Supreme Court of New South Wales

Annual Review

2019

Supreme Courtof New South Wales

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CONTENTS

Foreword by Chief Justice of New South Wales, the Honourable T F Bathurst AC, the 17th Chief Justice of New South Wales 3

1 Court Profile 4• TheCourt’sjurisdictionandDivisions 5• Whomakesthedecisions? 9 –TheJudges 9 –TheActingJudges 10 –Appointments 10 –Retirements 11 –TheAssociateJudges 11 –TheRegistrars 11• SupportingtheCourt:theRegistry 13

2 Caseflow Management 14• Overviewbyjurisdiction 15• RegionalsittingsoftheCourt 21• Alternativedisputeresolution 21

3 Court Operations 23• Overviewofoperationsbyjurisdiction 24• Timeliness 31 –Measurementagainstbenchmarks 31 –Listingdelays 32• Useofalternativedisputeresolution 33

4 Education and Public Information 34• Judicialofficereducation 35• Publiceducationprogramme 36• TheroleoftheMediaManager 37

5 Other Aspects of the Court’s work 39• UniformCivilProcedureRules 39• LawCourtsLibrary 39• Admissiontothelegalprofessionandappointmentofpublicnotaries 40• AdmissionunderthemutualrecognitionActs 40• AdministrationoftheCostsAssessmentScheme 41• ProBonoScheme 42• JudicialAssistanceProgram 42

6 Appendices 43(I) Courtstatistics–comprehensivetableofstatistics 44(II) TheCourt’scommitteesandusergroups 54(III)OtherJudicialActivity:conferences,speakingengagements,publications,appointmentsto 69

legalandculturalorganisations,delegationsandinternationalassistance,andcommissionsinoverseascourts

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FOREWORD BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Itismypleasuretopresentthe2019AnnualReviewoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales.ItisessentialfortheruleoflawinourdemocraticsocietythattheCourtcontinuestomaintaintheconfidenceofthepeopleofNewSouthWales.ThisReviewisanimportantresourceinthispursuitasitprovidesatransparentandcomprehensiveoverviewofthestructure,operationandactivitiesoftheCourt.Thisenablesthepublictoseeandscrutinisehowjusticeisadministeredinthestate’ssuperiorcourtofrecord.

TheSupremeCourthasanoverridingobligationtofacilitatethejust,quickandcheapresolutionofdisputes.ThisReviewdemonstratesthatithasbeenanotherbusyyearfortheCourtasitdischargesthisobligation.

ItispleasingtoseetheCourt’sperformancein2019againstnationalbenchmarks.Thepercentageofcaseslessthan12monthsoldremainedsteadyinexceedingthenationalstandardintheCourtofAppealat93%ofcasesandintheCourtofCriminalAppealat97%.DespitethenumberofpendingcasesintheCommonLawDivisionincreasingby11%in2019,thepercentageofcivilcasesintheCommonLawDivisionlessthan12monthsoldremainedfairlyconsistentat68%.Similarly,InotethatwhilsttheageprofileofpendingcasesintheEquityDivisionworsenedslightlyat65%ofcasesbeinglessthan12monthsold(from67%in2018),thenumberoffilingsintheEquityDivisionincreasedby3%.ThisincreaseinthenumberoffilingsparticularlyreflectsthenotableincreaseinthenumberoffilingsintheCorporationsListby40%.

TheSupremeCourtcontinuestosupportmediationasamethodofalternativedisputeresolutionforcivilproceedings.Thisisdemonstratedinthecontinuedincreaseintherateofreferringcasestomediation.In2019therewere1,407referrals,a20%increasefromthe1,169referralsin2018.

ThenewPracticeNotefortheBailsListcommencedinJune2019.SincetheintroductionofthePracticeNote,thelistingdelayforbailapplicationshasbecomemarkedlylessvolatile.Ofnote,duringthefinalthreemonthsof2019,thewithdrawalrateforBailsListapplicationswas18%,asignificantreductionfromtherateduringthesameperiodin2018(68%).

Ofcourse,thestatisticsinthisReviewonlyrevealsomuch.Itisimportanttorememberthatthesefiguresdonot,andcannotreflectthequalityofthejusticeadministeredin2019bytheCourt’sjudicialofficersandregistrars.NordothesefiguresrevealthebreadthorcomplexityoftheworkundertakenbytheCourtasthesuperiorcourtofNewSouthWales.

2019broughtwithitaconsiderablenumberofnewappointments.Inmyforewordlastyear,IwelcomedJusticeAndrewBell,whowasappointedasthePresidentoftheCourtofAppealinJanuaryaftertheappointmentoftheformerPresident,JusticeMargaretBeazley,asGovernorofNewSouthWales.IamalsoverypleasedtowelcomeJusticesPatriciaHenry,MarkIeraceandRichardCavanaghwhowerealsoappointedtotheSupremeCourtin2019.IamconfidentthatthecalibreoftheseappointmentswillenabletheCourttocontinueitsexcellenceinfacilitatingtheresolutionofdisputesinourstate.

Finally,IexpressmysincerethanksandgratitudeforthesupportandhardworkofmycolleaguesandthestaffoftheSupremeCourtduring2019.ThisReviewistestamenttotheircommitmenttodeliveringthehighestlevelsofservicetothepeopleofNewSouthWales.

The Hon T F Bathurst AC Chief Justice of New South Wales

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1 COURT PROFILE

• TheCourt’sjurisdictionandDivisions

• Whomakesthedecisions?

• SupportingtheCourt:theRegistry

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THE COURT’S JURISDICTION AND DIVISIONS

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

TheSupremeCourthasappellateandtrialjurisdictions.Theappellatecourtsarethe:

• CourtofAppeal• CourtofCriminalAppeal.

ThetrialworkofthecriminalandciviljurisdictionsisdividedbetweentwoDivisions:

• CommonLawDivision• EquityDivision.

Thisstructurefacilitatestheconvenientdispatchofbusinessinaccordancewiththeprovisionsundersection38oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.

Section23oftheSupreme Court Act 1970providestheCourtwithalljurisdictionnecessaryfortheadministrationofjusticeinNewSouthWales.TheSupremeCourthassupervisoryjurisdictionoverothercourtsandtribunalsintheState.TheCourtgenerallyexercisesthissupervisoryjurisdictionthroughitsappellatecourts.

TheLandandEnvironmentCourtofNewSouthWalesisaspecialistcourtofstatutoryjurisdiction.TheJudgesofthiscourthavethestatusofSupremeCourtJudges.

TheDistrictCourtofNewSouthWalesisanintermediatecourt,anditsjurisdictionisdeterminedbystatute.TheLocalCourtofNewSouthWalessitsatthebaseofthehierarchyofNewSouthWalescourtsandhasbroadcriminalandciviljurisdictions.

TheNSWCivilandAdministrativeTribunal(NCAT)wasestablishedbytheCivil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013.TheNCATisthesinglepointofaccessforspecialisttribunalservicesinNSW,consolidatingtheworkof22formertribunals.Thereare4divisionsoftheNCAT:theAdministrativeandEqualOpportunityDivision,theConsumerandCommercialDivision,theGuardianshipDivisionandtheOccupationalDivision.

Figures1.1and1.2illustratethecourthierarchyinNewSouthWalesandthegatewaystoappealinthecriminalandciviljurisdictions.

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

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

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SittingsoftheCourtofCriminalAppealareorganisedonarosterbasis,takingintoaccounttheotherregularjudicialdutiesandcommitmentsoftheJudgeswhoformtheCourt’sbench.TheJudgeswhositintheCourtofCriminalAppealaretheChiefJustice,thePresident,theJudgesoftheCourtofAppeal,theChiefJudgeatCommonLawandJudgesoftheCommonLawDivision.During2019,mostbenchesintheCourtofCriminalAppealcomprisedatleasttwoCommonLawJudges,withthepresidingJudgebeingtheChiefJustice,thePresident,aJudgeofAppeal,ortheChiefJudgeatCommonLaw.

TheCourtofCriminalAppealListJudgethroughout2019wasJusticeRAHulme.

Common Law DivisionTheCommonLawDivisionhearsbothcriminalandcivilmatters.Thecriminalmattersinvolvehomicideoffencesandoffenceswheretheprosecutionseekslifeimprisonment.OthermattersinvolvingseriouscriminalityormattersofpublicinterestmaybebroughtbeforetheCourtwiththeChiefJustice’sapproval.TheJudgesoftheCommonLawDivisionalsohearbailapplications,mattersconcerningproceedsofcrime,andpost-convictioninquiries.

TheDivisiondealswithallseriouspersonalinjuryandcontractualactions,inwhichtheCourthasunlimitedjurisdiction.ThecivilbusinessoftheDivisionalsocomprises:

• claimsfordamages• claimsofprofessionalnegligence• claimsrelatingtothepossessionofland• claimsofdefamation• administrativelawcasesseekingthereviewof

decisionsbygovernmentandadministrativetribunals

• appealsfromtheLocalCourt.

Equity DivisionTheEquityDivisionexercisesthetraditionalequityjurisdiction,dealingwithclaimsforremediesotherthandamagesandrecoveryofdebts.TheDivision’sworkincludescasesarisingfromcontractualactionsorrightsofproperty,anddisputesrelatingtopartnerships,trustsordeceasedestates.

TheDivisionhearsapplicationsbroughtundernumerousstatutes,includingtheCorporations Act 2001(Cth),theSuccession Act 2006,andtheProperty (Relationships) Act 1984.TheDivisionalsohandlesadiverserangeofapplicationsintheareasofadmiralty,commercial,technologyandconstruction,andsuccessionlaw,andtheCourt’sadoptionandprotectivejurisdictions.

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Figure1.1NSW COURT SYSTEM CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

High Court of Australia

Court of Criminal Appeal

Supreme Court of NSW

Land and Environment Court of NSW

District Court of NSW

Drug Court of NSW**

Local Court of NSW*

Children’s Court of NSW*

Note:TheabovediagramisasimplifiedrepresentationoftheappealprocessinNSW.Actualappealrightsaredeterminedbytherelevantlegislation.

* AppealscanbemadetotheDistrictCourtofNSW,ordirectlytotheSupremeCourtincertaincircumstances.

** SomeappealsfromcommittalproceedingsmaybemadedirectlytotheCourtofCriminalAppeal

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Figure1.2NSW COURT SYSTEM CIVIL JURISDICTION

High Court of Australia

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court of NSW

Land and Environment Court of NSW

District Court of NSW

Dust Diseases Tribunal

Workers Compensation Commission

Local Court of NSW**

Children’s Court of NSW**

NSW Civil and Administrative

Tribunal (NCAT)*

Note:TheabovediagramisasimplifiedrepresentationoftheappealandjudicialreviewprocessinNSW.Actualappealrightsaredeterminedbytherelevantlegislation.

* AppealsfromcertaindecisionofNCATmaybemadetotheCourtofAppeal,SupremeCourt,LandandEnvironmentCourtorDistrictCourt.SeeCivil and Administrative Tribunal Act2013(“theAct”),Part6,Division3.Also,certaindecisionsmaybejudiciallyreviewedbytheSupremeCourtorCourtofAppealunderSection34oftheAct;refertosection48oftheSupreme Court Act1970astowhichdecisionsareassignedtotheCourtofAppeal.

** AppealscanbemadetotheDistrictCourtofNSW,ordirectlytotheSupremeCourtincertaincircumstances

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WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS?

ThejudicialofficersoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesareitsJudgesandAssociateJudges.TheRegistrarsoftheCourthavelimiteddecision-makingpowers.

The JudgesTheGovernorofNewSouthWalesformallyappointstheJudgesoftheCourtfollowingadecisionbyCabinet.Judicialappointmentsaremadeonthebasisofalegalpractitioner’sintegrity,highleveloflegalskillsandthedepthofhisorherpracticalexperience.

Appointmentispursuanttosection25oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.Section25specifiesthattheCourtwillinclude:aChiefJustice,aPresidentoftheCourtofAppealandsuchotherJudgesofAppeal,JudgesandAssociateJudgesastheGovernormayappointfromtimetotime.TheGovernorisalsoempoweredtoappointqualifiedpersonsasActingJudgesofAppealorActingJudgeswhentheneedarises.

TheChiefJusticeis,byvirtueoftheoffice,aJudgeofAppeal,andtheseniormemberoftheCourtofAppeal.TheothermembersoftheCourtofAppealarethePresidentandtheJudgesofAppeal.TheJudgesoftheCourtareassignedtospecificDivisionsandordinarilyconfinetheiractivitiestothebusinessofthoseDivisions.TheChiefJusticemaycertifythataparticularJudgeshouldactasanadditionalJudgeofAppealinaparticularmatterbeforetheCourtofAppeal.

TheSupreme Court Act 1970alsoprovidesthattheChiefJusticemayappointJudgestoadministeraspecificlistwithintheCommonLaworEquityDivisions.DetailsoftheJudgesassignedtotheselistsin2019canbefoundinChapter3.

SetoutbelowaretheJudgesoftheCourt,inorderofseniority,asat31December2019.

Chief JusticeTheHonourableThomasFrederickBathurstAC

PresidentTheHonourableJusticeAndrewScottBell

Judges of AppealTheHonourableJusticeJohnBasten

TheHonourableJusticeRobertBruceScottMacfarlan

TheHonourableJusticeAnthonyJohnMeagher

TheHonourableJusticeCliftonRalphRussellHoebenAMRFD

TheHonourableJusticeJulieKathrynWard

TheHonourableJusticeFabianGleeson

TheHonourableJusticeMarkJamesLeeming

TheHonourableJusticeAnthonyJamesPayne

TheHonourableJusticeRichardWeeksWhite

TheHonourableJusticePaulLeGayBreretonAMRFD

TheHonourableJusticeLucyMcCallum

Chief Judge at Common LawTheHonourableJusticeCliftonRalphRussellHoebenAMRFD

Chief Judge in EquityTheHonourableJusticeJulieKathrynWard

JudgesTheHonourableJusticeMichaelJohnWalton

TheHonourableJusticePeterAnthonyJohnson

TheHonourableJusticeStephenCraigRothmanAM

TheHonourableJusticeDerekMichaelPriceAO

TheHonourableJusticeDavidJacobHammerschlag

TheHonourableJusticeIanGordonHarrison

TheHonourableJusticeElizabethLillianFullerton

TheHonourableJusticeNigelGeoffreyRein

TheHonourableJusticeRobertAllanHulme

TheHonourableJusticeMichaelJohnSlatteryAMRAN

TheHonourableJusticeDavidLloydDavies

TheHonourableJusticeMichaelAndrewPemboke

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TheHonourableJusticeMichaelLeeBall

TheHonourableJusticePeterRichardGarlingRFD

TheHonourableJusticeJohnRobertsonSackar

TheHonourableJusticeAshleyJohnBlack

TheHonourableJusticeChristineElizabethAdamson

TheHonourableJusticeGeoffreyJohnBellew

TheHonourableJusticeJamesWilliamJohnStevenson

TheHonourableJusticeRobertThomasBeech-Jones

TheHonourableJusticeStephenGerardCampbell

TheHonourableJusticeRichardJamesButton

TheHonourableJusticeGeoffreyCharlesLindsay

TheHonourableJusticePhilipHallen

TheHonourableJusticeFrancoisKunc

TheHonourableJusticeStephenDavidRobb

TheHonourableJusticeRowanJamesHunterDarke

TheHonourableJusticeRobertsonJamesWright

TheHonourableJusticePeterJohnDavidHamill

TheHonourableJusticeHelenMcLeodWilson

TheHonourableJusticeDesmondJohnFagan

TheHonourableJusticeNatalieJaneAdams

TheHonourableJusticeJulieLily-AnnLonergan

TheHonourableJusticeThomasGuyRadcliffeParker

TheHonourableJusticeKellyAnneRees

TheHonourableJusticeLeaCarolineArmstrong

TheHonourableJusticePatriciaAnneHenry

TheHonourableJusticeMarkJosephIerace

TheHonourableJusticeRichardAustinCavanagh

The Acting JudgesSetoutbelowaredetailsofthosepersonswhoheldcommissionsasActingJudgesduringthe2019calendaryear.Unlessotherwiseindicated,thejudicialofficer’scommissionwaseffectivefortheentirecalendaryear.

ActingJudgesareaskedtopresideoverspecifichearingsastheneedarises.ThetotalnumberofdayseachpersonactedasaJudgeoftheCourtduring2019isalsoindicated.

ActingJudgesofAppeal(inalphabeticalorder)

• TheHonourableArthurRobertEmmettAOQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor227days).

• TheHonourableRonaldSackvilleAOQC,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(commissioneffectiveuntil13July2019,actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor59days).

• TheHonourableCarolynChalmersSimpsonAO,formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesandJudgeofAppeal(actedasaJudgeandJudgeofAppealfor210days).

Acting Judges• TheHonourablePeterJohnHiddenAMQC,

formerJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales(actedasaJudgefor138days).

AppointmentsThefollowingJudgeswereappointedin2019(inchronologicalorder):

• TheHonourableJusticeLucyMcCallum,aJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWales,wasappointedaJudgeofAppealoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson29January2019.

• PatriciaAnneHenrywasappointedaJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson30January2019.

• MarkJosephIeraceSCwasappointedaJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson31January2019.

• DrAndrewScottBellSCwasappointedthePresidentoftheCourtofAppealoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson28February2019.

• RichardAustinCavanaghSCwasappointedaJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson16September2019.

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RetirementsThefollowingJudgesretiredin2019(inchronologicalorder):

• TheHonourableJusticeRuthStephanieMcCollAOretiredasaJudgeofAppealoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson27January2019.

• TheHonourableJusticeRobertCalderMcDougallretiredasaJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson31January2019.

• TheHonourableJusticeMargaretJoanBeazleyAOretiredasthePresidentoftheCourtofAppealoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson28February2019.

• TheHonourableJusticeMonikaSchmidtAMretiredasaJudgeoftheSupremeCourtofNewSouthWaleson11September2019.

The Associate JudgesTheGovernorappointsAssociateJudgestotheCourtundersection111oftheSupreme Court Act 1970.AssociateJudgesareusuallyassignedtoperformworkwithineithertheEquityorCommonLawDivision.However,theymaybeaskedtoworkoutsidetheconfinesoftheseDivisionsintheinterestsofflexibility.

TheworkofanAssociateJudgegenerallyinvolveshearingapplicationsthatarisebeforetrial,certaintypesoftrialworkandworkonproceedingsthattheCourtofAppealoraJudgemayrefertotheAssociateJudge.

Applicationsthatarisebeforetrialinclude:

• applicationsforsummaryjudgment• applicationsfordismissalofproceedings• applicationsforextensionsoftimetocommence• proceedingsundervariousActs• applicationsforthereviewofdecisions

ofRegistrars.

IntheCommonLawDivision,AssociateJudgesconducttrialsofactionsforpersonalinjuryandpossessionofproperty.AssociateJudgesalsohearsothertrials(withoutajury)thatarereferredbytheCourtofAppealoraJudge,inadditiontoappealsfromtheLocalCourtandvarioustribunals.

IntheEquityDivision,AssociateJudgesdealwithproceedingsundertheFamily Provision Act 1982

andtheProperty (Relationships) Act 1984,andapplicationsforthewindingupofcompaniesundertheCorporations Act 2001(Cth).AssociateJudgesalsodealwithinquiriesastodamages,oraccountsreferredbytheCourtofAppealorEquityJudges,alongwithapplicationsrelatingtotheadministrationoftrusts,andcertainprobatematters.

Asat31December2019,theCourt’sonlyAssociateJudgewastheHonourableJoanneRuthHarrison(CommonLawDivision).

The RegistrarsRegistrarsoftheCourtareappointedundersection120oftheSupreme Court Act 1970pursuanttotheprovisionsoftheGovernment Sector Employment Act 2013.TheChiefJusticemayalsocertifyofficersoftheSupremeCourtorLocalCourttoactasDeputyRegistrarsoftheCourtfromtimetotime.

RegistrarsareallocatedtoworkwithintheCourtofAppeal,theCourtofCriminalAppealortooneoftheCourt’sDivisions.TheyarepermittedtoworkoutsideparticularDivisions,ifrequired.

RegistrarsareaffordedlimitedpowersoftheCourtundertheSupremeCourtRules1970andtheUniformCivilProcedureRules2005andundertakesomeofthefunctionsformerlyperformedbyJudgesandAssociateJudges.

TheworkoftheRegistrarscommonlyincludes:

• defendedapplicationsinrelationtosecurityforcosts,discovery,interrogatories,provisionofparticulars,andsubpoenas

• costsdisputesiftheamountinquestionisunlikelytoexceed$20,000

• unopposedapplicationsforthetransferofcasestoorfromtheDistrictCourt

• conductingexaminationsundervariousActs,includingtheCorporationsAct2001(Cth)andtheProceedsofCrimeAct1987(Cth)

• dealingwithapplicationsforordersundermanyoftheprovisionsoftheCorporationsAct2001(Cth),suchasthewindingupofcompanies

• hearingapplicationsasreferredtothembyanAssociateJudge

• issuingcourtordersandwritsofexecution,and• enteringdefaultjudgments.

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TheSupremeCourtRules1970anddelegationsundertheCivil Procedure Act 2005permitRegistrarstodirectlyassisttheJudgesincaseflowmanagement.Forinstance,intheCourtofAppeal,theRegistrardealswithmostinterlocutoryapplications,excludingapplicationstostayjudgmentpendinganappeal.IntheCommonLawDivision,aRegistrarconductsdirectionshearingsintheGeneralList,andalsoassiststhePossessionListandProfessionalNegligenceListJudges.

TheRegistrarsmayalsobecalledupontomediatecases.During2019,tenoftheCourt’sRegistrarswerequalifiedmediatorsandavailabletoconductmediationsthroughouttheyearonarosteredbasis.

DeputyRegistrarsarerosteredtoactasDutyRegistrarandtoprovideproceduralassistanceeachdaytocourtusersinperson,orbyemailortelephone.Theyalsoattendtotheissueofcourtorders,writsofexecutionandothermiscellaneousmatters.

SetoutbelowaretheRegistrarsoftheCourt,asat31December2019:

Executive Director and Principal RegistrarChrisD’Aeth

Director, Assistant Principal Registrar and ProthonotaryRebelKenna

Registrar, Court of AppealJerryRiznyczok

Registrar, Court of Criminal AppealGeorgeGalanis

Registrar, Common Law Case ManagementKarenJones

Registrar in EquityLeonieWalton

Registrar, Corporations ListLeonieWalton

Senior Deputy RegistrarsBrendanBellachNicholasFlaskasJenniferHedgeIrinaHoskinson

Deputy RegistrarsSuzinYoo

Assistant Deputy RegistrarsAnitaChangSivashnaChettyStephanieChiaLyndaGerritsen

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SUPPORTING THE COURT: THE REGISTRY

The work of the RegistryTheRegistryprovidesadministrativeandclericalsupporttotheCourt.

Incivilmatters,theRegistryisresponsiblefor:

• acceptingdocumentsfiledattheCourt• securingthecustodyofcourtdocuments

includingexhibitsanddocumentsproducedundersubpoena

• listingmattersforhearing• issuingcourtprocess• attendingtotheinformationneedsoftheCourt’s

usersbyprovidingproceduralguidance• maintainingtheCourt’sphysicalfilesand

computerrecords• ensuringthatallthenecessaryfacilitiesare

availableforhearings.

Incriminalmatters,theRegistryprovidessupportinprocessingcommittals,bailapplications,applicationsunderPart7oftheCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,andCommonLawDivisioncriminalsummaryjurisdictionproceedings.

InrespectoftheCourtofAppeal,theRegistryprovidesspecialisedadministrativeandclericalsupporttotheCourtofAppealJudgesandoffersproceduralguidancetolitigantsandtheirrepresentatives.Similarly,fortheCourtofCriminalAppealtheRegistryprovidessupporttotheJudgeshearingcriminalappealsandalsoissuesordersconcerningthecustodyofprisoners.

Management of the Registry TheChiefJusticedirectstheprioritiestobepursuedbytheRegistry.Ingeneral,theprioritiesreflectthecentralaimofmeetingtheexpectationsofCourtuserscompetently,efficientlyandprofessionally.

OperationalmanagementoftheRegistryishandledbytheExecutiveDirectorandPrincipalRegistraroftheCourt.TheExecutiveDirectorisresponsibleforsecuringandmanagingtheresourcesprovidedtotheCourtbytheNewSouthWalesDepartmentofCommunitiesandJustice.TheExecutiveDirectoralsoprovidesexecutivesupporttotheCourt’sjudicialofficersanddevelopsstrategiestoimprovethedeliveryofRegistryservices.ThesedutiesareundertakenincloseconsultationwiththeChiefJustice,otherjudicialofficers,theDepartment,keyprofessionalbodiesandCourtusers.

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2 CASEFLOW MANAGEMENT

• Overviewbyjurisdiction

• RegionalsittingsoftheCourt

• Alternativedisputeresolution

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OVERVIEW BY JURISDICTION

IntroductionTheCourtmanagestheflowofitscasesfrominceptiontocompletioninanumberofdifferentwaysandiscontinuallylookingtoimproveitsprocessesandoutcomes.

TheCourt’scasemanagementproceduresaresetoutintheUniformCivilProcedureRules,theSupremeCourtRulesandthePracticeNotesissuedbytheChiefJustice.

Commonly,caseswillbeallocatedtoregistrarstoestablishthecoreargumentsindisputeanddeterminewhencasesshouldprogresstohearingbeforeajudgeortheassociatejudge.Aregistrarmakesdirectionstoensurethatacaseisproperlypreparedforhearing.Ifanissuearisesthatfallsoutsidethespecifiedpowersofaregistrar,heorshemayreferthatcasetoajudgeortheassociatejudge.

Court of AppealNewappealcasesarereviewedforcompetencyand,ifnecessary,referredbacktolegalrepresentativestoeithersubstantiatetheclaimofappealasofrightorseekleavetoappeal.Applicationsforleavetoappealareexaminedtoascertainwhethertheyaresuitableforhearingconcurrentlywiththeargumentonappeal.

AppealsareallocatedadirectionscalloverdatebeforetheRegistraroftheCourtofAppealonceanoticeofappealisfiled.Atthatcallover,theappealmaybelistedforhearingiftheappellanthasfiledwrittensubmissionsandtheredappealbook.Furthercasemanagementmaybeorderedwithrespecttolengthyorcomplexappeals.

Theregistrarmanagesandlistsmostappealcasesandapplicationsforleavetoappeal,althoughsomecasesmaybereferredtoaJudgeofAppealforspecialcasemanagement.Urgentcasesareexpeditedandcanbeheardatshortnotice,ifappropriate.Theregistraralsodealswithmostinterlocutoryapplications(inaccordancewithadelegationbytheChiefJusticeundersection13oftheCivil Procedure Act 2005).

Mediationisofferedtopartiesinappealsidentifiedascapableofresolutionbythisprocess.DetailedstatisticsregardingthenumberofmattersreferredtomediationcanbefoundinAppendix(I).

DetailedinformationaboutcasemanagementpracticesintheCourtofAppealissetoutinPracticeNoteSCCA1.

Court of Criminal AppealAccusedpersonsmayinitiallylodgeaNoticeofIntentiontoAppeal,withoutspecifyingtheirgroundsofappeal.TheNoticeofIntentiontoAppealallowstheaccusedpersonsixmonths(orsuchlongertimeastheCourtgrants)tofileanappeal.Transcriptsandexhibitsarenowprovidedtoaccusedpersonsfreeofchargetofacilitatethepreparationofanappeal.

Casemanagementbeginswhenanappealorapplicationforleavetoappealisfiledintheregistry.Theappealorleaveapplicationislistedforcalloverwithintwoweeksoffiling.Calloversareheldfortnightly,althoughspecialcalloverscanbeheldinurgentmatters.Atthecallover,thepresidingregistrarwillfixahearingdateandmakedirectionsforthefilingandservingofsubmissionsbytheparties.Theregistraralsomanagescasesthataredeemedtorequirespecialattention.

Generally,threejudgeshearanappealorleaveapplication.TheChiefJusticemayalsodirectthatabenchofmorethanthreejudgeshearsanappealorleaveapplication,particularlyinmattersinvolvinganimportantissueoflaw.Insomecircumstances,theChiefJusticemaydirectthattwojudgeshearanappealagainstsentence.SinglejudgeshearsentenceappealsfromtheDrugCourtofNewSouthWales,andalsodealwithbailapplicationsandotherinterlocutoryapplicationsintheCourt.

TheCourtofCriminalAppealListJudgeduring2019wasJusticeHulme.

Common Law DivisionCasemanagementintheCommonLawDivisionbeginswhenasummonsorstatementofclaimisfiledintheregistry.Eachsummonsorstatementofclaim(withtheexceptionofPossessionListmattersandmoneyclaims,knownas‘default’matters)isgivenareturndatebeforeajudgeorregistrarandplacedinaList.AjudgeisappointedtomanageeachList,whiletheCommonLawListJudgemonitorsallcaseslistedforhearingbeforeajudge.Registrarshandledefaultmattersadministratively.

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Common Law List JudgeTheCommonLawListJudgeallocatescaseslistedforhearingtospecificjudges.Whendecidingwhichjudgewillhearamatter,theListJudgeconsidersthetypeofcase,itsestimatedhearinglength,andwhetherthejudgehasothercourtcommitments.TheListJudgealsohearsvariousapplicationsincasesalreadylistedforhearing,includingallapplicationsforadjournment.Fromtimetotime,theListJudgewillissuefurthercasemanagementdirectionsincasesalreadylistedforhearing.TheCommonLawListJudgeduring2019wasJusticeFagan.

Common Law Duty Judge TheDutyJudgeisavailableeachdaytohearurgentapplications,includingapplicationsforinterlocutoryinjunctions,duringandoutsidenormalcourthourswhenrequired.JudgesoftheDivisionarerosteredtoactastheDutyJudgeforoneweekatatimeduringLawTerm.AVacationJudgeisrosteredduringthecourtvacationtoperformthisrole.

TheDutyJudgealsoconductsanapplicationslisteachMonday.TheapplicationsinthislistincludeappealsfromtheLocalCourtundertheCrimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001,applicationsforrestrainingorders,applicationsfordeclaratoryrelief,andapplicationstodispensewithajury.Thesematterscannotbedeterminedbytheassociatejudgeoraregistrar.Mattersareinitiallylistedat9:00ambeforearegistrartodeterminewhethertheapplicationisreadytobereferredtotheDutyJudge,whomayspeciallyfixapplicationsthatcannotbeheardontheMondaytoalatertimeordate.

TheDutyJudgedeterminesinterlocutoryapplicationsforrestrainingassetsandissuesexaminationordersundertheConfiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989(NSW),Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990(NSW),andProceedsofCrime Act 1987(Cth).TheDutyJudgealsoconsiders,inchambers,applicationsseekingauthorisationofwarrants,suchasthosemadeundertheSurveillance Devices Act 2007(NSW).

Associate JudgeTheAssociateJudgeintheCommonLawDivisiondealswithstatutoryappealsfromtheLocalCourt(exceptundertheCrimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001).TheAssociateJudgealsodealswithapplicationsforsummaryjudgmentanddismissal,applicationsforextensionundertheLimitationAct1969,andcontestedapplicationstotransfermattersfromtheDistrictCourt.TheAssociateJudgemaydealwithothermattersasoutlinedinScheduleDoftheSupremeCourtRules1970.

MattersallocatedtotheAssociateJudgearecasemanagedbyaRegistrardailyat9:00am.TheRegistrarrefersapplicationstotheAssociateJudgewhentheyarereadyforhearing.

Lists of the Common Law DivisionInadditiontotheabove,theworkoftheDivisionisalsodistributedamongstanumberofspecialisedLists.TheChiefJusticeappointsaspecificjudgetoberesponsibleforthemanagementofaListthroughouttheyear.TheseListsaresetoutbelowinalphabeticalorder,togetherwiththejudgeappointedtomanageeachListin2019.

Specialised case management List

Judge managing List in 2019

AdministrativeandIndustrialLawList

JusticeAdamson

CriminalList JusticeFullerton

DefamationList JusticeHoeben,ChiefJudgeatCommonLawJusticeSackar

HighRiskOffenderList JusticeBellew

PossessionList JusticeDavies

ProfessionalNegligenceList

JusticeHarrison

Administrative and Industrial Law ListThreebroadcategoriesofcasesareassignedtothisList:statutoryappealsarisingfromanerroroflaworonaquestionoflaw;administrativelawmatterscommencedundersection69oftheSupreme Court Act 1970,challenginganerroroflawonthefaceoftherecordorjurisdictionalerror;andmattersundertheIndustrial Relations Act 1996

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thatwereformerlydealtwithbytheIndustrialCourt(alsoknownastheIndustrialCommissioninCourtSession).

TheAdministrativeandIndustrialLawListoperatesinaccordancewiththeproceduresoutlinedinPracticeNoteSCCL3.

Bails ListApplicationsforbailortoreviewbaildeterminationscanbemadetotheSupremeCourtundertheBail Act 2013inrespectofanypersonaccusedofanyoffence,evenifthetrialwillnotbeheardintheSupremeCourt.Afteranapplicationisacceptedforfiling,itislistedforacalloveror,attheCourt’sdiscretion,listedbytheRegistrarinchambers.Thecut-offdayforanapplicationtobelistedinacalloveristheWednesdayoftheweekpriortothecallover.Applicationsarenormallyallocatedamaximumof30minuteswhenlistedforhearing.

TheproceduresforbailapplicationsaredetailedinPracticeNoteSCCL11.

Criminal ListArraignmenthearingsareheldeachmonthduringlawterm.Theaimofthearraignmentprocedureistominimisethelossofavailablejudicialtimethatoccurswhentrialsarevacatedaftertheyarelistedforhearing,orwhenaguiltypleaisenteredimmediatelypriorto,oronthedayofthetrial’scommencement.

Thearraignmentprocedurecontemplatestheinvolvementofcounselatanearlystageoftheproceedings.Thisallowsboththeprosecutionanddefencetoconsiderarangeofissuesthatmayprovideanopportunityforanearlypleaofguilty,ortoshortenthedurationofthetrial.

TheproceduresforarraignmentaredetailedinPracticeNoteSCCL2.

Defamation ListMattersfiledinthisListaremanagedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheDefamation Act 2005.MattersarefirstlistedbeforeaJudgefordirectionsandlegalargument.ThepartiesmayalsoasktheJudgetoconsiderwhetherthedisputeshouldbetriedbeforeajury.IftheJudgegrantsanapplication

fortrialbyajury,thematterwillbesetdownforhearing.Thejurywilldetermineifthematerialinquestionisdefamatoryandifthereisanylawfuldefenceforpublishingthematerial.Ifthejuryfindsthattheplaintiffhasbeendefamedwithoutanylawfuldefencebeingestablished,theJudgewillthendetermineanydamagespayableandresolveanyoutstandingissuesindispute.

PracticeNoteSCCL4governstheoperationofthisList.

General List (formerly known as the General Case Management List)ThisListcomprisesallCommonLawDivisioncivilclaimsthatarenotincludedintheAdministrativeandIndustrialLaw,Defamation,HighRiskOffender,PossessionorProfessionalNegligenceLists.Itincludesmoneyclaims,personalinjuryclaims,claimsforpossession(excludingland),breachofcontract,personalpropertydamage,maliciousprosecution,andclaimsundertheCompensation to Relatives Act 1897.ThesecasesaremanagedbyaRegistrar,whomakesdirectionstoensurethecaseisreadyforhearingandencouragestheearlyresolutionofdisputesthroughmediationorsettlement.

TheproceduresassociatedwiththerunningofthisListaresetoutinPracticeNoteSCCL1.

High Risk Offender ListDuring2018theCourtestablishedthisListtoassistintheearlyidentificationandcasemanagementofurgentmattersundertheCrimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006.PreviouslythesemattersweredealtwithintheGeneralList.

Possession ListThePossessionListdealswithallproceedingsclaimingpossessionofland.AllmattersinthisListrequiringcasemanagementaremanagedintheOnlineCourt,unlesstheCourtotherwiseorders.Earlyresolutionofcasesisencouragedthroughmediation,otheralternativedisputeresolutionprocessesorsettlement.Casemanagementisalsousedtoclarifytherealissuesindispute.

PracticeNoteSCCL6appliestocasesinthisList.

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Professional Negligence ListClaimsagainstmedicalpractitioners,alliedhealthprofessionals(suchasdentists,chemistsandphysiotherapists),hospitals,solicitorsandbarristersareallocatedtotheProfessionalNegligenceList.Specialisedcasemanagementencouragespartiestofocusontherealissuesindisputeinthesetypesofclaims.ARegistrarconductsearlycasemanagementhearings.TheProfessionalNegligenceListJudgehearsalsoapplicationsandmakesdirections,accordingtothespecificneedsofeachmatter.

PracticeNoteSCCL7appliestothisList.

Equity DivisionProceedingsintheEquityDivisionarecasemanagedbyRegistrarsandJudgesoftheDivisiontoachievethejust,quickandcheapresolutionoftherealissuesindisputebetweenthelitigants.TheworkoftheDivisionisadministeredthroughtheGeneralListandanumberofspecialisedLists.

Equity Duty JudgeAJudgeoftheDivisionisavailableatalltimesforurgentapplications.ADutyJudgeisrosteredforablockoftwoweeks.IfamatterrequiresanurgentfinalhearingtheDutyJudgewillconsultwiththeChiefJudgewithregardtopossibleallocationofanurgentfinalhearingdate.

Expedition JudgeCasesareexpeditedwhensufficienturgencyisshown.ApplicationsforexpeditionaremadetotheExpeditionJudgeonFridays.TheExpeditionJudgecasemanagesallexpeditedcasesandhearsthosecaseswhentheyarereadyfortrial.During2019,theExpeditionJudgewasJusticeSackar.

General ListAllcasesotherthanthoseinthespecialisedLists,includingapplicationsforfamilyprovisionunderChapter3oftheSuccession Act 2006orFamily Provision Act 1982,areenteredintotheGeneralList.

FamilyprovisionapplicationsaremanagedinaccordancewithPracticeNoteSCEq7bytheFamilyProvisionListJudge,whoalsosetsthecasesdownforhearing.OthercasesintheGeneralListaremanagedbytheRegistrarinEquityinaccordancewithPracticeNoteSCEq1(CaseManagement)andEq14(OnlineCourtProtocol).TheRegistrarsetscasesdownforhearingbeforetheJudgesoftheDivision.TheRegistrarconsultswiththeChiefJudgeinEquityinrelationtolongorcomplexmatters.

Specialised Lists of the Equity DivisionTheEquityDivision’scaseloadisalsomanagedbyallocatingcertainmatterstospecificListsaccordingtothenatureoftheclaims.TheseListsaresetoutbelowinalphabeticalorder,togetherwiththeJudgeappointedtomanageeachListin2019.

Specialised case management List

Judge managing the List in 2019

AdmiraltyList JusticeRein

AdoptionsList JusticeSackar

CommercialList JusticeHammerschlag

CommercialArbitrationList

JusticeHammerschlag

CorporationsList JusticeBlack

FamilyProvisionList JusticeHallen

ProbateList JusticeLindsay

ProtectiveList JusticeLindsay

RealPropertyList JusticeDarke

RevenueList JusticeWard,ChiefJudgeinEquity

TechnologyandConstructionList

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Admiralty ListTheAdmiraltyListdealswithmaritimeandshippingdisputes.ItisadministeredinthesamemannerastheCommercialList(seebelow).

Adoptions ListTheAdoptionsListdealswithapplicationsforadoptionordersanddeclarationsofthevalidityofforeignadoptionsundertheAdoptions Act 2000.

Mostapplicationsareunopposed.Onceallsupportingaffidavitsarefiled,aJudgewilldealwiththeapplicationintheabsenceofthepublic,andwithouttheattendanceoftheapplicantsortheirlawyers.Unopposedapplicationsrequirecloseattentionforcompliancewithformalrequirements,butthereislittledelay.

Asmallnumberofcontentioushearingstakeplaceincourtintheabsenceofthepublic.Mostoftheserelatetodispensingwithconsenttoadoption.TheRegistrarinEquitydealswithrequestsforinformationundertheAdoptions Act 2000.

Commercial ListTheCommercialListisconcernedwithcasesarisingoutoftransactionsintradeorcommerce.ThecasemanagementstrategyappliedtotherunningofthisListaimstohavemattersbroughtonforhearingquicklyby:

• attendingtothetrueissuesatanearlystage• ensuringwitnessstatementsareexchangedina

timelymanner• intensemonitoringofthepreparationof

everycase.

Thereisalsoadherencetothescheduledhearingdate,andhearingsarecontinuedtoconclusion,eventhoughtimeestimatesmaybeexceeded.

Commercial Arbitration ListDisputesenteredintotheCommercialArbitrationListarisefromthecontextofarbitralproceedingsinwhichtheCourthasprescribedjurisdictionintheCommercial Arbitration Act 2010,orbyvirtueofaprovisionwithinanarbitrationagreement,orotherwise.

TheListprovidespartieswithaquickandeffectivemechanismforresolvingdisputesinrelationto

arbitrationagreements,ordisputesarisingfromthecontextorformofarbitralproceedings.

TheJudgeassignedtomanagetheListcallsoverallpendingapplicationsfortnightly,andpartiestomattersenteredintotheListareexpectedtocomplywiththeprovisionsofPracticeNoteSCEq9.

Corporations ListARegistrarsits4daysaweektohearmostapplicationsandhearingsundertheCorporations Act 2001(Cth)andrelatedlegislation.TheRegistrarmayreferapplicationstotheJudgeonaMonday.TheRegistrardeterminesroutineapplicationstowind-upcompanies,applicationsforleavetoproceedagainstcompaniesinliquidation(limitedtopersonalinjuryactions)andapplicationstoreinstatecompanies.

TheJudgewillgivedirectionsandmonitorpreparationsforhearinginlongermatters,aswellasinothercomplexcorporatecases.CasesmanagedinthisListaregenerallygivenahearingdateassoonastheyareready.

PracticeNoteSCEq4appliestocasesenteredintotheCorporationsList.

Probate ListTheworkperformedbytheJudgesandtheRegistrarsconsistsofbothcontentiousandnon-contentiouscases.TheRegistrarsdealwiththemajorityofnon-contentiouscases.Thisincludesthegrantingofcommonformprobatewhereapplicationsareinorderandareunopposed.

BoththeProbateListJudgeandtheRegistrarshaveprocedureswherebysomesupervisioniskeptoverexecutorsinthefilingofaccountsandensuringbeneficiariesarepaid.

IncourttheRegistrarconsidersroutineapplicationsandapplicationsconcerningaccounts.Shouldaroutineapplicationrequireadecisiononamatterofprinciple,theapplicationisreferredtotheProbateListJudge.

TheProbateListJudgesitsonceaweektodealwithcomplexapplications.Ifanapplicationcanbedealtwithquickly,itisusuallyheardimmediately.Othersaresetdownforhearing,normallywithinamonth.

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ContentiousmattersaremonitoredbyeitheraJudgeoraRegistrar.Contentiousmatterscommonlyincludedisputesastoatestator’slastvalidwill.Whenthesecasesarereadytoproceed,theyareplacedinthecalloverlisttoreceiveahearingdatebeforeanEquityJudge.

Protective ListTheworkoftheProtectiveLististoensuretheaffairsofpeopledeemedincapableoflookingaftertheirproperty,orthemselves,areproperlymanaged.TheListalsodealswithappealsfromtheGuardianshipTribunalofNewSouthWales,alongwithapplications(inchambers)fromtheNewSouthWalesTrusteeandGuardianforadviceregardingtheadministrationofestates.TheCourtalsoconsidersapplicationsregardingmissingpersons’estatesand,incertaincircumstances,mayorderthattheirestatebemanagedundertheNSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009.

OftentheissuesindisputeinthisListareofahighlysensitivenature.TheCourtacknowledgesthissituationandhandlestheseproceedingswiththeminimumdegreeofformality.However,whenthereisadisputethatcannotberesolvedinthiswayitisdecidedmoreformally.

ARegistrarsitsincourtonedayaweekforthisList.TheRegistrarmayreferacasetobedeterminedbytheJudgewithoutfurtherappearanceoradjournacaseintotheJudge’slist.AJudgesitsonceaweektodealwithreferredcases.MostcasesareconsideredontheJudge’susualsittingdayassoonasthepartiesareready.Longercases,however,arespeciallyfixed,usuallywithinonemonth.

Real Property ListTheRealPropertyListcasemanagesdisputesoverlandthatthefilingpartyseekstoresolvethroughequitablerelief,ratherthanrecoveringamonetarysumasdamagesordebtunderthecommonlaw.Thedisputescouldrelatetoacontractforthesaleofland,orissueswithleases,easements,covenantsorstrataandcommunityschemes.TheRealPropertyListJudgesitsweeklytomanagenewcasesandcomplexinterlocutoryapplicationsthathavebeengivenleavetoproceed.TheRegistrarinEquityprovidessupporttotheListJudgebyhandlingproceduralapplicationsforsubstitutedservice,securityforcostsortosetasidesubpoenasandnoticestoproduce.

PracticeNoteSCEq12appliestocasesenteredintotheRealPropertyList.

Revenue ListTheRevenueListisdedicatedtothehearingoftaxationmatters.ThisListwascreatedtoensurethatthesemattersareheardasefficientlyaspossible.MattersintheRevenueListareheardbyaspecificEquityDivisionJudgeeachmonth,andallocatedtheearliesthearingdatepossiblebeforethissameJudge.

PracticeNoteSCEq10appliestocasesenteredintotheRevenueList.

Technology and Construction ListCasesinvolvingcomplextechnologicalissuesanddisputesarisingoutofbuildingorengineeringcontractsareallocatedtotheTechnologyandConstructionList.ThisListismanagedbythesameJudgeandinthesamemannerastheCommercialList.

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REGIONAL SITTINGS OF THE COURT

In2019criminaltrialswereconductedatAlbury,Armidale,CoffsHarbour,Grafton,Lismore,Newcastle,PortMacquarie,WaggaWaggaandWollongong.CivilhearingswereconductedatByronBay,Grafton,MossVale,Newcastle,OrangeandWaggaWagga.TheCourtofAppealsatatOrange.

CriminaltrialsandcivilhearingswillcontinuetobeheldinvenuesoutsideSydneyasrequired.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

AlternativedisputeresolutionisabroadtermthatreferstothemeansbywhichpartiescanresolvetheirdisputewiththeassistanceofaneutralpersonwithouttheneedforaconventionalcontestedhearingbeforeaJudge.MediationisthemostcommonlyusedalternativedisputeresolutionmethodinSupremeCourtcases.

MediationMediation,pursuanttoPart4oftheCivil Procedure Act 2005,isavailableformostcivilproceedings.Mediationisnotavailableincriminalproceedings.

Theroleofthemediatoristoassistpartiesinresolvingtheirdisputebyalertingthemtopossiblesolutions,whileallowingthepartiestochoosewhichoptionisthemostagreeable.Themediatordoesnotimposeasolutionontheparties.TenqualifiedRegistrarswerecertifiedtoconductmediationsthroughout2019.Alternatively,partiescouldchoosetouseprivatemediators.

Amattermayproceedtomediationattherequestoftheparties,ortheCourtmayreferappropriateproceedingswithorwithouttheconsentofparties.IftheCourtordersthatamatterbereferredtomediation,thereareseveralwaysinwhichamediatormaybeappointed.Ifthepartiesareinagreementastoaparticularmediator,theycanasktheCourttoappointthatmediatorortheymayagreetomediationbyaRegistrar.Ifpartiescannotagreeuponamediator,theyshouldattempttoagreeonhowtheCourtcanappointaqualifiedmediator;optionsaresetoutinPracticeNoteSCGen6.

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SettlementofdisputesbymediationisencouragedintheCourtofAppealandintheCommonLawandEquityDivisions.Partiesmayderivethefollowingbenefitsfrommediation:

• anearlyresolutiontotheirdispute• lowercosts• greaterflexibilityinresolvingthedisputeas

thesolutionsthatmaybeexploredthroughmediationarebroaderthanthoseopentotheCourt’sconsiderationinconventionallitigation.

Evenwheremediationfailstoresolveamatterentirelyandthedisputeproceedstocourt,thebenefitofmediationcanoftenbecomeapparentatthesubsequentcontestedhearing.Mediationoftenhelpstodefinetherealissuesandfactsindisputeandthismayresultinareductionincourttimeand,consequently,lowerlegalcosts.

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3 COURT OPERATIONS

• Overviewofoperationsbyjurisdiction

• Timeliness

– Measurementagainstbenchmarks

– Listingdelays

• Useofalternativedisputeresolution

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OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS BY JURISDICTION **tobereadinconjunctionwithAppendix(I)

Court of AppealTherewere366netnewcasescomingtotheCourtofAppealin2019.Thisis3%higherthanin2018and2017but8%lowerthanin2016.

Thesourcesofthenewcasesin2019were:SupremeCourt(226),DistrictCourt(87),LandandEnvironmentCourt(25),NSWCivilandAdministrativeTribunal(10)andothersources(18).

Ofthe366newcases,191werecommencedbynoticeofappeal,135bysummonsseekingleavetoappeal,and40bysummonsfortheCourtofAppealtoexerciseitsoriginaljurisdiction.

Therewere339finaldisposalsin2019,whichis6%lowerthanthenumberin2018.

Finaldisposalsoccurredbythefollowingmethodsduring2019:

• judgmentfollowinghearingofeitheranappeal,anoriginaljurisdictionsummonsoraconcurrenthearing(aconcurrenthearingenablestheapplicationforleavetoappealand,whereleaveisgranted,theconsequentappealtobedeterminedinasinglehearing)–63%;

• refusal,strikingoutorotherfinaldisposalofanapplicationforleavetoappeal–23%;

• settlement,orelsenon-progressiontoanappealfollowingagrantofleavetoappeal–9%;

• strikingoutorotherfinaldisposalofeitheranappealoranoriginaljurisdictionsummons–5%.

TheoverallCourtofAppealpendingcaseloadattheendof2019was205cases,a15%increasefromtheendof2018.Ofthe205pendingcases,63(31%)werecasesforwhichthequestionofleavetoappealhadyettobedetermined.

TheageprofileoftheCourtofAppeal’spendingcaseloadremainedatagoodlevelduring2019(seeFigure3.1).Attheendoftheyear,93%ofpendingcaseswerewithin12monthsofage(withthenumberofcasesolderthan12monthsincreasingslightly,from11to14),whichremainsbetterthanthenationalbenchmark(90%)forthatagegroup.Fourcaseswereolderthan24months:oneisan

appealthatisawaitingresolutionofarelatedcaseinanothercourt,andtheremainingthreewererelatedcasesthathavesubsequentlybeendiscontinued.

Thelistingdelayduringmostof2019rangedbetween1and4monthsforhearingofnon-urgentsubstantiveappealsandforconcurrenthearings.Itsettledat1.8monthsforthestartofthe2020lawterm.Hearingsforleaveapplicationsalonearelistedmorequickly,andthelistingdelayforthesewaslessthan2monthsthroughoutmostof2019,settlingat1.9monthsforthestartofthe2020lawterm.

Figure3.1Court of Appeal achievements against national benchmarks for age of pending cases

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Court of Criminal AppealTherewere352newcasescomingtotheCourtofCriminalAppealin2019.Thiswas14%higherthanin2018butsimilartotheratesin2015and2016.

Thesourcesofcriminalappealsin2019were:DistrictCourt(277),SupremeCourt(44),LandandEnvironmentCourt(9)andothersources(22).

Ofthe352newcases,207wereappealsagainstseverityofsentence(ofwhich31wereappealsbytheCrown),102wereappealsagainstconviction,20wereappealsagainstinterlocutoryjudgmentsand23werecasesofothertypes(including3casesreturnedfromtheHighCourtforre-hearing).

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Convictionappealsmadeup29%ofnewcasesin2019,comparedwith27%in2018and24%in2017.Convictionappealsaremorecomplexandtypicallyrequirelongerhearingsthanappealsagainstseverityofsentenceonly.Convictionappealhearingsareusuallytwicethelengthofhearingsonsentenceseverityonlyandcanextendtoawholedayorlonger.

Therewere368disposalsin2019,similartothenumberin2018.Ofthe368disposals,313werefollowingasubstantivehearing,23werebytheappellantabandoningorwithdrawingtheappealpriortoahearing,14werebyrefusalofleavetoappealand18werebyothermethods.

Overtheyear,withthelowerrateofnewcasescominginandthesteadydisposalrate,thependingcaseloaddecreasedfrom171to155cases.

TheageprofileoftheCourtofCriminalAppeal’spendingcaseloadremainedatanoptimallevelduring2019.Attheendoftheyear,itagainmetorwellexceededthenationalbenchmarks(seeFigure3.2),withonly5casesolderthan12months(noneofthesebeingolderthan19months).

During2019thelistingdelayfornon-urgenthearingofcriminalappealsrangedbetween2and4months.Itsettledat3.4monthsforthestartofthe2020lawterm.Interlocutoryappealsarelistedmorequicklyaccordingtotheirurgency.

Figure3.2Court of Criminal Appeal achievements against national benchmarks for age of pending cases

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Common Law Division criminal casesIn2019therewere103newcases(defendants)registeredintheCriminalList,comparedwith93during2018and112during2017.Ofthe103newcases,93wereprosecutionsbroughtbytheNSWOfficeoftheDirectorofPublicProsecutions(83oftheseinvolvinghomicidecharges)and10bytheOfficeoftheCommonwealthDirectorofPublicProsecutions.

AfterentryintotheCriminalList,thenextstepusuallyisarraignment.Themajorityofdefendantsenterapleaof‘notguilty’atarraignment,andthearraignmentconcludeswiththosecasesbeinglistedfortrial.Nearlyalltrialsareconductedwithajury.

Atarraignmentsduring2019:

• 84defendantsweregivenlistingsfortrials(9beingforjudge-alonetrials),withthetrialssettostartineither2019or2020;

• 7defendantswerelistedforfitnesshearings(todealwiththequestionofthedefendant’scapacitytostandtrial);

• 20defendantsenteredapleaof‘guilty’atarraignment,comparedwith23during2018and14during2017.

Somedefendantschangetheirpleato‘guilty’afterbeinggivenatrialdate–sometimesthechangeoccursaslateasthestartof,orduring,thetrial.During2019,therewere13defendantswhoenteredapleaof‘guilty’afterarraignment,ofwhich10wereeitherafterthestartofthetrialorduringthemonthinwhichthetrialwasscheduledtostart.Whenthepleaischangedatsuchalatestageitisusuallyimpossibletore-assignthattrial-timetoanotherdefendant.

Intotal,33pleasof‘guilty’weretakenin2019,comparedwith41during2018and42during2017.Thenumberandtimingofthepleasof‘guilty’arefactorsthatsignificantlyaffecttheoperationoftheCriminalList:fewerpleasof‘guilty’enteredatarraignmentleadtomorecasesqueuingfortrialsand,consequently,increasesinlistingdelaysandfinalisationtimesforcases.

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Forcriminaltrialslistedtostartduring2019thehearingestimatesgiventotheCourtrangedfrom1dayto6months.ThetrialofR v Warwick,whichhadgivena6-monthestimate,ran(withinterruptions)fromJuly2018throughallof2019.Theaveragehearingestimateforthetrialsonhand(eithernotstartedornotconcluded)attheendofeachmonth,wasbetween5.7and6.5weeksduring2019.

SinceNovember2016,thestandardreferenceformeasuringlistingdelayforcriminaltrialshasbeenthe4-weektrial.Atthefirstarraignmentsofthe2020lawterm,thelistingdelaywas5.0monthsforcriminaltrialsrequiringatleast4weeksoftrialtime.Thelistingdelayforcriminaltrialscanvaryduringtheyear,especiallywhenseverallongtrialsarelistedsimultaneously,whenlongtrialsmustbevacatedandre-listed,orwhendefendantsplead‘guilty’aftertheirtrialhasbeensetorstarted.

Trialsfor83defendantswerelistedtostartduring2019.For19ofthosedefendantsthetrialeithercollapsedorwasadjourned(thishappenedfor16defendantsduring2018andfor14defendantsduring2017).Theneedtore-startorre-listtrialsfollowingcollapseoradjournmentreducestheCourt’scapacitytodealwithitsbacklogofcases.

Forthefourteenthconsecutiveyearnotrialwas‘notreached’(asituationwheretheCourt,ratherthantheparties,cannotstartalistedtrial).TheCourtdoesnotnormallyover-listitscriminaltrials.Thereisalreadyariskoftrialsbeing‘notreached’whenearliertrialsrunlongerthantheirestimatedtime,andover-listingcompoundsthatrisk.TheCourtisawareoftheemotionalandfinancialimpactforthefamilyofvictimsandforwitnesses(andofthecosttothecommunityinfundingthecriminaljusticesystem)whentrialsaredelayed.ItisahighpriorityfortheCourttoallocateitsresourcessothateverycriminaltrialcanstartonitslistedday.

Atotalof106defendants’caseswerefinalisedduring2019,comparedwith99during2018.TheCourtpreparedandhandeddown67sentencesduring2019,comparedwith74during2018.

Bytheendof2019therewere110defendantswithcasespendingintheCriminalList,adecrease

of3%fromthepositionattheendof2018(113defendants).Notethatarelativelysmallnumberofcasescancauseappreciablechanges(onapercentagebasis)inthependingcaseloadfromyeartoyear.

Withtherelativelylownumberofcasesinthisresource-intensivelist,theageprofileforpendingcasescanalsoshowsomevolatility.TheageprofileforCriminalListpendingcasesimprovedduring2019(seeFigure3.3)withrespecttothe12-monthbenchmark,andthenumberofcasesolderthan12monthsdecreasedfrom52to36;however,thenumberofcasesolderthan24monthsincreasedfrom6to13.Nineofthe13casesolderthan24monthsattheendof2019hadbeendelayedatleastoncebytheneedtoeitherre-startorre-listthedefendant’strial(arisingfromhungjuries,collapsedtrialsorsuccessfulapplicationstovacatescheduledtrialdates).Onecase(Warwick)haditstrialdelayedforseveralmonthsbynumerouspreliminaryapplicationsand,sincestarting,hasover-runits6-monthestimateconsiderably.AccesstoactingjudgesisinvaluableinmaintaininganacceptableageprofilefortheCriminalList,astheonlyalternativewouldbetotakepermanentlyappointedjudgesawayfromotherareasofwork.

WhenevaluatingtheCourt’sperformanceagainstthenationalbenchmarksitisimportanttonotethatalmostallindictmentspresentedtothisCourtareforoffencesofmurderormanslaughter,orhavethepotentialforalifesentencetobeimposed.Incontrast,thecriminallistsofmostotherAustraliansupremecourtsdealroutinelywithabroaderrangeofchargesthatincludesshortermaximumsentences.Thenationaltimelinessbenchmarkof12monthsfromcommittaltosentencingisthereforeachallengingtargetforthisCourt.Also,whenmakingcomparisontothenationalbenchmark,notethattherelativelysmallsizeoftheListallowsjustafewcasestomakestatisticallysignificantchangestopercentage-basedresults.

TheBailsListsawconsiderablechangeduring2019,followingthecommencementinJuneofanewBailsListPracticeNote.UnderthenewPracticeNote,applicantsmustbereadytoproceedatthetimeoflodgingtheirapplication.Thecaseis

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thenlistedpromptly,normallywithin5-12days,forcallovertoconfirmhearingreadiness.TheCourtaimstothenlistcasesforahearingwithin20daysofthecallover.Thispracticeensurestheavailablehearingtimeisusedefficiently.Previously,ahearingdatewasallocatedtoeachcaseatlodgment;however,manycaseswerenotreadybytheallocateddate,resultinginwastedcourtresourcesandincreasedlistingdelaysintheBailsList.ThenumberofapplicationscomingtotheCourthasreducedunderthenewPracticeNote;thenumberand(morenotably)theproportionofwithdrawnapplicationshavealsoreduced.

Atotalof2,648applicantslodgedapplicationsintheBailsListduring2019,adecreaseof42%fromthenumberin2018(4,545).Releaseapplicationswere97%oftheapplicationslodgedin2019.

Therewere3,433BailsListapplicationsdisposedofduring2019,adecreaseof21%fromthenumberduring2018(4,353).Thedecreaseisattributabletothereducedlodgmentrateduringthesecondhalfof2019.Duringthefinalthreemonthsof2019only18%ofdisposalswereasaresultoftheapplicantwithdrawingtheapplicationbeforeoratthescheduledhearing;incontrast,duringthesameperiodin2018thewithdrawalratewas68%.

TheBailsListpendingcaseloadhasdecreasedsubstantially:from893attheendof2018to122attheendof2019.ThisisaresultofthelowerlodgmentrateandtheprompthearingandfinalisationofcasesunderthenewPracticeNote.

Thelistingdelayfor30-minutehearingsofadults’bailapplicationshasfluctuatedmarkedlyoverrecentyears,rangingbetween3and15weeksfromlodgment,butrarelyhasitfallenbelow6weeks.SincethestartofthenewPracticeNote,thelistingdelayhasbeenbetween1and3weeks,risingto7weeksbrieflyduringCourtvacation,andsettlingat2weeksforthestartofthe2020lawterm.Juveniles’applicationsaregivenpriorityandarenearlyalwayslistedwithin2weeksoflodgment.

Figure3.3Criminal List achievements against national benchmarks for age of pending cases

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Common Law Division civil casesThecivilworkoftheCommonLawDivisioncanbeseparatedintotwobroadgroups:

• contestedordefendedcases(theserequirecasemanagementandincludethespecialisedcasemanagementlists)

• casesrequiringnocasemanagement(suchasuncontestedcasesproceedingtodefaultjudgment,andthemiscellaneousapplicationsdealtwithadministrativelybyRegistrarsandregistryofficers).

Overall,therewere3,826civilfilingsintheDivisionduring2019,anincreaseof8%fromthenumberin2018(3,552).Increaseswereseenincontestedcases,particularlypersonalinjuryclaims,aswellasuncontestedcases(notingthatthemajorityofPossessionListcasesproceedasuncontestedcases).TheonlyareasofworkwithdecreasedfilingsweretheAdministrativeLawList,theDefamationListandthemiscellaneousapplications.FilingsintheSupremeCourt’sDefamationListarenowquitelowascasesthatcanproperlybecommencedintheDistrictCourtareencouragedtocommenceinthatjurisdiction.

Thedisposalrateduring2019was7%higherthanin2018.TherewereincreaseddisposalsineveryListexcepttheDefamationList.Thetotalof3,478disposalsincluded1,513contestedcases(upfrom1,399lastyear),ofwhich440hadbeenlistedforatleastonehearing.Theremaining1,965

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disposalswereuncontestedcases:Therewere683uncontestedcasesdismissedforinactivity,569casesfinalisedbydefaultjudgment,564disposalsofmiscellaneousapplicationsand149otherdisposals.During2019theregistryreceivedatotalof723applicationsfordefaultjudgment,ofwhich96%wereeithergrantedorrequisitionedwithin5workingdays.

ThenumberofpendingcasesintheCommonLawDivisionroseby11%during2019(seeFigure3.4).Thecontestedcaseloadincreasedby10%,from1,938to2,140.Thisisexpectedtoincreasethenumberofcasesrequiringcasemanagementdirectionsandhearingsin2020and2021.Theuncontestedcaseloadincreasedby11%,from1,012to1,124,asaresultofincreasedfilingsinthePossessionList(wheremostcasesproceedasuncontestedcases).

TheJusticeLinksystemisusedtoreporttheageofpendingcivilcases(seeFigure3.5).ThenationalbenchmarksaresetbytheProductivityCommission’sReport on Government Services.TheproportionoftheDivision’scivilcaseloadwithin12monthsofageregressedslightlyduring2019from70%to68%.Theproportionwithin24monthsofageremainedstableat86%;however,thenumberofcasesonhandandolderthan24monthsincreasedfrom401to471.

Thelistingdelayfornon-urgenthearingofCommonLawDivisioncivilcasesthatrequired5daysofhearingtimefluctuatedduring2019between6.0and11.2months.Bythestartofthe2020lawterm,thelistingdelayhadreached12.0monthsfor5-dayhearings;itwas1.3monthsfor2-dayhearingsand12.8monthsfor10-dayhearings.

Therewere1,107matterslistedduring2019forahearingofeitherthesubstantiveissuesorlengthyinterlocutoryissues(seeFigure3.6).Ofthoselistedmatters,632proceededtohearing,314settledafterbeinglistedforhearingand161successfullyappliedtovacatethehearinglisting.ThisinformationiscollatedindependentlyoftheJusticeLinksystem.

Sothatavailablejudicialtimeisusedoptimally,theCommonLawDivision’scivilhearingsareover-listed.Thiscarriesariskthatsomecasesmaybe‘notreached’(asituationwherethepartiesarereadytoproceedbuttheCourtisunabletoprovideajudgeforthehearing).NoneoftheDivision’slistedhearingswas‘notreached’during2019(thesameresultasin2018,andcomparedwith2in2017).Since2007theDivisionhasmaintaineda‘notreached’rateof1%orlessforitslistedcivilhearings.

CivilhearingscomprisejustoneareaofworkcoveredbytheCommonLawDivision’s23judges,whoalsohearalltheCourt’scriminaltrials,allhearingsintheBailsListandallurgentapplicationstotheDivision,includingthoseundertheCrimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006.TheCommonLawDivisionjudgesarealsotheprincipaljudicialresourcefortheCourtofCriminalAppeal.Thetaskofappropriatelybalancingandre-balancingtheallocationofCommonLawDivisionjudgestoalltheseareasofworkischallenging.

Figure3.4Common Law Division pending civil caseloads at 31 December

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Therewere4,253filingsintheDivisionduring2019,anincreaseof3%overthenumberin2018(4,128).AsubstantialfilingincreaseoccurredintheCorporationsList(wheretypicallyover80%ofcasesarecasemanagedandfinalisedbytheRegistrarinEquitywithoutrequiringanylistingbeforeajudge).SmallerincreasesoccurredintheProtectiveList,TechnologyandConstructionListandAdmiraltyList.FilingsreducedinallotherLists,withtheEquityGeneralListshowingasubstantialreduction.

ThedisposalratefortheDivisionwas2%higherin2019thanin2018,increasingfrom4,204to4,278.ThelargestincreasewasintheCorporationsList,reflectingthehighfilingrateandrelativelyshortdisposaltimesforwinding-upapplications(whichwasthemajorareaofincreasedfilings).SmallerincreaseswereintheTechnologyandConstructionList,theProtectiveListandcontestedprobatecases.The4,278disposalsin2019included656casesthathadaleastonelistingforhearing.

Overall,thenumberofpendingcasesintheEquityDivisiondecreasedbyonly13casesduring2019(seeFigure3.7).ThelargestdecreasewasintheEquityGeneralList(particularlyforfamilyprovisioncases).TheareasofgreatestincreaseweretheTechnologyandConstructionList,CorporationsListandRealPropertyList.

TheJusticeLinksystemisusedtoreporttheageofpendingcivilcases(seeFigure3.8).ThenationalbenchmarksaresetbytheProductivityCommission’sReport on Government Services.TheageprofileoftheEquityDivision’spendingcaseloadshowedsignificantimprovementduring2014,whenauditingenabledalargenumberofinactivecasestobefinallyclosed.Auditingcontinuedthroughtoearly2016butresultedinonlyasmallnumberofcaseclosuresduring2015and2016.TheageprofileofEquityDivisioncasesattheendofDecember2019isshownatFigure3.8.During2019,theproportionoftheDivision’scaseloadwithin12monthsofagereducedfrom67%to65%,andtheproportionwithin24monthsofagereducedfrom87%to86%.Overtheyear,thenumberofcasesonhandandolderthan24monthsincreasedfrom378to399.

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Thelistingdelayrangedbetween2.3and7.2monthsduring2019for2-dayhearingsofnon-urgentGeneralListorProbateListcases.Bythestartofthe2020lawtermthelistingdelayforthesecaseshadsettledat6.7monthsfor2-dayhearings;for5-dayand10-dayhearingsitwas9.7months.SomejudgesoftheEquityDivisionhavebeenassignedforshortperiodstohearcasesinotherareasoftheCourtsothatlistingdelaysaremanagedacrossallareasofwork.

TheJusticeLinksystemdoesnotprovidereportsregardingthematterslistedforhearing,noraretheremanuallymaintainedstatisticsonthisaspectforEquityDivisioncases,soanalysisoftheoutcomesofthelistedhearingscannotbepresented.

TheEquityDivisiondoesnothaveageneralpracticeofover-listingmatters.Runninglistsoccuroneweekpermonthforfamilyprovisioncases;thesecasesarenotgivenspecificlistingdatesuntiltheweekbeforetherunninglist,butallcasesthatarereadytoproceedintherunninglistweekareusuallyheardthatweek.

UncontestedprobateapplicationsarehandledbytheCourt’sregistrars–theseapplicationsareforgrantsofprobateorlettersofadministration,orforresealofprobategrantsmadeoutsideNSW.Atotalof27,438applicationswerefiledduring2019(anincreaseof3%overthenumberfiledduring2018),being:

• 24,672forgrantsofprobate• 2,387forgrantsoflettersofadministration• 379forresealsofprobategrantedelsewhere.

Ifanapplicationmeetsallproceduralrequirementswhenlodged,agrantwillbemadeoninitialprocessing.Thewaitingtimerangedbetween4and19workingdaysduring2019forinitialprocessingofgrantapplications,settlingat14workingdaysbythestartofthe2020lawterm.

Figure3.7Equity Division pending civil caseloads at 31 December

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TIMELINESS

Measurement against benchmarksTheCourt’sperformanceindealingwithcasesinatimelywayisreportedintermsoftheageofthependingcaseload.MeasurementoftheagedistributionwithinapendingcaseloadhelpstheCourttoassessmorequicklywhetherdelayreductionstrategiesaresuccessfulandtoidentifyareaswherefurthercasemanagementwouldbebeneficial.

Courtsandotherorganisationsmayusedifferentmethodstomeasuretheageofcasesorthetimelinessofcasehandling,andthiscanproducestatisticsthatarenotnecessarilycomparable.Tocitecriminalcasesasanexample,somecourtsreportperformancebymeasuringthetimebetweencommittalandthecommencementoftrial,whiletheAustralianBureauofStatisticsproducesnationalstatisticsthatmeasurethetimefromcommittaltoeitheracquittalorsentencing.Unlessnotedotherwise,theinformationinAppendix(I)concerningageofpendingcasesusesthesamedefinitionsofcommencementandfinalisationasareusedbyProductivityCommissioninitsReport on Government Services.

Appendix(I)showsthepositionthisCourtreachedat31Decemberforeachreportedyearwithregardtotheageofitspendingcaseload.Forcriminalmatters(includingcriminalappeals)themethodofmeasurementalignswiththemethodusedbytheProductivityCommission’sReport on Government Services,exceptwherecasesaredivertedtotheMentalHealthReviewTribunal.FortheCourtofAppeal,thereportingmethodalignswiththemethodsusedbytheProductivityCommissionbutisconfinedtothosecaseslodgedintheCourtofAppeal(whereastheProductivityCommission’sfigurescoverallcivilcasesthatareappellateinnature,notjustthoselodgedintheCourtofAppeal).ForcivilcasesintheCommonLawandEquityDivisions,theCourt’sreportingdiffersfromtheProductivityCommission’smethodsinthreeways:firstly,theCourtreportsseparatelyforeachDivision;secondly,forcasesthatareappellateinnaturebutheardintheCommonLaworEquityDivision,theCourtreportsthosecaseswithin

theappropriateDivisionandnotincombinationwithCourtofAppealcases;andthirdly,theCourtreportsallpendingcases,whereastheProductivityCommission’scountingrulesallowforexclusionofsomeparticularcasetypesandpendingcasesthathavebeeninactiveforatleast12months.

Appendix(I)allowscomparisonoftheCourt’spositionwiththenationalbenchmarksfor‘backlogs’assetbytheProductivityCommission.ThosebenchmarksareapplicabletoAustralia’ssupremecourtsanddistrict/countycourts,regardlessofthecase-mixofthosecourts.Withregardtocriminalnon-appealcases,therangeofchargesroutinelybroughtincriminallistsofsupremecourtsvariesacrossthecountry.ThisCourthearsonlycriminalcasesinvolvingchargesofmurderormanslaughterorwherethereisotherwisethepotentialforalifesentencetobeimposed;forsuchcasesa12-monthtimeframefromcommittaltosentencingischallenging.Withregardtocivilnon-appealcases,itisworthnotingthateverysupremecourtinthecountryhasdifficultymeetingthebacklogbenchmarks(seeTable7A.21ofthelatestReport on Government ServicespublishedbytheProductivityCommission).

ThisisthetenthyearofreportingthesizeandageprofileofthecivilcaseloadsoftheCommonLawandEquityDivisionsusingdataextractedfromtheNSWcourts’caseinformationsystem,JusticeLink.Theextractionofdatawascontinuallyrefinedfrom2009throughto2012,atwhichpointtheCourtobtainedreportsthatwerebetterabletoidentifyinactivecivilcases.From2012to2016theCourtauditeditscivilcaseloadtoidentifythemanyinactivecasesthathadaccumulatedsince2009.AuditingofbacklogswassubstantiallycompletedfortheCommonLawDivisionbytheendof2014,andfortheEquityDivisionbyearly2016.Weestimatenearly5,000inactivecivilcaseswereclosedasaresultofthatauditing,andthatshouldbetakenintoaccountwhenmakinganyanalysisofthechangesinsizeandageprofileoftheCourt’scivilcaseloadsince2010.TheCourtcontinuestoaudititscaseloadroutinelytoidentifyinactivecasesthatshouldbedismissedorclosed.

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TheReport on Government Servicesalsoreportsoncasefinalisationtimes,butthatmeasureisnotincludedhere.TheCourtpreferstheageprofileofpendingcases(theProductivityCommission’s‘backlog’concept)asareportingmeasurebecauseithasalogicallinktodesiredoutcomes:whencourtsfinaliseanincreasednumberofagedcases,theageprofileofthependingcaseloadusuallyimprovesoverthatperiodwhereasfinalisation-timeresultsusuallyworsen.

Listing delaysThereportedlistingdelaysindicatethetimelinesswithwhichtheCourtcanallocatenon-urgenthearingsforvarioustypesofcasesthathavebeenassessedasreadyforhearing,providingthepartiesarewillingtoselectfromthefirstavailablegroupofhearingdatesofferedbytheCourt.Listingdelayschangeduringtheyearandupdatedinformationcanbesoughtfromtheregistry.

ThetableoflistingdelaysinAppendix(I)showsthelistingdelaysthatappliedatthestartofthenewlawtermfollowingthecloseofthereportingyear.Thelistingdelaysrefertohearing-timerequirementsthatareconsideredrepresentativeortypicalofthevariousareasoftheCourt,asexplainedinthefootnotestothetable.(Notethatduring2016,therepresentativehearing-timerequirementforCriminalListcaseswaschangedfroma3-weektrialtoa4-weektrial.)

Thisstandardisedmeasurementoflistingdelays,incontrasttomeasurementoftheageofpendingcasesorcasefinalisationtimes,focusesontheCourt’smanagementofitsownresourcestodelivertimelyhearings.Itisdistinctfromotherfactorsthatlengthencasefinalisationtime,suchasdelaysinservingcourtdocuments,delayscausedbytheneedtojoinadditionalpartiestoproceedings,timetakenupwithinterlocutoryissuesorappeals,timeneededforpartiestopreparetheirevidence,timethatelapseswhilepartiesattemptmediation,andthedelayscausedwhenpartiesrequestatrialdatethatislaterthanthefirstavailable.

FortherepresentativehearinglengthsdescribedinAppendix(I),overthe12monthsleadinguptothestartofthe2020lawterm:

• CourtofCriminalAppealhearingdelaysincreasedslightlyto3.4months

• CourtofAppealhearingdelaysremainedrelativelystableatanoptimallevel,withadelayof1.8months

• criminaltriallistingdelaysdecreasedto5.0months• BailsListhearingdelayshavebecomefarless

volatilesincetheintroductionofthenewPracticeNote,andadelayofaround2weekshasbeentypicalsinceJune2019

• CommonLawDivisioncivilhearingdelayshavelengthenedconsiderably,increasingfrom6.0monthsto12.0months

• EquityDivisioncivilhearingdelaysincreasedto6.7months.

TheCommonLawDivisionusesover-listingtomakemosteffectiveuseofjudicialtimeandmanagelistingdelays.TheEquityDivisionusesrunninglistsforfamilyprovisioncasesoneweekpermonthforthesamepurposebutdoesnothaveageneralpracticeofover-listingmatters.

AllocationofsomeworktoactingjudgesassiststheCourttomanageandbalancelistingdelaysacrossallareasofwork.Withoutthisability,longerdelayswouldhavebeenlikelyinoneormoreareasofwork.

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USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

TheSupremeCourtsupportsmediationasamethodofalternativedisputeresolutionforSupremeCourtcivilproceedings.Litigantsinanycontestedcivilcase(includingappeals)canconsiderusingmediation.Mediationisgenerallyinapplicableforcaseswherenodefendantconteststheclaimandinapplicationsforanuncontestedgrantofprobate,foradoptionofchildren,forwinding-upofcompanies,forrecoveryofproceedsofcrimeorundertheCrimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006,andforthemiscellaneousapplicationswhereonlyadministrativeprocessingisrequired.Forothercivilcasesmediationisconsideredgenerallyapplicable,althoughindividualcasesmayhavecircumstancesthatmakemediationinadvisableorinappropriate.

Since2014,inadditiontoitslong-standingcourt-annexedmediationprogram,judicialsettlementconferenceshavebeenusedinfamilyprovisioncaseswheretheestateisvaluedatlessthan$500,000orwhenthepartiesjointlyrequestone.TheseconferencesareconductedbyJusticeHallenandtimedtooccuratanearlystageofcasemanagementtoencouragesettlementassoonaspossibleandminimiselitigationcosts.Thejudicialsettlementconferenceshavereducedthenumberofcasesgoingtothecourt-annexedmediationprogram,andneedtobetakenintoaccountwheninterpretingstatisticsconcerningtheCourt’suseofmediation,bothcourt-annexedandoverall.

During2019theregistryrecordedatotalnumberof1,407referralstomediation(court-annexedorprivate),whichwasa20%increasefromthe2018totalof1,169referrals.Thenumberofcourt-annexedmediationlistings(whichareconductedbytheCourt’sregistrars)increasedfrom428in2018to474in2019.Itispossiblethatthetotalnumberofreferralsdoesnotfullyincludetheuseofprivatemediationbecauseitisnotessentialforlitigantstoobtainaformalreferralformediationtouseprivatemediation,nor(wherenoreferralorderhasbeenmade)todisclosetotheCourtthatprivatemediationhasbeenused.

During2019anestimated4,646civilcaseswerefiledthatwereoftypesforwhichmediationwasconsideredgenerallyapplicable.Thisisadecreaseof2%fromtheestimated4,726casesfiledduring2018.

The‘mediationreferralindex’isthetotalnumberofcasesreferredformediationinagivenyear,expressedasapercentageofthetotalnumberofcases(oftypeswheremediationisconsideredtobegenerallyapplicable)commencedinthatyear.For2019themediationreferralindexwas30.3%,upfrom24.7%for2018.

Court-annexedmediationsareconductedbythoseSupremeCourtregistrarswhoareadditionallyqualifiedasmediators.Ofthe474caseslistedforcourt-annexedmediationduringtheyear,12casesdidnotproceedtotheirallottedmediationsession.Ofthe462casesthatdidproceedtoacourt-annexedmediationsession,thesettlementratewas42%.TheCourthasastringentconventionforrecordingcasesas“settledatmediation”:thepartiesmusthaveagreedtofinalisingorders(orhavedraftedheadsofagreement)bythecloseofthemediationprocedure.Inadditiontothecasesnotedas‘settledatmediation’,afurther31%ofcaseswererecordedas‘stillnegotiating’atthecloseofthemediationsession,andmanyofthosearelikelytohavesettledsubsequently.Ifpartiesagreetosettletheirdisputeatanytimeafterthecloseofthemediationsession,thosesettlementsarenotrecordedas‘settledatmediation’eventhoughthemediationproceduremayhavebeenfundamentaltothepartieseventuallyreachingsettlement.Thestatisticsforthecourt-annexedmediationprogramarecollatedindependentlyoftheJusticeLinksystem,whichisnotsufficientlyreliableforthatpurpose.Therearenostatisticsonsettlementratesforcasesreferredtoprivatemediators.

Thewaitingtimerangedbetween2and9weeksduring2019fornon-urgentcourt-annexedmediationsessions.Thewaitingtimesettledat6weeksforthestartofthe2020lawterm.WheretheCourtordersanexpeditedcourt-annexedmediation,thewaitingtimedoesnotapply.Thewaitingtimecanchangeduringtheyear,andupdatedinformationispublisheddailyinthecourtlist.

UseofarbitrationforSupremeCourtcasesremainspossiblebutisnowunlikelybecausethetypesofcasesthattypicallyhadbeenreferredtoarbitrationnolongercometotheSupremeCourt.Thenumberoflistedarbitrationsdeclinedrapidlyafter2003,andthemostrecentreferralofaSupremeCourtcasetoarbitrationwasin2006(onereferralonlyinthatyear).

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4 EDUCATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION

• Judicialofficereducation(informationsuppliedbytheJudicialCommissionofNewSouthWales)

• Publiceducationprogram

• TheroleoftheMediaManager

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JUDICIAL OFFICER EDUCATION

Manyjudicialofficersupdatedanddevelopedtheirskillsandknowledgeduringtheyearbyattendingconferences,seminarsandworkshops.SomeoftheprogramsaretailoredspecificallytotheCourt’sneeds,whileotherstargetthewiderlegalcommunity.Anoverviewofsomeoftheeducationalactivitiescompletedduring2019appearsbelow.Foramorecomprehensivelistofactivities,pleaserefertoAppendix(III):OtherJudicialActivity.

Domestic judicial education activities undertaken in 2019During2019,judgesattended88daysofface-to-facejudicialeducationorganisedbytheJudicialCommissionofNSW,anaverageof2daysofjudicialeducationperjudge.Participantsareaskedtoratethepracticalvalueofeacheducationeventtotheirroleasajudge.Theoverallratingsin2019(fromanaverageresponserateof35%)revealthat88%ofjudgesfindtheSupremeCourt’seducationprogramrelevantandausefulsourceofknowledgeandideas.

TheCourt’sAnnualConference,heldinAugust,includedsessionsonlegislativeintention,privateinternationallaw,non-publicationandtake-downorders,newjurydirectionlaws,criminallaw,equity/commerciallaw,administrativelaw,financialregulation,artificialintelligenceandanartificiallyintelligentfuture.Forty-onejudicialofficersandthePrincipalRegistrarattended.

SupremeCourtjudgesalsoattendedtwocross-jurisdictionalseminarsthroughouttheyear.TwoattendedaseminarinAugustonForensic Science in the CourtroompresentedbyvisitingDrLucinaHackman.Further,threejudgesattendedaseminarRisky Business,asessionfocusingonmentalwellnesspresentedbyMrAllanSparkesCVOAMVA.

TheNgaraYuraCommitteepresentedvariousprogramsthroughouttheyear:

• InJune,threeSupremeCourtjudgesattendedtheNgara Yura Program: Exchanging Ideas: First Nations Consensus in Constitutional Reform, Nation Building and Treaty Making Processes.Thisprograminvolvedaconversationonthemakingofthe2017UluruStatementandthemechanismsusedtoengageindialogue,andheardfromspeakerscloselyconnectedtotheprocess.Judicialofficers,lawyersandAboriginalcommunitymemberscametogethertodiscusstheprocessesofnation-buildingandtreaty-makingthatarecurrentlybeingundertakeninanumberofcommunities,andtocanvassthechallengesfordesignofsuchprocessesthatcanbeinclusiveandfacilitatecommunityconsensus.

• InOctober,onejudgeattendedaseminaronThe Wotton Decision,aclassactionbroughtagainsttheStateofQueenslandandtheCommissionerofPoliceforQueenslandthatallegedcontraventionsoftheRacial Discrimination Act 1975(Cth)thatoccurredarisingoutoftheQueenslandPoliceServiceconductonPalmIslandfollowingthedeathincustodyofanAboriginalman.

• InNovember,twojudgesattendedaprivate,behind-the-scenestourofatemporaryexhibit,Living Language: Country, Culture, CommunityattheStateLibraryofNSW.Theexhibitexploredsharedstoriesofstrength,traumaandjoyandhighlightedthecomplexhistoricalrelationshipsbetweendifferentlanguagegroupsandtheimportanceoflanguageinpreservingculture.

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ThreeSupremeCourtjudgesattendedtheNationalJudicialOrientationPrograminGlenelg,SouthAustraliainApril2019,andoneattendedtheNationalJudicialOrientationProgramontheGoldCoast,QueenslandinNovember2019.Thefive-dayorientationprogramassistsnewlyappointedjudicialofficerswiththeirtransitiontojudicialofficebyfacilitatingthedevelopmentandrefinementoftheskillsandknowledgenecessaryforeffectivejudging.ItisconductedbytheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliawiththeassistanceoftheJudicialCommissionofNSWandtheAustralianInstituteofJudicialAdministration.

TheCourtalsocontinuedtoworkwiththeJudicialCommissiontoensuretheCriminal Trials Courts Bench Book,theSentencing Bench BookandtheCivil Trials Bench Bookwereregularlyupdatedbyjudgestoreflectdevelopmentsinthelawandsentencingpractice.

Inaddition,thereareanumberofonlineresourcespermanentlyavailabletojudgesoftheSupremeCourt.SeminarpapersandotherresearchtoolsareavailableonlineviatheJIRSdatabaseandareupdatedregularly.Wherepossible,SupremeCourtjudgesarealsoabletoviewandparticipateinprogramsremotelyeitherviathelivestreamingofcertainprogramsorviewinganumberofprogramsthathavebeenrecorded.

PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

In2019,numeroussecondaryschoolstudentgroupsandinterestedmembersofthepublicvisitedtheCourtindependentlywiththeassistanceofafree,self-guidedapp.ThefreeappguidedvisitorsthroughaspeciallyselectedroutehighlightingthemostlegallyandvisuallysignificantaspectsoftheLawCourtsBuilding,whilealsoprovidinginsightsintotheSupremeCourt’swork.TheappallowsvisitorsanopportunitytovisittheCourtattimesthatsuittheirneedswhileensuringtheyareequippedwithinformationnecessarytoindependentlyorientthemselveswithintheBuildingandconfidentlyundertakecourtroomobservation.

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THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA MANAGER

TheCourt’sMediaManageristheprincipalmediaspokespersonforthesuperiorNSWcourtsandprovidesaprofessionalcourt-medialiaisonservice.ThemajorroleofthepositionistoprovidethemediawithinformationaboutcourtproceedingsintheSupremeCourt,theLandandEnvironmentCourt(LEC)andtheIndustrialRelationsCommission(IRC).TheMediaManagerworkswiththemediatoensurethatjudicialdecisionsarecorrectlyreportedtothecommunityandpromotesinitiativestakenbythecourtstoenhanceaccesstojustice.TheMediaManagerisalsoresponsibleforensuringthatmediaoutletsarealerttoanynon-publicationandsuppressionordersissuedinproceedings,andthattheyarefamiliarwiththetermsandimpactsoftheseorders.Thisisimportantbecausethemedia’sfailuretoacknowledgeoradheretosuchordersintheircoveragecouldcompromiseproceedings.

During2019,theMediaManagercompleted5,666requestsforinformation,upfrom5,613thepreviousyear.Ofthese:

• 90%relatedtoSupremeCourtmatters• 10%relatedtotheLEC,IRCandothercourts

andtribunals.

SydneymetropolitanjournalistsfrommajornewspapersandradioandTVstationsremainedthemajorusersoftheMediaManager’sservices,accountingfornearly70%ofrequests.Fewerthan12%ofuserswerefromNSWregionalnewspapers,radioandTVstations,andlessthan1%wasfromsuburbanSydneynewspapers.Theremaining17%ofenquirieswerefrominterstateoroverseasjournalists,writersforspecialist/tradepublications,authors,lawyers,studentsormembersofthepublic.Duringthereportingyear,theMediaManagerreceived13mediaapplicationstofilmfinaldecisionsunderthebroadcastingjudgmentslegislation,whichincludesapresumptioninfavourofpermittingrecordingandbroadcastofjudgmentremarksthatdetermineproceedings.Allbutonerequestwasgranted.Filmingoccurredin11criminalsentencesandoneclassactioncivildecision.

Inadditiontoreactivework,theMediaManagerundertookproactivetaskssuchasorganisingmediainterviewswithJusticeRuthMcColl,markingherretirementand100yearsofwomeninthelaw,andassistingwiththeSupremeCourt’ssocialmediaactivity.

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5 OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COURT’S WORK

• UniformCivilProcedureRules

• LawCourtsLibrary

• AdmissiontothelegalprofessionandappointmentofPublicNotaries

• AdmissionunderthemutualrecognitionActs

• AdministrationoftheCostsAssessmentScheme

• ProBonoScheme

• JudicialAssistanceProgram

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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES

TheCivil Procedure Act 2005andUniformCivilProcedureRules2005commencedoperationin2005.TheUniformRulesCommitteewasestablishedundersection8andSchedule2oftheAct.TheChiefJustice(whoactsaschair)andthePresidentoftheCourtofAppealareex officiomembersoftheCommittee.TheotherSupremeCourtrepresentativesontheCommitteeduring2019wereJusticeAdamsonandJusticeLindsay.AswellasconsideringamendmentstotheRulestheUniformRulesCommitteeapprovesformsforuseincivilproceedingsundersection17oftheAct.

LAW COURTS LIBRARY

TheLawCourtsLibraryisoneofthepremierlawlibrariesinAustralia;elementsofitscollectionpredatetheformationoftheSupremeCourtin1824.TheLibraryisalegalresourceandinformationcentreforalljudicialofficers,courtstaffandregistrarsofthevariouscourtsintheLawCourtsBuilding.

Legalauthoritiesandaccurateinformationareprovidedtosupportthetimelyandeffectivedecision-makingofthecourts.In2019,librariansansweredmorethan1,430requestsfromtheSupremeCourt,andover3,000legalresourceswereborrowed.LawCourtsLibraryreaderserviceslibrarianscontinuedtoprovidesupportforcourtuseofonlineresourcesande-publicationsoniPadsandothermobiledevices.

Inaddition,2,503SupremeCourt(includingCourtofAppealandCourtofCriminalAppeal)decisionswerepublishedduring2019ontheNSWCaselawwebsite,whichismanagedandsupportedbytheLibrary.

TheNSWDepartmentofCommunitiesandJustice(formerlytheNSWDepartmentofJustice)andtheFederalCourtofAustraliajointlyfundtheLawCourtsLibrary.TheoperationsoftheLibraryareoverseenbytheLibraryAdvisoryCommittee,consistingofthreejudgesfromtheFederalCourtofAustraliaandthreejudgesfromtheSupremeCourtofNSW.

TheCommitteeprovidesadviceonmattersofcollectiondevelopmentandserviceprovision.

During2019,theSupremeCourtrepresentativesontheAdvisoryCommitteewereJusticeBasten,JusticeMacfarlanandActingJusticeEmmett.

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ADMISSION TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC NOTARIESTheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardisresponsiblefor:

• determiningtheeligibilityandsuitabilityofpeopleseekingtobeadmittedasalawyerinNSW

• accreditingacademiclawcoursesandpracticallegaltrainingcoursesinNSW

• registering,enrollingandexaminingstudentsintheBoard’sownDiplomainLawcourse

• appointingpublicnotariesinNSW• maintainingtheRollofLawyersandtheRollof

PublicNotariesinNSW.

ConstitutedbytheLegal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014,theBoardisaself-fundingstatutorycorporation.MembershipoftheBoardcomprises:

• theChiefJusticeofNSW• threeJudgesoftheSupremeCourtnominated

bytheChiefJustice• anomineeoftheAttorneyGeneral• nomineesoftheCommitteeofNSWLawDeans,

theBarCouncil,andtheLawSocietyCouncil.

During2019,themembersoftheBoardwere:

• TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJustice(Chair)

• TheHonourableActingJusticeEmmettAO(PresidingMember)

• TheHonourableJusticePayne(DeputyPresidingMember)

• TheHonourableJusticeLindsay• MrGarryMcGrathSC(toDecember2019)• MsMargaretAllarsSC• MrWen-Ts’aiLim• MrJohnDobson• ProfessorLesleyHitchens• DrJacobCampbell(toOctober2019)• ProfessorMichaelQuinlan• MsPhillipaHetherton(fromNovember2019)

AdetailedaccountoftheBoard’sactivitiesandachievementscanbefoundinitsAnnualReport,whichisavailablefordownloadfromwww.lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au.

ADMISSION UNDER THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACTS

TheRegistryliaiseswiththeLegalProfessionAdmissionBoardinperformingthetaskofmanagingapplicationsfromlegalpractitionersforadmissionunderthemutualrecognitionActs:fromNewZealandlegalpractitionersundertheTrans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997,andfromAustralianlegalpractitionersfromotherStatesandTerritoriesundertheMutual Recognition Act 1992.

In2019,71NewZealandpractitionerswereenrolledundertheTrans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act.Incomparison,therewere66Trans-Tasmanadmissionsin2018and58in2017.

ThenumberofAustralianlegalpractitionersenrolledundertheMutual Recognition Act 1992remainsnegligibleafterlegislativechangestoallowmostlawyerstopractiseseamlesslythroughoutAustralia.

http://www.lpab.justice.nsw.gov.au

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ADMINISTRATION OF THE COSTS ASSESSMENT SCHEME

TheCostsAssessmentSchemeisthemechanismthroughwhichclientsandpractitionerscanresolvedisputesaboutcostsandalsoquantifycostsordersmadebyaNSWcourtortribunal.TheScheme’sprocessesaregovernedbytheapplicableNSWlegalprofessionlegislationthatwasinforcewhenthelitigation,underwhichthecostsdisputearoseorthecostsorderwasmade,commenced.

TheChiefJusticeappointsindependentCostsAssessorstodetermineapplicationsforcostsassessmentandreview.AllcostsassessorsarelegallyqualifiedandmusthavebeenapractisingAustralianlawyerforatleast5yearstobeconsideredeligibleforappointment.

TheCostsAssessmentsectionoftheRegistryundertakestheday-to-dayadministrationoftheSchemeundertheguidanceoftheManager,CostsAssessment.

During2019,1,321costsassessmentapplicationswerelodged.Ofthese,580(44%)relatedtocostsbetweenpartiestocostsorders;162(12%)werebroughtbyclientsagainstpractitioners,and442(33%)werebroughtbypractitionerstorecoveragainstclients.Therewere137reviews(10%).

Thereviewprocessisundertakenbyareviewpanelcomprisingtwoseniorassessors.Thereviewpanelgenerallyconsidersthematerialbeforetheassessorandcanaffirmorvarytheoriginalassessment.IftheapplicationismadeundertheLegal Profession Act 2004(LPA)acostsassessmentdeterminationcanbeappealedtotheDistrictCourtasofrightonquestionsoflawandotherwisebyleave.Althoughnowrepealed,theLPAstillappliestoassessmentswherethematter(inwhichthecostsorderwasobtained)wascommencedbefore1July2015orwherefirstinstructionsfromaclientweregivenbefore1July2015.

TheLegal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014(asamended)incorporatestherecommendationsoftheChiefJustice’sReviewconcerningcostsassessmentreviews.Formattersfallingunderthenewlegislation,anappealisnowtotheDistrictCourt(leaveisrequirediftheamountindisputeislessthan$25,000)ortotheSupremeCourt(leaveisrequirediftheamountindisputeislessthan$100,000).

TheChiefJusticeappointstheCostsAssessmentRulesCommittee(CARC).Since1July2015,withthecommencementoftheLegal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014,theCARCwasreconstitutedinthelegislationtoincludeaSupremeCourtJudge,aDistrictCourtJudge,andrepresentativesfromtheOfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner,theLawSocietyofNSWandtheNSWBarAssociationaswellasrepresentativesfromthepanelofcostsassessors.TheCARCischairedbyJusticeBrereton.

TheCostsAssessmentUserGroupmeetsasnecessarytodiscussissuesoncostsassessmentfromauser’sperspective.TheUserGroupmetregularlyduring2019todiscussprogressionofanewcostschapterintheJudicialCommission’sCivil Bench Bookandrequirementsforadditionalapproveduniformcivilforms,andtoplaneducationaleventsforcostsassessors.TheGroupalsodiscussedwhencostsassessmentdeterminationscanandcannotincludeinterestonunpaidlegalcosts.

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PRO BONO SCHEME

TheCourtestablishedtheProBonoSchemewithsupportfromtheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationandLawSocietyofNewSouthWalesin2001.

TheSchemeoperatesinaccordancewithPart7Division9oftheUniformCivilProcedureRules2005andenablesunrepresentedlitigantstobereferredtoabarristerand/orsolicitoroncetheCourtdeterminestheyaredeservingofassistance.

During2019,theCourtmade27referralsundertheScheme:9referralsweremadeinCourtofAppealcasesand18weremadeincasesfromeithertheCommonLaworEquityDivision.TheScheme’ssuccessdependsuponthecontinuedgoodwillofbarristersandsolicitorswhohaveindicatedawillingnesstoparticipateintheScheme.TheCourtgratefullyacknowledgesandextendsitssincerethankstothosewhosupporttheSchemebyvolunteeringtheirservices.

JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

AJudicialAssistanceProgramwaslaunchedtohelpNewSouthWalesjudicialofficersmeetthedemandsoftheirworkwhilstmaintaininggoodhealthandwell-being.TheProgramprovidesfor24-houraccesstoaprofessional,confidentialcounsellingserviceandfreeannualhealthassessments.TheCourtadministersthisProgramonbehalfofalljudicialofficersinNSW.

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6 APPENDICES

I. Courtstatistics–comprehensivetableofstatistics

II. TheCourt’scommitteesandusergroups

III. Otherjudicialactivity:conferences,speaking,engagements,publications,appointmentstolegalandculturalorganisations,delegationsandinternationalassistanceandcommissionsinoverseascourts

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APPENDIX (I): COURT STATISTICS – COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF STATISTICS (to be read in conjunction with Chapter 3)

• Filings, disposals and pending cases• Timeliness

– age of pending cases at 31 December– listing delays after the end of the year

• Alternative dispute resolution

Filings, disposals and pending cases

NOTES:

Thefiguresforpendingcasesexcludecasesthathavebeenre-openedafterjudgment.

PendingcaseloadfigureswithintheCommonLawandEquityDivisions(orwithincasemanagementlistswithinthoseDivisions)willnotalwaysreconcilewithassociatedfilinganddisposalfigures.ThisisbecausecasescommencedinonecasemanagementlistorDivisionmaysubsequentlybetransferredtoanotherlistorDivisionforfurthercasemanagementanddisposal.

Thestatisticsfor2015throughto2019forcivilcasesintheCommonLawDivisionandfortheEquityDivision(otherthantheAdoptionsList,ProtectiveListandcontestedProbateListcases)havebeenextractedfromtheJusticeLinksystem.

ThestatisticsfortheCourtofAppeal,CourtofCriminalAppeal,CriminalList,AdoptionsList,ProtectiveListandcontestedProbateListmattersarenotsuppliedthroughtheJusticeLinksystem;theycontinuetobemanuallycollatedandaresubjecttoauditandrevision.

“n/a”–figuresnotavailableornotseparatelyreported

“-” –itemnotapplicable

“0” –zerocount

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

COURT OF APPEAL 1,2

Filings (net new cases) 3 379 397 354 355 366

Filings of appeals / applications for relief 255 261 241 228 235

Filings of applications for leave to appeal 4 134 144 121 139 135

Disposals (final disposals) 5 433 423 380 361 339

Disposals of appeals / applications for relief 312 277 257 249 213

Disposals of applications for leave to appeal 131 154 131 124 130

Pending cases at 31 December 236 210 184 178 205

Appeals / applications for relief 173 157 141 120 142

Applications for leave to appeal 63 53 43 58 63

1 Thesestatisticsexcludenoticesofintentiontoappeal.Anoticeofintentiontoappealdoesnotcommenceasubstantiveappealorapplication.

2 ThesestatisticscoverCourtofAppealcasesonly.Theyarenotcomparableto‘civilappeal’casestatisticsreportedwithintheProductivityCommission’sReport on Government Services,whichincludeallcivilcasesofanappellatenature,includingappealsandreviewsdealtwithintheCommonLawDivisionorEquityDivision.

3 Whenanoticeofappealisfiledafterasuccessfulapplicationforleavetoappeal,theappealandtheleaveapplicationarecountedasonecase(nottwo).Forthisreason,thefiguresforfilingsofnoticesofappeal(andapplicationsforrelief)andfilingsofapplicationsforleave,combined,exceedthenumberofnetnewcases.

4 Thisitemincludesnotonlyleaveapplications,butalsoapplicationswherepartieshaveelectedtohaveaconcurrenthearingofboththeleaveapplicationandtheappeal(ifleaveisgranted).

5 Whereanappealisprecededbyagrantofleave,thisiscountedasonecontinuouscase,withafinaldisposalbeingcountedonlywhenthesubstantiveappealisfinalised.Forthisreason,inanyyear,thefiguresfordisposalsofnoticesofappeal(andapplicationsforrelief)anddisposalsofapplicationsforleave,combined,exceedthenumberoffinaldisposals.

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 1

Filings 342 363 380 407 352

Disposals 400 386 395 366 368

Pendingcasesat31December 168 145 130 171 155

1 ThesestatisticsexcludeappealsfromdecisionsoftheNSWStateParoleAuthority.Therewere7,8,2,0and2applicationslodgedintheCourtofCriminalAppealfortheyears2015to2019,respectively,forreviewofParoleBoarddecisions.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Criminal 1, 2

Criminal List

Filings(registrations)3 118 102 112 93 103

Disposals4 88 105 105 99 106


Bails List 5, 6

Filings(applicants) 4,401 3,996 3,953 4,545 2,648

Disposals(applicants) 4,201 3,991 3,984 4,353 3,433

Pendingapplicantsat31December 761 742 707 893 122

1 Inallyears,thefiguresexcludemattersunderPart7oftheCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,applicationsforre-determinationofalifesentence,andsummaryjurisdictioncases.Summaryjurisdictioncasesareincludedwithinthestatisticsfor‘othersummonscases’withintheCommonLawGeneralList(wheretheyaremanaged).

2 TheCourtusescountingrulesthatalignwithnationalcountingrules,exceptconcerningreferralsfromandtotheMentalHealthReviewTribunal(MHRT).WhenevertheCourtdeterminesthatanaccusedpersonisunfittoplead,itrefersthatpersontotheMHRT–theCourtrecordsthateventasacasedisposal.IftheMHRTsubsequentlydeterminesthatthepersonisfittostandtrial,theCourtrecordsthateventasanewcasecommencement.IftheMHRTdeterminesthattheaccusedpersonisunlikelytobefittostandtrialwithinthenext12monthsitnotifiestheCourt,whichthenobtainsadviceastowhethertheDirectorofPublicProsecutionsintendstotakefurtherproceedingsagainsttheaccused.IftheDirectorofPublicProsecutionsadvisesthattheproceedingsaretobetakenfurther,thentheCourtrecordsanewcasecommencement.

3 Thefiguresincludecommittalsfortrial/sentence,ex officioindictments,re-trialsorderedbytheCourtofCriminalAppealorHighCourt,mattersreferredfromtheMentalHealthReviewTribunal,transfersfromtheDistrictCourt,andre-activatedmatters(forexample,whereabenchwarrantisexecuted).

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

5 ThefiguresforBailsListcasesnowcountthenumberofapplicants,notthenumberofapplications.AtaBailsListhearing,theCourtmaydealconcurrentlywithmultipleapplicationsforanyoneapplicant.From2016onwards,newreportshavebeenusedwhichextractdatafromtheJusticeLinksystem–itispossiblethatthesedonottakeintoaccountsomedataenteredretrospectively.

6 Thestatisticsfor2019arenotdirectlycomparabletopreviousyears.PracticeNoteSCCL11commencedon3June2019andsetoutanewpracticeandprocedureforpreparingandfilingapplicationsforhearingintheBailsList.Applicationsarenowacceptedonlywhentheyareaccompaniedbyallmaterialonwhichtheapplicantseekstorely,andwhentheapplicant’slegalrepresentation(orself-representation)isconfirmed.Consequently,sinceJune2019theoperationalfiguresarelowerastheynolongerincludeincompleteapplicationsthatwouldultimatelybewithdrawnordismissed.

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Civil

Administrative Law List

Filings 134 127 121 152 115

Disposals 158 149 114 132 141


Defamation List

Filings 47 69 54 39 11

Disposals 65 52 56 61 53


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

Filings 1,176 1,105 1,109 1,231 1,431

Contestedclaims 484 449 442 542 692

–personal injury 315 291 347 427 533

– other claims 169 158 95 155 159

Uncontestedclaims 169 185 194 214 237

ProceedsofCrimecases 120 93 108 123 146

Othersummonscases 403 378 365 352 356

Disposals 1,149 1,134 1,057 1,102 1,169

Contestedclaims 525 495 509 475 552

–personal injury 299 291 317 323 392

– other claims 226 204 192 152 160




Pending cases at 31 December 1,275 1,247 1,274 1,362 1,600

Contestedclaims 850 865 819 913 1,083

–personal injury 562 575 575 677 828

– other claims 288 290 244 236 255




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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Possession List

Filings1 1,600 1,312 1,218 1,235 1,501

Disposals 1,592 1,376 1,250 1,207 1,292

Contested 100 61 76 46 68

Uncontested 1,492 1,315 1,174 1,161 1,224

Pending cases at 31 December 903 838 820 847 1,046

Contested 56 60 39 67 83

Uncontested 847 778 781 780 963

Professional Negligence List

Filings 127 150 180 214 214

Disposals 191 153 131 173 199


High Risk Offender List 2

Filings - - - 48 54

Disposals - - - 36 60

Pendingcasesat31December - - - 29 22

Miscellaneous applications 3

Filings 454 453 481 633 500

Disposals 435 437 503 540 564


COMMON LAW DIVISION TOTALS – Civil

Filings 3,538 3,216 3,163 3,552 3,826

Disposals 3,590 3,301 3,111 3,251 3,478


1 AllPossessionListcasesareassumedtobeuncontestedatthetimeoffiling.Ifasubsequentdefenceorcross-claimisfiledthecaseislistedforcasemanagementandcountedasacontestedcase.

2 TheHighRiskOffenderListcommencedduring2018.SomecasescommencedearlierintheCommonLawGeneralListweretransferredtothisListforcasemanagementandfinaldisposal.

3 TheseincludeapplicationsundertheMutual Recognition (New South Wales) Act 1992orTrans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (New South Wales) Act 1996,applicationsforproductionorders,requestsforservicewithinNSWofdocumentsrelatedtocivilproceedingsbeingconductedoutsideNSW,andapplicationstoenforcejudgmentsgivenoutsideAustralia.

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

EQUITY DIVISION 1

Admiralty List

Filings 4 0 1 0 3

Disposals 1 4 0 2 2


Adoptions List 2

Applications 160 198 222 242 224

Ordersmade 168 179 195 273 226


Commercial List

Filings 155 147 155 196 171

Disposals 166 224 182 184 180


Commercial Arbitration List

Filings 2 1 5 1 1

Disposals 1 2 2 6 1


Corporations List

Filings 2,126 1,097 952 860 1,211

Judges’ list 111 137 185 172 205

Registrar’s list 2,015 960 767 688 1,006

Disposals 2,133 1,071 958 883 1,188

Judges’ list 138 138 191 184 251

Registrar’s list 1,995 933 767 699 937


Judges’ list 65 96 128 154 148

Registrar’s list 266 261 230 184 224

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Equity General List

Filings 2,146 1,915 1,856 1,815 1,636

Family provision cases 972 1,018 973 962 878

Other cases 1,174 897 883 853 758

Disposals 3 2,207 2,058 1,774 1,910 1,724

Family provision cases 835 1,068 928 1,044 914

Other cases 1,372 990 846 866 810

Pendingcasesat31December 1,570 1,409 1,494 1,417 1,315

Family provision cases 554 492 544 470 417

Other cases 1,016 917 950 947 898

Probate (Contentious Matters) List

Filings 207 265 294 316 310

Disposals 187 244 246 300 308


Protective List 4

Applications 107 83 110 102 123

Disposals 105 93 90 101 116

Pendingapplicationsat31December 35 25 45 46 51

Real Property List 5

Filings 150 394 406 409 382

Disposals 37 248 357 388 366


Revenue List

Filings 22 26 8 24 14

Disposals 8 18 18 27 22

Pendingapplicationsat31December 29 36 27 26 18

Technology and Construction List

Filings 89 108 138 163 178

Disposals 114 139 125 130 145


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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

EQUITY DIVISION TOTALS

Filings 5,168 4,234 4,147 4,128 4,253

Disposals 5,127 4,280 3,947 4,204 4,278


PROBATE – Applications lodged for grant of probate etc.6

26,408 26,243 27,294 26,538 27,438

1 Thefiguresreportedfor2015throughto2019havebeenextractedfromtheJusticeLinksystem,exceptforthefiguresfortheAdoptionsList,Probate(ContentiousMatters)ListandProtectiveList(thedataforthoselistsareobtainedfrommanuallycollateddata).

2 InthisListallapplicationstypesarecounted,includinginformationapplications.3 During2014and2015alargenumberofinactivecasesinthisListwereauditedand,whereappropriate,closed.Accordingly,in

thoseyearsthedisposalsfiguresareunusuallyhigh.4 InthisList,applicationsarecountedinsteadof‘cases’becausecasesinthisListcanbeofaperpetualnature.Duringtheperiod

whenaperson’saffairsorpropertyaremanagedundertheNSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009,itispossiblethatmorethanoneapplicationwillbemadeinrelationtothatperson.‘Disposals’referstothenumberofdisposedapplications.

5 TheRealPropertyListcommencedon1June2015.SomecasescommencedearlierintheEquityGeneralListweretransferredtothisListforcasemanagementanddisposal.

6 Thisincludesallprobateapplicationsthatarelodgedasuncontestedapplicationsforagrantofprobateorlettersofadministration,orforresealofaprobategrant.Registrarsdealwithuncontestedapplications.Onlyasmallproportionoftheseapplicationsbecomecontested.ContestedapplicationsaretransferredtotheProbate(ContentiousMatters)Listandarecountedadditionallyasfilingsthere.Thefiguresheredonotincludeotherprobate-relatedmattershandledbytheregistry,suchasprobateaccountsmatters,caveats,depositedwills,andelectionstoadministerestates.

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

Number pending (and % of total) National standard 3

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

COURT OF APPEAL

Totalnumberofcasespending 236 210 184 178 205

Caseswithin12monthsofage90%

214(91%)

192(91%)

176(96%)

167(94%)

191(93%)


234(99%)

210(100%)

183(99%

177(99%)

201(98%)

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

Totalnumberofcasespending 168 145 130 171 155


158(94%)

144(99%)

127(98%)

167(98%)

150(97%)


166(99%)

145(100%)

130(100%)

171(100%)

155(100%)

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Criminal 4, 5

Totalnumberofdefendantspending 115 112 119 113 110


93(81%)

80(71%)

89(75%)

61(54%)

74(67%)


109(95%)

107(96%)

109(92%)

107(95%)

97(88%)

COMMON LAW DIVISION – Civil

Totalnumberofcasespending 2,667 2,592 2,655 2,950 3,264


1,834(69%)

1,766(68%)

1,783(67%)

2,055(70%)

2,218(68%)


2,242(84%)

2,204(85%)

2,243(84%)

2,549(86%)

2,793(86%)

EQUITY DIVISION (excluding uncontested probate matters)

Totalnumberofcasespending 2,814 2,777 2,970 2,909 2,896


2,001(71%)

1,975(71%)

2,055(69%)

1,950(67%)

1,871(65%)


2,508(89%)

2,471(89%)

2,629(89%)

2,531(87%)

2,497(86%)

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1 ForcasesintheCourtofAppealandtheCourtofCriminalAppeal,theageofcasesincludestimetakentodealwithanyassociatedapplicationforleavetoappeal.

2 ThesefiguresincludetheeffectoffactorsoutsidethecontroloftheCourt,suchasthetimetakentocompleterelevantcasesinothercourts/tribunalsorinterlocutoryappeals,timetakentoprepareessentialreports,andtimeoccupiedbytrialsthatresultinahungjury.

3 Thenationalstandardsaretakenfromthe‘backlog’performanceindicatorwithintheCourtschapteroftheReport on Government Services(publishedbytheProductivityCommission).Notethatthenationalstandardsapplytodistrict/countycourtsaswellastosupremecourts;consequently,thenationalstandardsapplytoalargerangeofindictments,criminalityandcivilcasetypes.Thecase-mixofanycourtcaninfluencethatcourt’scapacitytoachievethestandards.Forcriminalcases,forexample,whileothersupremecourtsinAustraliatypicallydealwithabroadrangeofoffences,thisCourtdealstypicallywithcasesinvolvinghomicideoffences(othermatters,generallyinvolvingthemostseriouscriminality,maybebroughtonlywiththeapprovaloftheChiefJustice).Forcivilnon-appealcases,allsupremecourtsinAustraliacontinuetohavedifficultyachievingthenationalstandards(seethe‘Backlog’tablesinthelatestReportonGovernmentServices).

4 ThefiguresexcludemattersunderPart7oftheCrimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001andapplicationsforre-determinationofalifesentence.

5 Thefiguresarecomparablefromyeartoyear.Thecountingunitisdefendants.Casesareconsideredtobependinguntilthetimeofsentence/acquittalorotherfinaldisposal.Whereatrialcollapsesandanewtrialisordered,thecountingoftheageofthecaseiscalculatedfromthedateofcommittal(notfromthedateoftheorderforanewtrial).

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

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

COURT OF APPEAL 3 2.3months 1.0month 2.2months 1.7months 1.8months

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2.5months 1.5months 1.2months 3.0months 3.4months

COMMON LAW DIVISION

CriminalList4 5.5months 7.3months 5.5months 6.5months 5.0months

Civillists5 6.0months 7.3months 7.0months 6.0months 12.0months

BailsList6 10.5weeks 9.0weeks 7.0weeks 2.0weeks 2.0weeks

EQUITY DIVISION 7 3.0months 5.3months 4.5months 6.0months 6.7months

1 ThisisthetimebetweentheestablishmentofreadinessforhearingandthefirstgroupofavailablehearingdatesthattheCourtoffersforcriminalandciviltrialcases,criminalandcivilappealsandBailsListcases.ThesedelaysdonotapplyiftheCourtordersanexpeditedhearing.

2 Thelistingdelaysshowthepositionatthestartofthenewlawterm(forexample,for2019itisthepositionatthestartofthe2020lawterm).Thisremovestheend-of-yearimpactofthelawvacation.

3 Thisreferstosubstantiveappeals(includingthoseheardconcurrentlywithaleaveapplication).Thelistingdelayisusuallyshorterforahearingofaleaveapplicationalone.

4 Foryearsupto2015,thisreferstocasesrequiringatleast3weeksoftrialtime.From2016onwards,itreferstocasesrequiringatleast4weeksoftrialtime.

5 Thisreferstocasesrequiringupto5daysofhearingtime.6 Priorto2019,thisreferredtoapplicationsbyadultsreceivingpublicfunding.FromJune2019,itreferstoallapplicationsby

adultsfora30-minutehearing.Applicationsbyjuvenilesareusuallyheardwithin2weeks.7 ThisrefersonlytoGeneralListandProbate(ContentiousMatters)Listcasesrequiring2daysofhearingtimebeforeajudge.

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Alternative dispute resolution

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Court-annexed mediations listed 1, 2

Total 518 615 571 428 474

Common Law Division 32 38 51 29 27

Equity Division – not probate cases 447 528 455 344 366

Equity Division – probate cases 39 48 64 55 80

Court of Appeal 0 1 1 0 1

Percentagesettlingatmediation3,4 51% 51% 46% 47% 42%

Waitingtimeaftertheendoftheyear5 4weeks 5weeks 2weeks 5weeks 6weeks

Referrals to mediation generally

Totalreferralsrecorded6 1,071 806 943 1,169 1,407

Mediationreferralindex7 23.1% 17.3% 20.8% 24.7% 30.3%

Arbitrations listed 8

Total 0 0 0 0 0

1 ‘Court-annexedmediation’referstomediationsconductedbytheregistrarsoftheCourtwhoarealsoqualifiedasmediators.Itexcludessettlementconferencesconductedbyjudgesandmediationsconductedbyprivatemediators.

2 Thissectionreferstocourt-annexedmediationlistingsfortheyear–notethatreferralstocourt-annexedmediationthataremadelateinoneyearmayresultinlistingsearlyinthefollowingyear.

3 Thisrefersonlytocasesthathavesettledandeitheragreeduponfinalisingordersordraftedheadsofagreementby the close of the mediation session.Itdoesnotincludecasesthatadviseasettlementatanylatertime(eventhoughthemediationmayhavecontributedsignificantlytoreachingthatsettlement).In2019,forexample,inadditiontothe42%ofcasesthatsettledatthecloseoftheircourt-annexedmediationsession,afurther31%ofcaseswerecontinuingsettlementnegotiations.

4 Thisrefersonlytocasesusingcourt-annexedmediation.Theregistrydoesnotcollectsettlementdataformediationsconductedbyprivatemediators.

5 Thisisthewaitingtimetothefirst-availableextensivegroupofmediationsessionswithinthecourt-annexedmediationprogram,asreportedatthestartofthenewlawterm(forexample,for2019itisthepositionatthestartofthe2020lawterm).Sporadicearliersessionsareoftenavailable.UrgentmediationsessionsareprovidedwithoutdelaywhenorderedbytheCourt.

6 Thiscoversallcasesinwhich,duringtheyear,eitherareferraltomediationwasmadeordirectionsweregiventhatinvolvedmediation,regardlessofwhetherthemediationwouldbethroughthecourt-annexedmediationprogramorconductedbyaprivatemediator.

7 The‘mediationreferralindex’isthenumberofcasesreferredtomediationduringtheyear,dividedbythenumberofcaseslodged(inthatyear)thatareofatypeforwhichmediationisconsideredtobeapplicable.Forthepurposeofcalculatingthemediationreferralindex,mediationisconsideredtobeapplicableforallcivilcasetypes(includingappealcases),exceptforproceedsofcrimecases,casesthathaveahighlikelihoodofproceedingtodefaultjudgmentorhavenodefendantelement,allcasesintheAdoptionsList,HighRiskOffenderListorProtectiveList,and90%ofcasesintheCorporationsList.Whileacasemaybeofatypeforwhichmediationisconsideredtobeapplicable,theremaybeaparticularaspectofthatcaseindividuallythatmakesitinappropriateformediation;however,thecalculationofthemediationreferralindexdoesnotexcludeanyindividualcasesonthatbasis.

8 ReferralforarbitrationispossibleforSupremeCourtcases,butnoreferralshavebeenrecordedsince2006.

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APPENDIX (II): THE COURT’S COMMITTEES AND USER GROUPS

Chief Justice’s Executive CommitteeTheChiefJustice’sExecutiveCommitteewasestablishedinAugust2011tofacilitatecontemporaneousconsiderationandresolutionofsignificantoperationalstrategicissues.TheCommitteemetweeklythroughout2019,exceptduringperiodswhentheChiefJusticewasnotavailabletoholdameeting.

Members during 2019TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJustice(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeBellTheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeWardMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistar

Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJamesAllsopAO(Chair),

ChiefJustice,FederalCourtofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeMiddleton,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeDoyle,SupremeCourtof

SouthAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeMossop,SupremeCourtof

AustralianCapitalTerritoryTheHonourableJusticeElkaim,SupremeCourtof

AustralianCapitalTerritoryTheHonourableJusticeStevenson,SupremeCourt

ofNewSouthWalesTheHonourableJusticeRees,SupremeCourtof

NewSouthWalesTheHonourableJusticeJackson,SupremeCourt

ofQueenslandTheHonourableJusticeBond,SupremeCourt

ofQueenslandTheHonourableJusticeRiordan,SupremeCourt

ofVictoriaTheHonourableJusticeMartin,SupremeCourtof

WesternAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeQuinlan,SupremeCourtof

WesternAustralia

TheHonourableJusticeKelly,SupremeCourtoftheNorthernTerritory

TheHonourableJusticeSouthwood,SupremeCourtoftheNorthernTerritory

TheHonourableAssociateJusticeHolt,SupremeCourtofTasmania

TheHonourableJusticeBrett,SupremeCourtofTasmania

TheHonourableJusticeMcClelland,FamilyCourtofAustralia

MsBrendaHorrigan,PresidentofACICAMrJonathonRedwood,Vice-PresidentofACICAMrAllanMyersACQC,Non-judicialmember,

nominatedbyChair

Adoptions List Users Group

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeSackar(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeKuncMsLydiaSianipar,SupremeCourtNSWMrRobertSvoronos,SupremeCourtNSWMsSonaliAbeynaike,CatholicCareMsBrookeBowman,DepartmentofCommunities

andJusticeMsNicolaCallander,LegalAidMsNicoleHailstone,CrownSolicitor’sOfficeMsAmandaHall,LegalAidMrAlistairHarvey-Sutton,SolicitorMsEstherLawson,BarristerMsLynneMoggach,BarnardosMsJackiePalmer,AnglicareMsGraceRomeo,DepartmentofCommunities

andJusticeMrDerekSmith,DepartmentofCommunities

andJusticeMsLisaVihtonen,BarnardosMsDonnaWard,Barrister

Alternative Dispute Resolution Steering CommitteeTheAlternativeDisputeResolution(ADR)SteeringCommitteewhichwasestablishedin1993meetstodiscusstheCourt’sADRprocessesandconsiderwaysinwhichtheymightbeimproved.

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TheCommitteeworkstoencouragetheuseofADR(particularlymediation)inresolvingdisputes,andtoensuretheCourthasadequateresourcestoprovidethisservice.TheCommitteemakesrecommendationstotheChiefJusticeinpursuitoftheseobjectives,consultingwithothercourtsandexternalorganisationswhereappropriate.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeWard(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeHallenTheHonourableJusticeNatalieAdamsMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistrarMsLeonieWalton,Registrar-EquityMrNicholasFlaskas,SeniorDeputyRegistrar

(Secretary)MrIanDavidsonSC(BarAssocrep)MsMaryWalkerMrStephenTitus(CarneysLawyers)

Appeal Courts Judgment Writing Committee (NJCA)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeFraser,CourtofAppeal

Queensland(Chair)TheHonourableJamesAllsopAO,ChiefJustice,

FederalCourtofAustraliaTheHonourableAlanBlow,ChiefJustice,Supreme

CourtTasmaniaTheHonourableJusticeAinslieWallace,Family

CourtofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeBlue,SupremeCourt

SouthAustraliaTheHonJohnDoyle,SupremeCourtSouth

Australia(retired)TheHonourableJusticeFrances,CourtofAppeal,

NewZealandTheHonourableJusticeMacfarlanTheHonourableJusticeNeave,CourtofAppeal

VictoriaTheHonourableJusticePullin,CourtofAppeal

WesternAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeSouthwood,Supreme

CourtNorthernTerritory

Australasian Joint Judges’ Committee – (Organising Committee Joint Supreme Court/Federal Court Conference)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeStevenson(Chair)TheHonourableAlanBlow,ChiefJustice,Supreme

CourtTasmaniaTheHonourableJusticeCavanough,Supreme

CourtofVictoriaTheHonourableJusticePenfold,SupremeCourtof

AustralianCapitalTerritoryTheHonourableJusticeHeath,HighCourtof

NewZealandTheHonourableJusticeJessup,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeSouthwood,Supreme

CourtofNorthernTerritoryTheHonourableJusticeLyons,SupremeCourt

ofQueenslandTheHonourableJusticeHeenan,SupremeCourtof

WesternAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeVanstone,SupremeCourt

ofSouthAustralia

Board of State Records Authority of New South WalesTheStateRecordsAuthorityofNewSouthWalesistheNewSouthWalesGovernment’sarchivesandrecordsmanagementauthority.ItspurposesaretopreservetheState’sarchivesandpromotetheiruse,andtosetstandardsandprovideguidanceandservicestoimproverecordsmanagementintheNewSouthWalesPublicSector.Pursuanttoitsgoverninglegislation,itsBoardisrequiredtoincludeaNewSouthWalesjudgenominatedbytheChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales.

Members during 2019MsAnneHenderson(Chair)(representingthe

historyprofession)TheHonourableJusticeLindsayDrStephenChoularton(representingprivatesector)TheHonDrPeterPhelpsMLCMrAnthonyLean(representingGovtdepartments)MrScottNash(representingLocalGovernment)

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Building CommitteeTheCommitteemeetsapproximatelyeverytwomonthstodiscussmattersaffectingthebuildingswithintheDarlinghurstandKingStreetcourtcomplexes,andtheLawCourtsBuildinginPhillipStreet.TheCommitteealsoidentifiesfacilitiesthatarerequiredtosupportcourtroomoperationsandtheneedsofCourtusers.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeBreretonAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeStevensonTheHonourableJusticeHallenMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistrarMrNickSanderson-Gough,Manager,Court

OperationsandCommunicationsMrNathanGray,CourtroomSupportCoordinator

(Secretary)

Caselaw Governance CommitteeTheCaselawGovernanceCommitteewasestablishedtoprovideaforumfordiscussionattendedbyrepresentativesofthevariouscourtsandtribunalswhichpublishjudgmentsanddecisionsonNSWCaselaw.NSWCaselawisaplatformrunbytheDepartmentofCommunitiesandJustice,oftheNewSouthWalesGovernment.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBasten,CourtofAppealof

NSW(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeMoore,Landand

EnvironmentCourtofNSWHisHonourJudgePickering,DistrictCourtofNSWTheHonourableJusticeArmstrong,President,New

SouthWalesCivilandAdministrativeTribunalMagistrateMcIntyre,NSWLocalCourtMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirector&Principal

Registrar,SupremeCourtofNSWMsSarahFroh,Registrar,LandandEnvironment

CourtofNSWMsMelindaMorgan,Registrar,IndustrialRelations

CommissionofNSW

MsCathySzczygielski,PrincipalRegistrar,NewSouthWalesCivilandAdministrativeTribunal

MsElizabethKing,ResearchAssociate,NSWChildren’sCourt

MsSueKing,Registrar-DustDiseasesTribunalofNSW

Civil Bench Book

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeGarlingRFDTheHonourableJusticeKunc

College of Law

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHallen

Commercial List Users GroupTheGroupprovidesaforumfordiscussionamongsttheCommercialListJudgesandlegalpractitionerswhopractiseintheCommercialList.TheGroupmeetstodiscussvariousissuesconcerningtheadministrationoftheList,includingmattersofprocedureandpracticeinrelationtotheListsandthepotentialforrevisionofthepracticetoensurethattheListsoperateasefficientlyaspossible.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHammerschlagJ

(ListJudge)(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeWardTheHonourableJusticeParkerTheHonourableJusticeBallTheHonourableJusticeStevensonMrMarkAshhurstSC,UniversityChambersMrZivBen-Arie,MillsOakleyMrTimBreakspear–BancoChambersMrGraemeJohnson,HerbertSmithFreehills

(LawSocietyRepresentative)MrMalcolmStephens,Allens(LawSociety

Representative)MrFrancisHicks,BlackstoneChambersDrRuthHiggins,BancoChambersMsElisaHolmes,ElevenWentworthMrDavidJury,HWLEbsworthLawyers

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MrNickKiddSC,7WentworthSelborneChambersMrDuncanMillerSC,7WentworthSelborne

ChambersMrRobertNewlindsSC,BancoChambersMrPeterPether,King&WoodMallesonsMsGeorgiaQuick,AshurstMsNualaSimpson,7WentworthChambersDrKristinaSternSC,6SelborneChambersMrDavidSulan,BancoChambersMsVanessaWhittaker,BancoChambers

Common Law Civil Users GroupTheGroupprovidesaforumfordiscussingandaddressingmattersofconcernorinterestintheadministrationoftheCommonLawDivision’sciviltrialworkload.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticeGarlingRFDTheHonourableJusticeFaganMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistrarMrChristopherBradford,Registrar,CommonLawMrPeterDeakinQC,SirJamesMartinChambersMrEugeneRomaniukSC,JackShandChambersMsLornaMcFee,NewSouthWalesBarAssociationMsKathleenHarris,LawSocietyNewSouthWalesMsRaminaKambar,LawSocietyNewSouthWales

Corporations List Users Group TheGrouppromotesopenandregulardiscussionbetweenjudicialofficersandlegalpractitionersregardingtheCorporationsList,andassistsinensuringthattheListisconductedinafairandefficientmanner.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBlackTheHonourableJusticeReesMsRebelKenna,Director&ProthonotaryMsLeonieWalton,Registrar,EquityMrDamianAllen(8WindeyerChambers)MrCharlesBavin(Hunt&Hunt)MrAndrewCarter(Ashurst)

MrMilesKCondonSC(16thFloorWardellChambers)

MrDoranCookSC(BlackstoneChambers)MrGlenCussen(KempStrang)MrStevenGolledge(3StJamesHallChambers)MsGeorginaHayden(ASIC)MrMichaelHayter(GillisDelaney)MrBenHely,HerbertSmithFreehillsMrLukeHastings,HerbertSmithFreehillsMrMichaelHughes(MinterEllison)AamenaHussein(CraddockMurrayNeumann)MrJimJohnson(FrederickJordanChambers)MrRogerDMarshallSC(GroundFloorWentworthChambers)MrKhaledMetlej(CraddockMurrayNeumann)MrDavidMcCrostie(TurksLegal)MrAlexanderMorris(Mallesons)MrMichaelMurray(InsolvencyPractitioners

ofAustralia)MrRobertNewlindsSC(BancoChambers)MsDeniseNorth(InsolvencyPractitioners

ofAustralia)MrMalcolmOakesSC(TenthFloorChambers)MsMariaO’Brien(BakerMcKenzie)MrDavidPritchardSC(3StJamesHallChambers)MrDavidStack(BlackstoneChambers)MrJimThomson(13WentworthSelborneChambers)

Costs Assessment Rules Committee

Members during 2019 TheHonourableJusticeBreretonAMRFD(Chair)MrBrendanBellach,Manager,CostsAssessment

(Secretary)MsSamanthaGulliver(OfficeoftheLegalServices

Commissioner)MrMarkBrabazon(NSWBarAssociation)MsValerieHigginbotham(NSWLawSociety)MrGordonSalierMsMichelleCastleMsAlexandraHutleyMrStephenLanckenMrJohnSharpeMrChrisWall

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Court of Criminal Appeal/Crime Users GroupThejointCourtofCriminalAppeal/CrimeUsersGroupmeetsasrequiredtopromoteeffectivecommunicationbetweentheCourtandkeyusers.TheGroupfocusesonensuringthatCourtofCriminalAppealproceduresworkeffectivelyandefficientlywithintherequiredtimeframes.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFD(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeJohnsonTheHonourableJusticeRAHulmeMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistrarMsRebelKenna,ProthonotaryMrGeorgeGalanis,Registrar,Courtof

CriminalAppealMrPhillipIngramSC,OfficeoftheDirectorof

PublicProsecutionsMsEllenMcKenzie,CommonwealthDirectorof

PublicProsecutionsMsJanetWitmer,LegalAidCommission

NewSouthWalesMsMadeleineSchneider,LegalAidCommission

NewSouthWalesMsClairWasley,AboriginalLegalServices

NewSouthWales/AustralianCapitalTerritoryMrSOdgersSC,NewSouthWalesBarAssociationMsElizabethHall,DistrictCourtofNewSouthWalesMrDavidGiddy,LawSocietyNewSouthWalesMsPamOlsoen,SeniorRegistrar,LocalCourt

Criminal Trial Bench BookTheCriminalTrialsBenchBookCommitteeischairedbytheHonourableRodHowieQC.MrHughDonnelly,Director,ResearchandSentencing,JudicialCommissionofNewSouthWalesistheConvenor).ThejudicialmembersoftheCommitteearelistedbelow.ItsfunctionistocontinuallyreviseandupdatetheCriminalTrialsBenchBookwithsuggestedjurydirectionsandinformationonproceduralaspectsconcerningthemyriadissuesthatariseinthecourseofcriminaltrialsintheDistrictCourtandtheSupremeCourt.Thecommitteedoesnotconveneformalmeetingsbutengagesinregulardiscussionbyelectronicmeans.

Members during 2019TheHonourableRodHowieQC(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeJohnsonTheHonourableJusticeRAHulmeHisHonourJudgeLakatosSC,DistrictCourtof

NewSouthWalesHisHonourJudgeArnott,DistrictCourtof

NewSouthWalesMsPierretteMizzi,JudicialCommission

Criminal Appeal Review Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJusticeTheHonourableJusticeJohnsonTheHonourableJusticeHulmeMsRebelKenna(Prothonotary)MrGeorgeGalanis(Registrar,CCA)MrJohnLedda(ParliamentaryCounsel’sOffice)MsCaterinaKim(ParliamentaryCounsel’sOffice)MsSophieGoodwin(ParliamentaryCounsel’s

Office)

Defamation Working Group

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeMcCallumMrPaulMcKnight,ExecutiveDirector,Policy&

ReformBranch,DepartmentofCommunitiesandJustice

ProfDavidRolph,UniversityofSydneyLawSchoolMsSandyDawsonSC,BancoChambers

Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas Reform Steering Committee (EAGP Steer Co)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticePriceAO,ChiefJudgeof

theDistrictCourtofNSWTheHonourableJusticeFullertonHisHonourJudgeHenson,ChiefMagistrateofthe

LocalCourtMrLloydBabbSC,TheOfficeoftheDirectorof

PublicProsecutionsMrBrendanThomas,CEO,LegalAidNSWMsCatherineD’Elia,DeputySecretaryCourts,

TribunalsandServiceMsKateConnors,DeputySecretary,JPSMrIanDickson,NSWPoliceForce

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MrJonPiggot,DepartmentofCommunitiesandJusticeFinance

MrLukeGrant,AssistantCommissioner,CorrectiveServicesNSW

Education CommitteeTheSupremeCourtEducationCommittee,inpartnershipwiththeJudicialCommissionofNewSouthWales,plansandorganisescontinuingjudicialeducationforjudgesoftheCourt

TheprincipalactivityoftheCommitteeinvolvestheplanningfortheannualSupremeCourtconferenceheldinAugustorSeptember.TheunderlyingfocusoftheCommittee,initscollaborationwiththeJudicialCommission,istomaintain,asinpastyears,ahighstandardofprofessionaldevelopmentandtrainingforjudgesoftheCourt.Asinthepast,theCommitteeandtheCourtareindebtedtothespeakerswhopreparedandpresentedpapersatthevariousseminarsandattheconference.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBasten(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeLeemingTheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFDTheHonourableJusticePayneTheHonourableJusticeWhiteTheHonourableJusticeJohnsonTheHonourableJusticeHarrisonTheHonourableJusticeGarlingRFDTheHonourableJusticeBlackTheHonourableJusticeWrightMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistrarMsUnaDoyle,EducationDirector,Judicial

CommissionofNewSouthWales(Convenor)

Equity Liaison GroupThisGroupwasestablishedin2001topromotediscoursebetweenthelegalprofessionandrepresentativesoftheEquityDivisioninregardtomattersofinterestandimportancetotheoperationoftheDivision.TheGroupisinformalandthemeetingsfacilitatecandiddiscussionsabouttheoperationsoftheDivision.Typically,thesediscussionsencouragecooperationbetweenthejudgesandlegalprofessionindevelopingsuggestedimprovementstotheDivision’soperations.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeWard(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeSlatteryAMRANMsLeonieWalton,Registrar,EquityDivisionMrCRCNewlindsSCMrGASirtesSCMsVWhittakerMrMAshhurstSCMrMKCondonSCMsAMKennedyMrJKMartinMrBJMillerMsPGSuttorMrCAlexanderMrScottBaxter

Harmonisation CommitteeTheHarmonisationofRulesCommitteeisacommitteeoftheCouncilofChiefJustices.IthasrepresentativesoftheFederalCourtofAustralia,theFamilyCourtofAustralia,eachoftheSupremeCourtsofAustraliaandtheHighCourtofNewZealand.ThegoalsoftheCommitteearetheharmonisationofrulesofcourtand,asappropriate,practiceinspecificsubjectareas,eitherasidentifiedbyreferencesfromtheCouncilofChiefJusticesor,withtheendorsementoftheCouncil,byconsensusamongstparticipatingjurisdictions,throughthemembersoftheCommittee.TheCommitteemonitorstheoperationofharmonisedrulesofcourtandpracticeadoptedbyparticipatingjurisdictions,aswellasrelevantproposalsformodificationofthesubstantivelaw,togenerateamendmentstothoserulesandpracticesonaharmonisedbasis.TheconvenoroftheCommitteeisappointedbytheCouncilofChiefJustices.Othermembersarenominatedbytheheadofeachparticipatingjurisdictionforoneormorespecificsubjectareaprojects,forthemonitoringofadoptedharmonisedrulesofcourtorforboth.TheCommitteeissupportedbyaRegistraroftheFederalCourt,withresearchandadvicefromtheAustralasianInstituteofJudicialAdministration.

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Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticePerram(Chairand

Convenor),FederalCourtofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeHammerschlagTheHonourableJusticeReinTheHonourableJusticeCavanough,Supreme

CourtofVictoriaTheHonourableJusticeCroft,SupremeCourt

ofVictoriaTheHonourableJusticeDouglas,SupremeCourt

ofQueenslandTheHonourableJusticeLeMiere,SupremeCourtof

WesternAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeBlue,SupremeCourtof

SouthAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeWhite,SupremeCourtof

SouthAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeEvans,SupremeCourt

ofTasmaniaTheHonourableJusticeRefshuage,SupremeCourt

ofAustralianCapitalTerritoryMasterLuppino,SupremeCourtofNorthern

TerritoryTheHonourableJusticeStrickland,FamilyCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeFogarty,HighCourt,

NewZealandTheHonourableJusticeKenny,FederalCourtof

AustraliaTheHonourableJusticeLander,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaProfessorGregoryReinhardt,AustralasianInstitute

ofJudicialAdministrationMrJohnMathieson,DeputyRegistrar,FederalCourt

ofAustralia(Secretary)MsMelanieFaithfull,FederalCourtofAustralia

(Minutes)

Information TechnologyTheInformationTechnologyCommitteemeetstoassesstheinformationtechnologyneedsofjudicialofficersandtheirstaff,thetechnologyfacilitiesincourtroomsthroughouttheStateusedbytheCourtandtoreviewtheimplementationofITservices.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeGarlingRFD(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeGleesonTheHonourableJusticeSackarTheHonourableJusticeBeech-JonesMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorand

PrincipalRegistrarMrNickSanderson-Gough,Manager,

CourtOperationsandCommunicationsMrMarloweEspiritu,SCTInformationTechnology

Coordinator(untilMay)MrArunChand,SCTInformationTechnology

Coordinator(fromJune)

Joint Conference on Sentencing (NJCA & Australian National University, Faculty of Law)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeMullins,SupremeCourtof

Queensland(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeFaganTheHonourableJusticePepper,Landand

EnvironmentCourtofNSWHisHonourJudgeNorrish,DistrictCourtofNSWHerHonourJudgeCohen,CountyCourtofVictoriaChiefMagistrateHeath,MagistratesCourtofWAMagistrateHorrigan,Children’sCourtofWAChiefJudgeMuecke,DistrictCourtof

SouthAustraliaJusticeMurphy,FamilyCourtofAustralia(Brisbane)TheHonourableJusticeRefshauge,SupremeCourt

oftheACTMsAmyBegley,ANUCollegeofLawA/ProfessorMarkNolan,ANUCollegeofLawDrAnthonyHopkins,ANUCollegeofLaw,ANUMsLillianLesueur,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,NJCAMsKarenSloan,ProgramManager,NJCA

Judicial Conference of Australia

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBeech-Jones,(President)TheHonourableJusticeWaltonTheHonourableJusticeJudithKelly,SupremeCourt

oftheNorthernTerritory(VicePresident)HisHonourJudgeMichaelBaumann,AM,

FederalCircuitCourtofAustralia(Treasurer)

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ChiefJusticeAlanBlow,OAM,SupremeCourtofTasmania

HisHonourJudgeWayneChivell,DistrictCourtofSouthAustralia

HisHonourJudgePhilipEaton,DistrictCourtofWesternAustralia

TheHonourableJusticeTimothyGinnane,SupremeCourtofVictoria

HisHonourJudgeGraemeHensonAM,ChiefMagistrate,LocalCourtofNewSouthWales

TheHonourableJusticeNeilMcKerracher,FederalCourtofAustralia

TheHonourableJusticeHilaryPenfold,SupremeCourtoftheAustralianCapitalTerritory

MagistrateMarcSargent,Magistrates’CourtofVictoria

Judges’ Handbook Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeWardTheHonourableJusticeSchmidtAMTheHonourableJusticeStevensonTheHonourableJusticeDarkeTheHonourableJusticeLonergan

Judicial Commission of New South WalesTheJudicialCommissionofNewSouthWalesprovidesacontinuingeducationandinformationprogramforthejudicialofficersofNewSouthWales,andexaminescomplaintsaboutjudicialofficers’abilityorbehaviour.TenCommissionmembersguidetheCommission’sstrategicdirectionandexamineallcomplaints.

Members during 2019TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJustice

(PresidentandChair)TheHonourableJusticeBell,Presidentofthe

CourtofAppealTheHonourableJusticePreston,Landand

EnvironmentCourtofNewSouthWalesTheHonourableJusticeDerekPriceAO,Chief

Judge,DistrictCourtofNewSouthWalesHisHonourJudgeHenson,ChiefMagistrate,

NewSouthWalesLocalCourtMrPeterKite,ChiefCommissioner,Industrial

RelationsCommissionofNSW

DrJudithCashmoreAOMrDavidGiddyProfessorBrianMcCaughanAMMrYairMiller

Judicial Conference of Australia

Members during 2019TheHonJusticeJudithKelly,PresidentTheHonJusticeGlennMartin,AM,VicePresidentTheHonJusticeMichaelBaumann,AM,TreasurerHisHonourJudgeWayneChivell,Intermediate

CourtsRepresentativeHerHonourMagistrateJanMaclean,Magistrates/

LocalCourtRepresentativeTheHonJusticeNeilMcKerracher,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonJusticeMichaelBaumann,AM,Family

CourtofAustraliaHerHonourJudgeAlexandraHarland,Federal

CircuitCourtofAustraliaTheHonJusticeJohnBurns,SupremeCourtofthe

AustralianCapitalTerritoryHisHonourMagistratePeterMorrison,Magistrates

CourtoftheAustralianCapitalTerritoryTheHonJusticeMichaelWaltonTheHonJusticeNicolaPain,LandandEnvironment

CourtofNewSouthWalesHisHonourJudgeGarryNeilson,DistrictCourtof

NewSouthWalesHerHonourMagistrateJennyAtkinson,LocalCourt

ofNewSouthWalesTheHonJusticeJudithKelly,SupremeCourtofthe

NorthernTerritoryHerHonourChiefJudgeElizabethMorris,Local

CourtoftheNorthernTerritoryTheHonJusticeGlennMartin,AM,SupremeCourt

ofQueenslandHisHonourJudgeAnthonyRafter,SC,District

CourtofQueenslandVicePresidentDanielO’Connor,IndustrialCourt

ofQueenslandPresidentFleurKingham,LandCourtofQueenslandHerHonourDeputyChiefMagistrateLeanne

O’Shea,MagistratesCourtofQueenslandHisHonourJudgeGrahamDart,SupremeCourtof

SouthAustralia

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HisHonourJudgeWayneChivell,DistrictCourtofSouthAustralia

TheHonJusticeStevenDolphin,SouthAustralianEmploymentTribunal

HisHonourDeputyChiefMagistrateBrettDixon,MagistratesCourtofSouthAustralia

TheHonChiefJusticeAlanBlow,AO,SupremeCourtofTasmania

HisHonourDeputyChiefMagistrateMichaelDaly,MagistratesCourtofTasmania

TheHonJusticeStevenMoore,SupremeCourtofVictoria

HerHonourJudgeRachelleLewitan,AM,CountyCourtofVictoria

HerHonourMagistrateJanMaclean,Magistrates’CourtofVictoria

TheHonJusticeReneLeMiere,SupremeCourtofWesternAustralia

HisHonourJudgeAndrewStavrianou,DistrictCourtofWesternAustralia

HerHonourMagistrateAndréeHorrigan,MagistratesCourtofWesternAustralia

TheHonTonyPagone,QC,InternationalAssociationofJudges

MrChristopherRoperAM,Secretary

Judgment Writing Program Committee (National Judicial College of Australia)ThePlanningCommitteeforJudgmentWritinghasbeendevelopedfortheAustralianjudiciary.Theprogramisdesignedtoenhanceparticipants’judgmentwritingskillsthroughanalysis,discussionsandrewritingofjudgmentsinsmallgroups,assistedbyprofessionalwritersandseniorjudges.

Members during 2019TheHonourableMurrayKellamAO(Chair)formerly

SupremeCourtofVictoriaTheHonourableJusticeSchmidtAMTheHonourableJusticeCraigColvin,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeDebraMullinsAO,Supreme

CourtofQueenslandTheHonourableJusticeStevensonHisHonourJudgeChrisO’Neill,CountyCourt

ofVictoriaMsJanieArmstrong,ProgramManager,National

JudicialCollegeofAustralia

Judicial Remuneration Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHoebenAMRFD(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeRothmanAMTheHonourableJusticeSchmidtAMTheHonourableJusticeSackar

Jury Task Force

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeFullerton(Chair)TheHonourableRAHulmeHisHonourJudgeHock,DistrictCourtMrChristopherTurner,AssistantSheriff,Regional

Manager–MetropolitanMrGavinRowan,ManagerJury&CourtManagement

Law Admissions Consultative CommitteeTheLawAdmissionsConsultativeCommitteeconsistsofrepresentativesofthelawadmittingauthorityineachAustraliajurisdiction,theCommitteeofAustralianLawDeans,theAustralasianProfessionalLegalEducationCouncilandtheLawCouncilofAustralia.ItisgenerallyresponsibletotheCouncilofChiefJustices,whichappointsthechairmanofLACC.LACC’smainroleistoforgeconsensusbetweenthebodiesrepresentedbyitsmembersonmattersrelatingtotheacademicandpracticallegaltrainingrequirementsforadmissiontotheAustralianlegalprofession.ThefunctionsofLACCaretodevelop,considerandmakerecommendationsaboutpolicies,proceduresandothermattersdirectlyorindirectlyrelatedtoadmissiontothelegalprofession.

Members during 2019ProfessorSandfordDClark(Chair)TheHonourableActingJusticeEmmettAO

Law Courts Library Advisory CommitteeTheCommitteewasestablishedin2003pursuanttoaMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweentheFederalCourtandtheDepartmentofCommunitiesandJusticerelatingtotheLawCourtsLibrarysituatedintheLawCourtsBuildingatQueen’sSquareSydney.

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TheCommitteegivesadviceinrelationtothemanagementofthelibraryanditscollectionsandisconstitutedbythreerepresentativesfromeachoftheSupremeCourtandFederalCourt.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBastenTheHonourableJusticeMacfarlanTheHonourableActingJusticeEmmettAOTheHonourableJusticeFlick,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeJagot,FederalCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticePerram,FederalCourt

ofAustralia

Law Extension Committee (Sydney University)

Members during 2019HerHonourMagistrateDaphneAKok(Senate

nominee)(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeWhite(ChiefJustice’s

nominee)ProfessorJoellenRiley,Dean,LawSchoolMrRossAnderson,(LawSchoolnominee)ProfessorSheelaghMcCracken(LawSchool

nominee)ProfessorCameronStewart(LawSchoolnominee)ProfessorPhilippaPattison(DeputyViceChancellor

[Education]&SenateNominee)ProfessorRoslynArnold(Senatenominee)ProfessorTyroneCarlin(Senatenominee)MrTonyO’Brien(BarAssociationofNSWnominee)MsJanetOakley(BarAssociationofNSWnominee)MrJohnDobson(LawSocietyofNSWnominee)MsHeidiFairhall(LawSocietyofNSWnominee)MsBelindaHutchinsonAM,ChancellorDrMichaelSpence,ViceChancellorMrAlecBrennan,DeputyChancellor

Law Reform Commission

Members during 2019MrAlanCameronAO(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeBrereton,AMRFD

(DeputyChair)

TheHonourableActingJusticeCarolynSimpsonAO(Commissioner)

DrAnnabelleBennett,ACSC(Commissioner)

Legal Profession Admission BoardJusticeEmmetthasbeenthenomineeoftheChiefJusticeaspresidingmemberontheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoard.TheBoardhasresponsibilityforthreebroadfunctions,beingtheoversightoftheapprovalandadmissionoflawyersinNewSouthWales,theaccreditationoflawschoolsinNewSouthWalesandtheexaminationofstudents-at-lawfortheDiplomaofLawcoursetaughtinconjunctionwiththeLawExtensionCommitteeoftheUniversityofSydney.

Members during 2019TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJusticeTheHonourableActingJusticeEmmettAO

(DeputyChair)TheHonourableJusticePayneTheHonourableJusticeLindsayMrGarryMcGrathSC(BarAssociationrep)MsMargaretAllarsSC(BarAssociationrep)MrCharlesCawley(LawSocietyofNSW)MrJohnDobson(LawSocietyrep)ProfLesleyHitchens(DeanofLaw,UTS)ProfMichaelAdams(DeanofLaw,UWS)DrJacobCampbell(DepartmentofCommunities

andJustice)MrChrisBanks(Secretary)

Legal Profession Admission Board Examinations Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHamill(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeDarkeMrMichaelChristieSC(6Selborne

WentworthChambers)MrAndrewBoogMrRossAndersonMsSusanCarterMrJohnDobsonMsMaureenNoonan

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Legal Profession Admission Board Legal Qualifications Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeRobb(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeButtonTheHonourableJusticeAdamsMrJohnFernonSCMsElizabethPickerMrThomasSpohrMrRichardHarveyMsMaryMackenMrCharlesCawleyMrStuartWestgarthMsJennyEggletonMsCarolynPenfoldProfPeterRadanDrGordonElkingtonMrPeterUnderwoodMrGregoryRoss

Legal Services Council Admissions Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableActingJusticeEmmettAO(Chair)TheHonourableDavidHabersbergerTheHonourableJusticeHenryDrElizabethBorosMrStuartClarkProfessorLesleyHitchens

Media Court Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticePayne(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeLonerganTheHonourableJusticeReesMsSonyaZadel(MediaManager)MsLisaMiller(MediaManager)

National Admissions Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeWhiteTheHonourableJusticeKyrou,SupremeCourt

ofVictoria

National Judicial Orientation Program CommitteeTheNationalJudicialOrientationProgramCommitteeassistsnewlyappointedjudgeswiththeirtransitiontojudicialoffice.Theprogramoffersinsightsintotheroleandresponsibilitiesofamemberofthejudiciary,providestheopportunityfornewappointeestobenefitfromtheknowledgeandexperienceofseniorjudgeswhoattendtheprogramasspeakers,andallowsforanexchangeofideasandexperiencesamongparticipants.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHarrison(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeBenjamin,FamilyCourt

ofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeKyrou,SupremeCourt

ofVictoriaTheHonourableJusticeMullins,SupremeCourt

ofQueenslandHisHonourJudgeNorrish,DistrictCourtof

NewSouthWalesHisHonourJudgeRares,FederalCourtofAustraliaHerHonourJudgeWager,DistrictCourtof

WesternAustraliaMrJohnMcGuinness,Director,NationalJudicial

CollegeofAustraliaMsJennyGreen,AcademicDirector,National

JudicialCollegeofAustraliaProfessorGregReinhardt,AustralasianInstituteof

JudicialAdministrationMrErnestSchmattPSM,JudicialCommissionof

NewSouthWalesMsUnaDoyle,JudicialCommissionof

NewSouthWales

Ngara Yura (Judicial Commission Aboriginal Liaison Committee)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeRothmanAM(Chair)TheHonourableJamesAllsopAO,ChiefJusticeof

theFederalCourtofAustraliaTheHonourableJusticePepper,Landand

EnvironmentCourtHisHonourJudgeHaeslerSC,DistrictCourtHerHonourDeputyChiefMagistrateMottley,

LocalCourt

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HisHonourMagistrateDick,LocalCourtHerHonourMagistrateDuncombe,Children’sCourtMrTerryChenery,CEO,HunterAboriginal

Children’sServicesProfMeganDavis,Director,IndigenousLawCentre,

FacultyofLawUNSWMrErnieSchmattPSM,ChiefExecutive,

JudicialCommissionMsUnaDoyle,EducationDirector,Judicial

Commission(Convenor)MsRuthSheard,Manager,Conferencesand

Communication,JudicialCommissionMsJoanneSelfe,NgaraYura,JudicialCommission

(ProgramProjectOfficer)

NSW Law Reporting Liaison Committee

Members during 2019MrMarkBrabazonSC(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeBellTheHonourableJusticeBastenTheHonourableJusticeMeagherTheHonourableJusticeLeemingTheHonourableJusticeAdamsonTheHonourableJusticeLindsayMrGarryRichSC(Councilmember)MsSophieCallan(Councilmember)DrElisabethPeadon(NSWLREditor)MsFionaHopkins(Council’sGeneralManager)

(Convenor)

Parliamentary Counsel’s Consultative Group

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBastenTheHonourableJusticeLeemingTheHonourableJusticeBeech-Jones

Planning Committee for Dialogues on being a Judge (National Judicial College of Australia)ThePlanningCommitteeforDialoguesonbeingaJudgedevelopsprogramsformid-careerjudgesandmagistratestoprovideanopportunityforthemtoexaminetheirapproachtotheirworkthroughtheexplorationofanumberofcontemporarythemes.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeStephenGageler,

HighCourtofAustralia(Chair)HisHonourGordonBarrett,DistrictCourtof

SouthAustraliaTheHonourableJusticeAnnAinslie-Wallace,

FamilyCourtofAustraliaTheHonJonDoyle(formerlyChiefJusticeofthe

SupremeCourtofSouthAustralia)MrJohnMcGinness,Director,NationalJudicial

CollegeofAustraliaMsJennyGreen,NationalJudicialCollege

ofAustralia

Possession List Users GroupThePossessionListUsersGroupwasestablishedin2006.ThePossessionListis,numerically,thelargestlistintheCommonLawDivisionandinvolvesclaimsforpossessionoflandfollowingmortgagedefault.TheGroupcomprisesrepresentativesfromarangeoflawfirmswhoregularlyappearforplaintiffsintheListandorganisations(LegalAidNewSouthWales,theConsumerCreditLegalCentreandRedfernLegalCentre)whoprovidelegalassistancetothoseexperiencingproblemswithdebt.TheGroupdoesnothaveappointedmembers.Rather,representativesfromthosefirmsandorganisationsattendandprovidearangeofviewsonrelevantissues.TheGroup’sprimaryobjectivesaretoencouragefrankdiscussionconcerningissuesaffectingtherunningoftheList,toidentifyhowanyproblemsmightbeovercomeandtoimprovecourtprocessestoassistpartiesinthisclassofproceedings.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeDavies,MsRebelKenna,ProthonotaryandDirector&

AssistantPrincipalRegistrarMrChristopherBradford,RegistrarMsNaomiUbrihien,ManagerClientServicesMrMilioCesta-Incani,ManagerListingServiceMrTimSherrard,DentonsAustraliaMrRichardLewin,DentonsAustraliaMrRodCameron,HicksonsMsAmyKnox,FinancialRightsLegalCentreMsAlexandraKelly,FinancialRightsLegalCentre

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MsAliceLin,FinancialRightsLegalCentreMsLaraSong,FinancialRightsLegalCentreMsNoraMinassian,ThomsonGeerMsPipNagam,ThomsonGeerMsKhoterraShaw,ThomsonGeerMsLaurenHatton,ThomsonGeerMsKimberleyWells,ThomsonGeerMsCaitilinWatson,AtkinsonVindenMsClarissaMirarchi,LegalAidNSWMsNeridaWalker,LegalAidNSWMrMarkHilton,NortonRoseFulbrightAustraliaMrMatthewPike,HWLEbsworthMsJulieTalakovski,HWLEbsworthMrAdamYoung,HWLEbsworthMsKathrynBrann,SummerLawyersMsJenniferBalech,SummerLawyersMrAndrewHack,SummerLawyersMsElisabethMcGready,SummerLawyersMsDebraSweikert,SummerLawyersMsGayathriSingh,SummerLawyersMsYuliaGurdina,SummerLawyersMsElizabethMead,SummerLawyersMrBrendanBurke,EdmundBartonChambersMsErinCouper,BransgrovesMsKateCooper,BransgrovesMrMatthewBransgrove,BransgrovesMsSarahElbarhoun,BransgrovesMsChristinaJabbour,BransgrovesMsVivienneZheng,BransgrovesMrSimonDuke,GalileeSolicitorsMsKatherineJoy,GalileeSolicitors

Probate Users GroupTheGroupmeetsfromtimetotimetodiscussmattersconcerningtheoperationandadministrationoftheCourt’sprobatework.TheGroupconsidersimprovementstopracticesandprocessesandmakesrecommendationstotheRulesCommitteewhenappropriate.TheGroupalsodiscussesspecificissuespertinenttoprobatemattersanddeceasedestatesgenerally.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeLindsayTheHonourableJusticeHallenMrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorandPrincipal

Registrar

MsRebelKenna,Manager,CourtServices&Prothonotary

MsLouiseBrown,SeniorDeputyRegistrarMrJonathanSimpkinsSCMrJohnArmfieldProfessorRCroucher,MacquarieUniversity

(representingNewSouthWalesLawSchools)MsPVines,UniversityofNewSouthWalesMrRNeal,LawSocietyofNewSouthWalesMsPSuttor,LawSocietyofNewSouthWalesMsRPollard,NewSouthWalesTrusteeand

GuardianMrPWhitehead(representingtrusteecompanies)MrMWillmott,NewSouthWalesBarAssociation

Professional Negligence List Users GroupTheGroupmeetsasrequiredtodiscussissuesrelevanttotheadministrationandoperationoftheList.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHarrison(Chairand

Convenor)MrDavidHiggsSCMrDuncanGrahamSCMrMichaelFordhamSCMsJacquiSandfordMsKathrynSantMrJasonDowningMsAnneHorvathMrPatrickRooneyMsLouiseCantrell(HenryDavisYork)MsKerrieChambers(Ebsworths)MsRebeccaKearney(Avant)MsKarenKumar(Hicksons)MrBillMadden(Carroll&O’Dea)MsJulieMahony(StacksGoudkamp)MsFrancescaMinniti(Curwoods)MrDonMunro(TressCocks)MsAnnaWalsh(MauriceBlackburn)

Programs Advisory Committee (National Judicial College of Australia)

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeStevensonTheHonourableJusticeDowsett,FederalCourt

(Brisbane)

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ChiefMagistrateHeath(MagistratesCourt,WA)JudgeAltobelli(FederalCircuitCourtofAustralia)JudgeGucciardo(CountyCourtofVictoria)MagistrateHorrigan(Children’sCourtofWA)JusticeMartin(SupremeCourtofQueensland)ChiefJudgeMuecke(DistrictCourtofSA)ProfessorStephenBottomley(Dean,ANUCollege

ofLaw)MsWendyKukulies-Smith(ANUCollegeofLaw)MsLillianLesueur(ChiefExecutiveOfficer,National

JudicialCollegeofAustralia)

Standing Advisory Committee of the Judicial Commission on Judicial EducationTheStandingAdvisoryCommitteeonJudicialEducationadvisestheJudicialCommissionofNewSouthWalesaboutcontinuingjudicialeducation.Itsactivitiesincludeidentifyingspecificneedsandrecommendingparticulareducationalactivities;recommendingpapersforpublicationinTheJudicialReview,andcoordinatingtheactivitiesoftherespectivecourt’sEducationCommittees,whereappropriate.

Membershipconsistsofthechairpersons(ortheirrepresentatives)oftheEducationCommitteesofeachofthefivecourts.

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeBasten(Chair)TheHonourableJusticePain,Landand

EnvironmentCourtofNewSouthWalesHisHonourJudgeLakatosSC,DistrictCourtof

NewSouthWalesHisHonourDeputyChiefMagistrateMichaelAllen,

LocalCourtofNewSouthWalesMsUnaDoyle,EducationDirector,JudicialCommissionofNSWMsKateLumley,ManagerCommunications&

Publishing,JudicialCommissionMsFluerFindlay,LegalEditor,JudicialCommission

Standing International Forum on Commercial Courts (SIFoCC) – Working Group

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeHammerschlag

Supreme Court Rules CommitteeTheRuleCommitteemeetsasrequiredtoconsiderproposedchangestotheSupremeCourtRules1970withaviewtoincreasingtheefficiencyoftheCourt’soperations,andreducingcostanddelayinaccordancewiththerequirementsofaccesstojustice.TheCommitteeisastatutorybodythathasthepowertoalter,addto,orrescindanyoftheRulescontainedin,orcreatedunder,theSupreme Court Act 1970.TheCommittee’smembershipisdefinedinSection123oftheAct,andincludesrepresentativesfromeachDivisionoftheCourtandkeyorganisationswithinthelegalprofession.ManyoftherulesthatgoverncivilproceedingsarenowincorporatedintheUniformCivilProcedureRules.Inthesecircumstances,fewermeetingsoftheRuleCommitteehavebeenrequired.


(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeBellTheHonourableJusticeMeagherTheHonourableJusticeAdamsonTheHonourableJusticeLindsayTheHonourableJusticeDarkeMsRebelKenna,DirectorandProthonotary

(Secretary)MsSylviaFernandez,LawSocietyofNew

SouthWalesMsCarolWebsterSC(NSWBarAssociation

representative)MrMarkWalshSC(NSWBarAssociation

representative)MrDavidHing(LawSocietyofNewSouthWales

deputy/alternate)

Supreme Court Bicentenary Planning Committee

Members during 2019TheHonourableJusticeWardTheHonourableJusticeBellTheHonourableJusticeLeemingTheHonourableJusticeKuncTheHonourableJusticeMcCallum

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Sydney Institute of Criminology Advisory Committee


Uniform Rules CommitteeTheCivil Procedure Act 2005(NSW)andtheUniformCivilProcedureRules2005(NSW)commencedin2005,consolidatingprovisionsinrelationtocivilprocedureunderasingleAct.ItprovidesacommonsetofrulesforcivilproceedingsintheSupreme,DistrictandLocalCourtsofNewSouthWales,and,toalimitedextent,intheLandandEnvironmentCourtofNewSouthWalesandtheIndustrialRelationsCommissionofNewSouthWales.TheUniformRulesCommitteewasestablishedunderSection8andSchedule2oftheAct.TheChiefJusticechairstheCommittee,withrepresentativesfromtheSupremeCourtandother

courts,aswellasfromtheNewSouthWalesBarAssociationandtheLawSocietyofNewSouthWales.TheCommitteemetfourtimesduring2017.AswellasconsideringamendmentstotheRules(undersection9oftheAct),theCommitteeapprovesformsforuseincivilproceedings(undersection17oftheAct).


(Chair)TheHonourableJusticeBellTheHonourableJusticeAdamsonTheHonourableJusticeLindsayTheHonourableJusticePreston,ChiefJudge,

LandandEnvironmentCourtHerHonourJudgeOlsson,DistrictCourtHisHonourJudgeLetherbarrow,DistrictCourtHerHonourMagistrateJenniferAtkinson,

LocalCourtHisHonourMagistrateMichaelO’Brien,LocalCourtMsCarolWebsterSC(NewSouthWales

BarAssociation)MrDavidHing(LawSocietyofNSW)MrJonProwse(LawSocietyofNSWalternate

representative)MrChrisD’Aeth,ExecutiveDirectorandPrincipal

RegistrarMsRebelKenna,DirectorandProthonotary

(Secretary)

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APPENDIX (III): OTHER JUDICIAL ACTIVITY

Inadditiontohearinganddeterminingcases,theCourt’sjudicialofficersactivelycontributetotheongoingprofessionaldevelopmentofthelegalcommunitydomesticallyandabroad.Theircontributionsencompassactivitiessuchaspresentingpapersandspeechesatconferencesandseminars,submittingarticlesforpublication,givingoccasionallecturesateducationalinstitutions,meetingjudicialofficersfromcourtsaroundtheworldandhostingdelegations.Manyjudicialofficersarealsoappointedtoboards,commissionsandcommitteesforawiderangeoflegal,culturalandbenevolentorganisations.TheJudges’andAssociateJudge’sactivitiesduring2019aresummarisedbelowinchronologicalorder.

JudicialofficersgenerallyuseprivatefundstocovertravelandaccommodationcostswhenattendingaconferenceorspeakingengagementoutsideAustralia.However,theNSWDepartmentofCommunitiesandJusticeprovidesfundingtowardsattendanceatseveralkeyofficialeventseachyear.TheseeventsareidentifiedascriticaltopromotingtheCourt’sreputationandrolewithintheAsia-Pacificregionasacentreforcommercialdisputeresolution,anddemonstratingitscommitmentgloballytowardsdevelopingethicaljudicialprocesses.

Theeventsjudicialofficersattendedduring2019withfinancialassistancewere:

Event date Recipient of travel grant Purpose of overseas visit

13–14Mar2019TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales

AttendedtheSwearing-inWinkelmannCJ

13–14Mar2019TheHonourableJusticeWard,ChiefJudgeinEquity

AttendedtheSwearing-inWinkelmannCJ

1–4April2019 TheHonourableJusticeBlackAttendedtheINSOLInternationalJudicialColloquium

3–7Jun2019 TheHonourableJusticeRothmanAM AttendedtheInternationalCriminalCourtMoot

11–12Jul2019TheHonourableJusticeBell,President,CourtofAppeal

AttendedtheAustralianBarAssoc.Conference'Convergence'

2–4Sep2019 TheHonourableJusticeDavies AttendedtheSuccessionLawConference

2–4Sep2019 TheHonourableJusticeHallen AttendedtheSuccessionLawConference

15–19Sep2019 TheHonourableJusticeWaltonAttendedthe62ndAnnualMeetingofInternationalAssoc.ofJudges

21–22Oct2019TheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJusticeofNewSouthWales

AttendedtheCouncilofChiefJusticesMeeting

5–8Nov2019TheHonourableJusticeWard,ChiefJudgeinEquity

Attendedthe32ndLawAsiaConference

25–27Nov2019TheHonourableJusticeBell,President,CourtofAppeal

AttendedtheINBA's68thConstitutionDay

Privatefundingsourceswereusedtoattendallotherconferencesorspeakingengagementsinoverseasdestinationsdetailedinthisappendix.

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Conferences:

19-23Jan2019 Supreme&FederalCourtsConference(Hobart)

14-16Feb2019 6thJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

9-10Jul2019 InternationalSocietyfortheReformofCriminalLawConference(Brisbane)

18Jul2019 ConstitutionalRecognitionSymposium(Sydney)

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference(Bowral,NSW)

14Sep2019 BlueMountainsLawRegionalSocietySuccessionLawConference(MedlowBath,NSW)

21-27Oct2019 53rdMeetingoftheCouncilofChiefJustices(Wellington,NZ)

Speaking engagements:

30Jan2019 Speech:“WhojudgestheJudgesandhowshouldtheybejudged?”,LawSocietyofNewSouthWalesOpeningofLawTermDinner

5Feb2019 Speech:OpeningofLawTermGreekOrthodoxChurchService

6Feb2019 Speech:OpeningofLawTermJewishService

14Feb2019 Speech:“Themysteriesofjudicialpower:definingtherelationshipbetweenlawandpowerinthemodernState”,WintertonMemorialLecture2019

15Feb2019 WelcomeRemarks:6thJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation

27Feb2019 Speech:FarewellCeremonyforTheHonourableJusticeMargaretBeazleyAO,PresidentoftheCourtofAppeal

27Feb2019 AdjudicationofAILAMoot

16Mar2019 Speech:“Isdiscretionthebetterpartofsentencing?”,PublicDefendersCriminalLawConference

22Mar2019 Speech:“Notamaster,butateacher:theroleoftheJudicialCommissionofNSW”,LawCouncilofAustraliaDirectors’Dinner

5Apr2019 Speech:Theplaceofreligiouslawinapluralistsociety”,2019AloysianLawLunch

10Apr2019 WelcomeRemarks:FLIPStreamSeminar,“FutureofLawandInnovationintheLegalProfession”

16Apr2019 Speech:“Definingthepublicinterest:wherelawyersfeartotread?”,PublicInterestSymposiumjointlyhostedbyUNSWCanberraandtheOfficeoftheNSWOmbudsman

23May2019 Speech:‘“Easierforacameltopassthroughtheeyeofaneedle”:thelessonsforaustraliafrombrexit’,AnnualMichaelO’DeaOrationaspartoftheAnnualPrizegivingceremonyoftheUniversityofNotreDameAustralia,SchoolofLaw.

28May2019 AdjudicationofMULSGrandFinalMoot

7Jun2019 Speech:LawGraduationCeremonyattheUniversityofSydney

27Jun2019 BookLaunch:“EthicalLegalPracticeandProfessionalConduct”byFrankEsparraga

10Jul2019 Speech:“Thefuturedirectionofanti-corruptioncommissions:anAustralianlegalperspective”,InternationalSocietyfortheReformofCriminalLaw

31Jul2019 BookLaunch:“JestingPilateandOtherPapersandAddress”editedbySusanCrennanandWilliamGummow

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8Aug2019 Speech:“Demystifyingjudicialcommissions”,FederalCircuitCourtofAustralia2019Plenary

9Aug2019 Speech:4thAnnualAustralianAlternativeDisputeResolutionAwardsDinner

14Aug2019 Speech:MemorialfortheHonDavidHuntAOQC

20Aug2019 BookLaunch:TheWindeyerLegacy–LegalandMilitaryPapersbyBruceDebelle

23Aug2019 Welcomeremarks:SupremeCourtAnnualConference

5Sep2019 BookLaunch:“HeydononContract”byJDHeydon

14Sep2019 Speech:“Deathandtaxes:thepolicyofsuccessionlaw”,BlueMountainsLawRegionalSocietySuccessionLawConference

19Sep2019 Speech:“Atoughnuttocrack:thehistoryofthelegalprofessioninNewSouthWales”,FrancisForbesSocietyAustralianLegalHistoryTutorial

9Oct2019 Speech:UTSLSSAllensIntervarsityLegalTechnologyLawMoot

16Oct2019 Speech:“‘SomethingMore,SomethingLess’:TheContemporaryMeaningOfOpenJustice”,CAMLAOpenJusticeSeminar

17Oct2019 OpeningRemarks:NewSouthWalesBarristers’ClerksAssociationConference

28Oct2019 Speech:2019SilksBows

29Oct2019 OpeningRemarks:“Doesthemoderncorporationhaveafuture?”,SupremeCourtCorporateandCommercialLawConference

29Oct2019 Speech:Remarksonthe50thAnniversaryoftheCouncilofLawReportingNSW

1Nov2019 Speech:“ManagingtheMedia”paneldiscussion,NationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliaConference

27Nov2019 BookLaunch:“TheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsConsumerLawHarmonisationandCooperation”byLukeNottageetal.

28Nov2019 BookLaunch:“Hammerschlag’sCommercialCourtHandbook”byDavidHammerschlag

Publications:

“WhojudgestheJudges,andhowshouldtheybejudged?”,AsianJurist,Issue4,Apr2019

“Directors’andOfficers’DutiesintheAgeofRegulation”inPamelaHanrahanandAshleyBlack(eds),ContemporaryIssuesinCorporateandCompetitionLaw:EssaysinHonourofProfessorRobertBaxtAO(LexisNexis,2019).

“WhojudgestheJudges,andhowshouldtheybejudged?”,TheJudicialReview,Oct2019

“WhojudgestheJudges,andhowshouldtheybejudged?”,Media&ArtsLawReview(2019)23MALR117.

"'SomethingMore,SomethingLess':TheContemporaryMeaningofOpenJustice",(2019)38(4)CommunicationsLawBulletin.

"GuestBlog:ChiefJusticeBathurst'slaunchofAsianLawbooks"(28November2019),JapaneseLawandtheAsia-Pacific,TheUniversityofSydney.

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Appointments to legal, cultural or benevolent organisations:

President(Chair)oftheJudicialCommissionofNSW

ChairoftheSupremeCourtRuleCommittee

ChairoftheUniformRulesCommittee

ChairoftheJudicialSectionofLAWASIA

Delegations and international assistance:

14-16Feb2019 Hostedthe6thJudicialSeminarinCommercialLitigationwithjudgesfromHongKong,NewZealand,thePeople’sRepublicofChina,SingaporeandtheFederalCourtofAustraliaattending.

5Mar2019 OfficialvisittoNewSouthWalesbySirGibbsSalika,ChiefJusticeofPapuaNewGuinea.

19Mar2019 DelegationfromtheMinistryofLaw,JusticeandParliamentaryAffairsinBangladeshhostedbytheLawSchoolfromWesternSydneyUniversityParramattaSouthCampus.

2Apr2019 Hostedthe52ndMeetingoftheCouncilofChiefJustices.

6May2019 OfficialvisitbyHisExcellencyMrGuZiaojie,ConsulGeneralofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,andaccompaniedbyDeputyConsulGeneralZhaoWenfeiandViceConsulJiaXiaopan.

29May2019 OfficialvisittoNewSouthWalesbyHerExcellencytheHonourableDameAnnetteKing,HighCommissionerofNewZealand,andaccompaniedbyMrBillDobbie,ConsulGeneralofNewZealand.

20Jun2019 OfficialvisitbyHisExcellencyMrPaulGulleikLarsen,AmbassadorofNorway.

8Aug2019 OfficialvisitbyHisExcellencyMrMohammadSufiurRahman,HighCommissionerofBangladeshandaccompaniedbyMrKhandkerAlam,Consul-GeneralofBangladeshinSydneyandMsFaridaYasmeen,PoliticalCounsellor.

15Aug2019 DelegationfromTheHighCourtofHongKongledbyMrJusticeTonyPoontodiscussourOnlineRegistry.

20Aug2019 DelegationfromSupremeCourtofThailandledbythePresidentoftheCourtofAppeal(Region6),MrSuphotKittiraksanon.Mainareaofinterestwasinformationandtechnologyinthecourtroom.

22Aug2019 DelegationfromSupremeCourtofthePhilippinesleadbyHon.LucasP.Bersamin.Mainareaofinterestwasanticorruptionandterrorism.

18Sep2019 OfficialvisitbyHisExcellencyMrSérgioEduardoMoreiraLima,AmbassadorofBrazilandaccompaniedbyMrSergioEBath,ConsulGeneralofBrazil.

15Oct2019 OfficialVisitbyHisExcellencyDrIstvánMikola,AmbassadorofHungaryandaccompaniedbytheAmbassador’swife,MrsMelindaViolettaHorváth,andtheConsulGeneralofHungaryinSydney,MrOlivérBalázsFráter.

29Oct2019 OfficialVisitbyHisExcellencyMrMasahikoKiya,Consul-GeneralofJapan,andaccompaniedbyConsulTanakaNoriko.

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Conferences:

6Mar2019 2019Bathurstlecture,‘Isthemoderncompanyfitforpurpose’,deliveredbyMrGrahamBradleyAM(BancoCourt,Sydney)

1-5Apr2019 NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Adelaide)

2May2019 SwearinginofHerExcellencytheHonourableMargaretBeazleyAOQC,asGovernorofNewSouthWales(GovernmentHouse,Sydney)

7May2019 OpeningofNSWParliamentbyHerExcellencytheHonourableMargaretBeazleyAOQC,GovernorofNewSouthWales(ParliamentHouse,Sydney)

17May2019 BenchandBarDinner(HyattRegency,Sydney)

7Jun2019 HonoraryAwardCeremonyforconferralofDoctorofLawsupontheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJustice(TheGreatHall,UniversityofSydney)

28Jun2019 UnveilingofportraitofKatrinaDawson(NSWBarAssociationCommonRoom)

18Jul2019 Gilbert+TobinSymposium,‘UluruStatementfromtheHeart:IndigenousConstitutionalRecognition’(Gilbert+Tobin,Sydney)

31Jul2019 Booklaunch,JestingPilateAndOtherPapersandAddressesbyTheRightHonourableSirOwenDixon(3rded),launchedbytheHonourableMurrayGleesonACQC(BancoCourt,Sydney)

5Aug2019 TheMasonConversationwiththeHonourableMichaelMcHughACQC(BancoCourt,Sydney)

14Aug2019 MemorialservicetohonourthelifeoftheHonourableDavidHuntAOQC(BancoCourt,Sydney)

15Aug2019 FrancisForbesSocietyforAustralianLegalHistoryLecture,‘OurfirstandonlyblackChiefJusticemeetsracisminAustralia’,deliveredbytheHonourableMichaelKirbyACCMGandProfessorStefanPetrow(NSWBarAssociationCommonRoom)

28Aug2019 TheJohnLehaneMemorialLecture,‘Theinterfacebetweencontractandequity’,deliveredbytheRightHonourableLordSales,JusticeoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedKingdom(BancoCourt,Sydney)

29Aug2019 TheSirMauriceByersLecture,‘TheConstitutionalSignificanceoftheBarristerinAustralia’,deliveredbytheHonourableJusticeWalterSofronoff,PresidentoftheCourtofAppealofQueensland(BancoCourt,Sydney)

7-8Sep2019 SymposiuminhonourofProfessorLeslieZinesAO:KeyissuesinAustralianFederalConstitutionalLaw(AustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra)

19Sep2019 FrancisForbesSocietyforAustralianLegalHistoryLecture,‘Atoughnuttocrack:ThehistoryoftheLegalProfessioninNewSouthWales’,deliveredbytheHonourableTFBathurstAC,ChiefJustice(BancoCourt,Sydney)

24Sep2019 FourthAnnualLysicratesFoundation,SirJamesMartinOrationdeliveredbytheHonourableJusticeVirginiaBellAC(Gilbert+Tobin,Sydney)

3Oct2019 AustralianDisputesCentre2019ADRAddress,‘ConflictsofInterestinCommercialArbitration’,deliveredbyHerExcellencytheHonourableMargaretBeazleyAOQC,GovernorofNewSouthWales(BancoCourt,Sydney)

18Oct2019 StateMemorialservicetohonourthelifeoftheHonourableJaneMathewsAO(SydneyOperaHouse)

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24Oct2019 LawSocietyofNewSouthWalesAnnualMembersDinner(SydneyTownHall)

29Oct2019 TheCouncilofLawReportingNSW-50thanniversarycelebration(SupremeCourt,Sydney)

6Nov2019 FrancisForbesSocietyforAustralianLegalHistoryLecture,‘HenryVIII’sWillandthePoliticsofSuccession’,deliveredbytheHonourableJohnPBrysonQC(BancoCourt,Sydney)


28Feb2019 Occasionaladdress,swearinginceremonyasPresidentoftheCourtofAppeal(BancoCourt,Sydney)

15Mar2019 OccasionaladdressasActingChiefJusticetoadmissionoflawyersceremony(BancoCourt,Sydney)

28Mar2019 JudgeforUniversityofSydneyInternationalCommercialArbitrationMoot(UniversityofSydney)

28May2019 JudgeforSirJohnPedenContractLawMoot(UniversityofSydney)

30May2019 Closingaddress,BarPracticeCourse(NSWBarAssociationCommonRoom)

4Jun2019 SwearinginceremonyasAdministratoroftheStateofNewSouthWales(GovernmentHouse,Sydney)

7Jun2019 Occasionaladdress,UniversityofSydneyGraduationCeremonyforgraduandsofSydneyLawSchool(TheGreatHall,UniversityofSydney)

28Jun2019 Occasionaladdress,LegalProfessionAdmissionBoardGraduationCeremony(TheGreatHall,UniversityofSydney)

12Jul2019 Guestspeaker,AustralianBarAssociationConvergence,‘AnAustralianInternationalCommercialCourt-NotaBadIdeaorWhataBadIdea?’,(Singapore)

23Aug2019 Speaker,SupremeCourtAnnualConference,‘PrivateInternationalLawinPracticeAcrosstheDivisions:SomeRecentDevelopmentsandCaseLaw’(Bowral)

2Sep2019 Dinnerspeaker,StPaul’sCollegeLawFacultyDinner,‘WhatAlbertdidandwhatAlbertdidnext:AlbertBathurstPiddington–theHighCourtjudgewhoneversat’(UniversityofSydney)

5Sep2019 BookLaunch,HeydononContract(BancoCourt,Sydney)

7Sep2019 DinnerSpeaker,SymposiuminhonourofProfessorLeslieZinesAO:KeyissuesinAustralianFederalConstitutionalLaw’(AustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra)

17Sept2019 Keynoteaddress,UNSWConflictofLawsstudents,‘TheobjectivesofprivateinternationallawandtheimportanceofthesubjecttopracticeinNSW’(UNSWLawSchool,UniversityofNewSouthWales)

26Sep2019 Closingaddress,BarPracticeCourse(NSWBarAssociationCommonRoom)

8Oct2019 Keynoteaddress,NotreDameSydneyLawSocietyBreakfast,'DisruptionintheLaw'(UniversityofNotreDame,Sydney)

14Oct2019 JudgeforUNSWLawSocietyBeginnersMootingCompetitionGrandFinal(Ashurst,Sydney)

21Oct2019 Guestspeaker,NCATMembersTrainingDay,‘DeliveringreasonsintheTribunalContext’(NSWCivilandAdministrativeTribunal,Sydney)

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25Oct2019 Guestspeaker,EnvironmentandPlanningLawAssociation(NSW)AnnualConference,‘CourtofAppealUpdate’(WhitehouseInstituteofDesign,Sydney)

29Oct2019 Chair,SupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesAnnualCorporateandCommercialLawConference,‘TheFutureoftheAustralianBusinessCorporation:Alegalperspective’,deliveredbytheHonourableJusticeJamesEdelman(BancoCourt,Sydney)

8Nov2019 OccasionaladdressasActingChiefJusticetoadmissionoflawyersceremony(BancoCourt,Sydney)

12Nov2019 Keynoteaddress,CPDsession,‘AcareerattheBarandobservationsonpractice’(SparkeHelmore,Sydney)

13Nov2019 Chair,FrancisForbesSociety,AnnualPlunkettLecture,‘LawandPolitics:Attorneys-GeneralinEighteenth-CenturyEngland’,deliveredbyEmeritusProfessorWilfridPrest(BancoCourt,Sydney)

26Nov2019 Keynoteaddress,IndianNationalBarAssociation8thInternationalConferenceonLaw&Policy,‘TransnationalCommercialDisputeResolution:anAustralianperspective’(NewDelhi,India)

12Dec2019 Keynoteaddress,The2019QuaysideChambersOration,‘Gambling,theLawandthe21stCentury’(QuaysideChambers,Perth)

Publications:

MDavies,ASBell,PLGBreretonandMDouglas,Nygh’sConflictofLawsinAustralia(LexisNexisButterworths,10thed,2019)


MemberoftheChiefJustice’sExecutiveCommittee

OfficialMemberoftheJudicialCommissionofNSW

MemberoftheSupremeCourtRulesCommittee

MemberoftheUniformRulesCommittee

AdjunctProfessorofLaw,UniversityofSydneyLawSchool(2008-)


13Nov2019 Officialvisit:HisExcellencyMrAbdullaAlSaboosi,AmbassadoroftheUnitedArabEmiratesaccompaniedby:MrAbdullaAlAhmed,HeadoftheConsularSectionattheEmbassy;MrAmadaldeinMohamed,SeniorPoliticalResearcher;MrAbdulazizAlJunaibi,DeputyofthePoliceAttachés;andLieutenantColonelAbdullaAlKaabi,DeputyoftheMilitaryAttachés

20Nov2019 Officialvisit:HisExcellencyMrLukeDaunivalu,HighCommissioneroftheRepublicofFijiaccompaniedby:MsSaloteTagivakatini,Counsellor,HighCommissionoftheRepublicofFiji,MrDanielStow,Officer-in-ChargeandManagerTrade&Investment,FijiConsulateGeneral&TradeCommission,Australia&NewZealand;MsZoieCarroll,Business&CommunicationsAdviser,FijiConsulateGeneralandTradeCommission,Australia&NewZealand;andMsMartaPratnicka,ProtocolOfficer,DepartmentofPremierandCabinet

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Conferences:

20-21Jan2019 SupremeCourtandFederalCourtJudges’Conference(Hobart)

15Feb2019 Gilbert+TobinConstitutionalLawConference(Sydney)

31May2019 MelbourneLawSchoolWorkshop“ThecontributionoflegalacademicstothedevelopmentofAustralianlaw”(Melbourne)

26Jul2019 CentreforComparativeConstitutionalStudiesConference(Melbourne)

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference(Bowral)

Speaking Engagements:

26March2019 Chair“Howtoprepareandrunandadministrativelawcase”NSWBarCouncilLecture(Sydney)

Publications:

“TheCourtsandtheExecutive:aJudicialView”:chapterin“AdministrativeRedressinandoutofthecourts:EssaysinHonourofRobinCreykeandJohnMcMillan”(TheFederationPress,April2019)

“LegislativePurposeandStatutoryInterpretation”:chapterin“TheCoherenceofStatutoryInterpretation”–(TheFederationPress,July2019)

BookReviewof“PublicLawandStatutoryInterpretation–PrinciplesandPractice”byBurton,Crawford,Boughey,CastanandO’Sullivan(TheFederationPress,2017):ALJ2019;Vol93/1

ALJStatutoryInterpretation“LegislativeIntention”:Vol93/5

ALJStatutoryInterpretation“StatuteandtheCommonLaw”Vol93/12

Appointments to legal, cultural or ben evolent organisations:

Chair,JudicialCommissionofNSWStandingAdvisoryCommitteeonJudicialEducation

Chair,SupremeCourtEducationCommittee

Member,EditorialBoardofTheJudicialReview,JournaloftheJudicialCommissionofNSW

Member,SupremeCourtCaselawGovernanceCommittee

Member,LawCourtsLibraryAdvisoryCommittee

Member,AdvisoryCommittee,G&TCentreofPublicLaw

Chair,AustralianInstituteofAdministrativeLaw,NSWChapter(AIAL)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MACFARLAN

Conferences:


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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE WARD, CHIEF JUDGE IN EQUITY

Conferences:

19-23Jan2019 Supreme&FederalCourtsJudges'Conference(Hobart)

8Mar2019 ABAInternationalWomen'sDay2019(Sydney)

26Mar2019 King&WoodMallesons,‘MentoringDiversity’PanelDiscussion(Sydney)

15Jun2019 AIJACouncilmeeting(Brisbane)

12Oct2019 AIJACouncilmeeting(Melbourne)


13-16Feb2019 Chairsessionatthe6thJudicialCommercialConference,"Developmentsininternationalcommercialarbitrationandtheroleofthecourts"(Sydney

27Feb2019 ClosingaddressattheUNSWCLE:ThefutureofAustralianclassactionsconference,Sydney(paperonly)

15May2019 PracticeintheEquityDivisionoftheSupremeCourt-ViewsfromtheBench

17May2019 GuestofHonourspeechattheNSWBarAssociationBenchandBarDinner(Sydney)

23May2019 OpeningaddresstotheNSWBarAssociation-BarPracticeCourse'BarReadersPracticeCourse-TheEquityDivision'(Sydney)

27May2019 JudgeintheGrandFinaloftheUNSWPrivateLawMoot(Sydney)

13-14Jun2019 PresenterattheCurrentLegalIssuesSeminar,BarAssociationofQueensland,"What'sinaname?TheTaxonomicalandConceptualDividebetweenUnjustEnrichmentandEquity"(Brisbane)

9Aug2019 PresenterattheBooklaunch“EquityPracticeandPrecedents"(Sydney)

4Oct2019 KeyNoteAddressandJudgingpaneloftheSULSWomen'sMoot(Sydney)

21Oct2019 PresidingJudgeattheGrandFinalofthe11thCIArbAustrlaia/NSWYoungLawyersInternationalArbitrationMoot(Sydney)

30Oct2019 DinnerspeakerattheStGeorgeSutherlandLawwSocietyDinner(Sydney)

15Nov2019 ModeratorattheWomen'sInsolvencyNetworkAustraliaGreatDebate2019(Sydney)

Publications:

Foreword,ContractandtheAustralianConsumerLawbyJohnCarterandLainaChan


ChairoftheSupremeCourtADRSteeringCommittee

MemberandFellowofTheAustralianAcademyofLaw

MemberoftheAIJACouncil

ReviewCommittee

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE GLEESON

Conferences:

14-16Feb2019 6thJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation,SupremeCourt,Sydney

22Feb2019 CommercialLawAssociation,ContractMasterClass(NSWStateLibrary)

14Mar2019 RoundTableonIntentioninTortLaw(Sydney)

20Aug2019 Cross-JurisdictionalSeminar–ForensicScienceintheCourtroom–JudicialCommission(Sydney)

23-25Aug2019 SupremeCourtJudgesConference(GibraltarHotel,Bowral)

28Aug2019 JohnLehaneMemorialLecture(BancoCourt,Sydney)

29Oct2019 SupremeCourtCorporateandCommercialLawConference(Sydney)


22Feb2019 Chair,CommercialLawAssociation,ContractMasterClass(NSWStateLibrary)

16Feb2019 6thJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation,SydneySession5–“ContractLaw:Comparativeperspectivesandrecentdevelopments”(SupremeCourt,Sydney)

12Feb2019 AddresstoAlbionParkHighSchoolstudents,RuleofLawInstitute,Sydney(SupremeCourt,Sydney)

15May2019 Judge–SULSTortsLawMoot–GrandFinal–UniversityofSydney(CamperdownCampus)

23Jul2019 AddresstoMontgroveCollegestudents,RuleofLawInstitute,Sydney(SupremeCourt,Sydney)

9Oct2019 Judge–UNSWLawSociety–AshurstIntermediateMootingCompetition–GrandFinal2019–Ashurst,Sydney

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE LEEMING

Conferences:

15Feb2019 Gilbert+Tobin18thConstitutionalLawConference(Sydney)

16Feb2019 6thJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation(Sydney)

14Mar2019 RoundtableonIntentioninTortLaw(Sydney)

31May2019 “Contributionoflegalacademicstothedevelopmentofthelaw”(Melbourne)

16-17Aug2019 IntersectionsinPrivateLaw,UniversityofSydney(Sydney)

30-31Aug2019 BankingandFinancialServicesConference(GoldCoast)

7-8Sep2019 SymposiumtohonourProfessorLeslieZinesAO:KeyIssuesinAustralianFederalConstitutionalLaw(Canberra)

3-4Oct2019 ConferenceinhonourofLordSumption,CambridgePrivateLawCentre,UniversityofCambridge(UnitedKingdom)

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7Mar2019 JudgingexhibitionJessupmoot(UniversityofSydney)

29Mar2019 “SeventeenpointsonadvocacyintheNSWCourtofAppeal”,ToongabbieLegalCentre,EquityandTaxSeminar,Sydney

30Mar2019 “SeventeenpointsonadvocacyintheNSWCourtofAppeal”,NSWBarAssociation,SydneyCPDConference,Sydney

5,6Apr2019 “StatutoryFoundationsofNegligence”(LLMcourse,UniversityofSydney)

23Apr2019 RecurringthemesintheNSWCourtofAppeal(DistrictCourt,AnnualConference,Bowral)

3-4May2019 “StatutoryFoundationsofNegligence”(LLMcourse,UniversityofSydney)

13Jun2019 WorkshoponLegislationandEquity(ParliamentaryCounsel’sOffice,Sydney)

17Jun2019 LaunchofVolume42(2)ofUNSWLJ(HerbertSmithFreehills,Sydney)

15Aug2019 SpeechinhonouroftheRightHonourableSirOwenDixonOMGCMG1886-1972,AustralianClub,Sydney

17Aug2019 IntersectionsinPrivateLaw,chairofmorningsession,UniversityofSydney

30Aug2019 “FromtheBench–caselawupdate”,BankingandFinancialServicesConference,GoldCoast

18Sep2019 “ContributoryNegligenceandtheLastOpportunityRuleinAustraliaandIreland”(TrinityCollegeDublin,Ireland)

18Oct2019 “Equityin21stcenturycommercialdisputes”(CambridgePrivateLawCentre;UniversityofCambridge)

24Oct2019 “TheStatutoryFoundationsofNegligence–theLastOpportunityRuleandStatutes”(ObligationsDiscussionGroup,KebleCollege,UniversityofOxford)

25Oct2019 “EquityinAustraliaandtheUnitedKingdom:dissonanceandconcordance”(InstituteofEuropeanandComparativeLaw,OxfordLawFaculty)

22Nov2019 “Judge-madelawandstatute–acomplexinterwovenfabric:SelecteddecisionsfromWesternAustralia”,SupremeCourtofWesternAustraliaAnnualConference,Perth

Publications:

"PipikosvTrayans–TheHighCourtRevisitsPartPerformance”(2019)93ALJ91

TheStatutoryFoundationsofNegligence(FederationPress)

“StatutoryInterpretationasPrivateLaw”,inPVinesandSDonald,StatutoryInterpretationinPrivateLaw(FederationPress)

“Fashioningthekeystoneofthefederalstructure-Dixon'sinfluenceons109oftheConstitution”inJEldridgeandTPilkington(eds)“SirOwenDixon’sLegacy”(FederationPress)

“Theroleofequityin21stcenturycommercialdisputes—Meetingtheneedsofanysophisticatedandsuccessfullegalsystem”47AustralianBarReview137

"Fusion-Fission-Fusion:Pre-JudicatureEquityJurisdictioninNewSouthWales1824-1972"inJGoldbergetal(eds),EquityandLaw:FusionandFission,CambridgeUniversityPress,2019,pp118-143

“MarshallingSecuritiesandConstruingReleasesinEquity”(2019)93ALJ626

“StatutelawintheLawofObligations:DimensionsofFormandSubstance”,inARobertsonandJGoudkamp,FormandSubstanceintheLawofObligations,HartPublishing,2019,pp353-372

"HastheGoldenAgeofFraudPassed?"(2019)19OUCLJ298

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Appointments to Legal, Cultural or Benevolent Organisations:

ChallisLecturerinEquity,UniversityofSydney

AdvisoryCommittee,FrancisForbesSociety

Director,TheFederationPressPtyLtd

EditorialBoardmember:AustralianBarReview,JournalofEquity

Referee,PublicationCommitteeofMalaysianJudicialAcademy

Trustee,SydneyGrammarSchool

HerbertSmithFreehillsVisitingScholaratCambridge(October-November)

VisitingFellowatTrinityCollegeDublin(September)

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PAYNE

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference(GibraltarHotel,Bowral)

10Dec2019 InterrogatingtheEnglishApproachtoProsecutingEconomicCrime(FederalCourtofAustralia)


AppointeeoftheChiefJusticetotheLegalProfessionAdmissionBoard

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE WHITE

Conferences:

23-25Aug2019 SupremeCourtConference(GibraltarHotel,Bowral)


Member,UniversityofSydneyLawExtensionCommittee

Commissions in Overseas Courts:

2-5Sep2019 SatasajudgeintheCourtofAppealofTonga2-13September2019

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BRERETON AM RFD


24Aug2019 AustralianBraveryAssociation(NSW),GuestSpeaker,BallinaNSW

14Sep2019 BlueMountainsLawSociety,SuccessionConference–OpeningAddress,“Wills,EstatesandInheritanceDisputes”,HydroMajestic,MedlowBathNSW

2Oct2019 Speaker,QueenslandPoliceOperationalCommandContinuumCourse,“CommandResponsibility”,Brisbane

26Oct2019 AustralasianCollegeofLegalMedicineAnnualScientificMeeting,GuestSpeaker:“PsychologicalInjuryinVeteransandTheLaw”ParkHyatt,Canberra

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Publications:

Conclusion,“CommercialIssuesinPrivateInternationalLaw”,MichaelDouglasetal,June2019(HartPublishing)

Co-Author,Davies,Bell,Brereton,Douglas,“Nygh’sConflictofLawsinAustralia”(10thedition),LexisNexisButterworths


DeputyChair,NSWLawReformCommission

Chair,CostsAssessmentRulesCommittee

Chair,CostsAssessmentUserGroup

Member,HarmonisationofRulesCommittee

AssistantInspector-General,AustralianDefenceForce

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE WALTON

Conferences:

7-9Jun2019 JudicialConferenceofAustraliaColloquium2019(Darwin,NT)

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtofNSWAnnualConference(Bowral,NSW)


22Mar2019 Presenter–Post-terminationRestraintClausesinEmploymentContracts,ToongabbieLegalCentreEmploymentLawSeminar(Ashurst,Sydney)

1Aug2019 Presenter–JurisdictionoftheIndustrialMagistrate,LocalCourtofNSWAnnualConference2019(AmoraJamisonHotel,Sydney)

15Aug2019 Chair–TheInauguralSULSvUniversityofQueensland‘MootofOrigin’(UniversityofSydney)

22Oct2019 Chair–NicholasCowderyQCCriminalLawMoot(UniversityofSydney)

Publications:

“JurisdictionoftheIndustrialMagistrate”,ConferencePaper,JudicialInformationResearchSystem


HonoraryProfessorialFellowwiththeSydneyBusinessSchooloftheUniversityofWollongong

ExecutiveCommittee,JudicialConferenceofAustralia

GoverningCounsel,JudicialConferenceofAustralia

EditorialCommittee,AustralianJournalofLabourLaw

Chair,ClubsAdvisoryCommittee,UniversityofSydney


Delegate,TheInternationalAssociationofJudges

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE JOHNSON

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtofNewSouthWales-AnnualConference2019,Bowral


6May2019 PresentationtoJudgesandLegalProfession-“TerrorismandMoneyLaundering”,PortVila,RepublicofVanuatu(organisedthroughVanuatuLawCouncil)

Publications:

JointauthorwiththeHonRNHowieQCofloose-leafserviceCriminalPracticeandProcedure(NSW),Sydney.

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ROTHMAN AM

Conferences:

14Feb2019 UniversityofSydneyandtheAustralianAssociationofConstitutionalLaw–2019GeorgeWintertonMemorialLecture:“TheMysteriesofJudicialPower:DefiningtheRelationshipBetweenLawandPowerintheModernState”[BathurstCJ](Sydney)

18Jul2019 Gilbert+TobinLegalSymposium:“UluruStatementfromtheHeart:IndigenousConstitutionalRecognition”[TheHon.A.M.GleesonACQC](Sydney)

20Aug2019 NSWJudicialCommissionCrossJurisdictionalSeminar:“ForensicScienceintheCourtroom”[DrLucinaHackman](Sydney)


6Nov2019 NgaraYuraFieldTrip:“LivingLanguage:Country,Culture,Community”(StateLibraryofNSW)

8Nov2019 PublicDefendersChambersBarBookProjectLaunchEvent:PresentationonSocialDisadvantage(Sydney)

21Nov2019 NSWJudicialCommissionCrossJurisdictionalTwilightSeminar:“RiskyBusiness”[AllanSparkesCV,OAM,VA,FRSN](Sydney)


22Mar2019 KeynoteSpeaker:“TheCasualisationoftheWorkforceandtheEffectofContractingonRights”ToongabbieLegalCentreEmploymentLawSeminar(Sydney)

8May2019 Speech:“HowIhavetriedtohavetheCouragetoCaretobeanUpstander,inmyfamilylife,workingsituationandcommunityinvolvement”CouragetoCareFundraisingLunch(Sydney)

1Aug2019 KeynoteSpeaker:“Thepoweroflegalaid:Dietrichandthelastlineofdefence”LegalAidNSWAnnualCriminalLawConference(Sydney)

23Aug2019 PanelDiscussion:“Non-publicationandtake-downorders”SupremeCourtAnnualConference(Bowral)

7Nov2019 KeynoteAddress,LegalAidNSW:40thAnniversary(Sydney)

28Nov2019 Opening:“Bugmy/Lewis/Kentwelllandscape”BarBookProjectCPDSeminar(Sydney)

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President–TheGreatSynagogue(Sydney)

Director;BoardMember&ChairWorkplaceRelationsCommittee–NSWAssociationofIndependentSchools

Co-Chair–AustralianCouncilofJewishSchools

BoardMember–InternationalAssociationofJewishLawyersandJurists

Member–NationalIndigenousAwarenessCommitteeoftheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia

AdvisoryCommitteeMember–AustralianLawReformCommissionInquiryintotheReligiousExemptionsinAnti-DiscriminationLaw

LifeGovernor–MoriahWarMemorialCollege

HonoraryLifeMember;ExecutiveMember–NSWJewishBoardofDeputies

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HAMMERSCHLAG

Conferences:

14-16Feb2019 6thJudicialCommercialSeminar

14Jun2019 CLAJudgesSeminarSeries-NSWStateLibrary-GuestSpeaker


13Mar2019 UNSWBuilding&ConstructionLawSeminar-UNSWCBDCampus-OpeningRemarks

14Mar2019 CollegeofLawCBDCampus,ElizabethStreet-“BuildingandConstructionLawUpdate”OpeningRemarks

14Nov2019 UTSBuildingLawUpdateSeminar,Sydney

Publications:

Hammerschlag’sCommercialCourtHandbook–November2019


ALRCCorporateCrimeAdvisoryCommittee

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HARRISON

Conferences:

31Mar-5Apr2019

NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(NJOP)(Glenelg,SouthAustralia)

29Oct2019 NSWBarAssociationSeminar“Everythingyoualwayswantedtoaskajudgebutaretooafraidtoask”

11-15Nov2019 NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(NJOP)(Manly)

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31Mar2019 Chair–WelcomeSpeech,NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Glenelg,SouthAustralia)

1Apr2019 Presentation“HowdoIManagemytimewithavailableresources”NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Glenelg,SouthAustralia)

2Apr2019 Chair“Confrontingchallengesintheexerciseofdiscretions”NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Glenelg,SouthAustralia)

4Apr2019 Chair“Self-representedlitigants”,“Managingculturaldiversitychallengesandtheuseofinterpreters”and“Practicalapplicationofculturalandinterpretingchallengesincourt”NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Glenelg,SouthAustralia)

5Apr2019 Presentation–“FinalWrapUpSession”,NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Glenelg,SouthAustralia)

31Jul2019 GuestSpeaker–AfterDinnerSpeech-LegalaidNSWCriminalLawConference(DoltoneHouse)

10Nov2019 Chair–WelcomeSpeech,NationalJudicialOrientationProgram,Glenelg,SouthAustralia(GoldCoast,Queensland)

12Nov2019 Chair“Confrontingchallengesintheexerciseofdiscretions”NationalJudicialOrientationProgram,Glenelg,SouthAustralia(GoldCoast,Queensland)

14Nov2019 Chair“Managingculturaldiversitychallengesandtheuseofinterpreters”NationalJudicialOrientationProgram,Glenelg,SouthAustralia(GoldCoast,Queensland)

15Nov2019 Presentation“FinalWrapUpSession”NationalJudicialOrientationProgram,Glenelg,SouthAustralia(GoldCoast,Queensland)


ChairoftheCommitteeoftheNationalJudicialOrientationProgram(NJOP)

EducationCommittee

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE FULLERTON


30May2019 Graduationaddress–FacultyofLaw,MonashUniversity(Melbourne)

25Sep2019 Welcomespeech–BacktoBackTheatrepremiereof“Shadow”(Carriageworks,Sydney)


BoardMemberoftheCityRecitalHall

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE REINAppointments to legal, cultural or benevolent organisations:

MemberoftheRulesHarmonisationCommittee

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HULME

Conferences:

21Nov2019 JudicialCommissionofNSW–seminar"RiskyBusiness"


2-3Apr2019 NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia-Adelaide-NationalJudicialOrientationProgram–CourtCraft–TheTrialfromHell

23Apr2019 DistrictCourtConference-Bowral–presentedCriminalLawReviewandchairedpaneldiscussionEffectiveJuryManagement

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualJudges’Conference–Bowral(providedpaperAYearofCriminalAppellateDecisions)

Publications:

Co-authorCriminalLawNews,LexisNexisButterworths


Chair,CriminalTrialCourtsBenchBookCommittee

Member,CourtofCriminalAppeal/CrimeUsersGroup

Member,CriminalAppealRulesCommittee

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE SLATTERY AM RAN

Conferences:

19-20Jan2019 SupremeandFederalCourtJudges'2019Conference,Hobart.

2May2019 AustralianDefenceForceJointLegalIssuesWorkshop,Canberra.

27-28Jul2019 NSWNavyLegalPanelConferenceHMASCreswell,JervisBay.

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtJudges’Conference,Bowral.

16-17Nov2019 JudgeAdvocateGeneral’sConference,Canberra.


9Apr2019 “WhatMakesaGoodMilitaryLawyer?”ADFLegalOfficersLTM1Course,VictoriaBarracks,Sydney.

2May2019 AfterDinnerSpeech-JointLegalIssuesWorkshop,Canberra.

26May2019 2019BoerWarDayService-ANZACMemorial,“CommemoratingtheBoerWar”.

29Aug2019 GuestofHonourandSpeakeratNSWBarAssociationCommonLawdrinks.

Publications:

ReportoftheJudgeAdvocateGeneraloftheAustralianDefenceForcetotheAustralianParliamentfortheperiod1Januaryto31December2018.

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JudgeAdvocateGeneraloftheAustralianDefenceForcefrom14May2015

TrusteeoftheIndigenousBarristersTrust–TheMumShirlFundsince2006

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DAVIES

Conferences:

23-25Aug2019 SupremeCourtConference

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BALL

Publications:

PrinciplesofInsuranceLaw,LexisNexis,co-authoredwithDavidStLKelly

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE GARLING RFD

Conferences:

21-23Jan2019 SupremeandFederalCourtsJudgesConference,HobartTasmania

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference


31Jul-2Aug2019 LocalCourtAnnualConference–presenting“CivilUpdate”

1Nov2019 BureauofHealthInformation’sMasterclass-KollingInstitute

26-28Jul2019 LoretoMinistriesLtd–GovernanceColloquium–ImportanceofGovernanceinContemporarySchoolEnvironments


Chair,CivilTrialsBenchBookCommittee,JudicialCommissionofNSW(Chairfrom8.4.2019)

SupremeCourtEducationCommittee

Chair,SupremeCourtITCommittee

SupremeCourtCommonLawUsersGroup

Chair,LoretoMinistriesLtd

HonoraryPatron,CanReviveInc

Delegations and International Assistance:

15Aug2019 HongKongJudgesDelegation.

20Aug2019 ThailandJudgesDelegation

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BLACK

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtofNewSouthWalesAnnualConference


14-16Feb2019 “CaseManagement:InnovationsandObstacles–presentationatSixthJudicialSeminaronCommercialLitigation.

29Mar2019 ConflictsofinterestregulationaftertheRoyalCommissionintoMisconductintheBanking,SuperannuationandFinancialServicesIndustry,PresentationforToongabbieLegalCentre.

Feb-May2019 Taughtcoursesinfinancialservicesregulation,Semester1,2019,UniversityofNewSouthWalesandConflictsofInterest,Semester1,2019,UniversityofSydney.

Publications:

Jointeditor,ContemporaryIssuesinCorporateandCompetitionLaw:EssaysinHonourofProfessorRobertBaxtAO,LexisNexis,2018

Jointauthor,SecuritiesandFinancialServicesLaw,9thed,LexisNexis,2016

Jointauthor,Austin&Black'sAnnotationstotheCorporationsAct,LexisNexis.

Contributor,AustralianCorporationLaw:PrinciplesandPractice,LexisNexis.


AdjunctProfessor,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofSydney

Fellow,AustralianAcademyofLaw

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ADAMSON

Conferences:

24Aug2019 SupremeCourtofNSWAnnualConference(Bowral,NSW)


1Aug2019 Guestspeaker–LocalCourtAnnualConference“CriminalLawUpdate”(Sydney)


Member,SupremeCourtRulesCommittee

Member,UniformRulesCommittee

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BELLEW

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtJudge’sConference-Bowral


16Mar2019 PublicDefender’sConference–CriminalPracticeandProcedure

20Mar2019 NSWBarAssociation–Cross-ExaminationWorkshop

30Mar2019 NSWBarAssociationConference

6Apr2019 ToongabbieLegalConference–ApplicationsundertheEvidenceAct

29Jul2019 Magistrate’sConference

11Sep2019 NotreDameUniversity,Sydney-GrandFinalMoot

28Sep2019 FinalMockTrial–NSWBarPracticeCourse

11Nov2019 JudicialOrientationProgram

Publications:

UniformEvidenceLaw–PrinciplesandContext(LexisNexisPublishing)–Co-author

RitchiesUniformCivilProcedure(NSW)–Co-author

MotorVehicleReports(LexisNexis)–ManagingEditor

AustralianUniformEvidence(LexisNexisPublishing)–Co-author


Chairman–JudiciaryPanel,NationalRugbyLeague

AdjunctProfessorofLaw–NotreDameUniversity,Sydney

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE STEVENSON

Conferences:

20-23Jan2019 SupremeCourtandFederalCourtJudges’Conference(Hobart)

30-31May2019 ParticipatedinpresentingNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia’sOralJudgmentsProgramtojudicialofficersoftheFamilyCourtofWesternAustraliaandtheWesternAustralianMagistratesCourt

2-4October2019 AttendedNationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliaConference“ReflectionsontheJudicialFunction”(Adelaide)


AppointedastheCourt’sRepresentativetotheJudicialLiaisonCommitteetotheAustralianCentreforInternationalCommercialArbitration

MemberoftheProgramAdvisoryCommitteeoftheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia

ChairoftheOralJudgmentsCommitteeoftheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia

MemberoftheWritingBetterJudgmentsCommitteeoftheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia

MemberoftheLeadershipintheCourtroomCommitteeoftheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia

ChairoftheSteeringCommitteeorganisingannualSupremeandFederalCourtJudgesconferences

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BEECH-JONES

Conferences:

7-9Jun2019 JCAColloquium(Darwin)


3Jun2019 CollegeofLawPersonalInjuryConference“MentalTraumaandPsychiatricInjury”(Sydney)

21Oct2019 NCATConference“ProportionateJustice”(Sydney)


Chair,CooperRiceBradingFoundation

BoardMember,Gilbert+TobinCentreAdvisoryCommittee

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE CAMPBELL

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference


16Mar2019 KeyNoteaddress–PersonalInjuryandCommonLawConference

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BUTTON

Conferences:

21-23Jan2019 Supreme&FederalCourtsJudges’Conference–(Hobart)

7-9Jun2019 JCAColloquium2019-(Darwin)

23-25Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference–(Sydney)


CommitteeMember–LegalQualificationsCommittee–LegalProfessionAdmissionBoard

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE LINDSAY

Conferences:

20Feb2019 Wills&EstatesConference/Seminar–OpeningRemarks

26Feb2019 LexisNexisSegmentConference–Panellist

10-13Jul2019 BritishLegalHisotryConference,StAndrews,Scotland

9-10Aug2019 LawSocietyofNSWSpecialistAccreditationConferenceJudgmentonDiscovery&SubpoenasinProbatematters

12Aug2019 NationalBiographyAward–PanelDiscussion,StateLibrary

31Aug2019 EasternSuburbsLawSocietyAnnualLawyersLearningforCharityConference

13-15Sep2019 BlueMountainsSuccessionConference

13Nov2019 AdvancedWills&EstatesConference–OpeningAddress

14Dec2019 ANZLHSConference

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20Feb2019 CollegeofLawSeminar“Parties,PropertyandNoticeofProceedingsinSuccessionCases”

12Jul2019 BritishLegalHistoryConference“TheStudyofLegalHistory–APractitionersPerspective”

30Jul2019 CollegeofLaw“(In)capacity–ForWhat?

9Aug2019 NSWLawSociety“DiscoveryandSubpoenasinProbateMatters”

23Aug2019 JudgesAnnualConference“TheJudicialFunctionandthePublicDomain:ProceedingsintheEquityDivision”

31Aug2019 EasternSuburbsLawSociety“TheConceptof[‘Special’AdministrationofaDeceasedEstate

14Sep2019 SuccessionLawConference“RenderUntoCaesar:MedicineandLawinAssessmentsof(In)capacity.

13Nov2019 CollegeofLaw“ProbateLaw&Practice:AnAppetiteforChange”

Publications:

Editor,AustralianBarReview(since1996)

Co-Editor,NSWCivilProcedureHandbook,2019(ThomsonReuters)


SeniorVicePresident,FrancisForbesSocietyforAustralianLegalHistory

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HALLEN

Conferences:

16May2019 STEPConference(Queensland)


14Mar2019 Wills&EstatesConference–UNSW-KeynoteAddress

19Mar2019 WillsandEstates-CollegeofLaw-KeynoteAddres

16May2019 STEPConference,Queensland–Speech

30Jul2019 UNSWWillsandEstatesSeminar:Speech

7Nov2019 Wills&EstatesLawUpdate:OpeningCommentary


CommitteeMember–STEPAustralia

CommitteeMember–ADRSteeringCommittee

CommitteeMember–Wills&EstatesAdvisoryCommittee

CommitteeMember–CollegeofLaw

CommitteeMember–SupremeCourtBuildingCommittee

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE KUNC

Conferences:

9Jan2019 AustralianAccountantsLawyersandDirectorsconference,Aspen,Colorado

19-24Jan2019 Supreme&FederalCourtJudgesConference,Hobart

23-25Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference,PeppersBowral


9Jan2019 “Howtostayoutofcourt”–ajudge’sperspective”AustralianAccountantsLawyersandDirectorsconference,Aspen,Colorado

21Mar2019 LitigationMasterclassSeminarCollegeofLaw:Tipsonhowbesttomeetjudicialexpectations:overviewfromtheBench

2-3May2019 JudgeinResidence,SchoolofLawandJustice,SouthernCrossUniversityincluding• Deliver“CourageasaLegalVirtue”,TheinauguralAndrewRogersLectureinPrivate

LawandLegalPractice• Participateinon-linediscussionwithlawstudents• Judgecontractlawmoot• Participateinapaneldiscussiononlegalpractice

15Oct2019 Anglo-AustralasianLawyersSociety,“AnAustralianJudgeamongtheAmericanJudiciary”

25Oct2019 CollegeofLaw–CityCampus,level16,111ElizabethStreet,Sydney–AdvocacySeminar:“Whatdoesthebenchexpectofadvocates?”

9Nov2019 E-conveyancingandCaveats–StAnthony’sPrimarySchoolfortheToongabbieLegalCentre’se-ConveyancinganditsFundamentalsconference.

11Nov2019 FamilyProvisionandArtificialIntelligence–UtopiaorDystopia?-AccreditedWillsandEstateSpecialistsGroup,Union,UniversityandSchoolsClub

7Dec2019 “TheJudgmentasRevelation”GoldCoastcampusofSouthernCrossUniversity-LSAANZConference5-7December2019

Publications:

ForewardtoDrNicoleRogers’book“Law,FictionandActivisminaTimeofClimateChange”

“TheViewfromOz”TheJudges’Journal(AmericanBarAssociation–JudicialDivision)Vol58,No3,Summer2019,p14


GeneralEditor,TheAustralianLawJournal

MemberEditorialBoard,JournalofEquity

Chairperson,LayneBeachleyAimfortheStarsFoundation

Director,OperaAustraliaCapitalFund

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ROBB

Conferences:


2-4Oct2019 ReflectionsonJudicialFunction(Adelaide)


Chairperson,LegalQualificationsCommittee,LegalProfessionAdmissionBoard

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DARKE

Publications:

GeneralEditoroftheButterworthPropertyReports


MemberoftheLegalProfessionAdmissionsBoardExaminationsCommittee

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE WRIGHT

Conferences:



AIJACouncil

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HAMILL


ChairofJointExaminationsCommittee–LegalProfessionAdmissionsBoard

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE WILSON

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 AnnualConferenceoftheLandandEnvironmentCourt,Cronulla


11Apr2019 DeliveredapaperonBailApplicationsintheSupremeCourtataseminarfortheWomenBarristers’Forum

17May2019 Deliveredapaper,RecentCriminalDecisionsfromtheHighCourtandtheCourtofCriminalAppeal,attheAnnualConferenceoftheLandandEnvironmentCourt

May2019 BarPracticeCourse–ActedasajudgefortheSaturdayMockTrialforReaders

16Aug2019 HostedmorningteaaspartoftheBarAssociation’sprogramtoencouragewomentotakeupacareerasabarrister

Delegations and International Assistance:

10Jan2019 HosttoajudgeoftheNorwegianCourtofAppealforadayofviewingtheoperationoftheSupremeCourt

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE NATALIE ADAMS

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualConference,Bowral


3Oct2019 JudgedthefinalofmootingcompetitionofAustralia’sFirstPeoples2019atUNSWLaw


CommitteeMember-LegalQualificationsCommittee,LegalProfessionAdmissionBoard-until30June2019

CommitteeMember–ADRSteeringCommittee

ChairoftheCommitteeoverseeingajointconferenceonsentencingheldbytheNationalJudicialCollegeofAustraliaandtheAustralianNationalUniversityCollegeofLaw-from1July2019

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PARKER

Conferences:

23-24Aug2019 SupremeCourtAnnualJudges’Conference(Bowral,NSW)


19Jun2019 ParticipateinblockchainandcryptocurrencyCPDheldbyCommercialLawSectionoftheBarAssociation

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE ARMSTRONG

Conferences:

15Feb2019 Gilbert+TobinCentreofPublicLaw,ConstitutionalLawConference2019,SydneyNSW

31Mar-5Apr2019

JudicialOrientationProgram,NJCA,GlenelgSA

6-7Jun2019 CouncilofAustralianTribunals(COAT)NationalConference,MelbourneVIC

23-25Aug2019 NSWSupremeCourtJudgesConference,BowralNSW

6Sep2019 CouncilofAustralasianTribunals(COAT)NSWStateConference,SydneyNSW

21Oct2019 AllMemberNSWCivilandAdministrativeTribunal(NCAT)Conference,SydneyNSW

31Oct-1Nov2019

JudicialOfficerswithleadershipResponsibilities,SydneyNSW


13Sep2019 SpeakeratWomen’sExecutiveLunch,InstituteofPublicAdministrationAustralia,NSWBranch,SydneyNSW–themeofpresentation:roleofwomeninleadingtheNSWpublicsectorandgenderequalityinleadership

23Oct2019 UniversityofWollongong,StudentLawSocietyDinner“Inspire”Evening,WollongongNSW

15Dec2019 Chairof“RecentCases”sessionatGilbert+TobinCentreofPubliclaw,ConstitutionalLawConference,SydneyNSW

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MemberofAustralianInstituteofJudicialAdministration(AIJA)Council

MemberofAIJAResearchCommittee

MemberofAdvisoryCommittee,Gilbert+TobinCentreofPublicLaw

THE HONOURABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HENRY

Conferences:

31Mar-6Apr2019 NationalJudicialOrientationProgram(Adelaide)

23-25Aug2019 SupremeCourtofNSWAnnualConference(Bowral,NSW)


20Sep2019 Speaker–NSWBarAssociation“ADRintheSupremeCourt”(Sydney)


Member,AdmissionsCommittee,LegalServicesCouncil

THE HONOURABLE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE IERACE

Conferences:

10-15Nov NationalJudicialCollegeofAustralia:NationalJudicialOrientationProgram2019(GoldCoast)


30Oct Paper–The38thAnnualCourseoftheInternationalAssociationofLawLibraries:“CriminalLawinAustralia”(Sydney)

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