSupremeCourton4July2011.

• AnthonyJohnMeagherSCwasappointedaJudgeoftheSupremeCourton10August2011.

• ChristineElizabethAdamsonSCwasappointedaJudgeoftheSupremeCourton17October2011.

Retirements• TheHonourableJusticeRobertPeterAustin

retiredon5March2010.• TheHonourableJusticeRobertGaborForster

retiredon26March2010.• TheHonourableJusticeRoderickNeilHowie

retiredon14May2010.• TheHonourableAssociateJusticeJohnKennedy

McLaughlinretiredon4July2010.• TheHonourableMrJusticeMichaelBrianGrove

RFDretiredon11October2010.• TheHonourableJusticeMurrayHerbertTobias

AMRFDretiredon25March2011.• TheHonourableJamesJacobSpigelmanAC,

ChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales,retiredon31May2011.

• TheHonourableJusticeGeorgeAlfredPalmerAMretiredon3June2011.

• TheHonourableJusticeDavidHargravesHodgsonAOretiredon9August2011.

• TheHonourableJusticeDavidKirbyretiredon14October2011.

• TheHonourableJusticeBruceMeredithJamesretiredon9December2011.

• TheHonourableJusticeRogerDavidGilesretiredon23December2011.

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The RegistrarsRegistrarstotheCourtareappointedundersection120oftheSupreme Court Act 1970pursuanttotheprovisionsofthePublic Sector Management Act 2002.TheChiefJusticemayalsocertifyofficersoftheSupremeCourtorLocalCourtstoactasdeputyregistrarsoftheCourtfromtimetotime.

RegistrarsareallocatedtoworkwithintheCourtofAppeal,theCourtofCriminalAppeal,ortooneoftheCourt’sDivisions.However,theyarepermittedtoworkoutsidetheseboundariesifrequired.

RegistrarsareaffordedlimitedpowersoftheCourtundertheSupreme Court Rules 1970andtheUniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005,andundertakesomeofthefunctionsformerlyperformedbyJudgesandAssociateJudges.

TheworkoftheRegistrarscommonlyincludes:

• defendedapplicationsinrelationtosecurityforcosts,discovery,interrogatories,provisionofparticularsandsubpoenas;

• costsdisputesiftheamountinquestionisunlikelytoexceed$20,000;

• unopposedapplicationsfortheremovalofcasesto,orfrom,theDistrictCourt;

• conductingexaminationsundervariousActs,includingtheCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)andtheProceeds of Crime Act 1987 (Cth);

• dealingwithapplicationsforordersundermanyoftheprovisionsoftheCorporations Act 2001 (Cth),suchasthewindingupofcompanies;

• handlingapplicationsasreferredtothembyanAssociateJudge;

• issuingcourtordersandwritsofexecution;and• enteringdefaultjudgments.

TheSupreme Court Rules 1970anddelegationsundertheCivil Procedure Act 2005permitRegistrarstodirectlyassisttheJudgesincaseflowmanagement.Forinstance,intheCourtofAppeal,theRegistrardealswithmostinterlocutoryapplications,excludingapplicationstostayjudgmentpendinganappeal;intheCommonLawDivision,aRegistrarconductsstatusandfinalconferencesintheGeneralCaseManagementList,andalsoassiststhePossessionListandProfessionalNegligenceListJudges.

The Associate JudgesTheGovernorappointsAssociateJudgestotheCourtundersection111oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.AssociateJudgesareusuallyassignedtoperformworkwithineithertheEquityorCommonLawDivision,butmaybeaskedtoworkoutsidetheconfinesoftheseDivisionsintheinterestsofflexibility.

TheworkoftheAssociateJudgesgenerallyinvolveshearingapplicationsthatarisebeforetrial,certaintypesoftrialworkandworkonproceedingsthattheCourtofAppealoraJudgemayrefertothem.

Applicationsthatarisebeforetrialinclude:

• applicationsforsummaryjudgment;• applicationsfordismissalofproceedings;• applicationsforextensionsoftimetocommence;• proceedingsundervariousActs;and• applicationsforthereviewofdecisionsof

Registrars.

IntheCommonLawDivision,AssociateJudgesconducttrialsofactionsforpersonalinjuryandpossessionofproperty.AssociateJudgesalsohearothertrials(withoutajury)thatarereferredtothembytheCourtofAppealoraJudge,inadditiontoappealsfromtheLocalCourtandvarioustribunals.

IntheEquityDivision,AssociateJudgesdealwithproceedingsundertheFamily Provision Act 1982andtheProperty (Relationships) Act 1984,andapplicationsforthewindingupofcompaniesundertheCorporations Act 2001 (Cth).Theyalsodealwithinquiriesastodamages,oraccountsreferredtothembytheCourtofAppealorEquityJudges,alongwithapplicationsrelatingtotheadministrationoftrusts,andcertainprobatematters.

Asat31December2010and31December2011,theAssociateJudgeswere:

• TheHonourableAssociateJusticeRichardHughMacready;

• TheHonourableAssociateJusticeJoanneRuthHarrison;and

• TheHonourableAssociateJusticePhillipHallen.

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31 December 2011

Chief Executive Officer and Principal RegistrarLindaMurphy

Manager, Court Services and ProthonotaryStevenJupp

Registrar, Court of AppealJerryRiznyczok

Registrar, Crime and Court of Criminal AppealMichaelCrompton

Registrar, Common Law Case ManagementChristopherBradford

Acting Registrar in EquityAndrewMusgrave

Acting Registrar, Corporations ListJamesHoward

Senior Deputy RegistrarsPaulStuddertNicholasFlaskasJamesHoward

Deputy RegistrarsEmokeDurkinBhaskariSivaSuzinYooBrendanBellachRebelKennaIrinaHoskinson(acting)

TheRegistrarsmayalsobecalledupontomediatecases.During2010,eightoftheCourt’sRegistrarswerequalifiedmediatorsandavailabletoconductmediationsthroughouttheyearonarosteredbasis.

DeputyRegistrarsarerosteredtoactasDutyRegistrarandprovideproceduralassistancetocourtusersintheRegistryeachday.Theyalsoattendtotheissueofcourtorders,writsofexecutionandothermiscellaneousmatters.

TheRegistrars,asat31December2010and31December2011,wereasfollows:

31 December 2010

Acting Chief Executive Officer and Principal RegistrarPaulMcKnight

Manager, Court Services and ProthonotaryStevenJupp

Registrar, Court of AppealJerryRiznyczok

Registrar, Crime and Court of Criminal AppealMichaelCrompton

Registrar, Common Law Case ManagementChristopherBradford

Registrar in EquityLeonieWalton

Registrar, Corporations ListAndrewMusgrave

Senior Deputy RegistrarsPaulStuddertNicholasFlaskasJamesHoward

Deputy RegistrarsEmokeDurkinBhaskariSivaSuzinYooBrendanBellachIrinaHoskinson(acting)

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SUPPORTING THE COURT: THE REGISTRY

How the Registry is managedTheChiefJusticedirectstheprioritiestobepursuedbytheRegistry.Ingeneral,theprioritiesreflectthecentralaimofmeetingtheexpectationsofCourtuserscompetently,efficientlyandprofessionally.

DaytodaymanagementoftheRegistryishandledbytheChiefExecutiveOfficerandPrincipalRegistraroftheCourt.TheChiefExecutiveOfficerisalsoresponsibleforsecuringandmanagingtheresourcestheNSWDepartmentofJusticeandAttorneyGeneralprovidestheCourt,providingexecutivesupporttotheCourt’sjudicialofficersanddevelopingstrategiestoimprovethedeliveryofRegistryservices.TheChiefExecutiveOfficerundertakesthesedutiesincloseconsultationwiththeChiefJustice,otherjudicialofficers,theDepartment,andrepresentativesfromkeyprofessionalbodiesandotherCourtusers.

The Work of the RegistryTheCourtoperateswiththesupportoftheRegistrythatprovidesadministrativeandclericalsupporttotheCourt.Incivilmatters,theRegistryisresponsiblefor:acceptingdocumentsfiledattheCourt;securingthecustodyofcourtdocumentsincludingexhibitsanddocumentsproducedundersubpoena;listingmattersforhearing;issuingcourtprocess;attendingtotheinformationneedsoftheCourt’susersbyprovidingproceduralguidance;maintainingtheCourt’sphysicalfilesandcomputerrecords,andensuringthatallthenecessaryfacilitiesareavailableforhearings.Incriminalmatters,theRegistryprovidessupportinprocessingcommittals,bailapplications,applicationsunderPart7oftheCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 andCommonLawDivisioncriminalsummaryjurisdictionproceedings.

InrespectoftheCourtofAppeal,theRegistryprovidesspecialistadministrativeandclericalsupporttotheCourtofAppeal’sjudgesandoffersproceduralguidancetolitigantsandtheirrepresentatives.Similarly,incriminalappealmatters,theRegistryprovidessupporttotheCourtofCriminalAppeal’sjudgesandusers,andalsoenforcesordersconcerningthecustodyofprisoners.

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3 CASEFLOW MANAGEMENT

• Overview by jurisdiction

• Regional sittings of the Court

• Alternative dispute resolution

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OVERVIEW BY JURISDICTION

Court of AppealNewappealcasesarereviewedforcompetencyand,ifnecessary,referredbacktolegalrepresentativestoeithersubstantiatetheclaimofappealasofrightorseekleavetoappeal.Applicationsforleavetoappealareexaminedtoascertainwhethertheyaresuitableforhearingconcurrentlywiththeargumentonappeal.

AppealsareallocatedadirectionscalloverdatebeforetheRegistrarwhenanoticeofappealisfiled.Atthatcallover,theappealmaybelistedforhearingiftheappellanthasfiledwrittensubmissionsandtheredappealbook.Furthercasemanagementmaybeorderedwithrespecttolengthyorcomplexappeals.

TheRegistrarcase-managesandlistsmostappealsandapplicationsforleavetoappeal,althoughsomecasesmaybereferredtoaJudgeofAppealforspecialcasemanagement.Urgentcasesareexpeditedandcanbeheardatshortnotice,ifappropriate.TheRegistrarintheCourtofAppealalsodealswithmostinterlocutoryapplications,exceptcontestedapplicationstostayjudgmentspendinganappeal,andapplicationsforexpeditedhearing.

Mediationisofferedtopartiesinappealsidentifiedascapableofresolutionbythisprocess.DetailedstatisticsregardingthenumberofmattersreferredtomediationcanbefoundinAppendix(i).

FormoredetailedinformationaboutcasemanagementpracticesintheCourtofAppeal,pleaserefertoPracticeNoteSCCA1.

Court of Criminal AppealAccusedpersonsmayinitiallylodgeaNoticeofIntentiontoAppeal,withoutspecifyingtheirgroundsofappeal.TheNoticeofIntentiontoAppealallowstheaccusedpersonsixmonths(orsuchlongertimeastheCourtgrants)tofileanactualappeal.Transcriptsandexhibitsarenowprovidedtoaccusedpersonsfreeofchargetofacilitatethepreparationofanactualappeal.

Casemanagementbeginswhenanappealorapplicationforleavetoappealisfiledintheregistry.Theappealorapplicationislistedforcalloverwithintwoweeksoffiling.Calloversareheldfortnightly,althoughspecialcalloverscanbeheldinurgentmatters.Atthecallover,thepresidingRegistrar

TheCourtmanagestheflowofitscasesfrominceptiontocompletioninanumberofdifferentways,andiscontinuallylookingtoimproveitsprocessesandoutcomes.

CaseflowmanagementstrategiesarereflectedintheUniformCivilProcedureRules,theRulesoftheSupremeCourtandthePracticeNotesissuedbytheChiefJustice.TheJudges,AssociateJudgesandRegistrarsworktogethertoensurethatcasesareresolvedasefficientlyandjustlyaspossible.

Commonly,caseswillbeallocatedtoRegistrarstoestablishthecoreargumentsindisputeanddeterminewhencasesshouldprogresstohearingbeforeaJudgeoranAssociateJudge.ARegistrarmakesdirectionstoensurethatacaseisproperlypreparedforhearing.IfanissuearisesthatfallsoutsidethespecifieddutiesofaRegistrar,heorshemayreferthatcasetoaJudgeoranAssociateJudge.

INTRODUCTION

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TheDutyJudgealsoconductsanapplicationslisteachMonday.TheapplicationsinthislistaremattersthatcannotbedeterminedbyanAssociateJudgeoraRegistrar.ThesemattersincludeappealsfromtheLocalCourtundertheCrimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001,applicationsforrestrainingorders,applicationsfordeclaratoryrelief,andapplicationstodispensewithajury.Mattersareinitiallylistedat9ambeforeaRegistrartodeterminewhethertheapplicationisreadytoproceed.TheDutyJudgemayspeciallyfixmattersthatcannotbeheardontheMondaytolaterthatweek.

TheDutyJudgedeterminesinterlocutoryapplicationsforrestrainingassetsandissuingexaminationordersundertheConfiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989,Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990,andProceeds of Crime Act 1987 (Commonwealth).TheDutyJudgealsoconsiders,inchambers,applicationsseekingauthorisationofwarrants,suchasthosemadeundertheSurveillance Devices Act 2007.

Associate Judges’ list TheAssociateJudgesintheCommonLawDivisiondealwithstatutoryappealsfromtheLocalCourt(exceptundertheCrimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001)andtheConsumerTraderandTenancyTribunal.TheAssociateJudgesalsodealwithapplicationsforsummaryjudgmentanddismissal,applicationsforextensionundertheLimitation Act 1969,andopposedapplicationstotransfermattersfromtheDistrictCourt.TheAssociateJudgesmaydealwithothermattersasoutlinedinScheduleDoftheSupreme Court Rules 1970.

MattersallocatedtotheAssociateJudges’ListarecasemanagedbyaRegistrardailyat9am.TheRegistrarrefersapplicationstoanAssociateJudgewhenreadyforhearing.

willfixahearingdateandmakedirectionsforthefilingandservingofsubmissionsbytheparties.TheRegistraralsocasemanagesmattersthataredeemedtorequirespecialattention.

Generally,threeJudgeshearanappealorapplication.TheChiefJusticemayalsodirectthatmorethanthreeJudgessitonanappealorapplication,particularlyinmattersinvolvinganimportantissueoflaw.Insomecircumstances,theChiefJusticemaydirectthattwoJudgeshearanappealagainstsentence.AsinglejudgehearssentenceappealsfromtheDrugCourtofNewSouthWales,andalsodealswithbailapplicationsandotherinterlocutoryapplicationsintheCourt.

Common Law DivisionCasemanagementintheDivisionbeginswhenasummonsorstatementofclaimisfiledintheregistry.Eachsummonsorstatementofclaim(withtheexceptionofdefaultmatters)isgivenareturndatebeforeaJudgeorRegistrarandplacedinaList.AJudgeisappointedtomanageeachList,whiletheCommonLawListJudgemonitorsallmatterslistedforhearingbeforeaJudge.Registrarshandledefaultmattersadministratively.

Common Law List JudgeTheListJudgeallocatesmatterslistedforhearingtospecificjudges.Whendecidingwhichjudgewillhearamatter,theListJudgeconsidersthetypeofmatter,itsestimatedhearinglength,andwhetherthejudgehasotherCourtcommitments.TheListJudgealsohearsvariousapplicationsinmattersalreadylistedforhearing,includingallapplicationsforadjournment.Fromtimetotime,theListJudgewillissuefurthercasemanagementdirectionsinmattersalreadylistedforhearing.JusticeHarrisonwastheCommonLawListJudgethroughout2010andJusticeGarlingwastheListJudgeduring2011.

Common Law Duty Judge listTheDutyJudgeisavailableeachdaytohearurgentapplications,includingapplicationsforinterlocutoryinjunctions,duringandoutsidenormalCourthourswhenrequired.JudgesoftheDivisionarerosteredtoactastheDutyJudgeforaweekatatimeduringlawterm.AVacationJudgeisrosteredduringthecourtvacationtoperformthissamerole.

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Lists of the DivisionInadditiontotheabove,theworkoftheDivisionisalsodistributedamongstanumberofspecialisedLists.TheChiefJusticeappointsaspecificJudgetoberesponsibleforthemanagementofaListthroughouttheyear.TheseListsaresetoutbelowinalphabeticalorder,togetherwiththeidentityoftheJudgeappointedtomanageeachListin2010and2011.

SPECIALIST CASE MANAGEMENT LIST

JUDGE APPOINTED TO THE LIST IN 2010


Administrative Law List JusticeHall JusticeHall

Bails List JusticeLatham JusticeLatham

Criminal List JusticeHowie(untilMay);JusticeLatham(fromMayonwards)

JusticeLatham

Defamation List JusticeNicholas JusticeNicholas

General Case Management List JusticeHoeben JusticeHoeben

Possession List JusticeDavies JusticeDavies

Professional Negligence List JusticeHislop JusticeHislop

Administrative Law ListTheAdministrativeLawListreviewsdecisionsofgovernment,publicofficialsandadministrativetribunalssuchastheConsumerTraderandTenancyTribunal.TheAdministrativeLawListoperatesinaccordancewiththeproceduresoutlinedinPracticeNoteSCCL3.

Bails ListApplicationsforbailortoreviewbaildeterminationscanbemadetotheSupremeCourtundertheBail Act 1978inrespectofanypersonaccusedofanyoffence,evenifthetrialwillnotbeheardintheSupremeCourt.Theseapplicationsarelistedthroughouttheyear,includingduringthecourtvacation.CommonLawDivisionJudgesarerosteredonaweeklybasistodeterminetheseapplications.

Criminal ListArraignmenthearingsareheldeachmonthduringLawTerm.Theaimofthearraignmentprocedureistominimisethelossofavailablejudicialtimethatoccurswhentrialsarevacatedaftertheyarelistedforhearing,orwhenaguiltypleaisenteredimmediatelypriorto,oronthedayof,thetrial’scommencement.

Thearraignmentprocedureinvolvescounselatanearlystageoftheproceedings.Thisallowsboththeprosecutionanddefencetoconsiderarangeofissuesthatmayprovideanopportunityforanearlypleaofguilty,orshortenthedurationofthetrial.TheproceduresforarraignmentaredetailedinPracticeNoteSCCL2.

Defamation ListMattersfiledinthisListafter1January2006arehandledinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheDefamation Act 2005.MattersarefirstlistedbeforeaRegistrarfordirections.OncetheRegistrarissatisfiedthattheinitiatingprocessisinorder,heorshewillreferthemattertoaJudgeforfurtherdirectionsandlegalargument.ThepartiesmayalsoasktheJudgetoconsiderifthedisputeshouldbetriedbeforeajury.Ifthejudgegrantsanapplicationfortrialbyajury,thematterwillbesetdownforhearing.Thejurywilldetermineifthematerialinquestionisdefamatoryandifthereisanylawfuldefenceforpublishingthematerial.Ifthejuryfindsthattheplaintiffhasbeendefamedwithoutanylawfuldefencebeingestablished,theJudgewillthendetermineanydamagespayableandresolveanyoutstandingissuesunderdispute.

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mediationbetweentheparties.PracticeNoteSCCL7appliestothisList.

TheProfessionalNegligenceListJudgehearsapplicationsandmakesdirectionsaccordingtothespecificneedsofeachmatter.

Equity DivisionProceedingsintheEquityDivisionarecasemanagedbyRegistrarsandJudgesoftheDivisiontoachievethejust,quickandcheapresolutionoftherealissuesindisputebetweenthelitigants.TheworkoftheDivisionisadministeredthroughtheGenerallistandanumberofSpecialistLists.

Expedition listCasesareexpeditedwhensufficienturgencyisshown.ApplicationsforExpeditionaremadetotheExpeditionJudgeonFridays.TheExpeditionJudgecasemanagesallexpeditedcasesandhearsthosecaseswhentheyarereadyfortrial.During2010,theExpeditionJudgeswereJusticeBergin,JusticeWhite,JusticeSlatteryandJusticePembroke.In2011,JusticePembrokewastheExpeditionJudge,andinhisHonour’sabsence,JusticeSlatterymanagedexpeditedcases.

Equity Duty Judge listAJudgeoftheDivisionisavailableatalltimesforurgentapplications.DutyJudgesarerosteredinblocksoftwoweeks.Ifamatterrequiresanurgentfinalhearing,theDutyJudgewillconsultwiththeChiefJudgeinrespectofthepossibleallocationofanurgentfinalhearingdate.

General listAllcasesotherthanthoseintheSpecialistLists,includingapplicationsforfamilyprovisionunderChapter3oftheSuccession Act 2006orFamily Provision Act 1982,areenteredintotheGenerallist.CasesintheGenerallistarecasemanagedbytheRegistrarinEquityinaccordancewithPracticeNotesSCEq1andSCEq7.

TheRegistrarsetsmattersdownforhearingbeforetheJudgesoftheDivision.During2010,theRegistrarofferedpartiesahearingdatewithinfourmonthsofthefinaldirectionshearing.Throughout2010and2011,theRegistrarofferedhearingdateswithintwotofourmonthsofthefinaldirections

Mattersfiledbefore1January2006arecasemanagedinanidenticalway,buttheissuesconsideredbythejurydifferslightly.Inthesematters,thejuryisaskedtoconsiderwhetherthemattercomplainedofcarriestheimputationalleged,andifitdoes,whethertheimputationisdefamatory.

PracticeNoteSCCL4governstheoperationofthisList.

General Case Management (GCM) ListThisListcomprisesallcivilcasescommencedbyStatementofClaimthatarenotincludedintheAdministrativeLaw,Defamation,ProfessionalNegligenceorPossessionLists.Itincludesmoneyclaims,personalinjuryclaims,claimsforpossession(excludingland),breachofcontract,personalpropertydamage,maliciousprosecution,andclaimsundertheCompensation to Relatives Act 1897.Thesecasesarecase-managedbyaRegistrarwhoconductsstatusconferencesandfinalconferences.Atthestatusconference,theRegistrargivesdirectionstoensurethecaseisreadyforhearingbythecompliancedateandencouragestheearlyresolutionofdisputesthroughmediationorsettlement.TheproceduresassociatedwiththerunningofthisListaresetoutinPracticeNoteSCCL5.

Possession ListThePossessionListdealswithallproceedingsfortherecoveryofpossessionofland.ThemanagementoftheListencouragesearlyresolutionofcasesthroughmediation,otheralternativedisputeresolutionprocesses,orsettlement.Casemanagementisalsousedtoclarifytherealissuesindispute.PracticeNoteSCCL6appliestocasesinthisList.

Professional Negligence ListClaimsagainstmedicalpractitioners,alliedhealthprofessionals(suchasdentists,chemistsandphysiotherapists),hospitals,solicitorsandbarristersareallocatedtotheProfessionalNegligenceList.SpecialisationintheListallowspartiestofocusontherealissuesunderdisputeinthesetypesofclaims.ARegistrarmonitorscasesatregularconferencehearings.Conferencehearingsprovideanopportunityforpartiestodiscussoutstandingissuesinthecase,andprovideaforumfor

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withimmediately,andadjourningthebalance.TheRegistraronlyrefersmatterswherethehearingtimeisnotexpectedtoexceedanhour.MorecomplexmattersarelistedforhearingintheAssociateJudges’listatalaterdate.Urgentreferrals,suchastheextensionofacaveat,maybemadeatanytime.

Specialist Lists of the DivisionTheEquityDivision’scaseloadisalsomanagedbyallocatingcertainmatterstospecificListsaccordingtothenatureoftheclaims.TheseListsaresetoutbelowinalphabeticalorder,togetherwiththeidentityoftheJudgeappointedtomanageeachlistin2010and2011.

hearing.TheRegistrarwillconsultwiththeChiefJudgeinEquityinrelationtolongand/orcomplexmatters.

Associate Judges’ listTheworkoftheEquityDivisionAssociateJudgesincludesdealingwithcontestedproceduralapplicationsandconductinginquiriesasdirectedbyJudges.TheirworkalsoincludesthehearingofmostapplicationsundertheSuccession Act 2006,theProperty (Relationships) Act 1984,andcertainprovisionsoftheCorporations Act 2001 (Cth).AnAssociateJudgehandlesweeklyreferralsfromtheRegistrar,determiningthosethatcanbedealt

SPECIALIST CASE MANAGEMENT LIST



Admiralty List JusticeRein JusticeRein

Adoptions List JusticePalmer JusticeBrereton

Commercial List JusticeHammerschlag JusticeHammerschlag

Commercial Arbitration List JusticeHammerschlag JusticeHammerschlag

Corporations List JusticeBarrett JusticeBarrett

Probate List JusticePalmer JusticeWhite

Protective List JusticePalmer JusticeWhite

Revenue List JusticeGzell JusticeGzell

Technology and Construction List JusticeHammerschlag JusticeHammerschlag

Admiralty ListTheAdmiraltyListdealswithmaritimeandshippingdisputes.ItisadministeredinthesamemannerastheCommercialList(seebelow).

Adoptions ListThisListdealswithapplicationsforadoptionordersanddeclarationsofthevalidityofforeignadoptionsundertheAdoptions Act 2000.Mostapplicationsareunopposed.Onceallsupportingaffidavitsarefiled,aJudgewilldealwiththeapplicationintheabsenceofthepublic,andwithouttheattendanceoftheapplicantsortheirlawyers.Unopposedapplicationsrequirecloseattentionforcompliancewithformalrequirements,butthereislittledelay.Asmallnumberofcontentioushearingstakeplaceincourtintheabsenceofthepublic.Mostoftheserelatetodispensingwithconsenttoadoption.

TheRegistrarinEquitydealswithrequestsforinformationundertheAdoptions Act 2000.

Commercial ListTheCommercialListisconcernedwithcasesarisingoutoftransactionsintradeorcommerce.ThecaseflowmanagementstrategyappliedtotherunningofthisListaimstohavemattersbroughtonforhearingquicklyby:

• attendingtothetrueissuesatanearlystage;• ensuringwitnessstatementsareexchangedina

timelymanner;and• intensemonitoringofthepreparationofevery

case.

Thereisalsoadherencetotheallottedhearingdates,andhearingsarecontinuedtoconclusion,eventhoughtimeestimatesmaybeexceeded.

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Incourt,theRegistrarconsidersroutineapplications,andapplicationsconcerningaccounts.Shouldaroutineapplicationrequireadecisiononamatterofprinciple,theapplicationisreferredtotheProbateListJudge.

TheProbateListJudgesitsonceaweektodealwithcomplexapplications.Ifanapplicationcanbedealtwithquickly,itisusuallyheardimmediately.Othersaresetdownforhearing,normallywithinamonth.

ContentiousmattersaremonitoredbyeitheraJudgeoraRegistrar.Contentiousmatterscommonlyincludedisputesastowhatwasatestator’slastvalidwill.Whenthesecasesarereadytoproceed,theyareplacedinthecalloverlisttoreceiveahearingdatebeforeanEquityJudge.

TheProbateListJudgemeetswiththeRegistrarsonaregularbasistodiscusstheefficientworkingoftheList.

Protective ListTheworkofthisListinvolvesensuringthattheaffairsofpeopledeemedincapableoflookingaftertheirproperty,orthemselves,areproperlymanaged.TheListalsodealswithappealsfromtheGuardianshipTribunalofNSW,alongwithapplications(inchambers)bytheNewSouthWalesTrusteeandGuardianforadviceregardingtheadministrationofestates.TheCourtalsoconsidersapplicationsregardingmissingpersons’estatesand,incertaincircumstances,mayorderthattheirestatebemanagedundertheNSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009.

Often,theissuesunderdisputeintheProtectiveListareofahighlysensitivenature.TheCourtacknowledgesthissituation,andhandlestheseproceedingswiththeminimumdegreeofformality.However,whenthereisadisputewhichcannotbesolvedinthisway,itisdecidedaccordingtolaw.

TheRegistrarsitsincourtonedayaweek.TheDeputyRegistrarmaysubmitacasetobedeterminedbytheJudgewithoutfurtherappearanceoradjournacaseintotheJudge’slist.AJudgesitsonceaweektodealwithanyreferredcases.MostcasesareconsideredontheJudge’s

Commercial Arbitration ListTheListprovidespartieswithaquickandeffectivemechanismforresolvingdisputesinrelationtoarbitrationagreements,orwhichariseinthecontextof,orfrom,arbitralproceedings.

DisputesenteredintotheListarisefromthecontextofarbitralproceedingsinwhichtheCourthasprescribedintheCommercial Arbitration Act2010,orbyvirtueofaprovisionwithinanarbitrationagreement,orotherwise.

TheJudgeassignedtomanagetheListcallsoverallpendingapplicationsfortnightly,andpartiestomattersenteredintotheListareexpectedtocomplywiththeprovisionsofPracticeNoteSCEq9.

Corporations ListAJudgesitseachdayoftheweektohearmostapplicationsandhearingsundertheCorporations Act 2001 (Cth)andrelatedlegislation.TheRegistrarmayreferapplicationstotheJudgeonaMonday.TheRegistrardeterminesroutineapplicationstowind-upcompanies,applicationsforleavetoproceedagainstcompaniesinliquidation(limitedtopersonalinjuryactions)andapplicationstoreinstatecompanies.

TheJudgewillgivedirectionsandmonitorpreparationsforhearinginlongermatters,aswellasinothercomplexcorporatecases.CasesmanagedinthisListaregenerallygivenahearingdateassoonastheyareready.

PracticeNoteSCEq4appliestocasesenteredintotheCorporationsList.

Probate ListTheworkperformedbytheJudgesandtheProbateRegistryconsistsofbothcontentiousandnon-contentiousmatters.Themajorityofnon-contentiouscasesaredealtwithbytheRegistrarandDeputyRegistrars.Thisincludesthegrantingofcommonformprobatewhereapplicationsareinorderandunopposed.

BoththeProbateListJudgeandtheRegistrarshaveprocedureswherebysomesupervisioniskeptoverexecutorsinthefilingofaccounts,andensuringbeneficiariesarepaid.

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REGIONAL SITTINGS OF THE COURT

In2010,firstinstancecriminaltrialswereconductedinthefollowingregionallocations:Armidale,Bellingen,CoffsHarbour,Gosford,Goulburn,Lismore,Newcastle,Queanbeyan,Tamworth,WaggaWaggaandWollongong.Duringthesameperiod,civilhearingswereheldatregionalvenuesbyspecialfixtureatAlbury,Bellingen,EastMaitlandandWaggaWagga.

In2011,theCourtconductedcriminaltrialsatAlbury,Armidale,LismoreandNewcastle.Duringthesameperiod,civilhearingswereheldatregionalvenuesbyspecialfixtureatAlbury,TamworthandWaggaWagga.

AllproceedingsaremanagedfromSydneyirrespectiveofwheretheproceedingswerecommencedorthevenueforhearing.

CriminaltrialsandcivilhearingswillcontinuetobeheldinvenuesoutsideSydneyasrequired.

usualsittingdayassoonasthepartiesareready.Longercases,however,arespeciallyfixed,usuallywithinonemonth.

TheProtectiveListJudgeconsultsregularlywiththeRegistrartodiscusstheefficientworkingoftheList.

Revenue ListTheRevenueListisalistdedicatedtothehearingoftaxationmatters.TheListwascreatedtoensurethatthesemattersareheardasefficientlyaspossible.MattersintheRevenueListareheardbyaspecificEquityDivisionJudgeeachmonth,andallocatedtheearliesthearingdatepossiblebeforethissameJudge.

Technology and Construction ListCasesinvolvingcomplextechnologicalissuesanddisputesarisingoutofbuildingorengineeringcontractsareallocatedtothisList.TheListisadministeredbythesameJudgesandinthesamemannerasthoseintheCommercialList.

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SettlementofdisputesbymediationisencouragedintheCourtofAppeal,andintheCommonLawandEquityDivisions.Partiesmayderivethefollowingbenefitsfrommediation:

• anearlyresolutiontotheirdispute;• lowercosts;and• greaterflexibilityinresolvingthedisputeasthe

solutionsthatmaybeexploredthroughmediationarebroaderthanthoseopentotheCourt’sconsiderationinconventionallitigation.

Evenwheremediationfailstoresolveamatterentirelyandthedisputeproceedstocourt,theimpactofmediationcanoftenbecomeapparentatthesubsequentcontestedhearing.Mediationoftenhelpstodefinetherealissuesoftheproceedingsandthismayresultinareductionineventualcourttimeand,consequently,lowerlegalcosts.

Alternativedisputeresolutionisabroadtermthatreferstothemeansbywhichpartiesseektoresolvetheirdispute,withtheassistanceofaneutralperson,butwithoutaconventionalcontestedhearingbeforeaJudgeorAssociateJudge.ThealternativedisputeresolutionmethodmostcommonlyemployedinSupremeCourtproceedingsismediation.

MediationMediationisavailableformostcivilproceedingspursuanttoPart4oftheCivil Procedure Act 2005.Mediationisnotavailableincriminalproceedings.

Theroleofthemediatoristoassistpartiesinresolvingtheirdisputebyalertingthemtopossiblesolutions,whileallowingthepartiestochoosewhichoptionisthemostagreeable.Themediatordoesnotimposeasolutionontheparties.EightqualifiedRegistrarsandDeputyRegistrarswerecertifiedtoconductmediationsthroughout2010and2011atspecifiedtimeseachweek.Alternatively,partiesmayuseprivatemediators.

Amattermayproceedtomediationattherequestoftheparties,ortheCourtmayreferappropriatecasestomediation,withorwithouttheconsentofparties.IftheCourtordersthatamatterbereferredtomediation,thereareseveralwaysinwhichamediatormaybeappointed.Ifthepartiesareinagreementastoaparticularmediator,thentheycanasktheCourttoappointthatmediator,whomayalsobeaRegistraroftheCourt.Ifpartiescannotagreeuponamediator,thentheyshouldattempttoagreeonhowtheCourtcanappointaqualifiedmediator.SomeoptionsaresetoutinPracticeNoteSCGen6.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

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4 COURT OPERATIONS

• Overview of operations by jurisdiction

• Timeliness

– Time Standards

– Listing Delays

• Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Thelistingdelayforhearingofsubstantiveappealsandforconcurrenthearingshasincreased:itwas1.5monthsattheendof2009,threemonthsattheendof2010,andfourmonthsbytheendof2011.Duringthesameperiodthelistingdelayforleaveapplicationshasbeenmaintainedatonemonthorless.

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Court of Criminal AppealThenumberofnewcasescomingtotheCourtofCriminalAppealin2011was382,eightpercentlowerthanthenumberin2010.Thisfollowedasixpercentincreasefrom2009to2010.Otherwisetherehasbeenasteadytrendofreductioninfilingssince2004.

Thedisposalratedecreasedby18percentduring2011.ThisisdespitenoreductioninthesittingtimeoftheCourtofCriminalAppeal.However,therehasbeenachangeinthemixofcasescomingtotheCourt:theproportionofconvictionappealsincreasedfrom21.5percentto28.5percent,withacommensuratereductioninsentence-onlyappeals.Theconvictionappealsaremorecomplexandtypicallyrequirelongerhearingsthansentence-onlyappeals,andareusuallyatleastdoublethelengthofasentence-onlyappeal.

Court of AppealThenetnumberofnewcasescomingtotheCourtofAppealhasremainedrelativelystableoverthelastthreeyears.Therewasadecreaseofonlytwopercentinnewcasesfor2011,comparedwithnewcasesin2010.Thisfollowedanincreaseofonlyonepercentin2010,comparedwith2009.

Thenetnumberofdisposalsreturnedtoahigherandmoretypicallevelin2011.In2010thedisposalratewas17percentlowerthantheratein2009;however,in2011thedisposalratewasonlytwopercentlowerthanthe2009rate.Overall,theproportionofcasesthataredisposedthroughsettlementisdeclining.In2011,20percentofcasedisposalsin2011wereachievedthroughsettlement,comparedwith23percentin2010and26percentin2009.

In2011,73percentofthetotaldisposalswerebywayofajudgment(inanappealororiginaljurisdictionmatter)orarefusalofleavetoappeal.Thiscompareswith71percentin2010and2009.Thesefiguresincludecasesfinalisedbyaconcurrenthearing.Aconcurrenthearingenablestheleaveapplicationandconsequentappeal,whereleaveisgranted,tobedeterminedinasinglehearing.

Whiletheoverallfilingrateremainedrelativelyconstant,thefluctuationinthedisposalratecontributedtotheoverallCourtofAppealcaseloadincreasingby17percentduring2010(from329to384cases)andthendecreasingby12percentduring2011(to338cases).

TheageprofileoftheCourtofAppeal’spendingcaseloadhasimprovedduring2011followingatemporarydeclineduring2010.Attheendof2011theproportionofpendingcaseslessthan12monthsoldwas88percent,andtheproportionofpendingcaseslessthan24monthsoldwas96percent(seeFigure4.1).Thenumberofcasesolderthan24monthsincreasedfromnineto15.Thereareexternalfactors(outsidethecontroloftheCourtofAppeal)delayingfinalisationinsixofthose15cases.

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Common Law Division criminal casesDuring2011,138defendantsenteredtheCriminalList,comparedwith112during2010and106during2009.AfterenteringtheList,thenextstepusuallyisarraignment.Themajorityofdefendantsenterapleaof“notguilty”atarraignment,andthosecasesarethenlistedfortrial.

Atarraignmentsheldduring2011,atotalof163trialorfitnesshearinglistingsweregiventodefendantsand20pleasof“guilty”weretaken.Thetriallistingswerefortrialsstartingineither2011or2012.Atthearraignmentsheldduring2010,atotalof71trialorfitnesshearingswerelistedand16pleasof“guilty”weretaken.

Somedefendantschangetheirpleaafterbeinggivenatrialdate(sometimesaslateasthestartoforduringthetrial).During2011,anoveralltotalof29pleasof“guilty”weretaken,comparedwith36during2010.

Thelistingdelayforcriminaltrialsthatrequireatleastthreeweeksofhearingtimedecreasedduring2010fromthreemonthsto1.5months,aremarkablylowlistingdelay.However,thelistingdelayincreasedthereafter,reachingfivemonthsbytheendof2011.Nearlyallthetrialsareconductedwithajury.

ForcriminaltrialsarraignedduringtheyearthehearingestimatesgiventotheCourtrangedfromonedayto24weeks.Fortrialsonhandattheendofeachmonth,theaveragehearingestimatewasconsistentlyhigherduring2011thanin2010.Theendofmonthaveragesrangedfrom3.8to4.8weeksduring2010,butrangedfrom4.0to5.7weeksduring2011.Thisrepresentsanincreaseddemandforjudicialtimeduring2011,impactingontheabilitytomaintainorreducethenumberofcasesonhand.Withoutaccesstoactingjudges,itwouldbeunlikelythattheCourtcouldmaintainanacceptableageprofilefortheCriminalListexceptbywithdrawingJudgesfromotherareasofwork.

During2011,trialsfor95defendantswerelistedtostart.For21ofthosedefendantsthetrialeithercollapsedorwasadjourned.During2010,trialsfor75defendantswerelistedtostart,andfornineofthosedefendantstherewaseitheracollapseoradjournmentofthetrial.During2009,trialsfor100defendantswerelistedtostart,andfor24ofthosedefendants,therewaseitheracollapse

Ofthecriminalappealsfinalisedduring2011,91percentrequiredasubstantivehearing,whichisusual.Theproportionin2010was94percent,whichwasunusuallyhigh.Thepercentageofcasesthatwerefinalisedbytheappellantabandoningtheproceedingsorwithdrawingtheappealwassixpercentin2010,comparedwitheightpercentin2011.

Thependingcaseloadincreasedduring2011duetothereducednumberofcasedisposals.During2011,thenumberofcasesonhandincreasedfrom180to222.Thecaseloadhadbeenmaintainedatarelativelysteadylevelforthefiveyearspreceding2011.

TheageprofileoftheCourtofCriminalAppeal’scaseloaddeclinedslightlyduring2011,butremainedgoodrelativetothenationaltimestandards(seeFigure4.2).Overthepasttwoyearsthenumberofcasesolderthan12monthsincreasedfrom16to17,whilethenumberofcasesolderthan24monthsdecreasedfromeighttothree.

Thelistingdelayforcriminalappealsthatarereadyforhearingimprovedduring2010,reducingfrom2.5monthstotwomonths.Bytheendof2011,however,thelistingdelayhadincreasedtofourmonths.

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Attheendof2011,andcomparedwiththepositionattheendof2009,thenumberofpendingdefendantswithcasesolderthan12monthsincreasedfrom22to35,andthenumberofcasesolderthan24monthsdecreasedfrom12tothree.ManyoftheoldestcasesintheCriminalListhavebeendelayedbyinterlocutoryappeals(includingappealstotheHighCourt),theneedtoaccommodatelongtrials,andtheneedtovacateandre-listlongtrials.

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Common Law Division civil casesThecivilworkoftheCommonLawDivisioncanbeseparatedintotwobroadgroups:defendedcases(includingthespecialisedcase-managedlists)anduncontestedcases(suchasthoseproceedingtodefaultjudgmentandapplicationsdealtwithadministrativelybyRegistrarsandRegistryofficers).

TheDivision’scivilfilingraterosebyeightpercentin2011,afteradecreaseof15percentin2010.Thisrepresentsadecreaseofthreepercentinthefilingratedefendedcasesoverthelasttwoyears(assumingthatonlyfivepercentofPossessionListcasesaredefended),andadecreaseofsevenpercentforuncontestedcases.Appendix(i)showstheyearlyfilingsforeachList.ThefilingratesfortheAdministrativeLawListandtheCommonLawGeneralListshouldbeviewedwithcautionastheCourtiscurrentlyinvestigatingwhethertheadministrativelawdescriptorisbeingincorrectlyappliedtocasesthatshouldbeintheGeneralList.

oradjournmentofthetrial.ThecollapseoradjournmentoftrialsreducestheCourt’scapacitytodealwithitsbacklogofcases.

Forthesixthconsecutiveyear,notrialwas“notreached”(wheretheCourt,ratherthantheparties,cannotstartatrial).Thereissomeover-listingofcriminaltrials,andwithover-listingthereissomeriskof“notreaching”alistedtrial.However,theCourtisawareofthefinancialimpactforthevariouspubliclyfundedagenciesinvolvedinthecriminaljusticesystem,andoftheemotionalandfinancialimpactforfamilyofthevictimandforwitnesses,whentrialsareunabletorun.ItisahighpriorityfortheCourttoallocateitsresourcessothateverycriminaltrialcanstartonitslistedday.

During2011,atotalof85defendants’caseswerefinalised,comparedwith106during2010,and112during2009.TheCourtpreparedandhandeddown51sentencesduring2011,79during2010,and80during2009.

Bytheendof2011,therewere143defendantswithcasespendingintheCriminalList,anincreaseof59percentfromthepositionattheendof2010(90defendants).ThecombinationofalargenumberofdefendantsenteringtheListduring2011andarelativelylownumberofdisposalsduringthesameperiodhascausedthislargeincreaseincasesonhand.

TheageprofileforpendingcasesinthisListimprovedduring2010tofullymatchthenationaltimestandards,butduring2011,theproportionofcasesyoungerthan12monthsdeclinedsignificantly(seeFigure4.3).WhenevaluatingtheCourt’sperformanceagainstthenationaltimestandardsitisimportanttonotethatalmostallindictmentspresentedtotheSupremeCourtareforoffencesofmurderormanslaughter,orotherwisehavethepotentialforalifesentencetobeimposed.Therangeofchargesroutinelybroughtincriminallistsofsupremecourtsinotherstatesandterritoriesisbroaderandincludeslessermaximumsentences.ForthecriminaltrialsconductedintheCourt,a12-monthtimeframe,forcommittaltosentencing,isthereforechallenging.Additionally,thevolumeofcasesisrelativelylow,sothereispotentialforasmallnumberofcasestomakealargechangetothepercentagesthatarethencomparedtothenationalstandards.

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Sothatavailablejudicialtimeisusedoptimally,theCommonLawDivision’scivilhearingsareover-listed.Thiscarriesariskthatsomecasesmaybe“notreached”.In2011,ninecaseswerenotreached(onepercentoflistedmatters).In2010,onlyonecase(lessthanonepercentoflistedmatters)was“notreached”,whichwasthesameresultasfor2009and2008.

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WhenthefilingsforbothoftheseListsviewedasonegroup,thereislittlechangeinthefilingrateforthegroupoverthelasttwoyears.

Overall,thedisposalratewas46percentlowerin2011thanin2009.ThiswasdirectlyattributabletodifficultieswiththeJusticeLinksystem,whichwasnotenablingtimelycullingofinactivecasesfromthecaseload.ManyPossessionListcasesbecomeinactiveandtheCourt’susualprocedureistouseprovisionswithintheUniformCivilProcedureRulestodisposeofinactivecases.JusticeLinksystemreportsthatwereavailableduring2010and2011werenotaccuratelyidentifyinginactivecases.Thisproblemshouldbeaddressedtosomeextentduring2012,whenimprovedreportsareavailable.TheRegistryexpectstobeabletoclosemorethan2,000inactivecasesasaresult.

Becauseofproblemsinidentifyingandclosinginactivecases,thenumberofpendingcasesintheCommonLawDivisionhasincreasedby78percentoverthetwoyearstotheendof2011(seeFigure4.4).ThePossessionList(whereapproximately95percentofcasesareuncontested)isresponsiblefor78percentofthisincrease.TheotherareaofsignificantincreaseistheCommonLawGeneralList.Whentheidentificationofinactivecasesimproves,theextenttowhichthereisanyincrease(ordecrease)intheamountofrealworkonhandwillbecomeclearer.

ThisisthefirsttimetheJusticeLinksystemisbeingusedtoreporttheageofpendingcivilcases(seeFigure4.5).However,itisknownthatthereportedpendingcaseloadcontainsalargenumberofinactivecasesthattheCourtexpectstoclosefrom2012onwards.

Formostof2010,thelistingdelayforCommonLawDivisioncivilcasesthatrequireuptofivedaysofhearingtimewasthreemonthsorless.Bytheendoftheyearitwas1.5months.However,bytheendof2011thelistingdelayhadincreasedto7months.

Duringtheyeartherewere948matterslistedforhearing(seeFigure4.6),ofwhich63percentproceededtoahearingand24percentsettledafterbeinglistedforhearing.In2010therewere819matterslistedforhearing,ofwhich58percentproceededtohearingand26percentsettled.

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theendof2011(seeFigure4.7).Principally,thisoccurredforFamilyProvisionandothercaseswithintheEquityGeneralList,intheCorporationsList,theCommercialListcasesandtheTechnologyandConstructionList.Theproblemswithidentifyinginactivecasesfordisposal,asdescribedfortheCommonLawDivision,alsoextendtotheEquityDivision,buttoalesserdegree.TheyneverthelesspreventclearunderstandingoftheextenttowhichtheincreasedcaseloadrepresentsadditionalrealworkfortheCourt.

ThisisthefirsttimetheJusticeLinksystemisbeingusedtoreporttheageofpendingcivilcases(seeFigure4.8).ItisknownthatthereportedpendingcaseloadcontainsanumberofinactivecasesthattheCourtexpectstoreviewincomingmonths.

Atthecloseof2011thelistingdelayforGeneralListandProbateListcasesthatrequireuptotwodaysofhearingtimewas2.5months,improvedfrom3.3monthsattheendof2010andastrongimprovementfromthepositionattheendof2007(5-6months).

TheJusticeLinksystemdoesnotyetprovidereportsregardingtheoutcomesofcasesthatarelistedforhearing,sohearingratesandsettlementratesarenotknownfor2011and2010.TheEquityDivisiondoesnotroutinelyover-listthecasesforhearing,sothereareno“notreached”cases.

UncontestedapplicationsrelatingtoprobatemattersarefinalisedbyRegistrars.Atotalof24,449applicationswerefiledduring2011,and22,324werefiledduring2010.Theprocessingtimeforapplicationsforagrantofprobate,lettersofadministrationorare-seal(ofaprobategrant),wheretheinitialapplicationsmetallproceduralrequirements,increasedtoseveralweeksattimesduring2009andearly2010.Increasedresourceswereallocatedtobringthedelaybacktonormallevels.Theprocessingtimeconsequentlyimprovedto3workingdaysbymid-2010.Theprocessingtimeincreasedagaininlate2010(to19workingdays).Thiswasaddressedand,fromMarch2011onwards,theprocessingtimewaskeptbetweenoneandfourworkingdays.

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TherateoffilingintheEquityDivisiondecreasedbyninepercentin2011,followingansixpercentdecreasein2010.Appendix(i)showstheyearlyfilingsforeachList.ThemostsignificanttrendsarecontinuedreductionsintheCorporationsListandtheCommercialList,andincreasesintheTechnologyandConstructionListandwithinFamilyProvisioncasesintheEquityGeneralList.

Overall,thedisposalratewas26percentlowerin2011thanin2009.ThedecreasewasoverwhelminglywithintheEquityGeneralListandtheCorporationsList.ThereducednumberofdisposalsreportedfortheEquityDivisionislikelytobeaffectedbythesamedifficulties(relatingtoreliableidentificationofinactiveorunlistedcases)asdescribedfortheCommonLawDivision.

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Time standardsTheCourt’sperformanceindealingwithcasesinatimelywayisreportedintermsoftheageofthependingcaseload.MeasurementoftheagedistributionwithinapendingcaseloadhelpstheCourttoassessovertimethesuccessofdelayreductionstrategiesandtoidentifyareaswherefurthercasemanagementwouldbebeneficial.

Appendix(i)showsthepositionreachedat31Decemberofthereportingyearincomparisonwiththenationalstandards.

Othercourtsandorganisationsmayusedifferentmethodstomeasuretheageofcasesorreporttimelinessofcasehandling,andthiscanproducestatisticsthatarenotnecessarilycomparable.Tocitecriminalcasesasanexample,theDistrictCourtofNewSouthWalesreportsperformanceintermsofthetimebetweencommittalandthecommencementoftrial,whiletheAustralianBureauofStatisticsproducesnationalstatisticsthatreportperformanceintermsofthetimefromcommittaltoacquittalorsentencing.

TheCourt’stimelinessreportingforcriminalmatters(includingcriminalappeals)alignswiththemethodsusedbytheProductivityCommissioninitsannualReport on Government Services. TimelinessreportingfortheCourtofAppealisalsoalignedwiththemethodsusedbytheProductivityCommission,butisconfinedtothosecaseslodgedintheCourtofAppeal(whereastheProductivityCommission’sfigurescoverallcivilcasesthatareappellateinnature,notjustthoselodgedintheCourtofAppeal).TheCourt’stimelinessreportingforitscivilcasesisnotalignedtotheProductivityCommission’smethods:theCourt’sfiguresreportallcivilcasesaccordingtotheDivision(CommonLaworEquity),thereisnoexclusionofcasesthatareappellateinnature,andnopendingcaseisexcluded(theProductivityCommission’scountingrulesallowforexclusionofpendingcasesthathavebeeninactiveforatleast12months).

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Bythecloseof2011,thelistingdelaysacrossallthenominatedareasoftheCourt’swork(otherthantheEquityDivisionandtheBailsList)werehigherthanatthesamepointin2010.Thefive-monthdelayforstandardcriminaltrialsandtheseven-monthdelayforstandardcivilcasehearingsintheCommonLawDivisionareofparticularconcernandwillbemonitoredcloselyduring2012.

Incontrasttothemeasurementsofageofpendingcasesandcasefinalisationtimes,themeasurementoflistingdelayslargelyeliminatestheimpactoffactorsoutsidethecontrolofthecourt.Suchfactorscaninclude,forexample,delaysinservingcourtdocuments,delayscausedbytheneedtojoinadditionalpartiestoproceedings,timetakenupwithinterlocutoryissues,timeneededforpartiestopreparetheirevidence,timethatelapseswhilepartiesattemptmediationortakepointsonappeal,andthedelayscausedwhenpartiesrequestatrialdatethatislaterthanthefirstavailable.

ThisisthefirstAnnualReviewinwhichtheNSWcourts’caseinformationsystem,JusticeLink,hasbeenusedtoreportthesizeandageprofileoftheSupremeCourt’scivilcaseload.ThereportingfunctionswithinJusticeLinkarestillbeingrefined.Inparticular,JusticeLink’scapacitytoreportinactivecivilcases(sothattheCourtmayassessthemforeitherdisposalorfurthermanagement)isnotyetfullyreliable.Weestimatethatthisproblemhascausedthependingcaseloadtoincreasebyatleast2,000casesthatwouldotherwisehavebeenclosedbytheendof2011.During2012weexpectaccuratereportingofinactivecasestobecomeavailabletoenableproperreviewanddisposalormanagementofthosecases.Whenthat“cleansing”ofthecaseloadiscompleted,amoreaccuratepresentationofthesizeandageprofileoftheSupremeCourtcivilcaseloadwillbepossible.

Listing delaysThelistingdelaysindicatehowquicklytheCourtisprovidinghearingsforvarioustypesofcasesoncetheyareassessedasreadyforhearing,providingthepartiesarewillingtoselectfromthefirstavailablegroupofhearingdatesofferedbytheCourt.

ThetableinAppendix(i)showsthelistingdelaythatwillapplyatthestartofthenewlawtermfollowingthecloseofthereportingyear.Thelistingdelaysrefertohearing-timerequirementsthatareconsideredrepresentativeortypicalofthevariousareasoftheCourt.Thevariouslistingdelayscanchangeduringtheyear,andupdatedinformationispublisheddailyinthecourtlist.

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USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

anytimeafterthecloseofthemediationsession,thosesettlementsarenotrecordedas“settledatmediation”,eventhoughthemediationproceduremayhavehelpedthepartiestoeventuallyreachthatsettlement.Therearenostatisticsonsettlementratesforcasesreferredtoprivatemediators.

Thelistingdelayforcourt-annexedmediationsessionsrangedbetweenoneandeightweeksduring2011,andformostmonthsoftheyearitwasfiveweeksorless.Thelistingdelaycanchangeduringtheyear,andupdatedinformationispublisheddailyinthecourtlist.

UseofarbitrationforSupremeCourtcasesisnowextremelyrare.Nocaseswerelistedforarbitrationduring2011or2010.TheuseofarbitrationdeclinedintheSupremeCourt,followingre-alignmentoftheworkthatishandledwithintheState’scourts.ThetypesofcasesthathadtypicallybeenreferredbytheSupremeCourttoarbitrationnolongercometotheSupremeCourt.

Duringthepastsixyears,theCourthasreferredonlyonecasetoarbitration.

MediationisthemostpopularformofalternativedisputeresolutionforSupremeCourtproceedings.During2011theRegistryrecorded902referralstomediation,ofwhichapproximately77percentwerereferralstocourt-annexedmediationconductedbytheCourt’sRegistrars.During2010,1,144referralstomediationwererecorded,ofwhichapproximately63percentwerereferralstocourt-annexedmediation.

Litigantsinanycontestedcivilcase(includingappeals)canconsiderusingmediation.During2011,approximately4,640civilcaseswerefiledinwhichmediationmightbepossible.During2010,thenumberwasapproximately4,860.Mediationisinapplicabletotheothercivilcasesthatwerecommenced(largelycaseswherenodefendantconteststheclaim,routineprobateapplications,applicationsforadoptionofchildren,applicationstowindupcompanies,applicationsforrecoveryofproceedsofcrimeandapplicationsthatrequireadministrativeprocessingonly).

The“mediationreferralindex”comparestherateofreferringcasestomediationwiththefilingrateforcaseinwhichmediationmightbepossible.For2011,themediationreferralindexwas19.4percent;for2010,itwas23.5percent.Therehasbeenstronggrowthinthemediationreferralindexoverthelastsixyears(in2006,themediationreferralindexwas10.0percent).

Withinthecourt-annexedmediationprogram,thesettlementratecontinuedatthesamegoodlevel(50percentsettlementatmediationduring2011,and51percentduring2010).Casesarerecordedas“settledatmediation”onlyifthepartieshaveagreedtofinalisingordersbythecloseofthemediationprocedureorhavedraftedheadsofagreement.Ifpartiesagreetosettletheirdisputeat

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• Judicial officer education

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TheHonourableMurrayGleesonACQCspokeabouttheAppellate Jurisdictions of the Court and ProfessorPeterButtprovidedareviewofrecentissuesinthelawofeasementsinhissessionDevelopments in Equity: Easing into Easements.SirBrianLeveson’ssession,The Expert Debate: Setting the Limits on the Use of Expert Evidence,discussedtheappropriatelimitsontheuseofexpertevidenceincriminalandcivilproceedings.ProfessorJohnAmour’ssession,Regulating Banker Excess – An International Perspective, providedanoverviewofdifferentregulatorystrategiesdevelopedinresponsetotheglobalfinancialcrisis.ProfessorMaxBennettspokeonPsychiatric Diseases, Brain Function and Diminished Responsibility,andProfessorIanHickiespokeontheDevelopment of the Brain.

• InSeptember,11Judgesattendedatwilightseminar“WorkingEffectivelywithInterpretersintheCourt”presentedbyAssociateProfessorSandraHale,LeaderoftheInterpretingandTranslationResearchGroup,UniversityofWesternSydney

• InOctober,fourJudgesfromtheSupremeCourtattendedafive-dayresidentialNationalJudicialOrientationProgram.Thisprogramassistsnewlyappointedjudicialofficerswiththeirtransitiontojudicialofficebyfacilitatingthedevelopmentandrefinementoftheskillsandknowledgenecessaryforeffectivejudging.ItisconductedbytheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliawiththeassistanceoftheJudicialCommissionofNewSouthWalesandtheAustralianInstituteofJudicialAdministration.

• InOctober,sixJudgesattendedtheJudicialConferenceofAustraliaAnnualColloquiuminHobart.

• InNovember,21SupremeCourtJudgesattendedacross-jurisdictionalseminarpresentedbytheHonourableJusticeIanBinniefromtheSupremeCourtofCanadaon“Uses&AbusesofExpertEvidence”.

• InNovember,threeJudgesattendedtheAIJAAppellateJudges’ConferenceinMelbourne.

• Duringthecourseoftheyear,fourJudgesattendedacross-jurisdictionalJudgmentWritingWorkshop.Theseinteractiveworkshopshelpjudicialofficersdevelopandrefinetheabilityto

Manyjudicialofficersupdatedanddevelopedtheirskillsandknowledgeduringtheyearbyattendingconferences,seminarsandworkshops.SomeoftheprogrammesaretailoredspecificallytotheCourt’sneeds,whileotherstargettheinternationallegalcommunity.Anoverviewofsomeoftheeducationalactivitiescompletedduring2010and2011appearsbelow.Foramorecomprehensivelistofactivities,pleaserefertoAppendix(iii)“OtherJudicialActivity”.

Domestic judicial education activities undertaken in 2010 • InJanuary,eightJudgesattendedtheSupreme

andFederalCourtJudges’ConferenceinCanberra.Thethree-dayConferencefeaturedsessionsonadiverserangeoflegalandsocialissues,includingclimatechangeandwaterconservation,therelationshipbetweenthejudiciaryandthelegalprofession,theuseofaudio-visualrecordsoftrialwitnessesinappellatecourts,voluntaryadministration,oraladvocacyandjudicialmediation.JusticeFullertonalsoco-chairedasessionentitledWorking with a JurywiththeHonourableBrianMartin,formerChiefJusticeoftheNorthernTerritory

• InMay,JudgesparticipatedinafieldtriptotheForensicHospitalatLongBayCorrectionalCentre.Thisvisitaimedtoprovidejudgeswithaclearerpictureaboutavailabletreatmentfacilitiesandprocessesforforensicpatients,includingthenatureofassessments,careandtreatmentgiven.

• InAugust,47JudgesandthreeAssociateJudgesattendedthethree-dayAnnualSupremeCourtJudges’ConferenceatPeppersAnchorageinPortStephens.ThekeynotespeakerwasLordHoffmanonPublic Service and Private Law.SeveraloftheCourt’sJudgespresentedsessionsattheConference:JusticeRAHulme’ssession,Developments in Criminal Trials,providedanupdateonsignificantdecisionsanddevelopmentsinthecriminallawoverthepreceding12monthsintheSupremeCourt,theCourtofCriminalAppealandtheHighCourt.JusticeBreretondiscussedthecurrentcostsassessmentsystemandproceduresandhowjudicialordersmayimpactontheminhissession, A Less Taxing Process? Issues in Costs Assessment. Therewerealsoseveralguestpresentersattheconference.

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providedanupdateonsignificantdecisionsanddevelopmentsinthecriminallawoverthepreceding12months.JusticeRothmanAMprovidedabriefoverviewoftheJudicialCommission’sNgaraYura Program,andthebenefitsjudgescanobtainbyparticipatingintheprogram.InthesessionPublic Access to Courts and Information, JusticesLathamandReinjoinedJudgeHelenMurrellSCfromtheDistrictCourttodiscussthenewcourtinformationlegislationfromcriminalandcivilviewpointsinordertoincreaseunderstandingabouttheimpactofthelegislationonjudgesandpotentialproblems.Therewerealsoseveralguestpresentersattheconference.TheSolicitorGeneralofAustralia,MrStephenGagelerSC,spokeengaginglyaboutanimportanttopicdirectlyrelevanttothejudges’workJudicial Review Post Kirk, andProfessorPeterButtdiscussedfamousUKlandlawcases.ProfessorDonLangevoort’ssession,The Fiduciary Business,examinedthefavouredtraitsinthefiduciarybusinessandhowtheyinteractwith—andeasilyfrustrate—thelaw’seffortstoinsistonfiduciaryresponsibilityfromthosewhoare,inheartandsoul,salespeople.ProfessorIanFrazer’ssession,Preventing Cancer in the 21st Century, exploredwaystoreducethecancerburdeninthedevelopedanddevelopingworldthroughbehaviourchange,andthroughpreventionofcancerinitiatinginfections.ProfessorAngelavanDaal’ssession,Current Issues in DNA Evidence, discussedtheissuessurroundingcurrentDNAtypingpractises,includingthepotentialfor‘DNAevidenceonly’trials.JusticeSathavyKimfromCambodiaspokeonherexperiencesofSurviving the Khmer Rouge.

• InSeptember,12Judgesattendedatwilightseminaron“Cybercrime,TechnologyTrendsandElectronicEvidencepresentedbyMrMatthewNevin,ProjectManagereCourtandProsecutionSupport,HighTechCrimeOperations,AustralianFederalPolice.Thispresentationprovidedanoverviewofseveraltechnologytrendsimpactingonthecollectionandpresentationofelectronicevidenceincriminalandcivilmatters.

writeclear,concise,well-structuredjudgments.ThirtytwoSupremeCourtJudgeshavenowattendedoneoftheseworkshopsovertheyears.

Domestic judicial education activities undertaken 2011• InFebruary,fourjudgesattendedtheConference

onExpertEvidenceorganisedbytheNationalJudicialCollegeandAustralianNationalUniversity.

• InMay,nineJudgesparticipatedinaFieldTriptotheNSWPoliceTelecommunicationInterceptionBranch(TIB)andStateElectronicEvidenceBranch(SEEB).JudgesweregiventheopportunitytogainaninsightintotheoperationsoftheTIBandSEEB,toobservethetelecommunicationinterceptionsystemandtoaskquestions.

• InJune,fourJudgesattendedacross-jurisdictionalseminaron“CriminalCaseManagement”.Thepanel,whichcomprisedJusticeMcClellanAM,JusticeHoebenAMRFD,JusticeLatham,JusticeRAHulmeandJusticeBlanchAM,sharedtheirexperiencesofthepracticaloperationofthenewcasemanagementprovisionscontainedinPart3,Division3oftheCriminal Procedure Act 1986.

• InJune,threeJudgesparticipatedinaFieldTriptotheForensicHospitalatMalabarwhichaimedtoprovidejudgeswithaclearerpictureaboutavailabletreatmentfacilitiesandprocessesforforensicpatients.

• InJuly,13Judgesattendedatwilightseminaron“RepresentativeActions”presentedbyJusticeBastenandActingJusticeSackvilleAOQC.ThisseminarfocusedontheoperationofPart10oftheCivil Procedure Act2005anditsimpactonrepresentativeactionsintheSupremeCourt.

• InAugust,37Judges,threeAssociateJudgesandtwoActingJudgesattendedthethree-dayAnnualSupremeCourtJudges’ConferenceinPortStephens.ThekeynotespeakerwasLordBurnton,whogaveaninterestingandinformativeaddressonOccam’s Razor and the Law. SeveraloftheCourt’sJudgespresentedsessionsattheConference:JusticeRAHulme’ssession,Developments in Criminal Trials,

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• InOctober,26Judgesattendedatwilightseminaron“PersonalPropertySecurities”presentedbyMrRobertNewlindsSC.MrNewlindsprovidedanoverviewoftheimportantandpervasivereformsintroducedbythePersonal Property Securities Act2009.

Itisalsorelevanttonotethatthroughoutboth2010and2011,theCourtcontinuedtoworkwiththeJudicialCommissiontoensuretheCriminal Trials Courts Bench BookandtheCivil Trials Bench Book wereregularlyupdatedbyJudgestoreflectdevelopmentsinthelawandsentencing.

International judicial education activities undertaken in 2010InJanuary,fiveJudgesattendedtheSecondJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigationinHongKong.ThesecondSeminarbuildsuponthesuccessfulinauguraleventin2008,whichwasjointlyhostedbythisCourtandtheHighCourtoftheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion.TheHonourableJJSpigelman,AC,wasoneoftheJudgeswhoattendedandhisHonourdeliveredapaperentitledCross Border Issues for Commercial Courts: an Overview.JusticeHammerschlagalsoaddressedtheSeminar,deliveringhispaperentitledThe Erosion of the Right to be Heard.

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by36delegatesfrom12countriesintheAsiaPacificRegion,includingsevenJudgesfromthisCourt.TheseminarprovidedaworkingforumforjudgesfromtheRegiontoexchangeideasandexperiencesinrelationtobestpracticeinthemanagementofcommercialandcorporatelitigation.Itwasdesignedtoimprovemutualunderstandingofpracticesandpromoteconsiderationofcross-borderelementsthatarisebetweenjurisdictions.

• InMay,threeMemorandumsofUnderstandingonJudicialExchangewereestablishedbetweenthisCourtandtheHighPeople’sCourtofShanghai,theHighPeople’sCourtsoftheGuangdongProvince,andtheHighPeople’sCourtoftheHubeiProvince.TheseMemorandumsformallyestablishanexpectationthatthejudicialofficersofthesignatorycourtswillshareknowledgewitheachother,andcooperatewitheachother.

International judicial education activities undertaken in 2011• InJanuary,sevenjudgesattendedtheSupreme

andFederalCourtJudges’ConferenceinWellington,NewZealand.Thethree-dayConferenceprogramincludedsessionsontopicsrelevanttobothAustralianandNewZealandcourtsandaddressedawiderangeoftopicsincluding:accesstojustice;vulnerablewitnesses;mentallyimpairedaccused;cultural/interpretationissues;theTreatyofWaitangi;thefuturedirectionofjudicialeducation;extracurialjudicialactivities;mediaandtheCourts;cybercrime,andtheHumanGenomeproject.

• From21-23March,theSupremeCourtofNSW,theHighCourtofHongKongandtheSupremeCourtofSingaporejointlyhostedtheThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigationinSydney.Theeventwasattended

Supreme Court of New South Wales, High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Supreme Court Singapore THIRD JUDICIAL SEMINAR ON COMMERCIAL LITIGATION 21-23 March 2011, Sheraton on the Park, SydneyGroup photo: from left to right

Front Row: Justice Patricia Bergin, Justice V K Rajah, Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma, Chief Justice James Spigelman, Chief Justice S H Kapadia, Justice Liu Xuewen, Senior Judge Zhang Yongjian.

Second Row: Ms Annie Tang, Senior Judge Yu Qiuwei, Justice Anantham Kasinather, Judge Takashi Omine, Justice Derek Hartshorn, Justice Mohan Bharwaney, Justice Dato’ Rohana Yusuf, Judge Ruwan Fernando, Mr Harish Juneja, Justice David Hammerschlag, Assistant Judge Zheng Ying, Mr Jordan Tan.

Third Row: Senior Judge AO Guang’en, Associate Judge Hidemasa Yasukawa, Justice Ian Gzell, Justice Anselmo Reyes, Justice Robert Macfarlan, Justice Steven Chong, Presiding Judge Soonhyung Kwon, Justice Chu Kin, Justice Reginald Barrett, Justice Clifford Einstein, Justice Helen Winkelmann, Justice Andrew Cheung, Judge Ahsan Marikar.

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PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

TheCourt’sPublicInformationOfficer(PIO)istheprincipalmediaspokespersonforthesuperiorNSWcourtsandprovidesaprofessionalcourt-medialiaisonservice.

ThemajorroleofthepositionistoprovidethemediawithinformationaboutcourtproceedingsintheNSWSupremeCourt,theLandandEnvironmentCourt,theIndustrialRelationsCommissionofNSWandtheDistrictCourtofNSW.

ThePIOworkswiththemediatoensurethatjudicialdecisionsarecorrectlyinterpretedandreportedtothecommunityandwidelypromoteanyinitiativestakenbythecourtstoenhanceaccesstojustice.

ThePIOisalsoresponsibleforensuringthatmediaoutletsarealerttoanysuppressionordersissuedinproceedings,andthattheyarefamiliarwiththetermsandimpactsoftheseorders.

Thedistributionof,andadherenceto,suppressionornon-publicationordersiscriticalasthemedia’sfailuretoacknowledgethemintheircoveragecouldcompromiseproceedings.

During2010,thePIOhandled3,260requestsforinformation.Ofthese:

• 69percent(2,249enquiries)relatedtoSupremeCourtmatters;

• 25percent(815enquiries)relatedtoDistrictCourtmatters,and

• 6percent(196enquiries)relatedtoothercourts,includingtheIndustrialRelationsCommissionandtheLandandEnvironmentCourt.

Sixtyfivepercentofthe3,260requestsforinformationreceivedin2010emanatedfromSydneymetropolitanjournalists/reportersfrommajornewspapersandradioandTVstations;18percentwerefromNSWregionalnewspapers,radioandTVstations,andthreepercentwerefromsuburbanSydneynewspapers.Theremaining14percentoftheenquirieswerefrominterstateoroverseasjournalists,writersforspecialist/tradepublications,bookauthors,lawyers,studentsormembersofthepublic.

EachweektheCourt’sRegistrarsaddresssecondaryschoolstudentsandcommunitygroupsregardingtheCourt’sjurisdictionanddailyoperations.Afterthelecture,thegroupistakentoanappropriatecourtroomtoobserveaSupremeCourttrial.TheCourtoffersthisserviceatnocosttotheattendees,anddemandforthesegrouptalksremainshigh,particularlyamongstsecondaryschoolLegalStudiesstudents.Morethan1,400studentsandmembersofthepublicattendedtheselecturesinboth2010and2011.

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In2011,thePIOhandled4,818requestsforinformation,anincreaseof48percentonthepreviousyear.Ofthese:

71percent(3,421enquiries)relatedtoSupremeCourtmatters;

25percent(1,204enquiries)relatedtoDistrictCourtmatters,and

4percent(193enquiries)relatedtoothercourts,includingtheIndustrialRelationsCommissionandtheLandandEnvironmentCourt.

Sixtysixpercentofthe4,818requestsforinformationreceivedin2011emanatedfromSydneymetropolitanjournalists/reportersfrommajornewspapersandradioandTVstations;15percentwerefromNSWregionalnewspapers,radioandTVstations,andthreepercentwerefromsuburbanSydneynewspapers.Theremaining16percentoftheenquirieswerefrominterstateoroverseasjournalists,writersforspecialist/tradepublications,bookauthors,lawyers,studentsormembersofthepublic.

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6 OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COURT’S WORK

• Uniform Civil Procedure Rules

• JusticeLink & Electronic Services

• Law Courts Library

• Admission to the Legal Profession and appointment of Public Notaries

• Admission under the Mutual Recognition Acts

• Administration of the Costs Assessment Scheme

• Pro Bono scheme

• Judicial Assistance Program

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JUSTICELINK & ELECTRONIC SERVICES

SincemidDecember2009,JusticeLinkhasbeenutilisedinthemanagementoftheentireCourt’scaseload.TheCourtcontinuedtobeactivelyinvolvedintheNSWDepartmentofAttorneyGeneralandJustice’sJusticeLinkandLegaleServicesprojectsduring2010and2011,particularlythroughtheJusticeLinkSteeringCommitteeandtheJudicialElectronicCaseManagementSteeringCommittee.

TheCommitteeisaninitiativeoftheDepartmentandincludesrepresentativesfromtheSupreme,DistrictandLocalCourts.ItaimstoensuretheJusticeLinksystemmeetstheneedsofcourtsandotherjusticeagenciesintheDepartment.ThefollowingSupremeCourtjudicialofficersandregistrystaffservedontheCommitteein2010and2011.

• TheHonourableJusticeGzell;• TheHonourableJusticeLatham;• TheHonourableJusticeRein(throughout2010

only);• TheHonourableAssociateJusticeMacready;• MsMeganGreenwood,ChiefExecutiveOfficer

andPrincipalRegistrar(untilSeptember2010);• MrPaulMcKnight,A/ChiefExecutiveOfficerand

PrincipalRegistrar(fromSeptember2010toApril2011),and

• MsLindaMurphy,ChiefExecutiveOfficerandPrincipalRegistrar(fromApril2011).

InApril2011,theCourtreceiveditsfirstintegratedelectronicservicesproductwiththelaunchoftheOnlineCourtList.Thisproductallowscourtuserstosearchforaparticularcasebyname,casenumber,location,date,jurisdiction,titleofpresidingofficerandtypeoflisting(forexample,directions,hearing,judgmentandsoon).Courtuserscansearchforcaseslisteduptotwoweeksinadvance,andforpreviouslistingsthathaveoccurredinthelastsevendays.

TheUniformCivilProcedureRulesprojectcommencedin2003whentheAttorneyGeneral’sDepartmentdevelopedacross-jurisdictionalWorkingParty.TheWorkingParty’schiefaimwastoconsolidateprovisionsaboutcivilprocedureintoasingleActanddevelopacommonsetofrulesforcivilprocessesintheSupreme,DistrictandLocalCourts.

Thisaimwassubstantiallyachievedthroughthecommencementin2005oftheCivil Procedure Act 2005andUniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.AUniformRulesCommitteewasestablishedundersections8,17andSchedule2oftheAct.TheCommitteeischairedbytheChiefJustice.ThePresidentoftheCourtofAppeal,JusticeHoebenandJusticeReinalsorepresentedtheCourtontheCommitteethroughout2010and2011.

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TheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardisaself-fundingstatutorybodyestablishedundertheLegal Profession Act 2004.TheBoardmakesandappliesrulesgoverningtheadmissionoflawyersandappointmentofpublicnotariesinNewSouthWales.Italsoassessesthequalificationsofoverseasapplicantsandaccreditsacademiclawdegreesandpracticallegaltrainingcourses.SuccessfulcompletionoftheBoard’sexaminationsleadstotheawardofaDiplomainLawthat,forthepurposeofadmissionasalawyerinNewSouthWales,istheequivalentofadegreefromanaccreditedlawschool.Onceadmittedasalawyer,apersonmayapplytotheLawSocietyofNSWortheNSWBarAssociationforapractisingcertificateaseitherasolicitororbarrister.

TheBoardcomprisestheChiefJustice,threeotherJudgesoftheSupremeCourt,anomineeoftheAttorneyGeneralaswellasacademicsandkeymembersofthelegalprofession.TheBoardmaintainsacloseworkingrelationshipwiththeCourtinotherrespects,byprovidingofficerstoassistintheadministrationandconductofadmissionceremonies,maintainingtheRollsofLawyersandPublicNotaries,andliaisingwiththeCourt’sRegistryaboutapplicationsmadeundertheMutualRecognitionActs.Inaddition,fiveJudgesoftheCourtprovideimportantpolicyinputbymaintainingpositionsontheBoard’scommitteesandtheLawAdmissionsConsultativeCommittee(LACC).

During2010,themembersoftheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardwere:

TheHonourabletheChiefJusticeTheHonourableJusticeTobiasAMRFD(Presiding

Member)TheHonourableJusticeDaviesTheHonourableJusticeSlattery(DeputyPresiding

Member)MrJGormlySCMrGMcGrathMrCCawleyMrJDobsonProfessorSColbranProfessorJMcKeough(until10February)ProfessorLMcNamara(from10February)

ADMISSION TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC NOTARIES

TheLawCourtsLibraryisalegalresourceandinformationcentreforalljudicialofficers,chamberstaffandRegistrarsintheLawCourtsBuilding.

TheNSWDepartmentofAttorneyGeneralandJusticeandtheFederalCourtofAustraliajointlyfundtheLawCourtsLibrary.TwocommitteesoverseetheoperationsoftheLibrary:theOperationsCommitteeandtheAdvisoryCommittee.

TheOperationsCommitteecomprisesanequalnumberofrepresentativesfromtheNSWDepartmentofJusticeandAttorneyGeneralandtheFederalCourtofAustralia.TheOperationsCommitteeisresponsibleforsettingbudgetpriorities,revenue,businessplanningandLibrarypolicy.TheAdvisoryCommitteeconsistsofthreeJudgesfromtheFederalCourtofAustraliaandthreeJudgesfromtheSupremeCourtofNSW.TheAdvisoryCommitteeconsultswiththeOperationsCommitteeonmattersofbudget,collectiondevelopmentandserviceprovision.

During2010and2011,theSupremeCourtrepresentativesontheAdvisoryCommitteewere:

TheHonourableJusticeAllsop;TheHonourableJusticeBasten,andTheHonourableJusticeMacfarlan.

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facilitatesconsistencyinuniformdecision-makingandensuresUniformPrincipleproceduresareadjustedfromtimetotimetoreflectaccumulatedexperience.

• TheBoardcontinuedtomakeimprovementstoitsDiplomainLawcoursetoremaincompetitiveandrelevantwithlawschools.Anewelectivesubjectisnowofferedtoprovidestudentswithskillsininterpretinglegislation:“UnderstandingLegalLanguageandLegislation”.TheBoardalsoconsideredareviewtoitsassessmentprocessandagreedonaproposalthatassignmentmarkscontributetowardsthefinalexaminationmarks.

• TheBoarddisplayedsignificantinitiativeintheongoingassessmentofqualificationsforoverseasapplicants.StandardsofoverseasuniversitycourseswereconsideredandtheBoardintroducednewproceduresforassessingstudentswhoobtainedmarksoflessthan50%.ThispolicywasadoptedbyLACC,incorporatedintotheUniformPrinciplesforassessingthequalificationsofoverseasapplicantsandpractitionerswhoseekentrytothelegalprofessioninAustraliaandhasnowbeenadoptedbyalladmittingauthorities.

• TheBoardconsideredproposedrevisionsoftheaccreditationoflawdegreesofferedbyinstitutions;specifically,minimumdurationofacademiclegalstudies.TheBoardheldthepositionthatacquiringtheacademicqualificationinlawshouldtakethreeyearsfull-timestudying.Anewcourse,theJurisDoctorattheUniversityofSydney,wasaccreditedbytheBoard.ConsiderationoffutureonlinelawdegreeswasalsoaddressedbytheBoardinrecognitionthattechnologyischangingthedeliveryofeducation.

• InlinewiththeBoard’scommitmenttoofferahighstandardofflexibleandaffordablelegaleducation,theBoardtogetherwiththeLawExtensionCommitteeoftheUniversityofSydneyparticipatedintheSydneyMorningHerald’sHSCandCareersExpowherepresentationswereheldandinformationprovidedtoprospectivestudents-at-law.

MsMTangney(NSWDepartmentofJusticeandAttorneyGeneral)

ExecutiveOfficerandSecretary:MsRSzabo

During2011,themembersoftheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardwere:

TheHonourabletheChiefJusticeTheHonourableJusticeSlattery(PresidingMember)TheHonourableJusticeDavies(DeputyPresiding

Member)TheHonourableJusticePembroke(to1Aug11)TheHonourableJusticeSackar(from1Aug11)MrJGormlySCMrGMcGrathSCMrCCawleyMrJDobsonProfessorSColbranProfessorLMcNamaraMsMaureenTangney(NSWDepartmentofAttorney

GeneralandJustice)ExecutiveOfficerandSecretary:MsRSzabo

The Board’s work during 2010• TheNationalLegalProfessionReformProject

continuedwithproposalstocentraliseanumberofareasthatregulatetheprofession,includingestablishingaNationalBoardtoassessapplicantswhoseekadmissiontotheprofession.TheBoardhasbeenactiveinitsreviewoftheDraftNationalLawandDraftRulesandhasprovidedcommentaryonaspectsoftheadministrationandoperationofthenationalbody,itsimpactonthecurrentadmittingauthoritiesandprocedures.ItworkedcloselywiththeLawAdmissionsConsultativeCouncil(LACC)andotheradmittingauthoritiestofacilitatethereforms,identifyanypotentialdifficultiesandmakerecommendationstoachieveuniformity.TheBoardmadesignificantcontributionstothelegislativeframeworkwithinwhichthenewoperationswouldexistbywayofitscommentariestothedraftlegislation,whichwereusedasthebasisofotheradmittingauthoritiescommentaries.

• TheBoardcontinuedtoshareinformationwithotheradmittingauthoritiesaboutinstanceswhereadiscretiontoexemptexperiencedpractitionersisexercised.Suchapractice

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andenterthelegalprofession.TheimpositionofadditionalregulatoryrequirementswouldalmostcertainlyresultinasignificantincreaseintheBoard’soperationalcosts.

Table6.1:Summary and comparison of the legal profession admission board’s workload

2009 2010 2011

LawyeradmissionsapprovedbytheBoard

1,839 1,830 1793

CertificatesofCurrentAdmissionproducedbytheBoard

324 326 315

PublicNotariesappointedbytheBoard

66 61 50

Students-at-Lawregistrations

610 519 517

(Note:admissionsunderMutualRecognitionActsarenotincluded.PleaserefertothesectionbelowentitledAdmission Under Mutual Recognition Acts)

Legal Qualifications CommitteeTheLegalQualificationsCommittee(LQC)isconstitutedundertheLegalProfessionAdmissionRules2005tosuperintendthequalificationofcandidatesforadmissionandtoadvisetheBoardinrelationtotheaccreditationofacademicandpracticaltrainingcoursesinNewSouthWales.TheLQCanditsSub-CommitteesprovideexpertadviceandcommenttotheBoardandLACCinrelationtomatterspertainingtotheassessmentofthequalificationsofoverseasapplicantsorpractitionerswhoseekentrytotheAustralianlegalprofessionandonanyproposalsforchangecirculatedbyLACC.TheCommitteeperformsitsworklargelythroughitssub-committeesandreviewsdecisionsofthesesub-committeesattherequestofaggrievedapplicants.Inadditiontoappealsfromsub-committeedecisionsandrequestsforextensionsoftheperiodsofvalidityofacademicandpracticaltrainingexemptions,itconsidersapplicationsfromstudents-at-lawwhoseekapprovalunderrule97(9)toapplyforexemptionsonthebasisofstudiesundertakenatotherinstitutionsafterregistrationasastudent-at-lawwiththeBoard.

The Board’s work during 2011TheimpactoftheNationalLegalProfessionReformsremainsuncertain,asafewjurisdictionshavewithdrawntheirsupportforthenewsystemofnationalregulation.UndertheLegal Profession National Law,itisproposedthatanewlyestablishedNationalLegalServiceBoard,tobelocatedinNewSouthWales,willundertakesomefunctionscurrentlyperformedbylocaladmittingauthoritiesandotherbodies.Undertheproposedreforms,whichareyettobefinalised,thenewBoard,inconsultationwithlocalauthorities,wouldberesponsiblefordraftingtheNationalRulesandestablishingcommitteestoprovideexpertadviceinspecificareas.Lawyerswillcontinuetobeadmittedbythecourtsineachjurisdiction,howeversomefunctionsmightbetransferredtotheNationalLegalServicesBoard.

TheBoardhasplayedanactiveroleinreviewingandrespondingtonumerousproposalsputforwardbytheLawAdmissionsConsultativeCommittee(LACC)andhashighlightedissuesarisingfromitsannualreviewandaccreditationoflawdegreesandpracticallegaltrainingcourses.TheBoardobtainedfurtherdetailsfromlawschoolsaboutthedurationofitslawdegreesandsubstitutionofacademicsubjectswithpracticallegaltrainingsubjects.TheadviceoftheNSWBoardanditsCommitteesisalsooftensoughtbyotherauthoritiesinrespecttomattersofadmissionandtheassessmentofoverseasqualifications.

TheintroductionoftheTertiaryEducationQualityandStandardsAgency(TEQSA)thatestablishedanewauthoritytoregisterandevaluatetheperformanceofallhighereducationprovidersagainstanewHigherEducationStandardsFrameworkhasrequiredtheBoard’sattentionandallocationofresources.TheBoardsoughtindependentlegaladviceandhasengagedinacloseconsultationprocesswithTEQSAinordertodeterminetheextentoftheimpactofthenewlegislationontheBoardanditsDiplomainLawcourse.Thisuniquecoursehasarichhistoryandisrecognisedasanaccessibleandaffordablemeansofallowingpeoplefromallwalksoflife,includingcountryresidents,anopportunitytostudylaw

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Work during 2010• Asubstantialvolumeofmaterialwaspresented

totheLQCforreviewduring2010.ItconsideredproposalssetoutinaLACCdiscussionpapertointegrateThresholdLearningOutcomes(TLOs)tobeadoptedbyuniversitiesasoutcomemeasuresforlawundergraduateswithcurrentacademicrequirementsforadmission(Priestley11).TheCommitteeadvisedtheBoardthatwhilstitacceptsthatthePriestleysubjectsmaybesubjecttoreview,theadoptionoftheTLOsbyuniversitiesisnotareasonforamendingthedescriptionsorreducingthesubstanceofthesubjectsanditrecommendedthattheBoardnotadopttheLACCproposals.

• TheLQCprovidedtheBoardwithadviceandrecommendationsaboutthedurationofacademicstudiesandintegrationbysomeinstitutionsofacademicandpracticallegaltraining.ItrecommendedtotheBoardthatacademicrequirementsforEnglishapplicants(England,WalesandNorthernIreland)beamendedinthesubjectsofAdministrativeLawandPropertyLaw.SuchproposalinitiatedamendmentstotheUniformPrinciplesinordertomaintainconsistencyinapproachestothegivingofexemptionsforoverseasapplicantsbyotheradmittingauthorities.AlaterproposalbytheCommitteeresultedintheadoptionofasimilarapproachforapplicantswhohavestudiedAdministrativeLawasaseparatesubjectoverafullcourseofstudyinacomparablejurisdiction.

• TheLQCalsoconsideredandprovidedcommentandrecommendationstotheBoardonanumberofotherproposedamendmentstotheUniformPrinciplesincludingexperiencedpractitionerprovisions.ItalsorecommendedthattheBoardrecommendtoLACCthatthecontentsoftheUniformPrinciplesandtheGuidelinesthatwerenotavailabletothepublic,beincorporatedintoonedocumentinaharmoniouswayandtheresultantdocumentbepublished.

During2010themembersoftheLegalQualificationsCommitteewere:

TheHonourableJusticeWhite(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeSlattery(Deputy

Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeHarrison(to1July)TheHonourableJusticePembroke(from1July)MrJFernonSCMsSLeisMsEPickerMrHMacken(to30June)MsMMacken(from1July)MrCCawleyMrJDobsonMrGRossMrRHarrisMrPUnderwoodMsJEggleton(from1July)ProfessorALambAMDrGElkingtonExecutiveOfficerandSecretary:MsRSzabo

During2011themembersoftheLegalQualificationsCommitteewere:

TheHonourableJusticeWhite(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeSlattery(to17May2011)TheHonourableJusticeDavies(from17May2011)TheHonourableAssociateJusticeHallenMrJFernonSCMsSLeisMsEPickerMsMMackenMrCCawleyMrJDobsonMrGRossMrRHarrisMrPUnderwoodMsJEggletonProfessorALambAMDrGElkingtonExecutiveOfficerandSecretary:MsRSzabo

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Examinations CommitteeTheExaminationsCommitteeisconstitutedundertheLegalProfessionAdmissionRules2005tooverseethecontentandconductoftheBoard’sexaminationsandthecandidaturesofStudents-at-Law.Ithasthreesub-committees.ThePerformanceReviewSub-CommitteedeterminesapplicationsfromstudentsseekingtoavoidorovercomeexclusionfromtheBoard’sexaminations.TheCurriculumSub-Committee,inconsultationwiththeBoard’sexaminersandrevisingexaminers,plansthecurriculumfortheBoard’sexaminations,andtheQualitySub-Committeeoverseesthequalityofexaminationsandmarkingofexaminationpapers.

During2010,themembersoftheExaminationsCommitteewere:

TheHonourableJusticeSimpson(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeHall(DeputyChairperson)MrMChristieSCMrJDobsonMrFAstillMsSCarterMrRAndersonExecutiveOfficerandSecretary:MsRSzabo

During2011,themembersoftheExaminationsCommitteewere:

TheHonourableJusticeSimpson(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeHallMrMChristieSCMrJDobsonMrFAstillMsSCarterMrRAndersonExecutiveOfficerandSecretary:MsRSzabo

Work during 2011• DiscussionscontinuedbetweentheCommittee,

theBoardandLACCaboutLACC’sproposaltolinktheacademicrequirementsforadmission(thePriestley11subjects)withtheproposedThresholdLearningOutcomes.TheBoardadoptedtheLQC’srecommendationsandadvisedLACCthatitwasnotinfavourofitsproposal,aviewsharedbytheCouncilofChiefJustices,andatLACC’smeetingon24June2011,theproposalwasabandoned.

• Thedurationofacademicstudiescontinuedtobeanissuein2011,withtheCommitteemaintainingitsviewthatanapprovedacademiclawcourseshouldincludeatleastthreeyearsfulltimestudy,regardlessofwhetherthecourseisanLLBorJD.

• TheCommitteeconsideredapaperfromLACCwhichproposedthatgraduatesoftheCommonProfessionalExam(CPE)orGraduateDiplomainLaw(GDL)intheUnitedKingdombereferredtouniversitiestoseekadmissiontoalawdegreead eundem statuminsteadofapplyingtoadmittingauthoritiesforassessment.TheCommitteeremindedLACCthatitisthepracticeoftheCommitteeanditssub-committeestoconsiderapplicationsfromallapplicants,whetherornottheyhaveundertakentheCPEorGDL.

• AproposalwasputforwardbyLACCthatapplicantsfromtheUKandIrelandwhohavecompletedalegalPracticeCourse(LPC)ortheBarVocationalTrainingCourse(BVTC)butwhohavenotbeenadmittedshouldbeallowedtoapplyforpracticaltrainingexemptions.TheCommitteeraiseditsconcernswiththeBoard,andrecommendedthattheproposalnotbeadopted.

Table6.2:Applications considered by the Legal Qualifications Committee

2009 2010 2011

ApplicationsforAcademicExemptions

443 428 397

ApplicationsforPracticalTrainingExemptions

103 99 122

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monitoredtoassessitsimpactontheBoard’scourse.Initialfindingsindicatedadropinthefailureratesinsomesubjectswithatraditionallyhigherfailurerateandmarkeddifferencesbetweensomeexamandassignmentresultsforcertainsubjects.However,closerinvestigationsrevealedthatfactorsunrelatedtothenewmakingregimewereacceptedasthemoreprobablereasonsforthestatisticalactivity.TheCommitteehasrecommendedcontinuedmonitoringoftheimpactofassignmentmarksonoverallsubjectresultsforfuturesemesters.

• TheLPABandLawExtensionCommitteeoftheUniversityofSydney(LEC)wererepresentedatthe“ReinventYourCareer”ExpoinSeptember.Thisexpotargetsmatureagepeopleseekingre-entryintotheworkforceorachangeofcareer.TherewassubstantialinterestintheBoard’scourse,anditwasfeltthatitwasamoreeffectiveopportunitytoincreaseawarenessoftheBoard’scoursethantheschoolleavers’expoinwhichtheBoardtraditionallyparticipates.

Table6.3:Three-year comparison of the Examinations Committee’s workload

2009 2010 2011

ExaminationsubjectenrolmentsbyStudents-at-Law

4,804 4,993 4,818

Approvedapplicationstositexaminationsinnon-scheduledvenues

45 17 5

Approvedapplicationsforspecialexaminationconditions

41 26 29

Student-at-lawcourseapplications

248 180 181

Applicationsfromstudents-at-lawliableforexclusionfromtheBoard’sexaminations

315 252 299

Work during 2010• TheExaminationsCommitteecontinuedto

closelymonitoreachsubject’sexaminationperformancestatisticsandcontinuedtoplanthecurriculumandsyllabifortheBoard’sexaminations.TheCommitteedeterminedthatimprovementswererequiredregardingtheresponsibilitiesofExaminersandRevisingExaminersandmaderecommendationstotheBoard.Theresponsibilitieshavebeenstructuredtoensurethesmoothrunningoftheexaminationprocess.Inparticular,amendmentstotheBoard’spoliciessawtheintroductionofnewproceduresformarkingexaminationpapers,witharequirementtocompleteaMarkingAdviceSheet.Thishasfacilitatedearlydetectionofanyirregularpatternsthatmayariseduringthemarkingprocessandallowedforinvestigationbeforethereleaseofresults.

• ConsistentwiththeBoard’scommitmenttoofferingflexibilityinaccessinglegaleducation,theCommitteerecommendedachangetotheDiplomainLawCoursepolicy,givinggraduateswhowishtoreturntothecoursetoundertakefurtherstudy,theopportunitytodoso.

• Followingitsconsiderationofanallegationofacademicmisconductagainstastudent-at-law,theCommitteedecidedthatanoralhearingshouldbeheld.Thehearingcommittee’sreportwasreferredtotheBoardandthestudentexcludedfromfurtherexaminationsforaperiodoftwoyears.

Work during 2011• Inadditiontoperformingcourserelatedtasks,

includingappointingExaminers,hearingapplicationsandreviewingSub-Committeedecisions,theExaminationsCommitteecontinuedtomonitorandconsiderproposalstomaintainandenhancethequalityoftheBoard’sDiplomainLawcourse.Thenewmarkingpolicywherebyassignmentmarkscontributetoastudent’sfinalmarkwasimplementedforthefirsttimeintheSeptember2011examinations.AnautomatedspreadsheetwascreatedtoassistExaminersandtobettermanagethenewassessmentregimewhichisbeingclosely

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TheCostsAssessmentSchemecommencedon1July1994.Itistheprocessbywhichclientsandpractitionersdeterminetheamountofcoststobepaidintwoprincipalareas:betweenpractitionersandtheirclientsandparty/partycosts.Party/partycostsarecoststobepaidwhenanorderismadefromaCourt(orTribunal)forunspecifiedcosts.TheCostsAssessmentsectionoftheRegistryundertakestheday-to-dayadministrationoftheCostsAssessmentScheme.

TheCostsAssessmentSchemeistheexclusivemethodofassessmentoflegalcostsformostjurisdictions.ApplicationsundertheSchemearedeterminedbyexternalassessorsappointedbytheChiefJustice.Allassessorsaremembersofthelegalprofession.TheChiefJusticealsoappointscostsassessorstotheCostsAssessmentRulesCommittee.MrGordonSalierAM,solicitor,wastheChairoftheCostsAssessmentRulesCommitteeduring2010and2011.TherewerefourmeetingsoftheCostsAssessmentRulesCommitteein2010,andsixmeetingsin2011.

ACostsAssessmentUsers’Groupmeetsonaquarterlybasistodiscussissuesincostsassessmentfromauser’sperspective.TheCostsAssessmentUsers’GroupischairedbyJusticeBreretonandconsistsoftheManager,CostsAssessment,costsassessors,costsconsultantsandarepresentativeoftheOfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner.

During2010,1,862applicationswerelodged.Ofthese,1,005(54percent)relatedtocostsbetweenparties;209(11percent)werebroughtbyclientsagainstpractitioners,and461(25percent)werebroughtbypractitioners.

In2011,1,659applicationswerelodged.Ofthese,912(55percent)relatedtocostsbetweenparties;190(11percent)werebroughtbyclientsagainstpractitioners,and557(34percent)werebroughtbypractitioners.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE COSTS ASSESSMENT SCHEME

ThemanagementofapplicationsfromlegalpractitionersforadmissionundertheMutualRecognitionActsformsanotheraspectoftheRegistry’swork.TheRegistryliaiseswiththeLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardinperformingthistask.In2011,90NewZealandpractitionerswereenrolledundertheTransTasmanMutualRecognitionAct1997.Forcomparisonpurposes,therewere43Trans-Tasmanadmissionsin2010,and40in2009.ThenumberofpractitionersenrolledundertheMutualRecognitionAct1992remainsnegligibleaftereachStateandTerritoryexceptSouthAustraliaenactedlegislationthatallowsinterstatepractitionerstopractiseseamlesslythroughoutAustralia.TherehavebeenfiveenrolmentsrecordedundertheMutualRecognitionAct1992inNewSouthWalessinceJanuary2007.

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TheCourtinitiallyestablishedtheProBonoSchemewithsupportfromtheNSWBarAssociationandLawSocietyofNSWin2001.TheSchemeoperatesinaccordancewithPart7Division9oftheUniformCivilProcedureRules2005andenablesunrepresentedlitigantstobereferredtoabarristerand/orsolicitoroncetheCourtdeterminestheyaredeservingofassistance.During2010,theCourtmade35referralsundertheScheme:onereferralwasmadeinaCourtofAppealmatter,and17referralsweremadebyJudgesineachoftheCommonLawandEquityDivisions.In2011,theCourtmade66referrals:13referralsweremadeinCourtofAppealmatters,39weremadebyJudgesintheCommonLawDivision,and14referralsweremadeincasesintheEquityDivision.TheScheme’ssuccessdependsuponthecontinuedgoodwillofbarristersandsolicitors,andtheCourtgratefullyacknowledgesthosewhosupporttheSchemebyvolunteeringtheirservices.

JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

AJudicialAssistanceProgramwaslaunchedtohelpNewSouthWalesjudicialofficersmeetthedemandsoftheirworkwhilstmaintaininggoodhealthandwell-being.Theschemeprovidesfor24-houraccesstoaprofessional,confidentialcounsellingserviceandfreeannualhealthassessments.TheCourtadministersthisProgramonbehalfofallthejurisdictions.

Thereviewprocess,whichisrelativelyinformalinnature,iscarriedoutbytwoseniorassessorsofappropriateexperienceandexpertiseandisconductedalongsimilarlinestothatusedintheoriginalassessmentprocess.Thereviewpanelcanvarytheoriginalassessmentandisrequiredtoprovideashortstatementofitsreasons.In2010and2011,therespectivetotalsforthenumberofapplicationsforreviewofcostsassessmentdeterminationswere187and218.

Thereisstillprovisiontoappealthereviewpanel’sdecisiontotheCourt,asofrightonquestionsoflawandotherwisebyleave.However,followingalegislativechangeon1September2008,theseappealsareheardintheDistrictCourt,nottheSupremeCourt,unlessinthecaseofaparty/partyapplicationapartyseeksleavetoappealtothecourtortribunalthatmadethecostsorder.

InSeptember2011,theChiefJusticeofNewSouthWalesannouncedthattheCourtwouldundertakethefirsteverReviewintotheoperationoftheCostsAssessmentScheme.TheoverarchingaimoftheReviewwastoevaluatetheextenttowhichtheScheme’sexistingstructureandoperationssupportthejust,quickandcheapresolutionofcostsdisputes.

InresponsetotheChiefJustice’spublicinvitationforsubmissionstotheReview,theCourtreceivedmorethan30responsesfromawiderangeofinterestedpartiesincludingpeakprofessionalbodies,currentandretiredcostsassessors,costsconsultants,commercialandgovernmentlawyers,andself-representedlitigants.

ThesesubmissionshavebeenreferredtoapanelofrepresentativesfromtheSupremeCourt,NSWBarAssociation,LawSocietyofNSW,andtheOfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner.Oncethisconsultationgrouphashadanopportunitytothoroughlyreviewandanalysethewrittensubmissions,theCourtwillpublishareportofitsrecommendations.

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7 APPENDICES

i. Court statistics – comprehensive table of statistics

ii. The Court’s Committees and User Groups

iii. Other judicial activity: Conferences, Speaking, Engagements, Publications, Appointments to Legal and Cultural Organisations, Delegations and International Assistance and commissions in Overseas Courts

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• Filings, disposals and pending cases• Timeliness

– Court of Appeal, Court of Criminal Appeal, Criminal List – age of pending cases at 31 December

– Other lists – waiting times– Listing delays

• Alternative dispute resolution

Filings, disposals and pending cases

NOTES:Thefiguresforpendingcasesforeachlistcanincludecasesthathavebeenre-openedafterjudgment,andcasesreferredfromothercasemanagementlists.Forthisreason,pendingcaseloadfiguresdonotalwaysreconcilewithassociatedfilinganddisposalfigures.

Thestatisticsfor2010and2011forcivilcasesintheCommonLawDivisionandfortheEquityDivision(otherthantheAdoptionsList,ProtectiveListandcontestedProbateListcases)havebeenextractedfromtheJusticeLinksystem.TheJusticeLinkstatisticalandoperationalreportingfunctionsarestillunderdevelopmentandsothefiguresreportedareprovisional.

ThestatisticsfortheCourtofAppeal,CourtofCriminalAppeal,CriminalList,BailsList,AdoptionsList,ProtectiveListandcontestedProbateListmatterscontinuetobemanuallycollatedandaresubjecttoauditandrevision.

“n/a”–figuresnotavailableornotseparatelyreported

“-“–itemnotapplicable“0“–zerocount

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

COURT OF APPEAL 1

Filings

Appeals and applications for relief 377 361 339 353 320

Applications for leave to appeal 2 206 185 172 166 182

Net new cases 3 564 530 496 501 490

Disposals


Applications for leave to appeal 218 196 192 156 177

Net disposals 4 537 560 545 451 533

Pendingcasesat31December


Applications for leave to appeal 116 106 88 99 101

Total 408 379 329 384 338

1 Thesestatisticsexclude holdingnoticesofappeal,holdingsummonsesforleavetoappealandnoticesofintentiontoappealbecausethoseformsdonotcommencesubstantiveappealsorapplications.

2 Thisitemalsoincludesapplicationswherepartieshaveelectedtohaveaconcurrenthearingofboththeapplicationforleavetoappealandtheappeal(ifleaveisgranted).

3 Forreportingthenetnewcases,ifaCourtofAppealcaseiscommencedbyasummonsforleavetoappealandthenanoticeofappealisfiledpursuanttoagrantofleave,thisiscountedasonecontinuousappealcase(nottwoseparatecases).

4 Forreportingthenetdisposals,whereanappealhasbeenprecededbyagrantofleave,thisiscountedasonecontinuouscaseandadisposaliscountedonlywhenthesubstantiveappealisfinalised.

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 1

Filings 441 422 389 414 382

Disposals 444 414 391 417 340

Pendingcasesat31December 177 185 183 180 222

1 ThesestatisticsexcludeappealsfromdecisionsoftheNSWStateParoleAuthority.In2010,fourparoledecisionappealswerefiled.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Criminal 1, 2

Criminal List

Filings3 133 101 106 112 138

Disposals4 115 122 112 106 85


Bails List 5

Filings(applications) 2,866 2,822 2,826 2,678 3,317

Disposals(applications)6 1,123 2,490 2,016 2,115 2,343

Pendingapplicantsat31December 270 243 304 279 372

Summary jurisdiction cases 7

Filings 11 237 0 - -

Disposals 0 0 248 - -

Pendingcasesat31December 11 248 0 - -

1 Inallyears,thefiguresexcludemattersunderPart7oftheCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act(formerlys474DoftheCrimes Act)andapplicationsforre-determinationofalifesentence.

2 Since2005,theCourthasusedcountingrulesthatalignwithnationalcountingrules.Thereforethesefiguresarenotdirectlycomparablewithfiguresreportedbefore2005.

3 Thefiguresincludecommittalsfortrial/sentence,exofficioindictments,re-trialsorderedbytheCourtofCriminalAppealorHighCourt,mattersreferredfromtheMentalHealthReviewTribunal,transfersfromtheDistrictCourt,andre-activatedmatters(egwhereabenchwarrantisexecuted).

4 Disposalsarecountedatsentence,acquittalorotherfinaldisposal.Previouslydisposalswerecountedatverdict,pleaofguilty,orotherfinaldisposal.(“Otherfinaldisposal”includesreferraltotheMentalHealthTribunal,nobill,deathoftheaccused,orderforabenchwarranttoissue,transfertoanothercourt,andotherfinalorders).

5 ThefiguresforpendingBailsListcasesdonotreconcilewiththefiguresforfilingsanddisposals.Thisisbecausethefiguresforfilingsanddisposalsarecountsofapplications,whilethefiguresforpendingcasesarecountsofapplicants.TheCourtcandealconcurrentlywithmultipleapplicationsforanapplicant.

6 Thecountsfordisposalsunder-representthenumberofbailapplicationsthathavebeenheardanddetermined.WhilecorrectorderswererecordedontheJusticeLinksystem,forasignificantnumberofcasesthemethodofenteringthecourtresultdidnotrecordadisposalforthebailapplication.

7 Normally,thefewsummaryjurisdictioncasesthatcometotheCourtareincludedwithcivilcaseswithintheSummonsListoftheCommonLawDivision,wheretheyaremanaged.During2007and2008,atotalof248relatedprosecutionsundertheFood Act 2003(againstonecompanyanditstwodirectors)werelodged.ThesehavebeenseparatelyreportedtopreventskewingofthestatisticsintheSummonsList.Notethatthe248casesreportedherewerereportedtotheProductivityCommissionas9casesonly,inaccordancewiththenationalcountingrules.

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2007 2008 20091 20102 2011

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Civil

Administrative Law List

Filings 145 150 125 186 183

Disposals 195 191 110 218 156


Defamation List

Filings 61 73 73 72 59

Disposals 65 74 89 65 63


Common Law General List (formerly the General Case Management List) 3

Filings 963 1,096 1,072 939 1,012

Contested claims 271 317 402 472 462

– personal injury 169 213 272 275 230

– other claims 102 104 130 197 232

Uncontested claims 128 208 173 65 100

ProceedsofCrimecases 179 119 127 114 125

Othersummonscases 385 452 370 288 325

Disposals 1,048 1,033 1,073 778 863


– personal injury 228 194 232 219 188

– other 214 189 182 118 234




Pendingcasesat31December 1,104 1,127 1,168 1,342 1,648


– personal injury 381 391 443 483 550

– other 293 289 327 360 373




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Possession List 4

Filings 5,454 5,472 4,610 3,658 3,994

Contested 256 282 286 n/a n/a

Uncontested 5,198 5,190 4,324 n/a n/a

Disposals 5,918 5,296 5,431 2,827 2,239






Professional Negligence List

Filings 152 211 172 202 150

Disposals 139 182 185 167 189


Miscellaneous applications 5

Filings 281 314 261 339 525

Disposals 162 130 491 319 490


COMMON LAW DIVISION TOTALS – Civil

Filings 7,056 7,316 6,313 5,396 5,923

Disposals 7,544 6,955 7,395 4,374 4,000

Pending cases at 31 December 4,386 4,806 3,806 4,751 6,768

1 Between17and21December2009theCourtchangedtoanewcaseinformationandmanagementsystem–JusticeLink.Thedatafor2009weretakenat17December2009,not31December2009.

2 Thefiguresreportedfor2010and2011havebeenextractedfromtheJusticeLinksystembutareconsideredtobeprovisionalbecausethecaseloadreportingfunctionofJusticeLinkisstillbeingrefined.Somereportingissuesstillneedtoberesolved(forexample,accurateseparationofAdministrativeLawListcasesfromCommonLawGeneralListcases).

3 For2007,2008and2009,thefiguresexclude248summonscasesthatcomprisedagroupofrelatedprosecutionsundertheFood Act 2003–thosecasesarereportedundertheheading‘Summaryjurisdictioncases’withinthecriminalworkloadofthisDivision.

4 Thestatisticsfor2010and2011arefromtheJusticeLinkreports,whichdonotyetenableseparatecountingofthePossessionListcasesthatbecomecontested.Basedonhistoricaldata,approximately5percentofPossessionListcasesbecomecontested.

5 TheseincludeapplicationsundertheMutualRecognitionAct,Trans-TasmanMutualRecognitionAct,applicationsforproductionorders,requestsforservicewithinNSWofdocumentsrelatedtocivilproceedingsbeingconductedoutsideNSW,andapplicationstoenforcejudgmentsgivenoutsideAustralia.Thislistwasauditedduring2009andapproximately350caseswerefinalisedasaresultoftheaudit.

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2007 2008 20091 20102 2011

EQUITY DIVISION

Admiralty List

Filings 2 4 22 11 4

Disposals 3 4 4 16 10


Adoptions List 3

Applications 161 203 220 212 189

Ordersmade 167 204 204 199 194


Commercial List

Filings 249 264 212 172 178

Disposals 251 246 240 173 188


Commercial Arbitration List

Filings - - - 5 7

Disposals - - - 3 5

Pendingcasesat31December - - - 3 8

Corporations List

Filings 3,008 3,150 2,764 2,149 1,837

Disposals4 2,401 2,223 2,201 2,198 1,767


Equity General List 5

Filings 2,187 2,228 1,993 2,250 2,101

– family provision cases 624 641 512 858 803

– other 1,563 1,587 1,481 1,392 1,298

Disposals6 3,205 3,615 3,098 2,031 1,944


– other 2,611 2,834 2,493 1,312 1,206



– other6 1,771 1,486 1,397 1,465 1,650

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Probate (Contentious Matters) List

Filings 141 150 125 172 138

Disposals 140 152 123 160 145


Protective List 7

Applications 112 91 75 80 72

Disposals 107 104 73 58 95

Pendingapplicationsat31December 28 15 17 39 16

Revenue List 8

Filings - - - 21 17

Disposals - - - 3 8

Pendingapplicationsat31December - - - 22 32

Technology and Construction List

Filings 104 114 115 100 147

Disposals 91 109 109 91 119


EQUITY DIVISION TOTALS

Filings 5,964 6,205 5,526 5,172 4,690

Disposals 9 6,365 6,655 6,052 4,932 4,475

Pending cases at 31 December 3,605 3,472 3,153 3,502 4,004

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

PROBATE – UNCONTESTED MATTERS10

Applications for grant of probate etc 11 21,711 22,421 21,580 22,324 22,449

Other matters lodged12 962 1,007 1,404 859 776

Total applications received 22,673 23,428 22,985 23,183 24,225

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1Between17and21December2009theCourtchangedtoanewcaseinformationandmanagementsystem–JusticeLink.Thedatafor2009weretakenat17December–theexceptionsaretheAdoptionsList,ProtectiveListandProbate(ContentiousMatters)List,forwhichthedataweretakenat31December.

2Thefiguresreportedforfilingsfor2010and2011(exceptfortheAdoptionsList,Probate(ContentiousMatters)ListandProtectiveList)havebeenextractedfromtheJusticeLinksystembutareconsideredtobeprovisionalbecausethecaseloadreportingfunctionofJusticeLinkisstillbeingrefined.

3InthisList,allapplicationstypesarecounted,includinginformationapplications.Asaresultofaudits,the2008figureswererevisedin2009.

4For2009andearlier,theseareRegistrars’disposalsonly,withdisposalsbyJudgesandAssociateJudgesbeingincludedinthetotalfortheEquityGeneralList.For2010andonwards,alldisposalsinthisListarerecorded.Typically,Registrarsfinaliseabout90percentofCorporationsListcases.

5TheEquityGeneralListfiguresfor2009andearlierincludeRevenueListcases.6ThedisposalsinthisListfor2009andearlieralsoincludecasesdisposedfromtheCorporationsListbyaJudgeorAssociate

Judge.7Applicationsarecountedinsteadof“cases”becausecasesinthisListcanbeofaperpetualnature.Duringtheperiodwhena

person’saffairsorpropertyaremanagedundertheProtected Estates Act,itispossiblethatmorethanoneapplicationwillbemadeinrelationtothatperson.‘Disposals’referstothenumberofdisposedapplications.Followinganauditin2009,thefiguresfor2008wererevised.

8For2009andearlier,theRevenueListcaseshavebeenincludedwithintheEquityGeneralList.9For2009andearlier,thecountsofdisposalsfortheEquityDivisionshouldbeconsideredwithcautionbecause,forthetwo

largestlists,asignificantnumberofcasesmayhavemorethanonedisposalrecordedpercase.Thisisbecausemanycasesarere-opened(butnotcountedasafreshfilings).Consequently,suchmatters(whichhavebeenrecordedonlyonceasafiling)mayhavemorethanonedisposalrecordedagainstthem.

10ThisincludesallapplicationsfiledintheProbateList.Registrarsdealwithuncontestedapplications.OnlyasmallproportionofProbateListcasesarecontestedandtheyarehandledintheProbate(ContentiousMatters)List.

11Thesearetheapplicationsforgrantofvariousformsofprobateorlettersofadministration,orforresealofprobategrants.12Thesearetheprobate-relatedmattershandledbytheregistryotherthanapplicationsforagrantofprobate–forexample,

probateaccountsmatters,caveats,depositedwills,andelectionstoadministerestates.

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Timeliness – age of pending cases at 31 December 1, 2, 3

Number pending (and % of total) National standard 4 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

COURT OF APPEAL

Totalnumberofcasespending 408 379 329 384 338

Caseswithin12monthsofage90%

364(89%)

328(87%)

295(90%)

328(85%)

296(88%)


399(98%)

373(98%)

320(97%)

373(97%)

323(96%)

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

Totalnumberofcasespending 177 185 183 180 222


172(97%)

174(94%)

167(91%)

170(94%)

205(92%)


175(99%)

184(99%)

175(96%)

176(98%)

219(99%)

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Criminal 5, 6

Totalnumberofdefendantspending 93 111 90 84 143


92(83%)

73(81%)

68(81%)

81(90%)

108(76%)


108(97%)

85(94%)

78(93%)

90(100%)

140(98%)

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Civil

Totalnumberofcasespending 4,386 4,806 3,806 4,751 6,768


- - - 3,513(74%)

3,689(55%)


- - - 4,193(88%)

5,938(88%)

EQUITY DIVISION (excluding uncontested probate matters)

Totalnumberofcasespending 3,605 3,472 3,153 3,502 4,004


- - - 2,340(67%)

2,356(59%)


- - - 2,960(85%)

3,302(82%)

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1EquityDivisioncasesandthecivilcasesoftheCommonLawDivisionhavebeenincludedinthistableforthesince2010onlyandtheinformationisbasedondatafromtheJusticeLinksystem.Thedataextractionprocessesarestillbeingrefinedandthereportedinformationisprovisional.FortheCourtofAppeal,theCourtofCriminalAppealandCriminallistcasestheinformationcomesfrommanuallycollateddata.

2ForcasesintheCourtofAppealandtheCourtofCriminalAppeal,theageofcasesincludestimetakentodealwithanyassociatedapplicationforleavetoappeal.

3ThesefiguresincludetheeffectoffactorsoutsidethecontroloftheCourt,suchasthetimetakentocompleterelevantcasesinothercourts,interlocutoryappeals,timetakentoprepareessentialreports,andtimeoccupiedbytrialsthatresultinahungjury.

4Thenationalstandardsaretakenfromthe“backlog”performanceindicatorwithintheCourtAdministrationchapteroftheReport on Government Services (publishedbytheProductivityCommission).Notethatthenationalstandardsapplytodistrict/countycourtsaswellassupremecourts.Thenationalstandardsthereforeapplytoalargerangeofindictmentsandcriminality.MostindictmentspresentedintheCriminalListinthisCourtarefortheoffenceofmurder.OthermattersmaybebroughtbeforethisCourtonlywiththeapprovaloftheChiefJusticeandgenerallyinvolvethemostseriouscriminality.OthersupremecourtsinAustraliausuallydealwithabroaderrangeofcriminalcases.

5ThefiguresexcludemattersunderPart7oftheCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act(formerlys474DoftheCrimes Act)andapplicationsforre-determinationofalifesentence.

6Thefiguresarecomparablefromyeartoyear:thecountingunitisdefendants.Casesareconsideredtobependinguntilthetimeofsentence/acquittalorotherfinaldisposal.Whereatrialcollapsesandanewtrialisordered,thecountingoftheageofthecaseiscalculatedfromthedateofcommittal(notfromthedateoftheorderforthenewtrial).

Timeliness – listing delays at the end of the year 1, 2

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

COURT OF APPEAL3 4months 3.5months 1.5months 3months 4months

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2months 3months 2.5months 2months 4months

COMMON LAW DIVISION

Criminal List 4 4-5months 2.5months 3months 1.5months 5months

Civil lists 5 3-4months 2.5months 3months 1.5months 7months

Bails List 3-4weeks 6weeks 3weeks 4weeks 2.5weeks

EQUITY DIVISION 6 5-6months 5months 2.5months 3.3months 2.5months

1ThisisthetimebetweentheestablishmentofreadinessforhearingandthefirstgroupofavailablehearingdatesthattheCourtoffersforcriminalandciviltrialcases,criminalandcivilappealsandBailsListcases.ThesedelaysdonotapplyiftheCourtordersanexpeditedhearing.

2Thelistingdelaysshowthepositionatthestartofthenewlawterm(forexample,for2011itisthepositionatthestartofthe2012lawterm).Thisremovestheend-of-yearimpactofthelawvacation.

3Thisreferstosubstantiveappeals(includingthoseheardconcurrentlywithaleaveapplication).Thelistingdelayissignificantlyshorterforahearingofaleaveapplicationalone.

4Thisreferstocasesrequiringatleast3weeksofhearingtime.5Thisreferstocasesrequiringupto5daysofhearingtime.6ThisrefersonlytoGeneralListandProbate(ContentiousMatters)Listcasesrequiring2ormoredaysofhearingtimebeforea

Judge.

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Alternative dispute resolution

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Court-annexed mediations listed 1, 2

Total 282 568 666 719 698

– Common Law Division 24 37 68 55 57

– Equity Division – not probate cases 246 518 553 651 623

– Equity Division – probate cases 11 12 36 12 18

– Court of Appeal 1 1 9 1 0

Percentageofcasessettlingatmediation3

49% 59% 49% 51% 50%

Listingdelay4 7weeks 6weeks 5weeks 7-8weeks 5weeks

Referrals to mediation generally

Totalreferralsrecorded5 748 868 1,111 1,144 902

Mediationreferralindex6 15.6% 17.1% 23.9% 23.5% 19.4%

Arbitrations listed

CommonLawDivision 0 0 0 0 0

1 “Court-annexedmediation”referstomediationsconductedbytheRegistrarsoftheCourtwhoarealsoqualifiedasmediators.Itexcludesmediationsconductedbyprivatemediators.

2 Thissectionreferstocourt-annexedmediationlistingsfortheyear–notethatreferralstocourt-annexedmediationthataremadelateinoneyearmayresultinlistingsearlyinthefollowingyear.

3 Thisrefersonlytocasesthathavesettledandeitheragreeduponfinalisingordersordraftedheadsofagreementby the close of the mediation procedure.Itdoesnotincludecasesthatadviseasettlementatanylatertime(eventhoughthemediationmayhavecontributedsignificantlytoreachingthatsettlement).TheRegistrydoesnotcollectsettlementdataformediationsconductedbyprivatemediators.

4 Thisisthedelayuntilthefirstavailablegroupofmediationsessionswithinthecourt-annexedmediationprogram,asreportedatthestartofthenewlawterm(forexample,for2011itisthepositionatthestartofthe2012lawterm).Earliermediationsessionsarearranged,iforderedbytheCourt.

5 ThiscoversalloccasionswhentheCourtrefersacasetomediation,regardlessofwhetherthemediationistobeconductedthroughthecourt-annexedmediationprogramorbyaprivatemediator.

6 The“mediationreferralindex”comparesthenumberofcasesreferredtomediationduringtheyearwiththenumberofcaseslodged(inthatyear)thatareofatypeforwhichmediationispossible.Forthepurposeofcalculatingthemediationreferralindex,mediationisconsideredpossibleforallcivilcasestypes(includingappealcases)exceptforproceedsofcrimecases,casesthathaveahighlikelihoodofproceedingtodefaultjudgmentorhavenodefendantelement,allcasesintheAdoptionslistorProtectiveList,and90percentofcasesintheCorporationsList.Whileacasemaybeofatypeforwhichmediationispossible,theremaybeparticularaspectsofthatcasethatmakeitinappropriateformediation;however,thecalculationofthemediationreferralindexdoesnotexcludeanycasesonthatbasis.

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thepowertoalter,addto,orrescindanyoftheRulescontainedin,orcreatedunder,theSupreme Court Act 1970.TheCommittee’smembershipisdefinedinsection123oftheAct,andincludesrepresentativesfromeachDivisionoftheCourtandkeyorganisationswithinthelegalprofession.ManyoftherulesthatgoverncivilproceedingsarenowincorporatedintheUniformCivilProcedureRules,assuchfewermeetingsoftheSupremeCourtRuleCommitteehavebeenrequired.TherewerenomeetingsoftheSupremeCourtRuleCommitteein2010or2011.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourabletheChiefJustice(Chairperson)TheHonourablethePresidentTheHonourableJusticeHodgsonAO

(untilAugust2011)TheHonourableMrJusticeJames

(untilDecember2011)TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeHallTheHonourableJusticeReinMrGeoffLindsaySC(NSWBarAssociation)MrSWestgarth(LawSocietyofNSW)MrSJupp(Secretary)SeniorDeputyRegistrarFlaskas(AdvisingOfficer)

Education Committee TheSupremeCourt,inpartnershipwiththeJudicialCommissionofNewSouthWales,providescontinuingjudicialeducationforSupremeCourtJudgesandAssociateJudges.TheCommitteeaimstomaintainaregularseriesof“TwilightSeminars”duringtheyeardealingwithimportantstatutorychangesandpracticalissuesincasemanagement.JudgesfromtheLandandEnvironmentCourtalsoregularlyattendsuchseminars.

TheCommitteealsodevelopstheprogramforanannualSupremeCourtConferenceattendedbyallavailablejudicialofficersfromtheCourt.Theprogramisdesignedtocoverissuesofbroadimportancetotheadministrationofjusticeandthedevelopmentofthelaw.ItiscurrentpracticetohaveadistinguishedoverseasjudicialofficerandoftenadistinguishedAustralianjudgeorretiredjudgefromanotherjurisdictionaddressthe

Chief Justice’s Policy and Planning CommitteeTheCommitteemeetseachmonthtodeterminestrategicpolicytobeadoptedbytheCourt,particularlyinrelationtolegislative,proceduraloradministrativechangesthatarelikelytoaffecttheCourtanditsusers.ThePolicyandPlanningCommitteeisoneofonlytwoCourtCommitteeswithdecision-makingresponsibilities,theotherbeingtheRuleCommittee.Caseloadmanagementremainedanimportantfocusthroughouttheyear.TheCommitteealsocontinuedtoreviewpolicyandproceduralinitiativessubmittedbytheCourt’sotherCommitteesdetailedinthisAppendix.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourabletheChiefJustice(Chairperson)TheHonourablethePresidentTheHonourableJusticeBeazleyAOTheHonourableJusticeGilesTheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAMTheHonourableJusticeBerginMsMGreenwood(Secretary–untilSeptember

2010)MrPMcKnight(Secretary–fromSeptember

2010–April2011)MsLMurphy(Secretary–fromMay2011)

Supreme Court Executive CommitteeTheExecutiveCommitteewasestablishedinAugust2011tofacilitatecontemporaneousconsiderationandresolutionofsignificantoperationalandstrategicissues.TheCommitteemetweeklythroughout2011.

Members during 2011TheHonourabletheChiefJustice(Chairperson)TheHonourablethePresidentTheHonourableJusticeBeazleyAOTheHonourableJusticeGilesTheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAMMsLMurphy(Secretary)

Supreme Court Rule Committee TheRuleCommitteemeetsasrequiredtoconsiderproposedchangestotheSupremeCourtRules1970withaviewtoincreasingtheefficiencyoftheCourt’soperations,andreducingcostanddelayinaccordancewiththerequirementsofaccesstojustice.TheCommitteeisastatutorybodythathas

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Building Committee TheCommitteemeetsapproximatelyeverytwomonthstodiscussmattersaffectingthebuildingswithintheDarlinghurstandKingStreetcourtcomplexes,andtheLawCourtsBuildinginPhillipStreet.TheCommitteesubmitsrecommendationstotheChiefJusticethroughthePolicyandPlanningCommitteeconcerningmaintenanceandrestorationwork,includingthedesiredoutcomefromthework.TheCommitteealsoidentifiesfacilitiesthatarerequiredtosupportcourtroomoperationsandtheneedsofCourtusers.TherefurbishmentoftheLawCourtsBuildingandtheongoingrefurbishmentoftheKingStreetCourtComplexremainedtheCommittee’sprimaryconcernsduringthe2010and2011years.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeMcDougall(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeGilesTheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAMTheHonourableJusticeBreretonAMRFDTheHonourableJusticePriceAMTheHonourableJusticeMcCallumTheHonourableAssociateJusticeHallenMsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MrNSanderson-GoughMrKMarshall(AssetManagementBranch,

DepartmentofAttorneyGeneral&Justice)MrMLevy(AssetManagementBranch,Department

ofAttorneyGeneral&Justice)MrJGrant(SupremeCourt,Secretary)

Information Technology Committee TheInformationTechnologyCommitteemeetseverytwomonthstoassesstheinformationtechnologyneedsofjudicialofficersandtheirstaff,andtoreviewtheimplementationofITservices.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeGzell(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeMcCollAOTheHonourableJusticeEinsteinTheHonourableJusticeLathamTheHonourableJusticeSlattery

conference.TheconferencealsoincludesasessionontopicsofinterestnotdirectlyrelatedtothedailyworkoftheCourt,providedbyexpertsinthechosenfield.

Inaddition,theCommitteeplansvisitstocorrectionalcentresandotherfacilitiesinordertofurtherunderstandingofthepracticaloperationofotherarmsofgovernmentinvolvedintheadministrationofjustice.Moregenerally,withtheassistanceoftheJudicialCommission,theCommitteeseekstomaintainahighstandardofprofessionaldevelopmentandtrainingforjudgesontheCourt.

TheCommitteeiscomprisedofanumberofjudgesselectedbytheChiefJusticetogetherwiththeEducationDirectorandtheManager,ConferencesandCommunication,fromtheJudicialCommission.TheChairoftheCommitteeisalsotheChairoftheJudicialCommission’sStandingAdvisoryCommitteeonJudicialEducation.

Members during 2010 and 2011:TheHonourableJusticeBeazleyAO(Chairfrom

November2011)TheHonourableJusticeBasten(ChairtoNovember

2011)TheHonourableJusticeJCCampbellTheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeNicholasTheHonourableJusticeHislopTheHonourableJusticeJohnsonTheHonourableJusticeHarrisonTheHonourableJusticeFullertonTheHonourableJusticeSchmidtTheHonourableJusticeGarlingRFDMsMGreenwood,CEO(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight,ActingCEO(fromSeptember2010

toApril2011)MsLMurphy,CEO(fromApril2011)MsRuthWindeler(Convenor),EducationDirector,

JudicialCommissionofNSWMsRuthSheard,Manager,Conferencesand

Communication,JudicialCommissionofNSW

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Jury Task Force TheTaskForcewasformedbytheChiefJusticein1992toexamineandreportonmattersrelatingtothewelfareandwellbeingofjurors.TheTaskForcemeetseverymonthtodiscussissuesaffectingjuriesandjuryservicereferredtoitbytheChiefJustice,aheadofjurisdiction,ortheAttorneyGeneral.Itmonitorsareasofpolicyconcerningjurorswithdisabilities,theSheriff’spowertodisclosetheidentityofajurorintheeventofjurytampering,andexemptionsfromjuryservice.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeBuddin(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeRAHulmeHerHonourJudgeHock(DistrictCourt)HisHonourJudgeCharteris(DistrictCourt)MrMTalbot(AssistantDirectorGeneral,Courts

andTribunalServices,DepartmentofAttorneyGeneral&Justice)

MrRKruit(RegionalManager,OfficeoftheSheriff)MsSHuer(ChiefSuperintendent,Officeofthe

Sheriff)MsPMusgrave(Director,LegislationandPolicy

Division,DepartmentofAttorneyGeneral&Justice)

MsKLeah(SeniorPolicyOfficer,LegislationandPolicyDivision,DepartmentofAttorneyGeneral&Justice)

MrKMarshall(Director,AssetManagementBranch,DepartmentofAttorneyGeneral&Justice)

MsSPalagummi(Secretary)

Library Committee TheSupremeCourtLibraryCommitteemeetsasrequiredtoprovideadviceonthemanagementoftheJudges’ChambersCollectionsandSupremeCourtFloorCollections.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourablethePresident(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAMTheHonourableJusticeBerginMsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MsLFairbairn(LibraryServices)MsSRamsay(LibraryServices)

TheHonourableAssociateJusticeMacreadyMsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MrNSanderson-GoughMrJMahon(InformationServicesBranch)MsKDuke(InformationServicesBranch)MsLFairbairn(LawCourtsLibrary)MrGWalker(ReportingServicesBranch)MsEWalsham(ReportingServicesBranch)

Alternative Dispute Resolution Steering Committee TheAlternativeDisputeResolution(ADR)SteeringCommitteemeetstodiscusstheCourt’sADRprocessesandconsiderwaysinwhichtheymightbeimproved.TheCommitteeworkstoencouragetheuseofADR(particularlymediation)insolvingdisputes,andtoensuretheCourthasadequateinfrastructuretoprovidethisservice.TheCommitteemakesrecommendationstotheChiefJusticeinpursuitoftheseobjectives,consultingwithothercourtsandexternalorganisationswhereappropriate.TheCommitteemetonfouroccasionsinboth2010and2011.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeBergin(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeHislopTheHonourableJusticeHallTheHonourableJusticeLathamTheHonourableJusticeWardTheHonourableAssociateJusticeHarrisonMsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MsLWalton,RegistrarinEquity(toNovember2011)MrAMusgrave,AssistantRegistrarinEquity(from

November2011)MsABowneSCMsMWalkerMrAMcMurran(fromFebruary2011)MsJHighet(Secretary)

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Common Law Civil Users’ Committee TheCommitteeprovidesaforumfordiscussingandaddressingmattersofconcernorinterestintheadministrationoftheCommonLawDivision’sciviltrialworkload.TheCommitteemetthreetimesduringtheyeartodiscussmattersincluding:caseloadmanagement;listingpracticeanddelays;specialistlists;juryissues,andregionalhearings.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAM(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeHallMsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MrCBradford

Legalprofessionrepresentatives:PeterDeakinQC(SirJamesMartinChambers)LornaMcFee(NSWBarAssociation)EugeneRomaniukreplacedHewitt(JackShand

Chambers)EliasYamine(LawSocietyofNSW)RKambar(LawSocietyrepresentative)

Professional Negligence List User Group TheGroupmeetsasrequiredtodiscussissuesrelevanttotheadministrationandoperationoftheList.TheGroupconvenesasrequired.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeHislop(Chairperson)MrIButcherMrDMunroMrTSternMsAWalshMsJTully

Equity Liaison Group ThisGroupwasestablishedin2001topromotediscoursebetweenthelegalprofessionandrepresentativesoftheEquityDivisionuponmattersofinterestandimportancetotheoperationoftheDivision.TheGroupisinformalandthemeetingsfacilitatecandiddiscussionsabouttheoperationsoftheDivision.Typicallythesediscussionsencouragecooperationbetweenthejudgesandlegalprofessionindevelopingsuggestedimprovementstothe

Court of Appeal Users’ Group TheGroupwasestablishedin1999andconsistsofrepresentativesfromthelegalprofessionnominatedbytheBarAssociationandtheLawSociety.TheGroupmeetswiththePresidenttwiceayearandprovidesuserswithanopportunitytoshareideasandraiseconcernsabouttheCourtofAppeal’soperations.TheGroupdidnotmeetin2010or2011.

TheCourtinsteadheldaninformationsessionin2011andinvitedanyinterestedmembersoftheNewSouthWalesBarandtheNewSouthWalesLawSocietytoattend.ThesessiondiscussedcurrentissuesintheCourtofAppealandprovidedfeedbackabouttimeframesforthepreparationofsubmissionsandappealbooks.TheCourtintendstoholdafurtherinformationsessioninlate2012.

Court of Criminal Appeal/Crime User Group ThejointCourtofCriminalAppeal/CrimeUserGroupwasestablishedin2004topromoteeffectivecommunicationbetweentheCourtandkeyusers.TheGroupfocusesonensuringthatCourtofCriminalAppealproceduresworkeffectivelywithintherequiredtimeframes.

Members in 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAM(Chairperson)MsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MrSJuppMrMCromptonMrMIeraceSC(PublicDefendersOffice)MsPMusgraveMrPIngramSCMrGGalanisMsEMcKenzie(OfficeofCommonwealthDirector

ofPublicProsecutions)MsMSchneiderMrSDoumitMrIRodgersMrSOdgersSC(NSWBarAssociation)MrDGiddy(LawSocietyofNSW)MsPOlsoen(DistrictCourtofNSW)MsRGiurastante(CrownSolicitors)MsEHallMsJWitmer(LegalAidCommissionofNSW)

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MrGCussenMrMHayterMrJJohnsonMsLJohnsonMrDMcCrostieMsMO’BrienMrJThomsonMrMHughes

Othermembers:MsGHayden(AustralianSecuritiesandInvestments

Commission)MsDNorth(InsolvencyPractitionersAssociationof

Australia)MrMMurray(InsolvencyPractitioners’Association

ofAustralia)

Commercial List Users’ Group TheGroupprovidesaforumfordiscussionamongsttheCommercialListJudgesandlegalpractitionerswhopractiseintheCommercialListandtheTechnologyandConstructionList(theLists).TheGroupmeetstodiscussvariousissuesconcerningtheadministrationoftheLists,includingmattersofprocedureandpracticeinrelationtotheListsandthepotentialforrevisionofthepracticetoensurethattheListsoperateasefficientlyaspossible.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeEinsteinTheHonourableJusticeMcDougallTheHonourableJusticeHammerschlag(ListJudge)

Legalprofessionrepresentatives:

BarristersMrMAAshhurstMrTFBathurstQCMsEACollinsMrFCCorsaroSCMrLVGylesMrNCHutleySCMrJCKellySCMrGCLindsaySCMrGTMillerQCMrCRCNewlindsSCMsEMOlssonSCMrSDRobbQCMrMGRudgeSCMrRMSmithSC

Division’soperations.TheGroupmettwicein2011.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeBergin(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeForster(toMarch2010)TheHonourableJusticeSlattery(fromMarch2010)MsLWalton,RegistrarinEquity(toNovember2011)MrAMusgrave,RegistrarinEquity(fromNovember

2011)

Legalprofessionrepresentatives:MrCRCNewlindsSCMrRRIHarperSCMsJANeedhamSCMrGASirtesSCMsVWhittakerMrMAshhurstMrMKCondonMsAMKennedyMrJKMartinMrBJMillerMsPGSuttorMrSDWestgarth

Corporations List Users’ Group TheGrouppromotesopenandregulardiscussionbetweenjudicialofficersandlegalpractitionersregardingtheCorporationsList,andassistsinensuringthattheListisconductedinafairandefficientmanner.TheGroupmetthreetimesduring2010andthreetimesin2011toconsideranddiscussvariousissuesconcerningtheCourt’sworkincorporationsmattersincludingCourtprocedures,listingarrangements,andapplicationoftheCorporationsRules.

Membersduring2010and2011TheHonourableJusticeBarrett(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticePalmerAM(toJune2011)TheHonourableJusticeWhiteTheHonourableJusticeWardTheHonourableAssociateJusticeMacreadyMsLWalton(toNovember2011)MrAMusgrave(fromNovember2011)MrJHoward(fromNovember2011)

Legalprofessionrepresentatives:MrCRCNewlindsSCMrMBOakesSCMrSGolledge

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Apartfromthoselistedabove,personswhoattendedmeetingsregularlyduring2010and2011includedthefollowing:

MsKAndrews(NortonRose)MrBBurke(Hicksons)MrRCameron(Hicksons)MrMCollins(Gadens)MsKCooper(Bransgroves)MsRDaher(Bransgroves)MsRDoran(LegalAidNSW)MsLEldridge(Bransgroves)MrGFletcher(Bransgroves)MrCHudson(Gadens)MsAKelly(ConsumerCreditLegalCentre)MsKLane(ConsumerCreditLegalCentre)MsSLever(HenryDavisYork)MrDMcMillan(LegalAidNSW)MrJMoratelli(LegalAidNSW)MsFParker(HenryDavisYork)MsNPetrou(RedfernLegalCentre)MsJPike(DibbsAbbottStillman)MrTSherrard(Gadens)MrSStierli(Hicksons)MsHVanRavels(GadensMsCWallace(DibbsBarker)MsKWhite(NABLegal)(fromMay)MsSWinfield(ConsumerCreditLegalCentre)MsNMinassian(Gadens)MsADoudman(HenryDavisYork)MrMSuliman(NortonRose)MsCWatson(Bransgroves)MsHBaxter(NABLegal)MrMConnor(DibbsBarker)MrRIaconis(DibbsBarker)MrMPike(KempStrang)MrAPong(KempStrang)

SolicitorsMrRJDrinnanMRLBHastingsMrRKHeinrichMsLEJohnsonMrRGJohnstonMrPJKeelMrBPKermondMrSHKlotzMrSAMcDonaldMrJKMarshallMsMAPaveyMrLMPowersMrMWWatsonMrSDWestgarth

Possession List Users’ Group ThePossessionListUsersGroupwasestablishedin2006.ThePossessionListisnumericallythelargestlistintheCommonLawDivisionoftheCourtandinvolvesclaimsforpossessionoflandfollowingmortgagedefault.TheGroupcomprisesrepresentativesfromarangeoflawfirmswhoregularlyappearforplaintiffsintheListandorganisations(LegalAidNSW,theConsumerCreditLegalCentreandRedfernLegalCentre)whoprovidelegalassistancetothoseexperiencingproblemswithdebt.TheGroupdoesnothaveappointedmembers.Rather,representativesfromthosefirmsandorganisationsattendandprovidearangeofviewsonrelevantissues.TheGroup’sprimaryobjectivesaretoencouragefrankdiscussionconcerningissuesaffectingtherunningoftheList,toidentifyhowproblemsmightbeovercomeandtoimprovecourtprocessestoassistpartiesinthisclassofproceedings.TheGroupmetonsixoccasionsduring2010and2011.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeDavies(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeMcCallumMrSJuppMrCBradfordMrMCesta-Incani

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MsKDouglass(PublicInformationOfficer,NSWsuperiorcourts)

MsLMcGregor(PublicInformationOfficer,NSWsuperiorcourts)

MrNCowderyQC(NSWDirectorofPublicProsecutions)

MrLLampratiSC(ActingNSWDirectorofPublicProsecutions)

MrMIeraceSC(SeniorPublicDefender)MsMScheikowski(AustralianAssociatedPress)MsJWells(AustralianBroadcastingCorporation)MsJWells(AustralianFinancialReview)MsADale(DailyTelegraph)MrRColeman(FairfaxLegal)MsESouthwood(NetworkTen)MsGJacobsen(SydneyMorningHerald)MrGTaylor(Radio2GB)MsACooper(ODPPMediaLiaisonand

CommunicationsOfficer)

Judges’ JusticeLink Committee TheCommitteemeetsfortnightlytomonitoranddiscussaspectsoftheJusticeLinkprojectspecificallyfromtheSupremeCourt’sperspective.TheCommitteeconsistsofnominatedjudicialrepresentativesfromtheCourtandkeystaffmembersfromtheCourt’sRegistryandtheJusticeLinkprojectteam.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeGzell(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeHowie(toMay2010)TheHonourableJusticeLathamTheHonourableJusticeReinTheHonourableAssociateJusticeMacreadyMsMGreenwood(toSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MrSJuppMsNUbrihien

Probate Users’ Group TheGroupmeetsregularlytodiscussmattersconcerningtheoperationoftheCourt’sProbatework.TheGroupconsidersimprovementstopracticesandprocessesandmakesrecommendationstotheRuleCommitteewhenappropriate.TheGroupalsodiscussesspecificissuespertinenttoprobatemattersanddeceasedestatesgenerally.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeWhite(ProbateListJudge)TheHonourableJusticePalmerAM(untilJune2011)MsMGreenwood(untilSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010until

April2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MrSJupp(Prothonotary,SupremeCourt)ProfessorRCroucher(MacquarieUniversity,

representingNSWlawschools)MsPVines(UniversityofNSW)MrRNeal(LawSocietyofNSW)MsPSuttor(LawSocietyofNSW)MsRPollard(NSWTrustee&Guardian)MrPWhitehead(representingtrusteecompanies)MrMWillmott(NSWBarAssociation)MrPStuddert(Secretary)

Media Consultation Group TheMediaConsultationGroupwasestablishedin2002topromoteopendiscussionbetweenkeyrepresentativesfromthecourts,legalprofessionandmedia.TheaimoftheGroupistoidentifyissuesaffectingthereportingofcourtproceedingsbythemedia.TheGroupmetoncein2010,andoncein2011,todiscusstheproposedCourtInformationBillanditsimpactonmediaaccesstocourtdocuments,andfilmingincourtrooms.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeMcCollAO(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeMcClellanAMTheHonourableJusticeKirbyTheHonourableJusticeNicholasMsSZadel(PublicInformationOfficer,NSW

superiorcourts)

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Access to Court Documents Working Group TheWorkingGroupwasestablishedtoreviewcurrentarrangementsforaccesstocourtdocumentsandmakerecommendationsforchange,asappropriate.

Members during 2010 and 2011TheHonourableJusticeRuthMcCollAO

(Chairperson)TheHonourableJusticeJohnsonTheHonourableJusticeHarrisonTheHonourableJusticeReinMsMGreenwood(untilSeptember2010)MrPMcKnight(fromSeptember2010toApril2011)MsLMurphy(fromApril2011)MsKDouglassMsSZadel

Civil Registry Users’ Group TheCivilRegistryUsers’GroupisamechanismallowingopendiscussionbetweentheCourtandkeyusersregardingthedeliveryofcivilregistryservices.ItwasestablishedtoassisttheCourtinidentifyingandmeetingtheneedsandexpectationsofitsusers.

Members during 2010 and 2011MrMLaceyMrRRosman(LawandOrder)MsLAllen(MinterEllison)MsDHowitt(BlakeDawsonWaldron)MsCWilson(Litsupport)MsLAggett(LegalLiaison)MsPTsiattalos(Mallesons)MSmith(Mallesons)MrLRusso(AllensArthurRobinson)JDansinger(AllensArthurRobinson)

Civil Registry Consultation GroupThisGroupwasestablishedinAugust2011withtheaimofencouragingopenandhonestfeedbackregardingthecivilregistry’sabilitytomeettheongoingandfutureneedsofthelegalprofession.TheGroupmetquarterlythroughout2011.

Members during 2011MsLMurphyMrRDrinnan(AllensArthurRobinson)MrAMcMurran(Heidtmans)MrTStern(Sternlaw)MsASullivan(KPMG)MrGUlman(MinterEllison)MsJVirgo(ClaytonUtz)MrBBellachandMsRKenna(Secretaries)

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Aswellashearinganddeterminingcases,JudgesandAssociateJudgesactivelycontributetotheongoingprofessionaldevelopmentofthelegalcommunitybothdomesticallyandabroad.Theircontributionsextendtoactivitiessuchaspresentingpapersandspeechesatconferencesandseminars,submittingarticlesforpublication,givingoccasionallecturesateducationalinstitutions,meetingjudicialofficersfromcourtsaroundtheworld,andhostingdelegations.ManyJudgesandAssociateJudgesarealsoappointedtoserveonboards,commissions,andcommitteesforwiderangeoflegal,culturalandbenevolentorganisations.

TheJudges’andAssociateJudges’activitiesduringthe2010and2011yearsaresummarisedbelowinchronologicalorder.

THE HONOURABLE T F BATHURST, CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Conferences:

19–21Aug2011 SupremeCourtAnnualJudges’Conference(PortStephens)

23Aug2011 SupremeCourtCorporateAnnualLawConference(Sydney)

10Sep2011 ExchangingIdeasConference(Parramatta)

6Oct2011 2011AustralasianCourtAdministratorsConference(Sydney)

Speaking Engagements:

1Jun2011 AddressattheSwearinginCeremonyofTheHonourableTFBathurst,BancoCourt(Sydney)

4Jul2011 AddressattheSwearinginCeremonyofTheHonourableJusticeABlack,BancoCourt(Sydney)

9Aug2011 SpeechontheRetirementofTheHonourableJusticeDHodgsonAO,BancoCourt(Sydney)

10Aug2011 AddressattheSwearinginCeremonyofTheHonourableJusticeAJMeagher,BancoCourt(Sydney)

10Aug2011 AddressattheunveilingofportraitofSirKennethJacobs(Sydney)

13Aug2011 Openingaddress–AdvancedAlternativeDisputeResolutionWorkshop(Sydney)

18Aug2011 WelcomingaddressattheInauguralRPMeagherMemorialLecture,BancoCourt(Sydney)

20Aug2011 Openingaddress–SupremeCourtJudges’Conference(PortStephens)

23Aug2011 Welcomingaddress–AnnualCorporateLawConference,BancoCourt(Sydney)

9Sep2011 AddresstotheAustralia-IsraelChamberofCommerce,“Coping With James Hardie and Centro: A Directors’ Guide”(Sydney)

10Sep2011 Welcomingaddress–ExchangingIdeasConference(Parramatta)

21Sep2011 AddresstotheContinuingProfessionalDevelopmentSeminar,“Arbitration and International Arbitration”(Sydney)

27Sep2011 Adjudicator–UniversityofNewSouthWalesLawSocietyBlakeDawsonMootingGrandFinals(Sydney)

6Oct2011 OpeningAddress–2011AustralasianCourtAdministratorsConference(Sydney)

17Oct2011 AddressattheSwearinginCeremonyofTheHonourableJusticeCAdamson(Sydney)

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17Oct2011 Adjudicator–SydneyUniversityLawSocietyFreehillsContractsMootingCompetition(Sydney)

19Oct2011 AddresstotheSydneyLawSchoolFoundationReception(Sydney)

27Oct2011 AddresstotheUniversityofNewSouthWalesLawSchoolBookCelebration(Sydney)

16Nov2011 Keynoteaddress–theCityofSydneyLawSocietyAnnualDinner(Sydney)

29Nov2011 Booklaunch,The Interpretation of Contracts in AustraliabySirKimLewisonandDavidHughes(Sydney)

1Dec2011 AddresstotheUniversityofNewSouthWalesLaw40thAnniversaryConference,“Dispute Resolution in the Next 40 Years: Repertoire or Revolution”(Sydney)

Publications:

Foreword,Principles of Civil Procedure (2nd edn),byDorneBoniface,MiikoKumarandMichaelLegg,ThomsonReuters,Pyrmont,2011

Delegations and International Assistance:

19Sep2011 VisitbyJudgeMinoruSonoda,TokyoDistrictCourt,Japan

21Sep2011 ChinesedelegationledbyMrYunshengZhang,SeniorJudgeofHaikouIntermediatePeople’sCourt,HainanProvince,China

28Oct2011 ChinesedelegationledbyMrTangDongping,DeputyDirectorGeneral,HunanProvincialSupervisionDepartment,China

14Dec2011 ChinesedelegationledbyMrLiangZhenlin,DeputyDirectorGeneral,DepartmentofJustice,Guangxi,China

19Dec2011 ChinesedelegationledbyMrLiXiaolin,DirectorofJudgesCollege,LiaoningHighPeople’sCourt,China

THE HONOURABLE J J SPIGELMAN AC, CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Conferences:

12–14Jan2010 2ndJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(HongKong)

9Feb2010 AmericanBarAssociationSectionofInternationalLawConference–Cross-BorderCollaboration,ConvergenceandConflict(Sydney)

19–20Feb2010 SydneyLawSchoolConference,InternationalInvestmentTreatyLawandArbitration(Sydney)

1Apr2010 WorldBarConference(Sydney)

2–5May2010 Inter-PacificBarAssociationConference(Singapore)


24Aug2010 SupremeCourtAnnualCorporateLawConference(Sydney)

6Nov2010 RuleofLawinAustraliaConference(Sydney)

24–25Feb2011 SingaporeAcademyofLawConference(Singapore)

25–28Apr2011 ChineseNationalJudicialCollegeConference(Beijing)

5–7May2011 InternationalCommercialLaw,LitigationandArbitrationConference(Sydney)

27–28May2011 CharteredInstituteofArbitrators–AsiaPacificConference2011(Sydney)

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13Jan2010 Cross Border Issues For Commercial Courts: An Overview,SecondJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(HongKong)

1Feb2010 TowardsaNationalJudiciaryandProfession,OpeningofLawTermDinner(Sydney)

9Feb2010 Openingremarks–AmericanBarAssociationSectionofInternationalLawConference–Cross-BorderCollaboration,ConvergenceandConflict(Sydney)

19–20Feb2010 Closingremarks–SydneyLawSchoolConference,InternationalInvestmentTreatyLawandArbitration(Sydney)

25Feb2010 Institutional Shareholders and Corporate Governance,SuperannuationConference,LawCouncilofAustralia(Sydney)

25Mar2010 The Centrality of Jurisdictional Error,AGSAdministrativeLawSymposium(Sydney)

15Apr2010 Violence Against Women: The Dimensions of Fear and Culture,GovernanceandSocialJusticeForum,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofNewSouthWales(Sydney)

16Apr2010 Booklaunch–Nygh’s Conflict of Laws in Australia,LexisNexis,2010(Sydney)

4May2010 The Global Financial Crisis and Australian Courts,Inter-PacificBarAssociationConference(Singapore)

6May2010 Freezing Orders in International Commercial Litigation,SingaporeAcademyofLawDistinguishedSpeakerSeries(Singapore)

9Jun2010 Address–OpeningofOperationAB-KatynExhibition,UniversityofWesternSydney(Parramatta)

9Jun2010 Booklaunch–AustinandBlack’sAnnotationstotheCorporationsAct,Chatswood,LexisNexis,2010(Sydney)

22Jun2010 LawandInternationalCommerce:BetweentheParochialandtheCosmopolitan,NewSouthWalesBarAssociation(Sydney)

1Sep2010 The Intolerable Wrestle: Developments in Statutory Interpretation,AustralasianPlanningandEnvironmentCourtsandTribunals(Sydney)

24Sep2010 Guestspeaker–UniversityofSydneyUnion,StateoftheUnionAnnualDinner(Sydney)

27Sep2010 Booklaunch–OpeningLawTerm:OpeningLawTermSpeechesChiefJusticeJamesSpigelmanAC1999-2010,Sydney,LawSocietyofNewSouthWales,2010(Sydney)

16Oct2010 OpeningremarksandChair–TheLawandDevelopmentInstituteConference(Sydney)

20Oct2010 FilmingofdocumentaryonGovernorLachlanMacquariefortheHistoryChannelandBBCScotland(Sydney)

22Oct2010 The Garran Oration: Public Law and the Executive,InstituteofPublicAdministrationAustralia(Adelaide)

28Oct2010 MOU Between New York and New South Wales,NewYorkStateBarAssociation,InternationalSectionMeeting(Sydney)

6Nov2010 Closingremarks–RuleofLawinAustraliaConference,BarAssociationandRuleofLawInstituteofAustralia(Sydney)

31Jan2011 Global Engagement by Australian Lawyers,OpeningofLawTermDinner(Sydney)

1Mar2011 Chair–Ethics,EtiquetteandConduct,NSWBarAssociationseminar(Sydney)

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23Mar2011 Contractual Interpretation: A Comparative Perspective,ThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

25Mar2011 AddressontheRetirementoftheHonourableMurrayTobiasAM,BancoCourt(Sydney)

31Mar2011 Addressonthe90thRAAFBirthdayCommemoration,CenotaphMartinPlace(Sydney)

28Apr2011 Judicial Mediation in Australia,NationalJudicialCollege(Beijing)

26May2011 Truth and the Law,TheSirMauriceByersLecture,NewSouthWalesBarAssociation(Sydney)

28May2011 Keynoteaddress–CharteredInstituteofArbitrators–AsiaPacificConference2011(Sydney)

31May2011 AddressonretirementfromtheSupremeCourtasChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales

Publications:

TowardsaNationalJudiciaryandProfession(2010)33Australian Bar Review1;(2010)MarchLaw Society Journal49(2010)

ForewordtoBKercherandBSalter(eds),The Kercher Reports: Decisions of the New South Wales Superior Courts, 1788 to 1827,Sydney,TheFrancisForbesSocietyforAustralianLegalHistory(2010)

PrefacetoLNottageandRGarnett(eds),International Arbitration in Australia,Annandale,TheFrancisForbesSociety(2010)

Bookreview–addressgivenatlaunchofASocialHistoryofCompanyLaw:GreatBritainandtheAustralianColonies1854-1929byRMcQueen(2010)84AustralianLawJournal129(2010)

TheHagueChoiceofCourtConventionandInternationalCommercialLitigation(2010)9The Judicial Review 389;(2010)131Australian Construction Law Newsletter6

Bookreview–addressgivenatlaunchofNygh’s Conflict of Laws in Australia,byMDavies,ASBellandPLGBrereton,8thEd(2010)33Australian Business Review 170(2010)

PublicLawandtheExecutive(2010)34Australian Bar Review10(2010)

InstitutionalShareholdersandCorporateGovernance(2010)28Company and Securities Law Journal235(2010)

TheCentralityofJurisdictionalError(2010)21Public Law Review77;(2010)10The Judicial Review11

TheForgottenFreedom:FreedomfromFear(2010)59International and Comparative Law Quarterly1

ViolenceAgainstWomen:TheDimensionofFearandCulture(2010)83Australian Law Journal372;(2010)29Griffith Review 164

ForewordtoRPAustinandAJBlack,Austin and Black’s Annotations to the Corporations Act,Chatswood,LexisNexis,2010(2010)

Bookreview–addressgivenatlaunch:Austin and Black’s Annotations to the Corporations ActbyBAustinandABlack(2010)33Australian Bar Review174

TheGlobalFinancialCrisisandAustralianCourts(2010)84Australian Law Journal 615

FreezingOrdersinInternationalCommercialLitigation(2010)22Singapore Academy of Law Journal490

TheMOUBetweenNewYorkandNewSouthWales(2010)23International Law Practicum79

TheImperialConstraintonLachlanMacquarie(2010)470Quadrant54

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TheIntolerableWrestle:DevelopmentsinStatutoryInterpretation(2010)84Australian Law Journal822

PublicLawandtheExecutive(2010)34Australian Bar Review10(2010)

MOUBetweenNewYorkandNewSouthWales(2010-2011)SummerBar News79

SpigelmanJJ,OpeningLawTerm:OpeningLawTermSpeeches,ChiefJusticeJamesSpigelmanAC,1999-2010,Sydney,LawSocietyofNewSouthWales(2010)

GlobalEngagementByAustralianLawyers(2011)MarchLaw Society Journal45;(2011)April Quadrant59;(2011)AutumnBar News 84

ContractualInterpretation:aComparativePerspective(2011)85Australian Law Journal412

TruthandtheLaw(2011)85Australian Law Journal746

JGleesonandRHiggins,Constituting Law: Legal Argument and Social Values,“BetweentheParochialtotheCosmopolitan”,Annandale,FederationPress,2011

Appointments to Legal, Cultural or Benevolent Organisations:

LibraryCouncilChair,NationalLibraryofAustralia,appointed29June2010.


15–17Jan2010

LedadelegationofjudgesoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesonajudicialvisittotheHighPeople’sCourtofGuangdongProvince,Guangzhou,China.

3Feb2010 JudicialdelegationledbyMrJusticeLiuHengjun,VicePresidentoftheHighPeople’sCourtofGuangdongProvince,China.

26May2010 ChinesedelegationledbyMrHeXiaorong,Judge,DeputyDirectorofGeneralOfficeofSupremePeople’sCourt,China

27May2010 SriLankandelegationledbytheHonourableMrAsokadeSilva,ChiefJusticeofSriLanka.

22Jun2010 IndianlegaldelegationledbyMrGopalSubramanium,SolicitorGeneralofIndia.

13Sep2010 VisitbyTheHonAlbieSachs,formerJusticeoftheSouthAfricanConstitutionalCourt.

13Oct2010 JudicialdelegationfromFujianProvince,China,ledbyMrFengXufeng,JudgeofZhejiangHighPeople’sCourt.

15Dec2010 JudicialdelegationfromShenyangProvince,China,ledbyMrLiuWei,ViceChiefJustice,ShenyangIntermediatePeople’sCourt.

27Jan2011 VisitbytheHonMrJusticeFrankStockJA,VicePresident,CourtofAppeal,HongKong

2Mar2011 ChinesedelegationledbyMrLiRuiyi,DeputyChiefJudgeofThirdCriminalDivisionoftheSupremePeople’sCourtofChina

29Apr2011 VisitbyChiefJusticeSpigelmantotheSupremePeople’sCourt,Beijing,China

26May2011 ChinesedelegationledbyMrJusticePengFanming,VicePresidentoftheHubeiHighPeople’sCourt,China

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JAMES ALLSOP, PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL

Conferences:

9–10Feb2010 ABAILEXConference(Sydney)

4–5Jun2010 ASLPConference,MonashUniversity(Melbourne)


7May2011 InternationalCommercialConference,FederalCourt

29–31Jul2011 AustralianSocietyofLegalPhilosophy–AnnualConferenceTCBeirneSchoolofLaw,UniversityofQueensland


10–11Sep2011 JudicialCommissionConference–ExchangingIdeas

10–14Oct2011 FulbrightThirdChinaArbitrationConference

17Nov2011 InternationalCommercialLaw,Litigation&ArbitrationConference


13Jan2010 CommercialJudges’Conference–“Isthereaplaceforregionaldisputeresolutionstructures?–Maritimelawasacasestudy”(HongKong)

6Apr2010 DistrictCourtConference,“RecurringIssuesintheNSWCourtofAppeal”(Sydney)

17May2010 KeynoteAddress–DustDiseasesTribunalConference(Katoomba,NSW)

1Jul2010 AMTACAnnualAddress,FederalCourt(Sydney)

14Aug2010 OccasionalAddress,Graduation–UniversityofTasmania(Launceston,Tasmania)

23Sep2010 OccasionalAddress,Graduation,MacquarieUniversity,NSW

8–10Oct2010 InternationalCommercialArbitrationConference(Penang,Malaysia)

15Oct2010 FinancialReviewInternationalDisputeResolutionConference,“Key Issues for International Commercial Arbitration in Australia”(Sydney)

28Oct2010 The2010SirFrankKittoLecture–“GoodFaithandAustralianContractLaw–APracticalIssueandaQuestionofTheoryandPrinciple”–UniversityofNewEngland(Armidale,NSW)

18Dec2010 TortsinCommercialLawConference–“Causation in Commercial Torts” (Sydney)

27May2011 CIArb’sAsiaPacificConference2011–Investment&Innovation:InternationalDisputeResolutionintheAsiaPacific–InternationalArbitrationandtheCourts:theAustralianApproach

31May2011 SpeechontheretirementofSpigelmanCJ

16Jun2011 RAIFSpeech

20Jul2011 AustralianInsuranceLawAssociation–Causation,PerilsoftheSeasandInherentViceinMarineInsurance

6Oct2011 AviationLawAssociation

13Oct2011 FulbrightThirdChinaArbitrationConference

2–7Dec2011 TheMaritimeLawAssociationsoftheUnitedStates,Canada,AustraliaandNewZealand–Hawaii-TheInfluenceoftheUnitedStatesonAdmiraltyLawinAustralia

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Publications:

“MaritimeLaw:Thenatureandimportanceofitsinternationalcharacter”85ALJ681(2010)

“ProfessionalismandCommercialism:Conflictorharmonyinmodernlegalpractice?”85ALJ765(2010)


BoardoftheAustralianMaritimeCollege(2010and2011)

LecturingatSydneyUniversityforComparativeAdmiraltyandMaritimeLaw(2011)


6–11Jun2011 DelegationtoChina

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE M J BEAZLEY AO

Conferences:

19Feb2010 2010ConstitutionalLawConference,Gilbert+TobinCentreofPublicLaw(Sydney)

20Feb2010 AppellateAdvocacyWorkshop,AustralianAdvocacyInstitute(Sydney)

18Mar2010 CommercialLitigationSeminar(Sydney)

26Mar2010 AGSAdministrativeLawSymposium(Sydney)

10–16May2010 2010InternationalAssociationofWomenJudgesConference:JudicialChallengesinaChangingWorld(Seoul,Korea)

22–23Jul2010 2010NationalAdministrativeLawForum:DeliveringAdministrativeJustice(Sydney)


18Sep2010 LawSocietyofNSWYoungLawyersAnnualOneDaySeminar:Advocacy(Sydney)

23Sep2010 ThomsonReutersSeminar,Advocacy:theArtandPracticeofPersuasion(Sydney)

4–5Nov2010 TheAustralasianInstituteofJudicialAdministration,AppellateJudgesConference(Melbourne)

24Nov2010 Seminar:TheCompleteNewRule42,CentreforContinuingLegalEducation(Sydney)

20–26Jan2011 SupremeandFederalCourtsJudges’Conference(Wellington,NewZealand)

4Mar2011 Speech:IntroductiontotheOrationbytheHonourableJusticeUnityDowOration,The Important of Economic Rights in the Law: A Perspective from Botswana,BancoCourt,NewSouthWalesSupremeCourt(Sydney)

12Mar2011 Speech:CivilLitigation,ThereisnosuchthingasacrankyjudgeNSWYoungLawyers2011CLEAnnualOne-DaySeminar:CivilLitigation(Sydney)

28Mar2011 Speech:The Judge and the Advocate, SydneyUniversityLawSociety’sMootingSkillsSeminar:APerspectivefromtheBench,Freehills(Sydney)

27Apr2011 PracticeandAdvocacyintheCourtofAppeal,BarAssociation(Sydney)

24May2011 Paper:Loss of a chance, CloistersChambers,Temple(London,U.K.)

14Oct2011 Paper:PracticalDirectionsforPreparationandCommonErrorstoavoid,LexisNexisAdvocacyConference(Sydney)

16Nov2011 Paper:InterpretationoftheCivilLiabilityAct2005,s5Dinpersonalinjurycases,LexisNexisPersonalInjuryLawConference(Sydney)

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18Jan2010 Paper:Dodutiesofcareexistinanoutsourcedworld?,AngloAustralasianLawyersSocietyandtheUKProfessionalNegligenceSociety(London,UK)

17Mar2010 Paper:DutiesofcareafterLeightonContractorsvFox[2009]HCA35,EdmundBartonChambersLectureSeries(Sydney)

26Mar2010 Paper:Naturaljustice:NewSouthWalescasesinaCommonwealthcontext,AGSAdministrativeLawSymposium(Sydney)

12May2010 Moderator,ChallengesofanAgingWorldPopulationandWomen’sHumanRights,Openingremarksandsummaryofsession,2010InternationalAssociationofWomenJudgesConference:JudicialChallengesinaChangingWorld(Seoul,Korea)

27May2010 Speech:Advocacyfornewbarristers,NSWBarAssociation(Sydney)

2July2010 Speechtograduates,LegalProfessionAdmissionBoard(Sydney)

18Sep2010 Keynotespeech:IntroductiontoAdvocacy,LawSocietyofNSWYoungLawyersAnnualOneDaySeminar:Advocacy(Sydney)

23Sep2010 Paper:Advocacy,ThomsonReutersSeminar:Advocacy:theArtandPracticeofPersuasion(Sydney)

15Oct2010 SpeechwelcomingtheAttorney-General,ToongabbieLegalCentre,ThirdFund-RaisingDinner(Blacktown,Sydney)

24Nov2010 Speech:Ethicsforlawyers,Seminar:TheCompleteNewRule42,CentreforContinuingLegalEducation(Sydney)

17Aug2011 Speech:Ethics and women in the law,Maddocks(Sydney)

1Sep2011 Speech:LaunchofNSWBarAssociationOralHistoryProject&WomenBarristersForumProject‘WomenPractisingattheNSWBar:theYearsto1975’,WomenBarristersForum(Sydney)

23Sep2011 Speech:IntroductionfortheHonElizabethEvattAO,NSWWomenLawyersAchievementAwards(Sydney)

5Dec2011 Speech:BarReadersFinale2011(Sydney)


Chair,NSWChapter,AustralianInstituteAdministrativeLaw(2010and2011)

Chair,AdvisoryCommittee,“EqualityBeforetheLawBenchBook”,JudicialCommissionofNewSouthWales(2010and2011)

Chair,Women’sAdvisoryNetwork,NationalBreastandOvarianCancerCentre(2010)

MemberoftheBoardofGovernors,QueenwoodSchoolforGirls(2010and2011)

MemberoftheAdvisoryBoard,CentreforChildrenandYoungPeople,SouthernCrossUniversity(2010and2011)

MemberoftheBoardofDirectors,SydneyTalent,UniversityofSydney(2010)

MemberoftheAdvisoryBoard,CentenaryInstituteFoundation(2010)

Patron,ToongabbieLegalCentre(2010and2011)

President,ArtsLawCentreofAustralia(2011)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE R D GILES

Conferences:

4–5Nov2010 AppellateJudges’Conference(Melbourne)


10May2010 BookLaunch,“ContractFormation”(OUP,2010),MichaelFurmistonandGJTohurst


Member,EditorialBoardoftheInsuranceLawJournal(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DAVID HODGSON AO

Conferences:


Publications:

“Indefenceofvoluntariness”inToepel(ed)FreeWillinCriminalLawandProcedure(FranzSteinerVerlag2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE RS MCCOLL AO

Conferences:

25–26Jan2010 SupremeandFederalCourtsJudges’Conference(Canberra)


8–10Oct2010 JudicialConferenceofAustraliaAnnualColloquium(Hobart)



27Feb2010 NewSouthWalesBarAssociation–OpeningAddresstotheSecondAnnualPersonalInjuryConference(Sydney)

15Sep2010 The2010WhitmoreLecture“FreedomofInformation–ANewParadigm”(Sydney)

4May2011 MacquarieLawSociety“InternationalWomen’sDay–Why”(Sydney)


PresidentoftheJudicialConferenceofAustralia(2010)

ChairoftheNewSouthWalesRhodesScholarshipSelectionCommittee(2010)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JOHN BASTEN

Conferences:


9Feb2010 Cross-BorderCollaborationConference(Sydney)


6–8Oct2010 CanadianNationalJudicialInstitute–CanadianFederalCourtandFederalCourtofAppealAnnualEducationSeminar(Mont-Tremblant,Quebec,Canada)


14-16Oct2011 JudicialConferenceofAustralia,2011Colloquium(AliceSprings)


20Feb2010 TeachingPanel–AustralianAdvocacyInstitute–AppellateSkillsWorkshop(Sydney)

9Mar2010 Commentonpaper“ConstitutionalIssuesandtheStrengthofAboriginalPropertyRights”bySeanBrennan–AustralianAssociationofConstitutionalLawSeminarSeries(Sydney)

7May2010 KeynoteAddressJurisdictionandPowersofTribunals:AquestionofStatutoryConstruction–CouncilofAustralasianTribunals(NSW)AnnualConference(Sydney)

11May2010 Paper“InternationalInfluencesonDomesticLaw:NeitherJingoisticExceptionalismNorBlindServility”–NSWBarAssociationTheCommunityofLaw:Law’sDependenceonSocialValuesLectureSeries–LawandUsesofInternationalThought(Sydney)

6Oct2010 Paper“StandardsofReview–AnAustralianPerspective”–CanadianNationalJudicialInstitute–CanadianFederalCourtandFederalCourtofAppealAnnualEducationSeminar(Mont-Tremblant,Quebec,Canada)

27Apr2011 Paper–DistrictCourtofNSWAnnualConference “Court of Appeal Review: Administrative Law”

6May2011 Paper–LandandEnvironmentCourtAnnualConference“JudicialReview:Grounds,Standards&IntensityofReviewor‘WhoisMissBehavin?’”

19Jul2011 Paper–JudicialCommissionTwilightSeminar–ProceduralReform:ThenewPart10–“RepresentativeActionsintheSupremeCourt”

1Dec2011 Paper–UNSW–DisputeResolutioninthenext40years–RepertoireorRevolution–RepresentativeActions

Publications:

SixteenthSirNinianStephenLecture2008“HumanRightsandtheRuleofLaw”,TheNewcastleLawReview,2008-2009Vol11(2010)

“ACuriousHistoryoftheMaboLitigation”DialogueAboutLandandJustice:PapersfromtheNationalNativeTitleConference(2010–AboriginalStudiesPress)

“StatutoryInterpretationandIndigenousPropertyRights”–SeanBrennan(withcommentaryonthearticlebyTheHonJusticeJohnBasten,PublicLawReview(December2010)Vol21No4(2010)

“TheSupervisoryJurisdictionoftheSupremeCourts”–(2011)85ALJ273

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Chair,JudicialCommissionofNSWStandingAdvisoryCommitteeonJudicialEducation(2010and2011)

Chair,JudicialCommissionofNSWSupremeCourtEducationCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,SupremeCourtCaselawGovernanceCommittee(2011)

Member,UNSWLawAdvisoryCouncil(2010and2011)

Member,LawCourtsLibraryAdvisoryCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,AdvisoryCommittee,G&TCentreofPublicLaw(2011)

Member,CivilProcedureAct2005StatutoryReviewCommittee(2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JC CAMPBELL

Conferences:

7May2010 SocietyofTrustandEstatePractitionersConference(Liverpool,UK)



25Nov2010 Shouldthe“RuleinHastings-Bass”befollowedinAustralia?Trustees’DutytoEnquireandTrustees’Mistakes(Sydney)


MemberoftheSupremeCourtEducationCommittee


HerbertSmithVisitor,CambridgeUniversityLawSchoolEasterTerm(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ROBERT MACFARLAN

Conferences:



MemberoftheBoardoftheStateRecordsAuthorityofNewSouthWales(2011)

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE YOUNG AO


10Sep2010 Keynoteaddress;AustralianCharityLawAssociationAnnualConference(Sydney)

11Sep2010 WorkshopSessions;AustralianCharityLawAssociationAnnualConference(Sydney)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE WHEALY

Conferences:


7Sep2010 AustralianHighTechCrimeConference2010(Sydney)

8–10Oct2010 JudicialConferenceofAustraliaAnnualColloquium(Hobart)

Speaking engagements:

9Jun2010 BritishInstituteofComparativeLaw:TheAustralianExperience–TerrorismandtheLaw(London,UK)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ANTHONY MEAGHER

Conferences:


26Oct2011 PersonalPropertySecuritiesSeminar,SupremeCourtofNSW

6–11Nov2011 NationalJudicialOrientationProgram,Melbourne


Member,SupremeCourtRulesCommittee(2011)

Member,Kincoppal-RoseBaySchoolBoard(2011)

Member,UniversityofNotreDameLawAdvisoryBoard(2011)

Member,WoollahraFestivalCommittee(2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE R I BARRETT

Conferences:

8–15Jan2010 SecondJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(HongKong)

30Jul–1Aug2010 LawCouncilofAustraliaCorporationsWorkshop(Canberra)



12–13Mar2011 NinthJointUNCITRAL/INSOLWorldBankMultinationalJudicialColloquiumonInsolvency(Singapore)

13–15Mar2011 INSOLInternationalAnnualRegionalConference(Singapore)

21–23Mar2011 ThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

26Oct2011 SupremeCourt,Sydney–Seminar–“ThePersonalPropertySecuritiesAct”

18Nov2011 2011HartnellColloquium,AustralianNationalUniversity(Canberra)

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4Jun2010 LawSchool,UniversityofSydney,TakeoversPanelConference–Closingremarks(Sydney)

13Mar2011 INSOLInternational,InsuranceInsolvencyAncillaryMeeting,Singapore–“JudicialReflectionsonInsuranceInsolvency”

15Mar2011 INSOLInternationalAnnualRegionalConference,Singapore–“JudicialViewsonLitigationFunding”

22Mar2011 ThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation,Sydney–“SavingCompaniesinTrouble:RestructuringandWorkoutsinInsolvency”

8Nov2011 UNSWLawSchool,GraceHotelSydney–Director’sDutiesseminar

18Nov2011 2011HartnellColloquium,AustralianNationalUniversity–“TowardsHarmonisedCompanyLegislation”–‘AreWeThereYet?’”

Publications:

GeneralEditor,“Robson’sAnnotatedCorporationsLegislation”(2010and2011)

“MakingtheacquaintanceofPilcher,UtherandBaldock”,(2010)48(8)LawSocietyJournal30

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HOEBEN AM RFD

Conferences:

8–10Oct2010 NationalJudicialCollege–AnnualSeminar(Hobart)

11–13Feb2011 ExpertEvidenceinCriminalTrials–AustralianNationalUniversity,(Canberra,ACT)


27Feb2010 SecondAnnualPersonalInjuryConference“ConcurrentEvidenceAndTheBar”(Sydney)

3Mar2010 AILATortsSeminar“AreTortsBecomingLessTaut”(Sydney)

25Mar2010 HicksonsCaseManagementSeminar“ComplexCases–HowTheCourtsWillShortenTrials”(Sydney)

17May2010 BarPracticeCourse“ExpertEvidence”(Sydney)

1Oct2010 20thAnniversaryDinner–DustDiseasesTribunal“EarlyDaysofTribunal”(Sydney)

18Oct2010 BarPracticeCourse“ExpertEvidence”(Sydney)

22Oct2010 IndustrialRelationsCommissionAnnualConference“ExpertEvidence”(Sydney)

27Oct2010 NationalJudicialOrientationProgramme“ExpertEvidence”(Fremantle,WA)

6Apr2011 AddressingCARS(ClaimsAssessmentandResolutionService)AssessorsattheirAnnualConferenceandWorkshop–“Current Assessment Issues and Appeals”

16May2011 AddressingMay2011BarPracticeCourse– “Expert Witnesses – The New Rules”

16Jun2011 Partofpaneldiscussion“Criminal Case Management”forSupremeCourtandDistrictJudges

17Oct2011 AddressingOctober2011BarPracticeCourse–“Expert Witnesses – The New Rules”

29Oct2011 AddressingNSWYoungLawyersAnnualEvidenceActSeminar–“Expert Evidence – Concurrent Evidence”

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Chairperson,RoyalHumaneSocietyofNSW(2010and2011

Committee,RoyalUnitedServicesInstituteofNSW(2010)

HonoraryColonel,UniversityofNewSouthWalesRegiment(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MCCLELLAN AM, CHIEF JUDGE AT COMMON LAW

Conferences:

27Mar2010 YoungLawyersAnnualPropertySeminar(Sydney)

15–16Apr2010 CivilJusticeReformConference(HongKong)

23Apr2010 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia(GoldCoast)

21May2010 3rdAnnualJusticeEnvironmentConference(Sydney)


22–26Aug2010 LegalDecisionMakingunderScientificUncertaintiesSymposium(Japan)

25–28Oct2010 AustralianandPacificJudicialReformForum(China)

6–12Nov2010 19thPacificRegionalJudicialConferenceandthePacificJudgesScienceandTechnologySeminar(Guam)

12-13Feb2011 ExpertEvidence–JudicialConferenceofAustralia(Canberra,ACT)

18Feb2011 ConstitutionalLawConference–Gilbert&TobinCentreofPublicLaw–UniversityofNSW–FacultyofLaw–ArtGalleryofNSW(Sydney)

5Mar2011 OpenConference–2011NSWYoungLawyerCriminalLawConference–IssuesinProsecutingTrialsinthe21stCentury–SofitelWentworthHotel(Sydney)

13-15May2011 CommonwealthSecretariatSouthAsianJudgesRegionalForumon“Economic&FinancialCrime”(Colombo,SriLanka)

15Jul2011 9thAnnualJuryResearch&PracticeConference–TheMintMacquarieStreet(Sydney)

22–24July2011 InternationalSeminaronGlobalEnvironment&DisasterManagement:Law&Society(NewDelhi,India)

24Nov2011 UniversityofNSW–FraudandCorruptioninGovernment–Keynoteaddress–“WhiteCollarCrime:PerpetratorsandPenalties”(Sydney)

1Dec2011 DisputeResolutionintheNext40Years–RepertoireorRevolution–TheRoleoftheJudge–Umpire,Manager,MediatorOrServiceProvider?–UniversityofNSWFacultyofLaw40thAnniversaryConference(Sydney)

3Dec2011 AustralianAcademyofForensicSciences:ExpertEvidenceinReports&Courts(Sydney)


17Mar2010 UniversityofNSWMasterClassSeminar(Sydney)

27Mar2010 YoungLawyersPropertyLawSeminar:ChangesinCivilProcess–Towardsaphasedtrial(Sydney)

15–16Apr2010 CivilJusticeReformConference,CivilJusticeinAustralia–ChangesintheTrialProcess(HongKong)

7May2010 UniversityofNSWGraduationSpeechtotheFacultyofBuiltEnvironment(Sydney)

16Aug2010 Pre-trialdisclosureincriminalcases:DevelopmentsinNSW(Sydney)

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25–28Aug2010 LegalDecisionMakingunderScientificUncertaintiesSymposium,AustralianExperienceofConcurrentExpertEvidence(Japan)

19Nov2010 UniversityofWesternSydneyLawAlumniDinner–Occasionaladdress(Sydney)

5Mar2011 “Issues in Prosecuting Trials in the 21st Century”–2011NSWYoungLawyerCriminalLawConference(Sydney)

26Mar2011 NSWBarAssociation–continuingeducation(Sydney)

16Jun2011 CriminalCaseManagementSeminar–DistrictCourtofNSW(Sydney)

22Jul2011 “ContaminationoftheEnvironment–PastProblemsandcontemporaryresponses”,(NewDelhi,India)

24Nov2011 Keynoteaddress:“WhiteCollarCrime:PerpetratorsandPenalties”(Sydney)

1Dec2011 “DisputeResolutionintheNext40Years–RepertoireorRevolution–TheRoleoftheJudge–Umpire,Manager,MediatorOrServiceProvider?”UniversityofNSWFacultyofLaw40thAnniversaryConference(Sydney)

Publications:

JudicialOfficersBulletin–CivilProcedureAct2005(Sep2010)

InternationalJudicialInstituteforEnvironmentalCourts&Tribunals(IJIECT)JournalofCourtInnovation–CurrentthinkingontheRuleofLaw,CourtsandtheEnvironment–31May2010–USA

TheJudicialReviewvolume10Number3September“LookingInsidetheJuryRoom”

JournalofCourtInnovation:TheRoleoftheEnvironmentalJudiciary.Volume3,Number1Winter2010“NewMethodwithExperts–ConcurrentEvidence”

EffectiusJournalBrussels–ConcurrentEvidence–July2011


AustralianPacificJudicialReformForum(2010and2011)


25–26May2010 Chinesejudges

27May2010 SriLankanjudges

25Jun2010 Chinesejudges

8Jul2010 ChinesejudgesfromGuangxiZhuangprovince

21Jul2010 JapaneseConsul

4Nov2010 SupremeCourtoftheSeychellesjudges

24Nov2010 Japanesejudges

9Dec2010 ChinesejudgesfromQuinghaiprovince

18Mar2011 JapanesejudgesfromtheKagoshimaDistrictCourtJapan(Sydney)

29Jun2011 HunanPeoplesHighCourt,ChinesedelegationinSydney

28Oct2011 ChinesedelegationinSydney

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE JAMES

Conferences:


THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE SIMPSON

Conferences:



7Apr2010 DistrictCourtAnnualConference,“CourtofCriminalAppealReview”(Sydney)


ChairoftheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardExaminationsCommittee(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PETER HIDDEN AM

Conferences:




6Apr2010 CrownProsecutorsAnnualConference;“PresentationwithWillHutchinsabouttheBathurstGaolriots–reconditionsthenandnow.”(Sydney)

17Sep2011 CLE-CPDConference“CommonEthicalProblemsforCriminalLawyers”(Sydney)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE CLIFFORD EINSTEIN

Conferences:



9Mar2010 BuildingandConstructionSeminar–chairmanandopeningaddress(Sydney)

16-17Aug2010 NSWYoungLawyersCivilLitigationEssayCompetitionandPresentationofPrizes–JudgeandKeynoteaddress,“CivilLitigationCommitteeEssayCompetitionAwardsCeremony”(Sydney)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE KIRBY

Speaking engagements:

19Nov2010 Speech–Inductionceremony,FortStreetHighSchool,(Sydney)


Member,SupremeCourtMediaConsultationGroup(2010)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE R I BARRETT

Conferences:


30Jul–1Aug2010 LawCouncilofAustraliaCorporationsWorkshop(Canberra)




4Jun2010 LawSchool,UniversityofSydney,TakeoversPanelConference–Closingremarks(Sydney)

Publications:

GeneralEditor,“Robson’sAnnotatedCorporationsLegislation”(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PALMER AM

Conferences:


25Sep2010 SalvationArmy:SalvosLegalConference–Speech“ProblemsEncounteredwithDisadvantagedLayLitigants”(Sydney)


26Mar2010 OpeningcommentaryatUNSW“ContestedEstates”Seminar(Sydney)

18May2010 JudgingMacquarieUniversityFinalMoot(Sydney)

18Oct2010 Presentationof9thAnnualSupremeCourtConcert(Sydney)


President,ArtsLawCentreofAustralia(2010)

Chairman,PacificOperaCompany(2010)

Director,ArsMusicaAustralis(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE TERRY BUDDIN

Conferences:

22–23Apr2010 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia(GoldCoast),AttendedmeetingofSteeringCommitteeofNJOP,Presenter,SessiononSentencing

24–29Oct2010 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia(Perth),AttendedmeetingofSteeringCommitteeofNJOP,Presenter,SessiononSentencing


Member,NationalJudicialOrientationProgram,SteeringCommittee(2010)

Chairperson,JuryTaskforce(2010)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE IAN VITALY GZELL

Conferences:


24Feb2010 SocietyofTrustandEstatePractitioners(STEP)PresentationbyRobertGreenhillSC“TrustsandCrime”(Sydney)

24Mar2010 STEPPresentationbyJusticeRichardEdmonds“WhatisIncomeforthePurposesfortheSection97oftheIncomeTaxAssessmentAct1936(Cth)?SecondguessingtheHighCourtinBamford”(Sydney)

21Apr2010 STEPPresentationbyImeldaDodds“NSWTrustee&Guardian–Whathaschangedandissuesincommon”(Sydney)

18May2010 STEPPresentationbyMatthewDaleyandMichaelHawkins“Trustees’InvestmentPowers,LearningposttheGFC”(Sydney)

23–27May2010 TheInternationalAcademyofEstateandTrustLawConference(Barcelona,Spain)

15July2010 STEPPresentationbytheDavidWright“ThirdPartiesandConstructiveTrusts(Sydney)

11Aug2010 STEPPresentationbyJohnEmersonAM“PrivateAncillaryFunds…newname,newrulesandnewopportunitiesforAustralianphilanthropyandcharities”(Sydney)


22Sept2010 STEPPresentationbyRobertAngyalSC“FiduciaryrelationshipsincommercialarrangementsfollowingtheHighCourt’sWhiteCitydecision”(Sydney)

25Nov2010 STEPPresentationbyJusticeJosephCampbell“Shouldthe“ruleinHastings-Bass”befollowedinAustralia?–TheTrustees’DutytoEnquireandTrustees’Mistakes”Sydney)

2–4Dec2010 STEPCommitteesandBranchChairsAssembly(London,UnitedKingdom)

16Mar2011 STEPpresentationbytheHonourablePatrickKeane,ChiefJusticeoftheFederalCourtofAustralia“A matter of words: conception creep and fiduciary obligations”(Sydney)

21–23Mar2011 ThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

6Apr2011 STEPpresentationbyAdvocatePaulTracey(advocateoftheRoyalCourtofJersey)“The operation of the bar against recovery for reflective loss in breach of trust claims” (Sydney)

22–26May2011 TheInternationalAcademyofEstateandTrustLawconference(MexicoCity,Mexico)

29Jun2011 STEPpresentationbyDavidRussellQC“Changes in the Rules for Taxing Trusts”(Sydney)

20Jul2011 STEPpresentationbyAssociateJusticeHallenandDrJohnGroot“Developments in the Law of Family Provision and Succession” (Sydney)

17Aug2011 STEPpresentationbyAssociateJusticeRichardMacreadywithLindsayEllisonSC,NeilWickendenandKenCappie-Wood“A Value Add in Trust and Estate Administration”(Sydney)

2Sep2011 STEPQueenslandConference(Cairns)

28Sep2011 STEPpresentationbyLindsayHoughton“Bribery & Corruption in Trusts and Estates”(Sydney)

26Oct2011 STEPpresentationbyMichaelHeraghty“AsmorgasboardofTrustIssues–CommonProblemsEncounteredinPractice”(Sydney)

1–3Dec2011 STEPCommitteesandBranchChairsAssembly(London,England)

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12Feb2010 Paper–SocietyofTrustandEstatePractitioners(STEP)“RecentDecisionsinrelationtoTrustsandAdministrations”(Adelaide)

4Mar2010 Openingremarks–UNSWEstatePlanningandAssetProtectionSeminar(Sydney)

9Mar2010 Paper–e-Discovery:“OutliningtheJudicialPerspectiveone-Discovery”(Sydney)

13Mar2010 Paper–NSWYoungLawyers“Technologyande-Trials”(Sydney)

20Apr2010 Paper–InternationalFiscalAssociation(IFA)“RecentDecisionsinrelationtoTrustsandAdministrations”(Sydney)

22Apr2010 Paper–IFA“RecentDecisionsinrelationtoTrustsandAdministrations”(Melbourne)

12May2010 Paper–PrivateClientWealthForumAsia“TheBenefitsoftheTrust”(Singapore)

24May2010 Paper–InternationalAcademyofEstateandTrustLaw(IAETL)“RecentDevelopments–Australia”(Barcelona,Spain)

25May2010 Paper–IAETL“Litigation–Australia”(Barcelona,Spain)

23Jun2010 Paper–STEP“TheOriginandDevelopmentoftheTrustinAsia”(Sydney)

23Mar2011 Paper–ThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation“Transfer Pricing in International Taxation – the Australian Position”(Sydney)

8Jul2011 Paper–OfficeofStateRevenueDiscussionGroup“WhatisitliketobeanAustralianSupremeCourtJudgeinthe21stCentury”(Parramatta)

2Sep2011 STEPQueenslandConference“CradletoGrave:PaternitytoBurialorCremation”(Cairns)


President–Elect,TheInternationalAcademyofEstateandTrustLaw(IAETL)(2010)

Vice-PresidentWesternPacific,IAETL(2010)

MemberofExecutiveCouncilIAETL(2010and2011)

MemberoftheCounciloftheSocietyofTrustandEstatePractitioners(STEP)(2010and2011)

JudiciaryMember,STEP(2010and2011)

ChairmanSTEPAustralia–SydneyBranch(2010and2011)

HonoraryLifeMember,TaxationInstituteofAustralia(2010and2011)

Member,DepartmentAttorneyGeneral&JusticeJusticeLinkSteeringCommittee(2010and2011)

PatronandLifeMember,RegionalArtsNewSouthWales(2010and2011)

HonoraryMember,TaxationCommitteeofBusinessLawSectionofLawCouncilofAustralia(2010and2011)

CouncillorofAustralasianInstituteofJudicialAdministration(2010and2011)


8Mar2010 e-DiscoverybyJudgeSimonBrownQC,SpecialistMercantileJudge,BirminghamCivilJusticeCentre

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE W H NICHOLAS

Conferences:




25Mar2010 UniversityofNSWCLESeminar:DefamationLawUpdate(Sydney)

23Sep2010 ThomsonReutersSeminar–Advocacy:TheArtofPracticeandPersuasion“ExpertEvidence”(Sydney)

2Mar2011 UniversityofNSWCLESeminar:DefamationLawUpdate(Sydney)


BoardMember,KimberleyFoundationAustralia(2010and2011)

HonoraryCouncillor,RoyalAgriculturalSocietyofNSW(2010and2011)

Trustee,McGarvieSmithInstitute(2010and2011)

Member,CourtofArbitrationforSport,OceaniaRegistry(2010and2011)

Member,SupremeCourtHeritageCommittee(2010)

Member,SupremeCourtEducationCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,StateRecordsAuthorityofNewSouthWales(2010)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MCDOUGALL

Conferences:

20–21May2010 3rdAnnualJusticeEnvironmentConference(Sydney)


13Mar2010 NSWYoungLawyersCivilLitigationCLEkeynoteaddress

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE R W WHITE

Conferences:

21and24May2010

LawofTrustsSeminar(AucklandandWellington,NewZealand)


9Dec2010 ThePrinciplesofProprietaryRemedies:ConstructiveTrusts(MelbourneLawSchool)


30Oct2010 YoungLawyersCLE–OverviewoftheEvidenceAct(Sydney)


ChairofLegalQualificationsCommitteeofLegalPractitioners’AdmissionBoard(2010)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JOHNSON

Conferences:

16Jun2011 Cross-JurisdictionalSeminar–“CriminalCaseManagement”,JudicialCommissionofNewSouthWales(Sydney)



9Sep2011 Presentation(withtheHonJusticeMeganLatham)ofPaperentitled“CriminalTrialCaseManagement:WhyBother?”AIJACriminalJusticeinAustraliaandNewZealand–IssuesandChallengesforJudicialAdministrationConference(Sydney)

Publications:

“TheCourtSuppressionandNon-publicationOrdersAct2010Commences”,JudicialOfficers’Bulletin(July2011)

JointauthorwiththeHonRNHowieQCofCriminalPracticeandProcedure(NSW)


AppointedPart-timeCommissioner,NewSouthWalesLawReformCommissionfortheSentencingreference(7Dec2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HALL

Conferences:

7–9Jun2010 AcademyofEuropeanLaw–“EvaluatingCounter-TerrorismLegislationandJurisprudence”(Trier,Germany)


Member,ExaminationsCommitteeoftheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoard

Member,SupremeCourt’sMediationCommittee

Member,SupremeCourt’sCommonLawUsersGroup

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE LATHAM

Conferences:


7–9Sep2010 AustralianHighTechCrimeConference2010(Sydney)


2Sep2010 AustralasianConferenceofPlanningandEnvironmentCourtsandTribunals“Case Management in Criminal Proceedings”(Sydney)

5Nov2010 OpeningRemarks–CentreforContinuingLegalEducation–FacultyofLaw–UniversityofNSW–Seminar–“Criminal Law – Practice and Procedure”(Sydney)

25Mar2011 KeynoteAddress–LegalStudiesAssociation

1Jun2011 KeynoteAddress–AnnualCriminalLawConference

9Sep2011 ‘CriminalTrialCaseManagement’–AIJACriminalJusticeinAustraliaandNZ

16Sep2011 ‘TheMostEffectiveAdvocates’–AdvocacySeminar,YoungLawyersNSW


Chairperson,NSWBailLawReformGroup(2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE STEPHEN ROTHMAN AM

Conferences:


6–7Feb2010 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia–Sentencing2010Conference(Canberra)

18Feb2010 TheUniversityofNewSouthWales–InauguralGeorgeWintertonLecture2010:‘ExecutivePower’[FrenchCJ](Sydney)

16Apr2010 TheAnglo-AustralasianLawyersSociety–Seminar:‘HadleyvBaxendaleintheHouseofLords:TheGoldenVictory2007andtheAchilleas2008’[ProfessorFrancisReynoldsQC](Sydney)

21Jun2010 TheUniversityofNewSouthWalesLawJournal–Launchof:‘ThematicIssue33(1)TheFutureofHumanRightsinAustralia’[MrStephenGagelerSC](Sydney)

22Jun2010 Carroll&O’DeaLawyers–LunchtimeSpeakerSeries:‘TheDriftofPowertoCanberra’[ProfessorGregCraven](Sydney)

10Aug2010 NSWJudicialCommission–TwilightSeminar:‘ClassificationandPlacementofPrisoners’[MrTerryHalloran](Sydney)

18Aug2010 TheFifthJohnLehaneMemorialLecture:‘TheInfluenceofEuropeanLawontheCommonLawinEnglishCourts’[LordHoffman](Sydney)


26Aug2010 AustralianAssociationofConstitutionalLaw–Seminar:‘FederalConstitutionalInfluencesonStateJudicialReview’[DrMatthewGroves](Sydney)

20Oct2010 AustralianAssociationofConstitutionalLaw–Seminar:‘ARethinkingoftheSeparationofPowers’[AssociateProfessorJamesStellios](Sydney)

27Oct2010 2010JulianSmallFoundation14thAnnualAddress:‘Women–We’llnevergetanywherewithquotas’[MsJanetAlbrechtsen](Sydney)

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9Nov2010 UWAPublishing–Launchof:‘FromMoreetoMabo:TheMaryGaudronStory’byPamelaBurton[TheHon.SirAnthonyMason,ACKBE](Sydney)

18Nov2010 NSWJudicialCommission–TwilightSeminar:‘Uses&AbusesofExpertEvidence’[TheHon.JusticeIanBinney](Sydney)


11Feb2011 LaunchoftheSocialJusticeandNativeTitleReports[MickGooda,AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderSocialJusticeCommissioner](Sydney)

16Feb2011 NgaraYura–TwilightSeminar:“The Power of Sorry”[ChrisWheeler,NSWDeputyOmbudsman](Sydney)

16Feb2011 NSWSocietyofJewishJurists&Lawyers:“Pursuing the Human Rights for the Victims of Terror”[NitsanaDarshan-Leitner](Sydney)

17Feb2011 TheUniversityofNewSouthWales–InauguralGeorgeWintertonLecture2011:“Pathway to a Republic”[TheHonSirGerardBrennanACKBE,formerJusticeandChiefJusticeoftheHighCourt](Sydney)

26–27Feb2011 NgaraYuraVisittoBalunduaCentre(Tabalum)

3Mar2011 TheAnglo-AustralasianLawyersSociety–Seminar:“The Constitutionalisation of Water Rights”[TheHonourableJusticeRachelPepper,NSWLandandEnvironmentCourtJudge](Sydney)

4Mar2011 Lecture:“TheImportanceofEconomicRightsintheLaw:APerspectivefromBotswana”[JusticeDow](Sydney)

17Mar2011 OfficeoftheRegistrar–Seminar:“TheAboriginalLandRightsAct1983(NSW)–LookingAhead”(Sydney)

4May2011 Launch: “Commercial Arbitration in Australia” [ProfessorDougJonesAM](Sydney)

9Jun2011 TheAnglo-AustralasianLawyersSociety–Seminar:“The Constitutional Implications of Taxation by Discretion”[TheHonourableJusticeTonyPagone,VICSupremeCourtJudge](Sydney)

17Aug2011 SydneyUniversityLawSchoolCareersMentoringProgramLaunch(Sydney)


1Sep2011 LaunchoftheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationOralHistoryProject&WomenBarristersForumProject‘WomenPractisingattheNSWBar:“The Years to 1975”[TheHon.JusticeMargaretBeazleyAO,ChesterPorterQC](Sydney)

9Sep2011 TheAnglo-AustralasianLawyersSociety–Seminar:“1361 – And all That Keeping the Peace” [TheRtHontheLordJudge,LordChiefJusticeofEnglandandWales](Sydney)

10–11Sep2011 NgaraYura–ExchangingIdeasConference(Sydney)

14–16Oct2011 JudicialConferenceofAustralia–Colloquium:“Innovation in Court Procedures” (AliceSprings,NorthernTerritory)

25Oct2011 2011JulianSmall15thFoundationAnnualAddress: “Is the current industrial relations system meeting our needs?” (Sydney)

26Oct2011 Presentation:“The Personal Properties Securities Act”[MrRobertNewlindsSC](Sydney)

31Oct2011 TheAnglo-AustralasianLawyersSociety–Seminar:“The fractured constitutional basis of environmental regulation” [DrMelissaPerryQC,SixthFloorSelborneWentworthandMrJonathonRedwood,BancoChambers](Sydney)

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7May2010 2010AnnualConferenceoftheCouncilofAustralasianTribunals:‘AppealProofingYourDecisions’(Sydney)

30Jul2010 JournalofContractLawContractualIndemnitiesConference2010:‘Indemnitiesagainstbreachofcontract’(Sydney)

2Sep2010 OpeningoftheAlliraAboriginalKnowledgeITCentre(Dubbo)

21Oct2010 NSWYoungLawyersMcCallumMedalPresentationCompetition–Judge(Sydney)

9Nov2010 TheAssociationofIndependentSchoolsofNSW–IncidentInvestigation,PublicRelationsandtheCourts:‘Critical and Serious Incidents from a Court of Law Perspective’(Sydney)

6Dec2010 TonkinCorporation’sConstructionLawConference–KeyNoteAddress:‘IndemnitiesAgainstBreachofContract’(Sydney)

25Mar2011 CommercialLawAssociation–Seminar:“Developments in the common law of employment”(Sydney)

14Sep2011 AustralianAssociationofConstitutionalLaw–Seminar:“InsultandEmotion,CalumnyandInvective:TheConstitutionalProtectionofIncivilityinPoliticalCommunication”–Chair(Sydney)

16–18Nov2011 TheInternationalAssociationofJewishLawyersandJurists–Conference:“HolocaustDenialasRacialVilification;FreedomofSpeechandtheInternet:TheAustralianExperience”(Berlin)

5Dec2011 AustralianLabourLawAssociation–Conference:“Reflections from Queens Square”(Sydney)

9Dec2011 WorkersCompensationCommissionArbitrators’AnnualConference(KeynoteAddress):“Tribunals: a growing and glowing future”(Sydney)


Director;BoardMember&ChairWorkplaceRelationsCommittee–NSWAssociationofIndependentSchools(2010and2011)

Non-TrusteeGovernor–JewishCommunalAppeal(2010)

HonoraryLifeMember;ExecutiveMember–NSWJewishBoardofDeputies(2010and2011)

Co-Chair–AustralianCouncilofJewishSchools(2010and2011)

Chair–OrganisingCommitteeoftheJointSupremeCourt/FederalCourtJudges’Conference(2010and2011)

Chair–WorkplaceResearchCentreAdvisoryBoard(FacultyofEconomicsandBusiness,TheUniversityofSydney)(2010and2011)

Member–NgaraYuraCommittee(2010and2011)

Member–NABYachadScholarshipFundNSWAdvisoryBoard(2010and2011)

ChairoftheBoard–“FightingChance”–Charityprovidingemploymentandemploymenttrainingtodisabled(2011)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PAUL BRERETON AM RFD


23Feb2010 UNSWCLESeminar,Openingaddress:CommercialLeasesUpdate(Sydney)

24Mar2010 CollegeofLawCPE:The2010JudgesSeries–“Subpoenas, Discovery & Interrogatories” (Sydney)

8May2010 CostsAssessors’Seminar–RecentUpdatesinCostsAssessment(Sydney)

30May2010 AustralianDefenceForceDigitalForensicsCourse,“Digital Forensics – a Judicial Perspective”(Sydney)

22Aug2010 SupremeCourtAnnualConference,CostsAssessmentUpdate,“A Less Taxing Process: Issue in Costs Assessment In NSW” (PortStephens)

31Aug2010 KnoxGrammarChapel,KeynoteSpeaker,“Judges, Justice & Atonement” (Sydney)

16Oct2010 FamilyCourt&FederalMagistrate’sCourtConcurrentconference–“Discretionary Trusts in Family Law – The Implications of Spry”(Canberra)

19Oct2010 NationalFamilyLawConf–Co-Presenter–“FamilyEntities–Traps&PitfallsforTrustees&DirectorsofFamilyCompanies,TrustsandSuperannuationFunds”(Canberra)

6Nov2010 “DirectorofMilitaryProsecutions,TheAfghanistanCharges&theRuleofLaw”,RuleofLawinAustraliaConference(Sydney)

1Mar2011 NSWBarAssociation/LawSocietySeminar–“Ethics, Etiquette, Conduct” (SupremeCourtSydney)

31Mar2011 TheNewSouthWalesStateLegalConference,“Costs Update” (Sydney)

16May2011 AddresstotheSydneyUniversityLawSchoolSymposium:TheFutureOfPrivateInternationalLaw,“Proof of Foreign Law – Problems and Initiatives”(SydneyUniversityLawSchool)

30Jun2011 LawSocietyofNSW&CarersNSWCLEBreakfast,“Acting for the Incapable”(LawSocietyofNSW,Sydney)

Publications:

Nygh’sConflictofLawsinAustralia,8thEdition,co-editor(2010)

AustralianBarReview:“ATrustee’slotisnotahappyone:Discretionarytrusts&self-managedsuperannuationfunds”(2010)

“TheDirectorofMilitaryProsecutions,theAfghanistanchargesandtheruleoflaw”,The Australian Law Journal,2011,Vol.85,February

“ProofofForeignLaw:ProblemsandInitiatives”,The Australian Law Journal,2011,Vol.85,September

“ActingfortheIncapable”,Law Society Journal,2011,Vol.49No.11,December


Member,LawExtensionCommittee,UniversityofSydney(2010)

Chair,CostsAssessmentUsersGroup,SupremeCourt(2010and2011)

Chair,CorporationsListUsersGroup(2011)

Trustee,LeycesterMearesBequest,Kidsafe(2010and2011)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DEREK PRICE AM


28Mar2011 DistrictCourtofNSWAnnualConference–presented‘CourtofCriminalAppealReview’session.


22Mar2011 JudicialdelegationfromJiangsuProvince,China

31Mar2011 JudicialdelegationfromtheJapanMinistryofJustice

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DAVID HAMMERSCHLAG

Conferences:




21–23Mar2011 ThirdAsianJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

30Mar2011 NSWStateLegalConference(Sydney)

11–12Aug2011 InternationalConferenceonElectronicLitigation(Singapore)


23Aug2011 SupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesAnnualCorporateLawConference,BancoCourt,QueensSquare(Sydney)


15Jan2010 “The Erosion of the Right to be Heard”,SecondJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(HongKong)

30Jun2010 “AnInformalDiscussionontheArtofPersuasion”,CPDSeminar-BarAssociation(Sydney)

26Aug2010 AddresstoanAudienceoftheCommitteeandMembersoftheAustralianLawyersPhil-HellenicAssociation(ALPHA)(Sydney)

23Mar2011 “ToAcceptOrToDeclineJurisdiction?ThatIsTheQuestion”,ThirdJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

30Mar2011 “TheEnigmaThatIsSection5D(3)oftheCivilLiabilityAct2002(NSW)”,NSWStateLegalConference(Sydney)

14Sep2011 “Court’sArbitrationListandAspectsoftheCourt’sWork”NSWBarAssociation’AlternativeDisputeResolutionCommittee(Sydney)

27Sep2011 Launchingthe3rdEditionofConstructionLawinAustralia”,ClaytonUtz,(Sydney)

6Dec2011 “Arbitration”NSWChapteroftheInstituteofArbitrators&MediatorsAustralia,ColinBiggers&Paisley(Sydney)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE IAN HARRISON

Conferences:



8Sep2011 AustralianInstituteofJudicialAdministrationCriminalJusticeinAustraliaandNewZealand–IssuesandChallengesforJudicialAdministrationConference,FourPointsbySheratonHotel(Sydney)

22Oct2011 SalvosLegalConference,TheSalvationArmy(Sydney)

18–20Nov2011 LawSocietyofTasmaniaLitigationCommitteeConvention(Hobart,Tasmania)


19August2010 GuestSpeakeratTheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationFundraisingDinnerfortheMartinPlaceHomeless(Sydney)

28Aug2010 TheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationAlternativeDisputeResolutionconference(Sydney)

7Mar2011 PresentationtotheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationReadersPracticeCourse

15Apr2011 PresentationtofemalelawstudentsarrangedbytheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationEqualOpportunityCommittee

17May2011 OccasionalSpeaker,UniversityofTechnology,Sydney,FacultyofLawGraduationCeremony

20May2011 Adjudicator,NewSouthWalesYoungLawyersGoldenGavelCompetition

24May2011 PresentationaspartoftheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationNewBarristers’CommitteeCrossExaminationSeminar

14Jul2011 Adjudicator,NewSouthWalesYoungLawyersGreatDebate,“Whenitcomestothelawandlawyers,biggerisbetter”

25Aug2011 Occasionalspeaker,ConsumerTraderandTenancyTribunalAnnualConferencemembers’dinner,Cello’sRestaurant

8Sep2011 Occasionalspeaker,AustralianInstituteofJudicialAdministrationCriminalJusticeinAustraliaandNewZealand–IssuesandChallengesforJudicialAdministrationAnnualConferencedinner,FourPointsbySheratonHotel

22Oct2011 GuestSpeaker,SalvosLegalConference,TheSalvationArmy,Sydney

26Oct2011 Adjudicator,GrandFinal,UniversityofNewcastleLawSchoolJuniorMootandClientInterviewCompetitions,NewcastleCourtHouse

18Nov2011 Occasionalspeaker,LawSocietyofTasmaniaLitigationCommitteeConventiondinner(Hobart,Tasmania)

19Nov2011 Paneldiscussionofthecurrentstateofthelawinrespectofexpertevidence,LawSocietyofTasmaniaLitigationCommitteeConvention(Hobart,Tasmania)

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SupremeCourtrepresentativeonLegalQualificationsCommittee(to30June2010)


ParticipantinUTSHighAchieversMentoringProgramme(2010and2011)

AppointedAdjunctProfessorofLaw,UniversityofTechnology,Sydney(1Oct2010to30Sep2013)

AppointedPatronofNewSouthWalesYoungLawyers(2010and2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE FULLERTON

Conferences:



19Nov2010 8thAnnualAustralasianJuryConference(Melbourne)


26Jan2010 Address–SupremeandFederalCourtsJudges’Conference“WorkingwithaJury”(Canberra)

14Oct2010 Seminarpresentation–AboriginalLegalServiceCLEprogram“SupremeCourtBails”(Sydney)

10&24Nov2010 Seminarpresentation–NewSouthWalesBarAssociationCPD“ConductofCounselinCriminalHearings”(Sydney)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE N G REIN

Conferences:


4–8Oct2010 InternationalBarAssociationConference–panelmember“Openjusticeinthe21stcentury:informationandaccesstocourtsintheinternetage”(Vancouver,Canada)



30Nov2010 GuestSpeaker–AustralianConstructionLawDiscussionGroupAnnualDinner“ConstructionofContracts:AdmissibleEvidenceBeyondtheWrittenDocument”(Sydney)


Member,SupremeCourtRulesCommittee(2011)

Member,SupremeCourtUniformCivilProcedureRulesCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,CourtInformationActAdvisoryGroup(2010and2011)

Member,SupremeCourtJusticeLinkCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,JusticeLinkSteeringCommittee(2010)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JULIE WARD

Conferences:

14–16Aug2010 ASFLAssociationConference(NewZealand)


6Nov2010 RuleofLawConference(Sydney)

8Nov2010 ClassAction/RepresentativeSuitSeminar,SupremeCourtSA(Adelaide)


30–31Jul2011 BLS2011CorporationsWorkshop(Kingscliff)


23Aug2011 SupremeCourt/LawSocietyAnnualCorporateLawConference,BancoCourt(Sydney)

11Nov2011 APLECConference,UTSFacultyofLaw(ADR)(Sydney)

5Dec2011 MelbourneLawSchoolColloquium–ThePrinciplesofProprietaryRemediesConstructiveTrusts(Melbourne,Victoria)


24Feb2010 PanelMember–AssociationforWomeninInsurance(Sydney)

1Mar2010 PymbleLadiesCollege–Year12InspirationalWomenaddress(Sydney)

24Jun2010 ALPHAAssociation–Plato–RuleofLaw(Sydney)

2Aug2010 UNSWWomen’sMentoringProgramme–Speech(Sydney)

16Aug2010 AustralianFinancialServicesLawyersAssociation–Conferencespeech–Reliefagainstforfeiture(NewZealand)

28Aug2010 BarAssociation–MediationWorkshop–Mediation/ADRinSupremeCourt(Sydney)

20Oct2010 WomenLawyers–Paneldiscussion(Sydney)

28Oct2010 BarAssociationReadersCourse–FutureofNSWBar(Sydney)

2Mar2011 PymbleLadiesCollege–SpeechDaykeynoteaddress(Sydney)

17Mar2011 EdmundBartonChambersSeminar–TransitiontotheBench(Sydney)

15Apr2011 PanelNewJudges’Conference–TimeManagementSkills(Sydney)

1Jun2011 BarAssociation–JudicialQ&APanel(Sydney)

29Jul2011 8thFloorWentworthCPDtalk–Advocacy(Sydney)

29Jul2011 LawSocietyofNSWSeminarkeynoteaddressAdvancement of Women in the Legal Profession(Sydney)

29Sep2011 Panellist,ALSAWomen’sMootingCompetition(Sydney)

28Oct2011 NewcastleUniversity2011SirNinianStephenLecture,keynoteaddressThe Modern Day Fusion Fallacy – to fuse or not to fuse (Newcastle,NSW)

1Dec2011 LawSocietyofNSWThoughtLeadershipProgrammekeynoteaddressAdvancement of Women in the Legal Profession”(Sydney)

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MemberSupremeCourtRepresentativeADRBlueprintCommittee–AGADRDirectorate(2010)

ADRStandingCommittee–SupremeCourt(2010)

ADRSteeringCommittee–SupremeCourt(2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ROBERT ALLAN HULME

Conferences:


19Nov2010 EighthAnnualAustralasianJuryConference(Melbourne)



21Aug2010 SupremeCourtAnnualJudges’Conference–CriminalLawUpdate(PortStephens)

5Mar2011 TheLawSocietyofNewSouthWales–YoungLawyersAnnualCriminalLawSeminar–An Update to Criminal Law 2010-11

1Jun2011 LocalCourtAnnualConference–Criminal Law Update

16Jun2011 JudicialCommissionCriminalCaseManagementSeminar

20Aug2011 SupremeCourtAnnualConference–Criminal Law Update

17Sep2011 “ReasonableCause”CriminalCLE/CPDConference–Current Issues in Criminal Law

Publications:

Co-authorCriminalLawNews,LexisNexisButterworths(2010and2011)


Member,JuryTaskForce(2010and2011)

Member,JudicialCommissionofNSWCriminalTrialsBenchBookCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,PlanningCommitteeforJuryManagementProgram,NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia(2010and2011)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE M J SLATTERY

Conferences:


7–8Oct2010 RoyalAustralianNavy–SeniorLeadershipGroupRetreat–HMASCresswell(JervisBay)

12–13Aug2011 NationalIndigenousLegalConference(Sydney)


14Oct2011 JudgeAdvocateGeneral’sConference–HMASCresswell(JervisBay)

9Nov2011 RAAFLegalConference(Melbourne,Vic.)


5Feb2010 “Reflections on a Career in the Law”,SpeechtoRetiredDistrictCourtJudges’Luncheon,ArtGalleryofNSW(Sydney)

31Mar2010 “The Origins of the Torrens System”–OpeningRemarks,HotTopicsinPropertyLaw2010,ContinuingLegalEducation,UniversityofNewSouthWalesLawSchool,GraceHotel(Sydney).

4Apr2010 “Is the Pen Mightier than the Word?”–ComparisonsofWrittenandOralAdvocacyfromaJudicialPerspective–presentationtotheFifthWorldBarConference,SheratononthePark(Sydney).

11Oct2010 “Managing Large Inquiries”,JointpresentationwithCaptainJackRushQCtotheNewSouthWalesNavyReserveLegalPanel(Sydney).

25Nov2010 “Rhetoric – the Art of Persuasion”–addresstoSydneyGrammarSchoolYear12students(Sydney).

8Dec2010 “Persuading Judges and Commanders”,presentationtoNavyLegalConferenceHMASCresswellasDeputyJudgeAdvocateGeneral–Navy(JervisBay).

17Mar2011 TalkonAdvocacy–SydneyUniversity(Sydney)

21Jun2011 AspreyCollectionGiftPresentation(Sydney)

1Sep2011 OralHistoryLaunch–NSWBarAssociation(Sydney)

12Oct2011 LPABConferenceSpeech(Sydney)

29Oct2011 LPABLecture(Sydney)


Member,SupremeCourtInformationTechnologyCommittee(2010)

Member,LawAdmissionsConsultativeCommittee,representingtheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(2010)

PresidingMember,LegalPractitioners’AdmissionBoardofNewSouthWales(LPAB)(2010and2011)

Member,LegalQualificationsCommitteeoftheLPAB(2010)

Member,LawAdmissionsConsultativeCommittee(2011)

DeputyJudgeAdvocateGeneral–Navy,anAustralianDefenceForceappointmentmadeundertheDefenceForceDisciplineAct1982(2010and2011)

Director,AustralianAcademyofLaw(2011)

Trustee,TheIndigenousBarristersTrust(2011)

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DAVID DAVIES

Conferences:

6–7Feb2010 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliaandtheANUCollegeofLaw,SentencingConference(Canberra)


11–13Feb2011 SentencingConference,ANU,Canberra,ACT



DeputyChair,LegalProfessionAdmissionBoard(2011)

DeputyChair,LegalQualificationsCommittee(2011)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MONIKA SCHMIDT

Conferences:


6–7Feb2010 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliaandtheANUCollegeofLaw,SentencingConference(Canberra)


8–10Oct2010 JudicialConferenceofAustralia(JCA)AnnualColloquium(Hobart)

12–13Feb2011 ExpertEvidenceConference(Canberra)

16Feb2011 NgaraYuraProgramSeminar:ThePowerofSorry(Sydney)

16Mar2011 STEPEvent–Amatterofwords–conceptualcreepandfiduciaryobligations–TheHonourablePatrickKeaneCJ,FederalCourt,(Sydney)

17Mar2011 AboriginalLandRightsActatTheMint(Sydney)

24May2011 FieldTriptoNSWPoliceTelecommunicationInterceptionBranchandStateElectronicEvidenceBranch

26May2011 2011SirMauriceByersLecture–“TruthandtheLaw”deliveredbytheHonJamesSpigelmanAC(Sydney)

8Jun2011 ForensicHospitalvisit–LongBay(Sydney)

19Jul2011 SupremeCourtofNSWSeminar:RepresentativeActions,(Sydney)

28Jul2011 50thAnniversaryofTheWagonMound(No1):TheneglectedcomplexityofscopeofliabilityRules,FederalCourtofAustralia(Sydney)


26Oct2011 SupremeCourtofNSWSeminar:PersonalPropertySecurities,26October2011(Sydney)

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7Feb2010 Sentencing2010Conference–ThePrinciplesthatapplytotheSentencingofCorporateOffenders–The$17millionspeedingoffence?(Canberra)

1Oct2010 ANZLEAConference–TheTeachingProfession:Overregulated?Underregulated?Regulatoryfailure?(Sydney)

5Dec2011 ReflectionsfromQueensSquare–NSWChapteroftheAustralianLabourLawAssociation(Sydney)(Co-speakerJusticeRothman)

8–9Dec2011 JudgmentWritingWorkshopforCommissionersoftheLandandEnvironmentCourt(Sydney)

Publications:

TheJudicialReview:“Sentencingcorporateoffenders:conundrumsandareasofpotentiallawreform”,Volume10,No2ofTheJudicial Review


TrusteeDirectorandChairmanoftheJulianSmallFoundation(2010and2011)

MemberoftheAdvisoryBoardfortheMasterofLabourLawandRelations(MLLR),SydneyLawSchool(2010and2011)

Member,NationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliaPlanningCommittee(2011)


THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MICHAEL BALL

Conferences:




6May2011 Oration–FederalCourtofAustralia,“InternationalLaw,LitigationandArbitrationConference”(Sydney)

7–24Nov2011 Oration–AustralianInsuranceLawAssociation:GeoffMaselLecture“Double Insurance & Contribution”(Brisbane,Darwin,Perth,Adelaide,Melbourne,Hobart,Canberra&Sydney)

Publications:

“PrinciplesofInsuranceLaw”,LexisNexis,co-authoredwithDavidStKelly

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PETER GARLING RFD

Conferences:


7–8Sep2010 JudicialCommissionofNewSouthWales,Cross-jurisdictional–JudgmentWritingWorkshop(Sydney).

8–10Oct2010 JudicialConferenceofAustralia–Colloquium2010(Hobart)

24–29Oct2010 NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Fremantle)


1Mar2011 SupremeCourtSeminar:EthicsEtiquetteandConduct(Sydney)

19Jul2011 SupremeCourtSeminar:RepresentativeAction(Sydney)

18Aug2011 InauguralRPMeagherLecture:JusticeJDHeydonAC(Sydney)


27Sep2011 SupremeCourtSeminar:Cybercrime,Technology&ElectronicEvidence(Sydney)

14–16Oct2011 JudicialConferenceofAustraliaAnnualColloquium(AliceSprings,NT)

26Oct2011 SupremeCourtSeminar:PersonalPropertySecuritiesLaw(Sydney)


10Aug2010 SpeechontheOccasionoftheLaunchofTheAgencyforClinicalInnovation(WestmeadHospital,Sydney).

1Sep2010 PresentationtotheNSWBarAssociationContinuingProfessionalDevelopmenton“DutiesofCounsel:RecentDevelopments”(Sydney)

17Aug2011 AustralianInsuranceLawAssociation–ConcurrentExpertEvidence

24Nov2011 GILDLawAnnualConference:Ethics–AJudicialPerspective

Publications:

“ConcurrentExpertEvidence:Reflections&Developments”LawSocietyJournal(2011)vol49–November2011


NSWRugbyUnionJudicialAppealsTribunal(Chairman)


9Nov2010 VisitbyJusticesoftheSupremeCourtoftheSeychelles:JusticeCedricDodin(leader)andJusticeDuraiKarunakaran,

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ASHLEY BLACK

Conferences:

30–31Jul2011 LawCouncilofAustralia–CorporateLawWorkshop(GoldCoast)



30Jul2011 “Materiality,generalavailabilityandknowinginvolvementincontinuousdisclosure”,paperpresentedattheLawCouncilofAustraliaCorporateLawWorkshop.

TaughtcoursesinFiduciaryDutiesandConflictsofInterest,Semester2,2011,UniversityofNewSouthWales.

Publications:

JointAuthor,Austin&Black’sAnnotationstotheCorporationsAct,LexisNexis

Contributor,AustralianCorporationLaw:PrinciplesandPractice,LexisNexis

“Insidertradingandmarketmisconduct”(2011)29Company & Securities Law Journal313


AdjunctProfessor,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofSydney

VisitingFellow,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofNewSouthWales

Fellow,AustralianAcademyofLaw

THE HONOURABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE RICHARD MACREADY

Conferences:




Chairman,CaseLawGovernanceCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,DepartmentofJusticeandAttorneyGeneral’sJusticeLinkSteeringCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,SupremeCourtJudges’JusticeLinkCommittee(2010and2011)

Member,SupremeCourtITCommittee(2010and2011)

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THE HONOURABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOANNE HARRISON

Conferences:




20Dec2010 TheroleandfunctionsoftheJudicialCommissionofNSWandtheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia–PunjabJudicialAcademy(Lahore,Pakistan)

20Dec2010 ShortaddresstocurrentstudentsofthePunjabJudicialAcademy(Lahore,Pakistan)

Publications:

“AbriefoverviewofLawandGovernmentinPakistan”85(6)ALJ362(2011)


MemberofAlternateDisputeResolutionCommittee(2010and2011)

ReserveMemberofJudicialCommittee,RugbyNSW(Suburban)(2010and2011)


26-27June2010 JudicialCommissionofNSWJudicialDelegation(*NgaraYuraProgram)visittotheCommunityofTareeandForster

12–22Dec2010 NSWDelegationGoodwillVisittoPakistan

THE HONOURABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HALLEN

Conferences:

1Mar2011 Ethics,Etiquette&ConductSeminar(Sydney)

16Mar2011 STEPSeminar(Sydney)

19Jul2011 TwilightSeminar–RepresentativeActionsintheSupremeCourt(Sydney)

20Jul2011 STEPSeminar(Sydney)


26Oct2011 PersonalPropertySecuritiesSeminar(Sydney)

7Nov2011 AccreditedWills&EstatesSpecialistsDinner(Sydney)


9Mar2011 UniversityofNewSouthWalesWills&EstatesSeminar

11May2011 NSWBarAssociationBarPracticeCourse–ApplicationbeforeaJudgeoftheEquityDivision

17May2011 LawSocietyofNewSouthWalesProbateSeminar

28May2011 NSWBarAssociationBarPracticeCourse–FinalMockTrial

1Sep2011 JewishWillsLecture

20Sep2011 FamilyProvisionSeminar

29Oct2011 NSWBarAssociationBarPracticeCourse–FinalMockTrial

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