Appendix 1 – Members of the AAT

This appendix contains:

  • a list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2017
  • a table showing the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2017
  • lists of members whose term of appointment or re-appointment commenced in 2016–17 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 2017

The list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2017 is set out Table A1.1. 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 2017 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 2017
NAME FIRST APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT EXPIRES STATE DIVISIONS
President
The Honourable Justice David Thomas 27/06/2017 26/06/2024 Qld
Deputy Presidents
Judges of the Federal Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Michael Barker 24/11/2010 09/05/2020 WA  
The Honourable Justice Berna Collier 12/11/2015 11/11/2020 Qld  
The Honourable Justice Jennifer Davies 12/11/2015 11/11/2020 Vic  
The Honourable Justice Andrew Greenwood 23/11/2005 23/11/2020 Qld  
The Honourable Justice Jayne Jagot 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 NSW  
The Honourable Justice Susan Kenny 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Vic  
The Honourable Justice John Logan RFD 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Qld  
The Honourable Justice John Middleton 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Vic  
The Honourable Justice Tony Pagone 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Vic  
The Honourable Justice Nye Perram 16/05/2013 15/05/2018 NSW  
The Honourable Justice Alan Robertson 12/11/2015 9/05/2020 NSW  
The Honourable Justice Antony Siopis 23/11/2005 7/07/2018 WA  
The Honourable Justice Richard White 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 SA  
Judges of the Family Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Robert Benjamin 23/11/2005 23/11/2020 Tas  
The Honourable Justice Victoria Bennett 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Vic  
The Honourable Justice David Berman 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 SA  
The Honourable Justice Colin Forrest 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Qld  
The Honourable Justice Janine Stevenson 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 NSW  
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents – Full-time
Ms Katherine Bean 7/12/2009 31/05/2018 SA  
Mr James Constance 9/12/2010 8/12/2022 NSW
Miss Stephanie Forgie 8/09/1988 3/11/2021 Vic  
Mr Gary Humphries 1/01/2015 31/12/2019 ACT  
Dr Christopher Kendall 5/09/2014 29/06/2020 WA  
Mr Bernard McCabe 1/07/2001 24/03/2019 NSW  
Dr Peter McDermott RFD 15/11/2004 30/11/2022 Qld  
Ms Jan Redfern PSM 21/03/2016 20/03/2023 NSW  
Mr Jim Walsh 1/07/2015 24/03/2019 Qld  
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents – Part-time
Ms Fiona Alpins 5/04/2012 30/06/2017 Vic  
The Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM 1/03/2016 28/02/2021 NSW  
Professor Robert Deutsch 5/04/2012 30/06/2017 NSW  
Mr Stephen Frost 24/08/2006 30/06/2017 NSW  
Major General Gregory Melick AO RFD SC 5/09/2014 4/09/2019 Tas  
Mr Ian Molloy 11/04/2013 10/04/2018 Qld  
Senior Members
Senior Members – Full-time
Mr John Billings 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M N
Ms Suellen Bullock 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW G So
Mr John Cipolla 1/07/2015 30/06/2021 NSW M
Dr Damien Cremean 1/06/2015 31/05/2020 Vic G Sec V
Dr Denis Dragovic 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Vic M
Mr Egon Fice 12/06/2003 31/05/2018 Vic G F Sec T V
Mr George Haddad 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Bruce Harvey 1/07/2015 24/07/2018 SA N So
Ms Miriam Holmes 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic G M
Ms Josephine Kelly 1/07/2015 11/11/2020 NSW G M N Sec T V
Ms Louise Nicholls 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M N
Mr Andrew Nikolic AM CSC 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic G F Sec V
Dr Irene O’Connell 1/07/2015 25/02/2021 NSW M
Ms Adria Poljak 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G M Sec
Dr James Popple 1/01/2015 31/12/2017 ACT G F N Sec T V
Ms Kira Raif 1/07/2015 30/06/2021 NSW M
Ms Sue Raymond 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 SA G M
Mr Giles Short 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW G M
Mr Theo Tavoularis 13/06/2016 12/06/2021 Qld G F T V
Ms Jill Toohey 17/08/2009 4/09/2017
NSW G F N Sec T V
Ms Irene Tsiakas 1/07/2015 10/07/2018 Vic G So
Ms Chelsea Walsh 1/06/2010 5/05/2019 WA G F Sec T V
Ms Antoinette Younes 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Senior Members – Part-time
Mr Peter Britten-Jones 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 SA G F T
Mr Anthony Cotter 5/09/2014 4/09/2019 Qld G T V
Ms Ann Cunningham 5/09/1995 30/11/2017 Tas G F M N Sec T V
Mr Donald Davies 1/03/2016 28/02/2021 Qld G M V
Mr Rodney Dunne 15/06/2005 31/05/2018 SA G F Sec T V
Ms April Freeman 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld So
Mr Milton Griffin QC 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Qld G M N
Ms Naida Isenberg 1/07/2001 30/11/2017 NSW G F M Sec V
Ms Linda Kirk 30/01/2017 29/01/2024 NSW G T V
Ms Gina Lazanas 5/04/2012 30/06/2024 NSW G F T V
Dr Nicholas Manetta 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 SA G F T V
Professor Michael McGrowdie 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G F V
Dr Teresa Nicoletti 24/08/2006 30/11/2017 NSW G F T V
Mr Peter Nolan 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Qld G F
Mr Francis O’Loughlina 23/09/2009 30/06/2024 Vic G F T V
Mr Shahyar Roushan 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Mr John Sosso 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld G F V
Mr William Stefaniak 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 NSW G F
Mr Peter Taylor SC 24/08/2006 30/11/2017 NSW G F T V
Members
Members – Full-time
Ms Glynis Bartley 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Diana Benk 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 NSW So
Ms Moira Brophy 13/06/2016 12/06/2019 NSW M So V
Mrs Danica Buljan 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic M
Ms Anna Burke 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic G F V
Mr Clyde Campbell 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld M
Mr Tony Caravella 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 WA M N
Ms Suzanne Carlton 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 SA M
Mr Christian Carney 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Mr Kent Chapman 4/04/2016 3/04/2021 Qld M So
Ms Helena Claringbold 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Justine Clarke 1/08/2016 31/07/2021 Vic M
Ms Denise Connolly 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M N
Mr Michael Cookeb 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Mary-Ann Cooper 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr David Corrigan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Ms Angela Cranston 30/05/2016 29/04/2021 NSW M
Mr Glen Cranwell 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Qld M So
Mr Brendan Darcy 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Dione Dimitriadis 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Mr Antonio Dronjic 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M
Ms Michelle East 6/02/2017 5/02/2024 WA G M
Mr Tigiilagi Eteuati 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Qld M
Ms Rosa Gagliardi 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Filip Gelev 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Ms Amanda Goodier 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 WA G M
Ms Michelle Grau 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Qld M N
Mr Bruce Henry 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Qld M
Ms Fiona Hewson 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic So
Ms Geraldine Hoeben 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Diane Hubble 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Dr Colin Huntly 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA M
Mr Mark Hyman 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G So
Mr Michael Judd 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA M
Mr Simon Letch 16/05/2016 15/05/2019 Qld So
Mr John Longo 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 Vic So
Mr Russell Matheson 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 NSW M
Mr David McCulloch 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Nicholas McGowan 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Alison Mercer 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M
Mr Justin Meyer 4/04/2016 3/04/2021 Vic M
Mr Donald Morris 26/02/2016 25/02/2021 Tas G M Sec So V
Ms Sydelle Muling 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Steven Norman 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Kim Parker 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic G N T V
Ms Amanda Paxton 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Regina Perton OAM 9/08/2004 4/09/2024 Vic G F N Sec V
Mr Hugh Sanderson 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Ms Hannelore Schuster 6/02/2017 5/02/2024 NSW F So
Ms Frances Simmons 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Christopher Smolicz 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA M
Ms Linda Symons 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Jeffrey Thomson 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Qld So
Mr Christopher Thwaites 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M N
Ms Kate Timbs 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M So
Ms Gina Towney 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Mr Peter Vlahos 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Vic M
Ms Jennifer Cripps Watts 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW M So
Mr Stuart Webb 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Robert Wilson 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Mr Paul Windsor 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Magdalena Wysocka 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Members – Part-time
Dr Ion Alexander 2/08/2004 30/09/2017 NSW G F V
Mr Matt Amundsen 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld So
Ms Robyn Anderson 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M So
Mr William Appleton 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic G So
Ms Joanne Bakas 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 SA M So
Mr Sean Baker 1/07/2015 30/06/2021 Vic M
Ms Wendy Banfield 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr David Barker 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Michelle Baulch 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Tas So
Ms Angela Beckett 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Professor David Ben-Tovim 26/02/2016 25/02/2021 SA G
Ms Jane Bishop 1/07/2015 15/08/2017 Qld M So
Dr Timothy Bohane 1/07/2015 25/05/2019 NSW G So
Ms Alexandra Bordujenko 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Qld G So
Ms Chantal Bostock 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Margret Bourke 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M
Ms Rhonda Bradley 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Qld N So
Ms Stephanie Brakespeare 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA So
Ms Ann Brandon-Bakerb 25/07/2016 30/06/2024 NSW M
Dr Christhilde Breheny 1/07/2015 30/06/2018 Tas So
Ms Tina Bubutievski 1/04/2016 31/03/2019 NSW So
Mr William Budiselik 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 WA So
Ms Nicole Burns 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Kate Buxton 1/07/2015 15/05/2019 Qld G So
Mr Alex Byers 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Qld So
Dr Louise Bygrave 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW G F N So V
Dr Niall Cain 1/07/2015 15/05/2019 Vic G So
Mr Andrew Cameron 14/03/2016 13/03/2021 Vic G
Ms Mary Cameron 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Neill Campbell 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic So
Professor Terry Carney AO 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 NSW So
Ms Catherine Carney-Orsborn 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Andrew Carson 25/03/2016 24/03/2019 Vic So
Ms Jennifer Cavanagh 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 Qld G So
Ms Rieteke Chenoweth 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Jennifer Ciantar 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M N
Ms Christine Cody 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Mr Timothy Connellan 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Erika Cornwell 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 NSW So
Dr Michael Couch 5/04/2012 30/06/2024 NSW G V
Ms Lynne Coulson Barr 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Vic G F N
Ms Gabrielle Cullen 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Steven Cullimore 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA So
Ms Jean Cuthbert 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW G So
Ms Jenny D’Arcy 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 NSW So
Mr John Devereux 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Qld So
Mr David Dobell 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Kruna Dordevic 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW So
Mr Marshal Douglas 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G So V
Ms Amanda Ducrou 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Vic So
Mr Bronte Earl 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA So
Ms Kathryn Edmonds 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Ms Anne-Marie Elias 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 NSW So
Mr Warren Evans 21/09/2006 30/09/2017 WA G F V
Ms Nicola Findson 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 WA M
Ms Tania Flood 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Julie Forgan 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 SA N So
Ms Mila Foster 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW M
Mr Neil Foster 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld So
Mr Mark Fuller 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 SA So
Mrs Lana Gallagher 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA G M So
Mr Ian Garnham 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Mr Nicholas Gaudion 11/04/2013 10/04/2018 NSW G F T
Mr Steve Georgiadis 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA M N
Dr Jonathan Gillis 25/03/2016 24/03/2019 NSW So
Mr Paul Glass 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Vic So
Dr Martin Glasson 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Mr John Godfrey 30/05/2016 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Anne Grant 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Vic M So
Ms Jocelyn Green 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld So
Dr Heidi Gregory 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Vic G So V
Dr Beverley Grehan 16/05/2016 15/05/2019 Qld So
Ms Dominique Griggd 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Qld G F T
Ms Patricia Hall 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Qld So
Mr Adam Halstead 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 NSW So
Ms Tamara Hamilton-Noy 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Vic So
Mr Christopher Hardy 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Kerry-Anne Hartman 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Mr Louie Hawasc 25/03/2016 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Michael Hawkins 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld M
Ms Rea Hearn-Mackinnon 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Brook Hely 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Peter Higgins 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 Vic So
Mr Adrian Ho 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Dr Susan Hoffman 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 WA M So
Ms Linda Holub 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Rachel Homan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Mr Michael Horsburgh AM 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 NSW So
Dr Gordon Hughes 5/07/2004 30/09/2017 Vic G F T V
Dr Bernard Hughson 1/12/2010 25/02/2021 ACT G
Ms Penelope Hunter 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Dr William Isles 5/04/2012 30/06/2024 NSW G F N V
Mr Peter Jensen 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld G So
Mr James Jolliffe 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Mr Michael Jones 1/07/2015 1/10/2017 WA So
Ms Kate Juhasz 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld So
Ms Suhad Kamand 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Christine Kannis 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 WA M So
Mr Marten Kennedy 1/07/2015 27/09/2024 SA G M So
Mr William Kennedy 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW M So
Dr Sofia Khan 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G So V
Mr Robert King 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld So
Dr Eric Knight 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW So
Ms Donna Lambden 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 SA So
Ms Julia Leonard 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Mr Stephen Lewinsky 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic G So
Ms Susan Lewis 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic So
Ms Hilary Lovibond 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Bruce MacCarthy 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Katie Malyon 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Michael Manetta 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 SA So
Dr Geoffrey Markov 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic So
Ms Jane Marquard 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW M
Ms Maxina Martellotta 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 WA N So
Dr Graham Maynard 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Qld G V
Ms Sally Mayne 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Ms Melissa McAdam 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Professor Ronald McCallum AO 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 NSW G F N
Mr David McKelvey 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld G So
Mr Alan McMurran 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 NSW M
Ms Fiona Meagher 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Qld M
Ms Belinda Mericourt 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Kathryn Millar 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 SA G M So
Mr Paul Millar 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Adrienne Millbank 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Vic M
Ms Jillian Moir 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 NSW So
Ms Lilly Mojsin 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Deborah Morgan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 SA M
Ms Mara Moustafine 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M Sec
Mr Andrew Mullin 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Ms Alison Murphy 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic M
Mr Jack Nalpantidis 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic So
Dr Bennie Ng 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Vic G F
Mr Paul Noonan 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M So
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Rtd) 1/09/2011 30/09/2017 SA G F Sec V
Mr Christopher Packer 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic M
Ms Sophia Panagiotidis 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic M So
Ms Lisa-Maree Piccolo 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Mr Bryan Pickard 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld So
Ms Susan Pinto 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Professor Julie Quinlivan 1/07/2015 30/06/2018 WA G So
Mr Seamus Rafferty 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 WA G M So
Dr Aruna Reddy 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic G So
Ms Saxon Rice 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld M
Ms Andrea Schiwy 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Tas So
Dr Harry Schwarz 1/07/2015 25/05/2019 Vic So
Miss Anne Shanahan 19/06/1991 16/04/2018 Vic G F V
Mr Rodger Shanahan 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M Sec
Ms Annette Sheffield 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld So
Ms Wan Shum 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Mr James Silva 2/08/2016 1/08/2021 NSW M
Ms Rania Skaros 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Ms Roslyn Smidt 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Alison Smith 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic So
Ms Angela Smith 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 NSW So
Ms Meena Sripathy 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Ms Frances Staden 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 ACT So
Ms Rosemary Stafford 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Qld G So
Dr Leslie Stephan 26/06/2015 25/06/2020 SA G V
Mr David Stevens 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic So
Ms Jennifer Strathearn 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 SA M So
Dr Bruce Swanson 1/07/2016 30/06/2019 SA G So
Ms Karen Synon 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Sandra Taglieri 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Tas G F N
Ms Robin Taylor 1/07/2016 30/06/2019 NSW So
Mr Ian Thompson 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 SA G F N
Mr Robert Titterton 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 NSW M
Dr Saw Hooi Toh 24/08/2006 30/11/2017 NSW G F N V
Ms Andrea Treble 1/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic So
Ms Susan Trotter 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Qld M N So
Ms Mary Urquhartd 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Catherine Wall 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M
Dr Robert Walters RFD 16/11/2006 30/11/2017 Tas G F V
Brigadier Anthony Warner AM LVO (Rtd) 15/06/2005 31/05/2018 WA G F N Sec V
Mr Simon Webb 16/07/2001 4/12/2017 ACT G F Sec V
Ms Yvonne Webb 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA So
Ms Rachel Westawayb 1/07/2015 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Patrick White 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Qld So
Dr Peter Wilkins MBE 24/08/2006 25/02/2021 ACT G
Ms Judith Williams 1/07/2015 15/05/2019 Qld So
Ms Carolyn Wilson 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 SA M
Ms Allison Windsor 1/07/2015 15/11/2017 SA So
Mr Perry Woodb 25/03/2016 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Natasha Yacoub 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Vic M

a Part-time Deputy President from 1 July 2017

b Full-time Senior Member from 1 July 2017

c Part-time Senior Member from 1 July 2017

d Full-time Member from 1 July 2017

Table A1.2 shows the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2017.

Table A1.2 Number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each AAT division, 30 June 2017
DIVISION SENIOR MEMBER
FULL-TIME
SENIOR MEMBER
PART-TIME
MEMBER
FULL-TIME
MEMBER
PART-TIME
TOTAL
Freedom of Information 6 13 3 18 40
General 14 17 7 46 84
Migration and Refugee 13 5 52 81 151
National Disability Insurance Scheme 6 2 6 14 28
Security 8 3 2 5 18
Social Services and Child Support 3 1 13 94 111
Taxation and Commercial 6 10 1 3 20
Veterans’ Appeals 8 13 5 17 40

Appointments and cessations

New members – term commenced in 2016–17

President

The Hon Justice David Thomas

Senior Members

Milton Griffin QC

Linda Kirk

Andrew Nikolic AM CSC

Members

Stephanie Brakespeare

Ann Brandon-Baker

Danica Buljan

Anna Burke

Michelle East

Lana Gallagher

Dr Colin Huntly

Michael Judd

Russell Matheson

Dr Graham Maynard

Alan McMurran

Alison Murphy

Christopher Packer

Kim Parker

James Silva

Hannelore Schuster

Re-appointed members – term commenced in 2016–17

Deputy Presidents

Fiona Alpins

Professor Robert Deutsch

Stephen Frost

Senior Members

John Billings

John Cipolla

Frank O’Loughlin

Gina Lazanas

Kira Raif

Shahyar Roushan

Members

Dr Ion Alexander

Matt Amundsen

Robyn Anderson

William Appleton

Sean Baker

Michelle Baulch

Angela Beckett

Margret Bourke

William Budiselik

Alex Byers

Neill Campbell

Professor Terry Carney AO

Justine Clarke

Dr Michael Couch

Steven Cullimore

Jean Cuthbert

Jenny D’Arcy

Antonio Dronjic

Alan Duri

Bronte Earl

Kathryn Edmonds

Warren Evans

Neil Foster

Mark Fuller

Steve Georgiadis

Dr Martin Glasson

Jocelyn Green

Patricia Hall

Fiona Hewson

Michael Horsburgh AM

Dr Gordon Hughes

Dr William Isles

Peter Jensen

Marten Kennedy

Robert King

Donna Lambden

Julia Leonard

Stephen Lewinsky

Susan Lewis

Dr Geoffrey Markov

Sally Mayne

David McKelvey

Alison Mercer

Jillian Moir

Jack Nalpantidis

Paul Noonan

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Rtd)

Sophia Panagiotidis

Bryan Pickard

Dr Aruna Reddy

Hugh Sanderson

Andrea Schiwy

Annette Sheffield

Wan Shum

Rania Skaros

Alison Smith

Angela Smith

Christopher Smolicz

Meena Sripathy

Frances Staden

Rosemary Stafford

Jennifer Strathearn

Dr Bruce Swanson

Robin Taylor

Andrea Treble

Yvonne Webb

Members – term ended in 2016–17

President

The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH

Deputy Presidents

The Hon Justice Christine Dawe

Fiona Alpins

Professor Robert Deutsch

Stephen Frost

Senior Members

Suellen Bullock

George Haddad

Miriam Holmes

Sue Raymond

Giles Short

Members

Glynis Bartley

Ronald Bartsch

Chantal Bostock

Mary Cameron

Tony Caravella

Suzanne Carlton

Christian Carney

Rieteke Chenoweth

Jennifer Ciantar

Mary-Ann Cooper

David Corrigan

Glen Cranwell

Dione Dimitriadis

David Dobell

Alan Duri

Brigadier Conrad Ermert (Rtd)

Filip Gelev

Elaine Geraghty

John Godfrey

Amanda Goodier

Michelle Grau

Kerry-Anne Hartman

Rea Hearn-Mackinnon

Brook Hely

Bruce Henry

Adrian Ho

Dr Maria Ho

Rachel Homan

Diane Hubble

James Jolliffe

Suhad Kamand

Hilary Lovibond

Bruce MacCarthy

Belinda Mericourt

Deborah Morgan

Sydelle Muling

Andrew Mullin

Lisa-Maree Piccolo

Susan Pinto

David Stevens

Alexandra Strang

Dr Marian Sullivan

Christopher Thwaites

Robert Titterton

Gina Towney

The Hon Judith Troeth AM

Catherine Wall

Stuart Webb

Patrick White

Carolyn Wilson

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President

The Honourable Justice David Thomas

Justice Thomas was appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the AAT on 27 June 2017. His Honour previously served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland and as President of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal from 2013. Prior to his judicial appointment, Justice Thomas was a commercial litigation solicitor for more than 30 years and was a partner in the law firm Minter Ellison.

His Honour’s appointment to the AAT is for seven years.

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 on 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 on 25 March 2016 for a term of three years.

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 was Deputy Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division until 30 June 2017. 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 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 previously 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 worked as a social worker at Legal Aid NSW and in Queensland, as an Investigation Officer and Executive Officer in the NSW Ombudsman’s Office, and as the Internal Ombudsman at Sutherland Shire Council.

Dr Irene O’Connell

Senior Member Dr 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 AAT 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 Refugee Review Tribunal from 2000 to 2005, the Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal from 2005 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 & Child Support Division. She 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.

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