Statutory appointments

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This table contains details of appointments of all officers of the AAT made under Acts (other than Australian Public Service employees within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999). This information is published as required by paragraph 8(2)(d) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. All appointments in this table are made under section 6 of the AAT Act, except for the Registrar, who is appointed under section 24C of the AAT Act.

 

Appointments by Category

Name Current Appointment Commenced Appointment Expires Location Divisions

President
The Honourable Justice Duncan James Colquhoun Kerr SC Chev LH 16 May 2012 15 May 2017    

Presidential Members - Judges of the Federal Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Peter Ross Awdry Gray   5 June 1986 8 May 2016 Vic  
The Honourable Justice John Ronald Mansfield   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 SA  
The Honourable Justice Susan Coralie Kenny   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 Vic  
The Honourable Justice Annabelle Claire Bennett AO  24 November 2010 23 November 2015 NSW  
The Honourable Justice Bruce Thomas Lander   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 SA  
The Honourable Justice Antony Nicholas Siopis   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 WA  
The Honourable Justice Richard Francis Edmonds   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 NSW  
The Honourable Justice Andrew Peter Greenwood   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 Qld  
The Honourable Justice John Eric Middleton   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 Vic  
The Honourable Justice Robert John Buchanan   30 March 2009 30 September 2012 NSW  
The Honourable Justice John Alexander Logan   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 Qld  
The Honourable Justice Jayne Margaret Jagot   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 NSW  
The Honourable Justice Michael Laurence Barker   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 WA  

Presidential Members - Judges of the Family Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Mary Madeleine Finn   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 ACT  
The Honourable Justice Christine Elizabeth Dawe   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 SA  
The Honourable Justice Robert James Charles Benjamin   24 November 2010 23 November 2015 Tas  

Deputy Presidents - Full-time
Miss Stephanie Ann Forgie   8 September 1988 3 November 2021 Vic  
Mr Stanley Desmond Hotop   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 WA  
Mr Deane Graham Jarvis   1 September 2011 30 November 2012 SA  
Mr Philip Edward Hack SC  1 December 2010 30 November 2015 Qld  
Mr Robin Patrick Handley   17 August 2009 16 August 2014 NSW  
Mr James  Constance   9 December 2010 8 December 2015 Vic  

Deputy Presidents - Part-time
The Honourable Raymond John Groom AO  5 July 2009 4 July 2014 Tas  
The Honourable Dr Bruce  McPherson CBE  6 September 2007 5 September 2012 Qld  
The Honourable Robert David Nicholson AO  27 October 2010 26 October 2015 WA  
The Honourable Brian  Tamberlin QC  30 March 2009 29 March 2014 NSW  
Mr Stephen Edward Frost   5 April 2012 4 April 2017 NSW  
Ms F J Alpins 5 April 2012 4 April 2017 Vic  
Professor Robert Deutsch 5 April 2012 4 April 2017 Vic  

Senior Members - Full-time
Mr John Russell Handley   14 June 1989 3 May 2018 Vic G V T 
Mr Bernard Joseph McCabe   1 December 2011 30 November 2016 Qld G V T 
Ms Narelle Patricia Bell   1 July 2009 30 June 2014 NSW G V  S
Mr Graham David Friedman   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 Vic G V  S
Ms Jill Frances Toohey   17 August 2009 16 August 2014 NSW G V  
Ms Robin Mary Creyke   14 September 2009 31 August 2014 ACT G V  
Ms  Anne Kathleen Britton   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 NSW G V  
Mr Egon Fice   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 Vic G V T 

Senior Members - Part-time
Mr Mason David Allen   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V T S
Ms Geri  Ettinger   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 NSW G V T S
Associate Professor Peter Malcolm McDermott RFD  15 November 2009 14 November 2014 Qld G V T 
Mr Rodney William Dunne   3 June 2010 31 May 2015 SA G V T 
Mr Steven  Penglis   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 WA G V T 
Mr Andre  Sweidan   1 June 2010 31 May 2012 WA G V T 
Ms Ann Francis Cunnigham   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 Tas G V T 
Ms Naida  Isenberg   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V  S
Mr Peter William Taylor SC  2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V T 
Dr Kenneth St Clair Levy RFD  1 December 2011 30 November 2016 Qld G V T 
Mr Steve Arthur Karas AO  26 September 2007 30 November 2012 Qld G V  S
Mr Robert Graham Kenny   9 September 2009 8 September 2014 Qld G V T 
Mr Francis Damien O'Loughlin   23 September 2009 22 September 2014 Vic G V T 
Mr Dean Letcher QC  26 October 2009 25 October 2014 NSW G V T 
Ms Jan Louise Redfern   2 November 2009 1 November 2014 NSW G V T 
Ms Katherine Jane Bean   7 December 2009 6 December 2014 SA G V T 
Mrs Chelsea Rebelle Walsh   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 WA G V T 
Mrs Gina Lazanas 5 April 2012 4 April 2017 NSW G V

Members - Full-time
Ms Regina Lillian Perton   9 August 2009 8 August 2014 Vic G V  S
Mr Simon  Webb   16 July 2009 15 July 2014 ACT G V T 

Members - Part-time
Dr Ion Steffn Alexander   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 NSW G V  
Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Tony Kenneth Austin AM (Rtd) 26 October 2009 25 October 2014 NSW G V  
Professor David  Ben-Tovim   1 December 2010 30 November 2015 SA G V  
Dr Roslyn  Blakley   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 Vic G   
Dr Kerry John Breen AM  2 June 2011 1 December 2012 Vic G V  
Dr Janette Linda Chaney   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 WA G V  
Dr Michael Couch 5 April 2012 4 April 2017 NSW G V
Air Vice Marshal Franklin David Cox AO  (Rtd) 1 December 2010 30 November 2015 ACT G V  
Dr Marella Louise Denovan   1 December 2010 30 November 2015 Qld G V  
Brigadier Conrad  Ermert  (Rtd) 1 June 2010 31 May 2015 Vic G V  
Mr Warren George Evans   1 December 2011 30 November 2016 WA G V  
Dr Amanda Ruth Lovat Frazer   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 WA G V  
Dr Hadia  Haikal-Mukhtar   2 November 2009 1 November 2014 NSW G V  
Dr Timothy James Hawcroft   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V  
Ms Kathryn Lucinda Hogan   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 WA G V T 
Dr Gordon Langford Hughes   9 September 2009 8 September 2014 Vic G V T 
Dr Bernard  Hughson   1 December 2010 30 November 2015 ACT G V  
Mr Mark Gordon Hyman   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 ACT G   
Dr William Isles 5 April 2012 4 April 2017 NSW G V
Mr Timothy Charles Jenkins   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V T 
Professor Graham Allen Ross Johnston   1 October 2007 30 September 2012 NSW G V  
Mr Ian William Laughlin   26 October 2009 25 October 2014 NSW G  T 
Brigadier (Dr) Graham Joseph Maynard  (Rtd) 9 September 2009 8 September 2014 Qld G V  
Dr Roderick John McRae   1 June 2010 31 May 2015 Vic G V  
Dr Robert Ormston 1 September 2011 31 August 2016 SA G V
Professor Peter Lawrence Reilly AO  2 June 2011 1 December 2012 SA G V  
Dr Teresa Maria Schafer   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V  
Miss Elizabeth Anne Shanahan   9 September 2009 8 September 2014 Vic G V  
Professor Tania Michelle Sourdin   2 November 2009 1 November 2014 NSW G V  
Dr Marian Sullivan 5 April 2012 4 April 2017 Qld G V
Dr Saw Hooi Toh   2 June 2011 1 December 2012 NSW G V  
Dr Robert John Walters RFD  2 June 2011 1 December 2012 Tas G V  
Brigadier Anthony Gerard Warner AM LVO  1 June 2010 31 May 2015 WA G V  S
Dr Peter Sydney Wilkins MBE  1 December 2010 30 November 2015 ACT G V  
Mr Peter Lindsay Wulf   9 September 2009 8 September 2014 Qld G   

Registrar
Mr Philip  Kellow   22 July 2010 21 July 2015    

 

Notes:

  1. Presidential Members who are judges are listed according to their date of appointment to the Federal Court or the Family Court. Deputy Presidents and Senior Members are listed according to the date they were first appointed to that position in the AAT. Members are listed alphabetically.

  2. Presidential Members may exercise the powers of the Tribunal in all of the Tribunal's divisions, while 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 have been assigned are indicated as follows:

    • G   General Administrative Division
    • V   Veterans' Appeals Division
    • T   Taxation Appeals Division
    • S   Security Appeals Division.