This appendix contains:
- a list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2016
- a table showing the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2016
- lists of the members who were appointed and reappointed in 2015-16 and members whose term of appointment ended during the reporting year, and
- profiles of the President, the Division Heads and the Deputy Division Heads.
Members at 30 June 2016
Table A1.1 sets out a list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2016. It is ordered by membership category, full-time/part-time status and then alphabetically. For members who have been reappointed to the AAT, the first appointment date is the date from which there have been continuous appointments to the AAT. For members of the former MRT, RRT or SSAT who became members of the AAT on 1 July 2015, the first appointment date is listed as 1 July 2015.
The President and Deputy Presidents can exercise the powers of the Tribunal in any of the AAT’s divisions. Senior Members and Members may exercise the powers of the Tribunal only in the divisions to which they have been assigned. The divisions to which Senior Members and Members were assigned as at 30 June 2016 are indicated in the table as follows:
G |
General Division |
F |
Freedom of Information Division |
M |
Migration and Refugee Division |
N |
National Disability Insurance Scheme Division |
Sec |
Security Division |
So |
Social Services and Child Support Division |
T |
Taxation and Commercial Division |
V |
Veterans’ Appeals Division |
Table A1.1 Members of the AAT, 30 June 2016
Name |
First Appointed |
Appointment Expires |
Location |
Divisions |
President |
The Honourable Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH |
16/05/2012 |
15/05/2017 |
Hobart |
|
Deputy Presidents |
Judges of the Federal Court of Australia |
The Honourable Justice Michael Barker |
24/11/2010 |
9/05/2020 |
Perth |
|
The Honourable Justice Berna Collier |
12/11/2015 |
11/11/2020 |
Brisbane |
|
The Honourable Justice Jennifer Davies |
12/11/2015 |
11/11/2020 |
Melbourne |
|
The Honourable Justice Andrew Greenwood |
23/11/2005 |
23/11/2020 |
Brisbane |
|
The Honourable Justice Jayne Jagot |
24/11/2010 |
23/11/2020 |
Sydney |
|
The Honourable Justice Susan Kenny |
24/11/2010 |
23/11/2020 |
Melbourne |
|
The Honourable Justice John Logan RFD |
24/11/2010 |
23/11/2020 |
Brisbane |
|
The Honourable Justice John Middleton |
24/11/2010 |
23/11/2020 |
Melbourne |
|
The Honourable Justice Tony Pagone |
29/05/2015 |
28/05/2020 |
Melbourne |
|
The Honourable Justice Nye Perram |
16/05/2013 |
15/05/2018 |
Sydney |
|
The Honourable Justice Alan Robertson |
12/11/2015 |
9/05/2020 |
Sydney |
|
The Honourable Justice Antony Siopis |
23/11/2005 |
7/07/2018 |
Perth |
|
The Honourable Justice Richard White |
29/05/2015 |
28/05/2020 |
Adelaide |
|
Judges of the Family Court of Australia |
The Honourable Justice Robert Benjamin |
23/11/2005 |
23/11/2020 |
Hobart |
|
The Honourable Justice Victoria Bennett |
23/11/2005 |
28/05/2020 |
Melbourne |
|
The Honourable Justice David Berman |
29/05/2015 |
28/05/2020 |
Adelaide |
|
The Honourable Justice Christine Dawe |
23/11/2005 |
15/07/2018 |
Adelaide |
|
The Honourable Justice Colin Forrest |
29/05/2015 |
28/05/2020 |
Brisbane |
|
The Honourable Justice Janine Stevenson |
29/05/2015 |
28/05/2020 |
Sydney |
|
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents - Full-time |
Ms Katherine Bean |
7/12/2009 |
31/05/2018 |
Adelaide |
|
Mr James Constance |
9/12/2010 |
8/12/2022 |
Sydney |
|
Miss Stephanie Forgie |
8/09/1988 |
3/11/2021 |
Melbourne |
|
Mr Gary Humphries |
1/01/2015 |
31/12/2019 |
Canberra |
|
Dr Christopher Kendall |
30/06/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Perth |
|
Mr Bernard McCabe |
1/12/2001 |
24/03/2019 |
Brisbane |
|
Dr Peter McDermott RFD |
1/12/2015 |
30/11/2022 |
Brisbane |
|
Ms Jan Redfern PSM |
21/03/2016 |
20/03/2023 |
Sydney |
|
Mr Jim Walsh |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2019 |
Brisbane |
|
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents - Part-time |
Ms Fiona Alpins |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Melbourne |
|
The Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM |
1/03/2016 |
28/02/2021 |
Sydney |
|
Professor Robert Deutsch |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Sydney |
|
Mr Stephen Frost |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Sydney |
|
Major General Gregory Melick AO RFD SC |
5/09/2014 |
4/09/2019 |
Hobart |
|
Mr Ian Molloy |
11/04/2013 |
10/04/2018 |
Brisbane |
|
Senior Members |
Senior Members - Full-time |
Mr John Billings |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Suellen Bullock |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
G So |
Mr John Cipolla |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Dr Damien Cremean |
1/06/2015 |
31/05/2020 |
Melbourne |
G Sec V |
Dr Denis Dragovic |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Egon Fice |
1/06/2015 |
31/05/2018 |
Melbourne |
G F Sec T V |
Mr George Haddad |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Bruce Harvey |
1/07/2015 |
24/07/2018 |
Adelaide |
So |
Ms Miriam Holmes |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
G M |
Ms Josephine Kelly |
1/07/2015 |
11/11/2020 |
Sydney |
G M Sec T V |
Ms Louise Nicholls |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Dr Irene O’Connell |
1/07/2015 |
25/02/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Adria Poljak |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Sydney |
G M |
Dr James Popple |
1/01/2015 |
31/12/2017 |
Canberra |
G F Sec T V |
Ms Kira Raif |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Sue Raymond |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Adelaide |
G M |
Mr Shahyar Roushan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Giles Short |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Donald Smyth |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
M |
Mr Theo Tavoularis |
13/06/2016 |
12/06/2021 |
Brisbane |
G F T |
Ms Jill Toohey |
5/09/2014 |
4/09/2017 |
Sydney |
G F N Sec T V |
Ms Irene Tsiakas |
1/07/2015 |
10/07/2018 |
Melbourne |
G So |
Ms Chelsea Walsh |
1/06/10 |
5/05/2019 |
Perth |
G F Sec T V |
Ms Antoinette Younes |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Senior Members - Part-time |
Mr Peter Britten-Jones |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Adelaide |
G F |
Mr Anthony Cotter |
5/09/2014 |
4/09/2019 |
Brisbane |
G T V |
Ms Ann Cunningham |
1/12/2012 |
30/11/2017 |
Hobart |
G F N Sec T V |
Mr Donald Davies |
1/03/2016 |
28/02/2021 |
Brisbane |
G M V |
Mr Rodney Dunne |
1/06/2015 |
31/05/2018 |
Adelaide |
G F Sec T V |
Ms April Freeman |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Naida Isenberg |
1/12/2012 |
30/11/2017 |
Sydney |
G F M Sec V |
Ms Gina Lazanas |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Sydney |
G F T V |
Dr Nicholas Manetta |
5/08/2013 |
4/08/2018 |
Adelaide |
G F T V |
Professor Michael McGrowdie |
30/05/2016 |
21/05/2019 |
Sydney |
G F V |
Dr Teresa Nicoletti |
1/12/2012 |
30/11/2017 |
Sydney |
G |
Mr Peter Nolan |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Brisbane |
G F |
Mr Francis O’Loughlin |
17/01/2015 |
16/01/2017 |
Melbourne |
G F T V |
Mr John Sosso |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Brisbane |
G F V |
Mr William Stefaniak |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Sydney |
G F |
Mr Peter Taylor SC |
1/12/2012 |
30/11/2017 |
Sydney |
G F T V |
Members |
Members - Full-time |
Ms Glynis Bartley |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Diana Benk |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2017 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Moira Brophy |
13/06/2016 |
12/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M So V |
Mr Clyde Campbell |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Brisbane |
M |
Mr Tony Caravella |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Perth |
M |
Ms Suzanne Carlton |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Adelaide |
M |
Mr Christian Carney |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Kent Chapman |
4/04/2016 |
3/04/2021 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Ruth Cheetham |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Helena Claringbold |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Denise Connolly |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Michael Cooke |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Mary-Ann Cooper |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr David Corrigan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Angela Cranston |
30/05/2016 |
21/04/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Glen Cranwell |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Brisbane |
M So |
Mr Brendan Darcy |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Dione Dimitriadis |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Antonio Dronjic |
1/07/2016 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Alan Duri |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Tigiilagi Eteuati |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Brisbane |
M |
Ms Rosa Gagliardi |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Filip Gelev |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Amanda Goodier |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Perth |
G M |
Ms Michelle Grau |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Brisbane |
M |
Mr Bruce Henry |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Brisbane |
M |
Ms Fiona Hewson |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Geraldine Hoeben |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Diane Hubble |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Mark Hyman |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Sydney |
G So |
Mr Matthew King |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Mr Simon Letch |
16/05/2016 |
15/05/2019 |
Brisbane |
So |
Mr John Longo |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2017 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr Donald Lucas |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr David McCulloch |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Nicholas McGowan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Alison Mercer |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Justin Meyer |
4/04/2016 |
3/04/2021 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Donald Morris |
26/02/2016 |
25/02/2021 |
Hobart |
G M Sec So |
Ms Sydelle Muling |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Steven Norman |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Amanda Paxton |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Regina Perton OAM |
5/09/2014 |
4/09/2017 |
Melbourne |
G F N Sec V |
Mr Gary Richardson |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr Hugh Sanderson |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Inge Sheck |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Wan Shum |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Frances Simmons |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Christopher Smolicz |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Adelaide |
M |
Mr Fraser Syme |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
M |
Ms Linda Symons |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Jeffrey Thomson |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Brisbane |
So |
Mr Christopher Thwaites |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Kate Timbs |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M So |
Ms Gina Towney |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Peter Vlahos |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Jennifer Watts |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Sydney |
M So |
Mr Stuart Webb |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Robert Wilson |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Paul Windsor |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Magdalena Wysocka |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Members - Part-time |
Dr Ion Alexander |
26/01/2015 |
25/01/2017 |
Sydney |
G F V |
Mr Matt Amundsen |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Robyn Anderson |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr William Appleton |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
G So |
Ms Joanne Bakas |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2017 |
Adelaide |
So |
Mr Sean Baker |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Wendy Banfield |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr David Barker |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Ronald Bartsch |
11/04/2013 |
10/04/2018 |
Sydney |
G F |
Ms Michelle Baulch |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Hobart |
So |
Ms Angela Beckett |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Professor David Ben-Tovim |
1/07/2015 |
25/02/2021 |
Adelaide |
G |
Mr Stephen Bertram |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Jane Bishop |
1/07/2015 |
15/08/2017 |
Brisbane |
M So |
Ms Wendy Boddison |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Dr Timothy Bohane |
22/02/2012 |
25/05/2019 |
Sydney |
G So |
Ms Alexandra Bordujenko |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Ms Chantal Bostock |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Margret Bourke |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Rhonda Bradley |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Brisbane |
N |
Ms Stephanie Brakespeare |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Perth |
So |
Dr Christhilde Breheny |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2018 |
Hobart |
So |
Ms Annette Brewer |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Tina Bubutievski |
1/04/2016 |
31/03/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr William Budiselik |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Perth |
So |
Ms Nicole Burns |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Kate Buxton |
1/07/2015 |
15/05/2019 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Mr Alex Byers |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Brisbane |
So |
Dr Louise Bygrave |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Sydney |
G F N V |
Dr Niall Cain |
1/07/2015 |
15/05/2019 |
Melbourne |
G So |
Mr Andrew Cameron |
14/03/2016 |
13/03/2021 |
Melbourne |
G |
Ms Mary Cameron |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Neill Campbell |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Professor Terry Carney AO |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Catherine Carney-Orsborn |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Andrew Carson |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2019 |
Vic |
So |
Ms Jennifer Cavanagh |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Ms Rieteke Chenoweth |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Jennifer Ciantar |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Christine Cody |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Timothy Connellan |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Erika Cornwell |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Dr Michael Couch |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Sydney |
G V |
Ms Lynne Coulson-Barr |
5/08/2013 |
4/08/2018 |
Melbourne |
G F N |
Ms Gabrielle Cullen |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Steven Cullimore |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Adelaide |
So |
Ms Jean Cuthbert |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
G So |
Ms Jenny D’Arcy |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr John Devereux |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Brisbane |
So |
Mr David Dobell |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Anne Donnelly |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Perth |
So |
Ms Kruna Dordevic |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr Marshal Douglas |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Sydney |
G V |
Ms Amanda Ducrou |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr Bronte Earl |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Adelaide |
So |
Ms Kathryn Edmonds |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Anne-Marie Elias |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Sydney |
So |
Brigadier Conrad Ermert (Retd) |
1/06/2015 |
31/05/2017 |
Melbourne |
G F T V |
Mr Warren Evans |
1/12/2011 |
30/11/2016 |
Perth |
G F V |
Ms Nicola Findson |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Perth |
M |
Ms Tania Flood |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Julie Forgan |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Melbourne |
N |
Ms Mila Foster |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Neil Foster |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Margaret Fowler |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr Mark Fuller |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Adelaide |
So |
Mr Ian Garnham |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Nicholas Gaudion |
11/04/2013 |
10/04/2018 |
Sydney |
G F T |
Mr Steve Georgiadis |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Adelaide |
M |
Ms Elaine Geraghty |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr David Gillespie |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Dr Jonathan Gillis |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr Paul Glass |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Dr Martin Glasson |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr John Godfrey |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Anne Grant |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Jocelyn Green |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Dr Heidi Gregory |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Melbourne |
G V |
Dr Beverley Grehan |
16/05/2016 |
15/05/2019 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Dominique Grigg |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Brisbane |
G F |
Ms Helen Grutzner |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Patricia Hall |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Brisbane |
So |
Mr Adam Halstead |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Tamara Hamilton-Noy |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr Christopher Hardy |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Kerry-Anne Hartman |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Louie Hawas |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Michael Hawkins |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Brisbane |
M |
Ms Rea Hearn-Mackinnon |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Brook Hely |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Peter Higgins |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2017 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr Adrian Ho |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Dr Maria Ho |
4/04/2016 |
3/04/2021 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Susan Hoffman |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Perth |
So |
Ms Linda Holub |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Rachel Homan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Michael Horsburgh AM |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Dr Gordon Hughes |
17/01/2015 |
16/01/2017 |
Melbourne |
G F T V |
Dr Bernard Hughson |
1/12/2010 |
25/02/2021 |
Canberra |
G |
Ms Lesley Hunt |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
M |
Ms Penelope Hunter |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Dr William Isles |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Sydney |
G F N V |
Mr Peter Jensen |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Mr James Jolliffe |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Michael Jones |
1/07/2015 |
1/10/2017 |
Perth |
So |
Ms Kate Juhasz |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Suhad Kamand |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Christine Kannis |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Perth |
M So |
Mr Paul Kanowski |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Mr Marten Kennedy |
1/07/2015 |
27/10/2016 |
Adelaide |
G M So |
Mr William Kennedy |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Dr Sofia Khan |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2019 |
Sydney |
G V |
Mr Robert King |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Dr Eric Knight |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Donna Lambden |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Adelaide |
So |
Ms Julia Leonard |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr Stephen Lewinsky |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Melbourne |
G So |
Ms Susan Lewis |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Hilary Lovibond |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Bruce MacCarthy |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Kate Malyon |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Michael Manetta |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Adelaide |
So |
Dr Geoffrey Markov |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Jane Marquard |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Maxina Martellotta |
1/07/2015 |
31/03/2019 |
Perth |
So |
Ms Sally Mayne |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Melissa McAdam |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Professor Ronald McCallum AO |
5/08/2013 |
4/08/2018 |
Sydney |
G F N |
Mr David McKelvey |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Ms Fiona Meagher |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Brisbane |
M |
Ms Belinda Mericourt |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Kathryn Millar |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Adelaide |
G M So |
Mr Paul Millar |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Adrienne Millbank |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Jillian Moir |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Lilly Mojsin |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Deborah Morgan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Adelaide |
M |
Ms Mara Moustafine |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M Sec |
Mr Andrew Mullin |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Mr Jack Nalpantidis |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Dr Bennie Ng |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Melbourne |
G F |
Mr Paul Noonan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Retd) |
1/09/2011 |
31/11/2016 |
Adelaide |
G F Sec V |
Ms Sophia Panagiotidis |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Melbourne |
M So |
Ms Lisa-Maree Lo Piccolo |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Bryan Pickard |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Susan Pinto |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Professor Julie Quinlivan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2018 |
Perth |
G So |
Mr Seamus Rafferty |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Perth |
M So |
Dr Aruna Reddy |
1/07/2016 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
G So |
Ms Saxon Rice |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2023 |
Brisbane |
M |
Mr Robert Richards |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
Mr Paul Ryan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Andrea Schiwy |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Hobart |
So |
Dr Harry Schwarz |
22/02/2012 |
25/05/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Miss Elizabeth Shanahan |
17/04/2015 |
16/04/2018 |
Melbourne |
G F V |
Mr Rodger Shanahan |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M Sec |
Ms Annette Sheffield |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Rania Skaros |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Roslyn Smidt |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Alison Smith |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Angela Smith |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Sydney |
So |
Ms Meena Sripathy |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
M |
Ms Frances Staden |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Canberra |
So |
Ms Rosemary Stafford |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Brisbane |
G So |
Dr Leslie Stephan |
26/06/2015 |
25/06/2020 |
Adelaide |
G V |
Mr David Stevens |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
So |
Ms Jennifer Strathearn |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Adelaide |
So |
Dr Marian Sullivan |
5/04/2012 |
4/04/2017 |
Brisbane |
G F V |
Dr Bruce Swanson |
1/07/2016 |
30/06/2019 |
Adelaide |
G So |
Ms Karen Synon |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Sandra Taglieri |
5/08/2013 |
4/08/2018 |
Hobart |
G F N |
Dr Robin Taylor |
1/07/2016 |
30/06/2019 |
Sydney |
So |
Mr Ian Thompson |
5/08/2013 |
4/08/2018 |
Adelaide |
G F N |
Mr Robert Titterton |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Sydney |
M |
Dr Saw Hooi Toh |
1/12/2012 |
30/11/2017 |
Sydney |
G F N V |
Ms Andrea Treble |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Melbourne |
So |
The Honourable Judith Troeth AM |
30/05/2016 |
29/05/2021 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Susan Trotter |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Brisbane |
M So |
Ms Mary Urquhart |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Ms Catherine Wall |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Alexis Wallace |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2016 |
Brisbane |
M |
Dr Robert Walters RFD |
1/12/2012 |
30/11/2017 |
Hobart |
G F V |
Brigadier Gerard Warner AM LVO (Retd) |
1/06/2015 |
31/05/2018 |
Perth |
G F N Sec V |
Mr Simon Webb |
5/09/2014 |
4/09/2017 |
Canberra |
G F Sec V |
Ms Yvonne Webb |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2019 |
Adelaide |
So |
Ms Rachel Westaway |
1/07/2015 |
29/06/2020 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Patrick White |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Brisbane |
So |
Dr Peter Wilkins MBE |
24/08/2006 |
25/02/2021 |
Canberra |
G |
Ms Judith Williams |
1/07/2015 |
15/05/2019 |
Brisbane |
So |
Ms Carolyn Wilson |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Adelaide |
M |
Ms Allison Windsor |
1/07/2015 |
15/08/2017 |
Adelaide |
So |
Mr Perry Wood |
25/03/2016 |
24/03/2021 |
Melbourne |
M |
Mr Mark Woodacre |
1/07/2015 |
31/12/2016 |
Perth |
So |
Ms Natasha Yacoub |
1/07/2015 |
30/06/2017 |
Melbourne |
M |
Table A1.2 shows the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2016.
Table A1.2 Number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each AAT division, 30 June 2016
DIVISION |
SENIOR MEMBER
FULL-TIME |
SENIOR MEMBER
PART-TIME |
MEMBER
FULL-TIME |
MEMBER
PART-TIME |
TOTAL |
Freedom of Information |
5 |
13 |
1 |
21 |
40 |
General |
12 |
15 |
4 |
47 |
78 |
Migration and Refugee |
14 |
3 |
51 |
71 |
139 |
National Disability Insurance Scheme |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
13 |
Security |
7 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
17 |
Social Services and Child Support |
3 |
1 |
15 |
105 |
124 |
Taxation and Commercial |
6 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
Veterans’ Appeals |
6 |
12 |
2 |
18 |
38 |
Appointments and cessations, 2015-16
New appointments
Deputy Presidents
The Hon Justice Berna Collier
The Hon Dennis Cowdroy OAM
The Hon Justice Jennifer Davies
The Hon Justice Alan Robertson
Jan Redfern PSM
Senior Members
Peter Britten-Jones
Donald Davies
Dr Denis Dragovic
April Freeman
Professor Michael McGrowdie
Peter Nolan
Adria Poljak
John Sosso
William Stefaniak
Theo Tavoularis
Members
Ann Brandon-Baker
Rhonda Bradley
Moira Brophy
Dr Louise Bygrave
Andrew Cameron
Clyde Campbell
Andrew Carson
Kent Chapman
Justine Clarke
Angela Cranston
Marshal Douglas
Anne-Marie Elias
Julie Forgan
Mila Foster
Dr Jonathan Gillis
Paul Glass
John Godfrey
Dr Heidi Gregory
Dominique Grigg
Louie Hawas
Michael Hawkins
Dr Maria Ho
Mark Hyman
Kate Juhasz
William Kennedy
Dr Sofia Khan
Dr Eric Knight
Michael Manetta
Jane Marquard
Justin Meyer
Adrienne Millbank
Donald Morris
Dr Bennie Ng
Seamus Rafferty
Saxon Rice
James Silva
Jeffrey Thomson
The Hon Judith Troeth AM
Peter Vlahos
Jennifer Watts
Perry Wood
Re-appointments
Deputy Presidents
The Hon Justice Michael Barker
The Hon Justice Robert Benjamin
The Hon Justice Annabelle Bennett AO
The Hon Justice Christine Dawe
The Hon Justice Andrew Greenwood
The Hon Justice Jayne Jagot
The Hon Justice Susan Kenny
The Hon Justice John Logan RFD
The Hon Justice John Middleton
The Hon Justice Antony Siopis
James Constance
The Hon Richard Edmonds SC
Bernard McCabe
Dr Peter McDermott RFD
Jim Walsh
Senior Members
John Billings
John Cipolla
Josephine Kelly
Dr Irene O’Connell
Kira Raif
Shahyar Roushan
Chelsea Walsh
Members
Kaarina Ammala
Robyn Anderson
Dr William Appleton
Sean Baker
Michelle Baulch
Angela Beckett
Professor David Ben-Tovim
Dr Timothy Bohane
Alexandra Bordujenko
Margret Bourke
Tina Bubutievski
Kate Buxton
Alexander Byers
Neill Campbell
Dr Niall Cain
Erika Cornwell
Lynne Cretan
Steven Cullimore
Jean Cuthbert
John Devereux
Antonio Dronjic
Alan Duri
Amanda Ducrou
Bronte Earl
Kathryn Edmonds
Steve Georgiadis
Dr Martin Glasson
Anne Grant
Dr Beverley Grehan
Patricia Hall
Adam Halstead
Tamara Hamilton-Noy
Susan Hoffman
Dr Bernard Hughson
Marten Kennedy
Heather King
Julia Leonard
Simon Letch
Susan Lewis
Dr Geoffrey Markov
Maxina Martellotta
Sally Mayne
Alison Mercer
Paul Noonan
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Retd)
Stephen Pozzi
Dr Aruna Reddy
Kay Rodda
Andrea Schiwy
Hugh Sanderson
Dr Harry Schwarz
Wan Shum
Rania Skaros
Alison Smith
Christopher Smolicz
Meena Sripathy
Dr Bruce Swanson
Dr Robin Taylor
Yvonne Webb
Dr Peter Wilkins MBE
Judith Williams
Cessations
Deputy Presidents
The Hon Justice Annabelle Bennett AO
The Hon Justice John Mansfield AM
The Hon Richard Edmonds SC
Philip Hack SC
The Hon Robert Nicholson AO
The Hon Brian Tamberlin QC
Senior Members
Geri Ettinger
John Handley
Dr Kenneth Levy RFD
Donald Smyth
Members
Kaarina Ammala
Stephen Bertram
Wendy Boddison
Stephanie Brakespeare
Annette Brewer
Ruth Cheetham
Air Vice Marshal Franklin Cox AO (Retd)
Lynne Cretan
Anne Donnelly
Dr Marella Denovan
Margaret Fowler
David Gillespie
Helen Grutzner
Tina Guthrie
Lesley Hunt
Keith Horsley
Paul Kanowski
Christopher Keher
Heather King
Matthew King
Deborah Laver
Donald Lucas
Christopher Main
Hannah McGlade
Rosetta Petrucci
Stephen Pozzi
Robert Richards
Gary Richardson
Kay Rodda
Ken Ross
Paul Ryan
Inge Sheck
Fraser Syme
Alexis Wallace
Kenneth Warren
Profiles
President
The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH
Justice Duncan Kerr became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in May 2012 for a term of five years. He was elected to the executive of the Council of Australasian Tribunals in June 2013 and became the Chair of the Council in June 2014.
Before his appointment, Justice Kerr practised as a barrister and specialised in public law, constitutional and administrative law, refugee and human rights law and appellate work. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2004. He was also Adjunct Professor of Law, Queensland University of Technology and President of Greening Australia Ltd.
Justice Kerr served in the Commonwealth Parliament as the member for Denison for 23 years (1987-2010). He was Attorney-General (1993) and Minister for Justice (1993-1996) in the Keating Government and Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs (2007-2009) in the Rudd Government.
Before his election to the House of Representatives, Justice Kerr had served as Crown Counsel for the State of Tasmania, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Papua New Guinea and Principal Solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW).
Division Heads
Mr Bernard McCabe
Deputy President Bernard McCabe is Division Head of the Taxation and Commercial Division. He was appointed a Deputy President of the Tribunal and assigned to be Division Head from 25 March 2016 for a term of three years.
Mr McCabe was first appointed as a part-time Member of the Tribunal in 2001 and later as a full-time Senior Member in 2003. Mr McCabe was an Associate Professor of Law at Bond University. He was also a member of the Legal Committee of the Companies and Securities Advisory Committee between 1998 and 2001.
Ms Jan Redfern PSM
Deputy President Jan Redfern is Division Head of the Migration and Refugee Division. She was appointed a Deputy President of the Tribunal and assigned to be Division Head from 21 March 2016 for a term of seven years.
Ms Redfern previously served the AAT as a Senior Member from 2009 to 2014. She was a Principal Member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s Guardianship Division from 1 January 2015 and, before that, a legal member and Deputy President of the NSW Guardianship Tribunal.
Prior to these appointments, Ms Redfern held a number of senior executive positions with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission from 1999 to 2008. In 2007 she was awarded a Commonwealth Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in the field of corporate and financial services regulation and enforcement.
Mr Jim Walsh
Deputy President Jim Walsh is Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division. He was appointed a Deputy President of the Tribunal and assigned to be Division Head from 25 March 2016 for a term of three years.
Prior to his current appointment, Mr Walsh served as an acting Deputy President of the Tribunal and acting Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division from July 2015. Mr Walsh was previously a Deputy Principal Member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (2012-2015) and, before that, a Senior Member (2010-2012) and Director (2002-2010) for the Queensland Registry.
Prior to these appointments, Mr Walsh held senior positions in Centrelink and the then Department of Social Security.
Deputy Division Heads
Ms Suellen Bullock
Senior Member Suellen Bullock is a Deputy Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division. Ms Bullock became a Senior Member of the AAT on 1 July 2015 and was assigned to be Deputy Division Head for a term of two years.
Ms Bullock was previously a Deputy Principal Member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (2012-2015) and, before that, a Senior Member (2010-2012) and Director (2006-2010) for the NSW and ACT Registries. She has also held tribunal appointments as a full-time Senior Member of the AAT, a part-time Senior Member of the Veterans’ Review Board and a member of the then NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal in the Equal Opportunity Division.
Ms Bullock has also previously worked as a social worker at Legal Aid NSW and Queensland, as an Investigation Officer and Executive Officer in the NSW Ombudsman’s Office and as the Internal Ombudsman at the Sutherland Shire Council.
Dr Irene O’Connell
Senior Member Irene O’Connell is Deputy Division Head of the Migration and Refugee Division. She was appointed as Deputy Principal Member of the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal on 30 June 2015 for a term of five years and became a Senior Member of the Migration and Refugee Division of the Tribunal upon amalgamation on 1 July 2015. She was assigned to be Deputy Division Head on 1 July 2015 as well as being appointed as an acting Deputy President and assigned to be acting Division Head. Her acting roles ceased upon Ms Redfern’s appointment as Head of the Migration and Refugee Division from 21 March 2016.
Dr O’Connell was a member of the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal from 2000 to 2007 and a Senior Member from 2007 to 2014. She was Principal Reviewer for the Independent Protection Assessment Authority from 2010 to 2012.
Dr O’Connell previously held positions as an academic at the University of Sydney lecturing in jurisprudence and as an Examiner for the NSW Legal Practitioners Admission Board.
Ms Irene Tsiakas
Senior Member Irene Tsiakas is a Deputy Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division. Ms Tsiakas became a Senior Member of the AAT on 1 July 2015 and was assigned to be Deputy Division Head for a term of three years.
Ms Tsiakas practiced as a solicitor in private practice and later in the Family Law Division of the Australian Legal Aid Office/Victorian Legal Aid Commission. Ms Tsiakas conducted administrative reviews for the Child Support Agency from 2001 to 2006 and was a part-time member of the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal from 2003 to 2007.
Ms Tsiakas was appointed as a part-time member of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal in 1988, then as a full-time member and acting Assistant Senior Member in 2007. From 2012 she became the acting Senior Member for the Victorian and Tasmanian Registries and in 2013 became a Deputy Principal Member. Ms Tsiakas is currently President of the Victorian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals.