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

CER.El"'.ONIAL SITTING

ON THE OCCASION

OF

ANNOUNCE:MENT OF APPOINTMEN'I'

BY

. QUEEN I s COUNSEL

Coram.:	NASON CJ
WILSON J
BRENNAN J
DEAJ.-;E J
DAWSON J TOOHEY J GAi.JDRON J

AT CANBERRA ON !·10T:-;DAY, 8 FEBRUARY 1988

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

The following Queen's Counsel were present in

Court:

Mr G. Griffith, Solicitor-General for the

Commonwealth

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

State of Victoria

Mr K.R. Handley
Mr G.L. Davies
Mr R.P. Dalton

Mr C.L. Pannam

Mr P.D. Cummins

Mr D.K. Malcolm

Mr M.C. Lee
Mr B.J. Salmon

Mr P.C. Heerey Mr D.L. Harper Mr P.C. Bannon Mr G.E. Hiley

Mr S.R. Norrish
Mr T.F.M. Naughton
Mr N.R. Cowdery
Mr M.A. Macadam

Mr M.J. Williams

Mr C.R. Einstein
Mr T.M. Jucovic

Mr D.H. Bloom

Mr C.A. Sweeney

Mr T.F. Bathurst

Mr M.F. Adams

Mr J.J. Clifford

Mr D.R. Gore

Ms S.M. Kiefel

Mr P.G. Nash

Mr R.C. Gillard

Mr C.J. Canavan

Mr W.B. Zichy-Woinarski

Mr F.H. Callaway

Mr D.J. Habersberger

Mr C.N. Jessup

MR P .C. BANNON, Q:: May it please Your Honours, 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 Alexander Phillip Stuart Dalgleish.

MR G. E. HILEY, QC: I have the honour to inform the Court that I

have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel

for the Northern Territory taking precedence next

after Mr Edward Leonard O'Loughlin.

MR S.R. NORRISH, QC: May it please Your Honours, 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

Martin Langford Sides.

MR T .F .M. NAUGHTON. 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 Alexis Chernov.

MR N. R. COWDERY ,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 Terence

Fenwick Marley NaughtQn.

MR M.A. MACADAM,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 Allan James

Myers.

MR M.J. WILLIAMS, Q:,: I havethe honour to announce 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 Mark Anthony Macadam.

MR C.R. EINSTEIN, 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 Michael Joseph Williams.

MR T.M. JUCOVIC, 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 John Robertson Sackar.

MR D.H. BLOOM, 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 Thomas Michael Jucovic.

MR C.A. SWEENEY, QC:  May it please the Court, I have the

honour to inform the Court that I have been appointed

one of Her Majesty's Counsel for New South Wales

taking precedence next after my learned friend

Mr Mark Samuel Weinberg.

MR T.F. BATHURST, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court that

I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel

for the State of New South Wales taking precedence

next after my learned friend Mr Charles Augustine

Sweeney.

MR M.F. ADAMS, QC:  I have the honour to infom the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's Counsel for the State of Ne~ South Wales taking

precedence next after my learned friend

Mr Thomas Bathurst.

MR J.J. CLIFFORD, QC:  I have the honour to infom 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 Mr David Russell.

NR D.R. GORE, 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 ater my learned friend

Mr James Clifford.

MISS S.M. KIEFEL, 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

Mr Daniel Gore.

MR P.G. NASH, QC:  I have the honour to inform the Court

that I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

The Honourable James Harley Kennan. precedence next after my learned friend Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

MR R.C. GILLARD, QC:  Hay it please the Court, 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 Mr Patrick Gerard Nash.

MR C.J. CANAVAN, 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

Mr Roger Challis Gillard.

MR W.B. ZICHY-WOINARSKI, QC:  I have the honour to inform

the Court I have been appointed one of Her Majesty's

Counsel in and for the State of Victoria taking

precedence next after my learned friend

Mr Christopher Joseph Canavan.

MR F.H. CALLAWAY, QC:  May it please the Court, 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 Mr William Brind Zichy-Woinarski.

MR D.J. HABERSBERGER, QC:  May it please the Court, 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 Mr Frank Hortin Callaway.

MR C.N. JESSUP, QC:  May it please the Court, 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 Mr David John Habersberger.

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

traditionally a mark of distinction and eminence in the

practice of the law. These days Law Officers,

Parliamentary Counsel and distinguished academic

lawyers are also appointed Queen's Counsel. But
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

Courtsat 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. And this is

particularly 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.

But quite apart from the 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.