Inbrief
The Humanitarian Award of the Anti-Defamation Commission
Adam Butt of 8 Wentworth Chambers has received the inaugural Humanitarian Award of the Anti-Defamation Commission for his work in representing the five former students from Brighton Secondary College...
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Cash Target Rate Increase Effective 7 December 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Board decided on 6 December 2022 to raise the cash target rate from 2.85% to 3.10%. Accordingly, the rate of interest on unpaid legal costs prescribed by s 195 of...
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Office and Library Hours During Christmas - New Year
Practice Support
The Association’s office and the Bar Library will close for the Christmas-New Year holiday from close of business today Wednesday, 21 December 2022 until Thursday, 5 January 2023....
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Results of the 39th Great Bar Boat Race
Wellbeing
Despite blustery conditions, the 39th Annual Bench & Bar Boat Race was held yesterday 19 December 2022.
First place on handicap went to “No Doubt” with skipper, Greg Antipas. Second...
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Commencement of Indigenous List in Lismore and Coffs Harbour
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (the Courts) have informed the Lismore and Coffs Harbour local...
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Election Policy Statement
The Association’s recently launched Election Policy Statement calls on political parties to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 14 years old. An opinion piece by...
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Craig Lambert and Can Too
Wellbeing
Craig Lambert of 6th Floor Windeyer Chambers is again challenging himself to swim in the Palm Beach to Whale Beach Ocean Swim on 29 January 2023 to raise funds for cancer research and is...
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Memorial for Alexander (Sandy) Tamerlane Sinclair Dawson SC
Memorial Notice
The memorial that celebrated and honoured the life of Sandy Dawson SC was held on Saturday, 10 December 2022. Click here to watch the memorial.
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Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 - High Court Rules 2004 Approved Forms
The High Court of Australia has published a new Practice Direction, which takes effect in relation to documents filed on or after 1 January 2023. The Justices of the High Court of Australia approve...
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President's message
As 2022 draws to a close, the Bar is well on the way of returning to a semblance of normality, even amid another covid wave. We are back in court, in chambers and at this festive time of year it is...
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Practice Note 15 – Designated agencies in Children’s Court care proceedings
Practice Support
The Children’s Court has published ‘Practice Note 15 – Designated agencies in Children’s Court care proceedings’ in the NSW Government Gazette.
The Practice Note applies...
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Abolishment of Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Media Release
The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced that the Government will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. For the media release, please click here.
The Law Council has...
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Bar News Summer Edition 2022 Now Online
The 2022 Bar News Summer Edition is now available online.
This edition discusses the Criminal Bar Strikes in the United Kingdom, drug decriminalisation for personal use, coronial reforms in New...
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Appointments to the Copyright Tribunal of Australia
Appointments
The Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP has announced that the Honourable Justice Nye Perram has been appointed President of the Copyright Tribunal of Australia for a...
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Seven new judicial appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Appointments
The Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Honourable Mark Dreyfus KC MP has announced the following judicial appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)...
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2023 Election Policy Statement
Practice Support
The New South Wales Bar Association has today released its 2023 Election Policy Statement. The policy calls on all political parties to implement key proposals which reflect the law...
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Appointments to the Federal Court of Australia
Appointments
The Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP has announced that Justice Catherine Button, Justice Geoffrey Kennett, and Mr Ian Jackman SC have been appointed as judges of the...
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Justice Bellew Appointed New Chair of State Parole Authority
Appointments
Justice Geoffrey Bellew of the Supreme Court has been appointed as the next Chairperson of the State Parole Authority (SPA).
For more information, please click here.
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2023 Bench & Bar Dinner – Save the Date
The President & the Bar Council have the pleasure of inviting all members of the New South Wales Bar Association to the 2023 Bench & Bar Dinner. The dinner will take place Friday, 12 May 2023, in the...
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50-year Reunion LLB Class of 1973 USYD
The 50-year reunion cocktail event for University of Sydney 1973 LLB alumni will be held on Thursday, 23 March 2023 from 6.00pm at Chau Chak Wing Museum Cafe and Terrace, University of Sydney.
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Supreme Court Ceremonies
Appointments
Their Honours Judges Deborah Sweeney and Richard Weinstein SC have been appointed to the Supreme Court of New South Wales to sit in the Common Law Division and Justice Robert Macfarlan...
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Bench & Bar Tennis Day 2022
Wellbeing
The annual Bench & Bar Tennis day will be held on Wednesday 21 December 2022 from 9.30am at Elanora Country Club.
As always, registrations will be done on a first come, first served...
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Proposed tender of Legal Services Panel
The NSW Department of Communities and Justice have published a tender to establish a panel of legal services which provides for provision of legal services over a number of legal disciplines.
The...
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Practice Note 15 – Designated agencies in Children’s Court care proceedings
The Children’s Court has published ‘Practice Note 15 – Designated agencies in Children’s Court care proceedings’.
The Practice Note applies to care proceedings where the primary case...
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District Court Appointments
Appointments
The NSW Attorney General has announced that solicitor Sarah Hopkins and barrister Lara Gallagher have been appointed as judges to the District Court.
Ms Hopkins will be sworn in on...
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