Ceremonial - Announcement of Appointment by Queen's Counsel - Canberra

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H I G H C O U R T O F A U S T R A L I A

CEREMONIAL SITTING

ON THE OCCASION

OF

ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT

BY

QUEEN'S COUNSEL

Coram:  MASON CJ

BRENNAN J
DEANE J

AT CANBERRA ON MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 1990

TOOHEY J.

GAUDRON J

McHUGH J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

The following Queen's Counsel were present

in Court:

Mr G. Griffith, Solicitor-General for the

Cormnonwealth

Mr H.C. Berkeley, Solicitor-General for the

State of Victoria

Mr K. Mason, Solicitor-General for New South

Wales

Mr D.M.J. Bennett

Mr E.W. Gillard

• Mr G.W. Crook
Mr R.R. Douglas
Mr T.J. Higgins
Mr D.L. Harper
Mr D.J. Habersberger
Mr F.M. Douglas
Mr T.J. Riley
Mr I. S. Lloyd
Mr G.M. Eames
Mr R.G. Craigie
Mr D.A. Cowdrey
Mr J.J. Garnsey
Mr B.W. Collins

Ms M.J. Beazley

Mr J.N. West

Ms C.C. Simpson

Mr M.G. Craig

Mr P.D. Rosser

Ms W.L. Robinson

Mr S.G. Jones
Mr J.S. Douglas
Mr G.J. Gibson
Mr P.ff~ Morrison
Mr J.P. Keenan
Mr P.J. Galbally

Mrs A. Moshinsky

Mr G.R. Anderson

Mr G.R. Ritter Mr W.J. Martin Mr G.H. Garde

Mr J.H. Karkar

Mrs S.M. Crennan

Mr L.A. Jackson

Mr J.R. McKechnie

Mr R.K. O'Connor
Mr R.H.B. Pringle
Mr J.A. Dee

Mr I.M. Turnbull

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MR T.J. RILEY, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the Northern Territory taking

precedence next after my learned friend Clive

Frederick Wall.

MR I.S. LLOYD, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Christopher Keith Maxwell.

MR G.M. EAMES, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of South Australia

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Francis Douglas.

MR R.G. CRAIGIE, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Colin Leslie Lovitt.

MR D.A. COWDROY, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales	taking precedence next after my learned friend
John Nicholas Gleeson.

MR J.J. GARNSEY, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Dennis Antill Cowdrey.

MR B.W. COLLINS, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking rank and precedence next after my learned

friend John James Garnsey.

MS M.J. BEAZLEY, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Bruce Wilkie Collins.

MR J.N. WEST, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Christopher Charles Branson.

MS C.C. SIMPSON, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

John Norman West.

MR M.G. CRAIG, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales	that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's
taking precedence next after my learned friend Carolyn Chalmers Simpson.

MR P.D. ROSSER, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Malcolm Graeme Craig.

MS W.L. ROBINSON; QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court that

I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel

in and for the State of New South Wales taking

precedence next after my learned friend Mr Paul

David Rosser.

MR S.G. JONES, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court that

I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel

in and for the State of Queensland taking precedence

next after my learned friend Franci.s Maxwell Douglas.

MR J.S. DOUGLAS; QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court that

I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel

in and for the State of Queensland taking precedence

next after my learned friend Stanley Graham Jones.

MR G.J. GIBSON, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her ~!ajesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Queensland taking

precedence next after my learned friend

James Sholto Douglas.

MR P.H. MORRISON, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Queensland taking

precedence next after my learned friend Graham

John Gibson.

MR J.P. KEENAN 2 QC:  I have the-honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend Alexander
Barclay Shand.

MR P.J. GALBALLY, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend

John Phillip Keenan.

MRS A. MOSHINSKY, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend Peter

John Galbally.

MR G.R. ANDERSON, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend

Ada Moshinsky.

MR G.R. RITTER, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend

Graham Richard Anderson.

MR W.J. MARTIN, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

precedence next after my learned friend Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking Gordon Raymond Ritter.

MR G.H. GARDE, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend

Anthony Max North.

MR J.H. KARKAR, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend Gregory

Howard Garde.

MRS S.M. GRENNAN, QC: I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend Julian

William Kennedy Burnside.

MR L.A. JACKSON, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Western Australia

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Christopher Pullin.

MR J.R. McKECHNIE, QC: I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Western Australia

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Lawrence Alton Jackson.

MR R.K. O'CONNOR, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Western Australia

taking precedence next after my learned friend

John Roderick McKechnie.

MR R.H.B. PRINGLE, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Western Australia

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Leonard Roberts~Smith.

MR J.A. DEEt QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court that

I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel

in and for the Australian Capital Territory taking

precedence next after my learned friend

Mark Samuel Weinberg.

MR I.M. TURNBULL, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been pointed one of her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the Australian Capital Territory

taking precedence next after my learned friend

John Anthony Dee.

MASON CJ: Appointment as one of Her Majesty's Counsel is

traditionally a mark of distinction and eminence

in the practice of the law. Essentially the

appointment remains, as it always has been, a mark

of honour accorded to those in practice at the Bar

who, by reason of their knowledge of the law and

their skill and experience in conducting cases,

have acquired a reputation for leadership in their

profession.

The honour which accompanies the appointment

brings its own responsibilities. One such

responsibility is that owed to the court. The courts

at every level in executing their function of doing

justice between the parties depend very much on the

ability and experience of the counsel who appear.

The quality of judicial decision-making hinges on

the capacity of counsel to define the issues, to
present the evidence and to put the Bench in

possession of the relevant law. Especially is this

so in this Court where the parties are for the most

part represented by Senior Counsel and complex

questions need to be debated and refined within a

limited time span.

Quite apart from your direct responsibility to

the courts, there is the very important obligation that you as Senior Counsel have to the Bar itself. There is that continuing duty to pass on to less

experienced barristers the benefits of your skill

and experience. The history of the Bar over the

centuries has been a history of constant renewal, a

process which depends on all its members, particularly

its senior members, contributing to the general pool

of knowledge and experience that the Bar possesses

as a corporate institution.

On behalf of all the members of the Court I

congratulate those of you who have today announced

your appointment as Queen's Counsel. I trust that

you will find success and satisfaction in your new

capacity.