Appendix 1 – Membership

The tribunals' members make decisions on applications for review. The members are appointed under the Migration Act by the Governor-General for fixed terms on a full-time or part-time basis. The Remuneration Tribunal determines the remuneration arrangements for members.

While there are no mandatory qualifications for the appointment of members, persons appointed as members to the tribunals have typically worked in a profession or have had extensive experience at senior levels in the private or public sector. Member biographies are available on the tribunals' website.

A list of members and their appointment periods as at 30 June 2012 is set out below.

The first appointment date reflects the date from which there have been continuing appointments to the MRT, the RRT or both tribunals.

Member
Office
Appointed
Current appointment expires
Gender
Location
Mr Denis O'Brien
Principal Member
3/09/2007
30/06/2012
M
Sydney
Ms Amanda MacDonald
Deputy Principal Member
1/12/2000
31/03/2015
F
Sydney
Mr John Billings
Senior Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Melbourne
Mr John Cipolla
Senior Member
1/02/2000
30/06/2016
M
Sydney
Ms Linda Kirk
Senior Member
1/01/2009
30/12/2013
F
Melbourne
Mr Peter Murphy
Senior Member
1/01/2009
31/12/2013
M
Melbourne
Dr Irene O'Connell*
Senior Member
28/08/2000
31/12/2013
F
Sydney
Ms Kira Raif
Senior Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Mr Shahyar Roushan
Senior Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2016
M
Sydney
Mr Giles Short
Senior Member
28/07/1997
31/12/2013
M
Sydney
Mr Donald Smyth
Senior Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2016
M
Brisbane
Ms Jennifer Beard
Full-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Ms Danica Buljan
Full-time Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Mr Tony Caravella
Full-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
M
Perth
Ms Ruth Cheetham
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Ms Denise Connolly
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Mr Richard Derewlany
Full-time Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Ms Dione Dimitriadis
Full-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Mr Antonio Dronjic
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Melbourne
Mr Alan Duri
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Sydney
Ms Suseela Durvasula
Full-time Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Mr Paul Fisher
Full-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
M
Melbourne
Mr Patrick Francis
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Ms Rosa Gagliardi*
Full-time Member
31/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Ms Michelle Grau
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Brisbane
Mr George Haddad
Full-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
M
Melbourne
Mr Ismail Hasan
Full-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
M
Sydney
Ms Margret Holmes
Full-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Mr Simon Jeans
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Mr Dominic Lennon
Full-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
M
Melbourne
Mr Donald Lucas
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Melbourne
Ms Alison Mercer
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Melbourne
Mr Paul Millar
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Mr David Mitchell
Full-time Member
7/07/1999
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Mr Adam Moore
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Ms Louise Nicholls
Full-time Member
31/10/2001
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Mr Charles Powles
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Mr Andrew Rozdilsky
Full-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Mr Hugh Sanderson
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Sydney
Ms Wan Shum
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Mr James Silva
Full-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
M
Sydney
Mr Chris Smolicz
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Adelaide
Ms Jan Speirs
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Brisbane
Mr Fraser Syme
Full-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Brisbane
Ms Linda Symons
Full-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Mary Urquhart
Full-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Mr Robert Wilson
Full-time Member
1/07/2002
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Mr Sean Baker
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Melbourne
Ms Diane Barnetson
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Wendy Boddison*
Part-time Member
28/07/1997
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Ms Margie Bourke
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Melbourne
Ms Melissa Bray
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Ms Nicole Burns
Part-time Member
1/07/2007
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Ms Mary Cameron
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Ms Catherine Carney-Orsborn
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Jennifer Ciantar
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Christine Cody
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Mr Tim Connellan
Part-time Member
1/07/2007
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Mr Clyde Cosentino
Part-time Member
1/07/2007
30/06/2015
M
Brisbane
Ms Angela Cranston
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Mr Glen Cranwell
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
M
Brisbane
Ms Gabrielle Cullen
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Megan Deane
Part-time Member
23/03/2000
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Mr Ted Delofski
Part-time Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Mr David Dobell
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
M
Sydney
Mr Jonathon Duignan
Part-time Member
8/01/2001
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Ms Jennifer Ellis
Part-time Member
15/06/1999
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Ms Jennifer Eutick
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Brisbane
Ms Bronwyn Forsyth
Part-time Member
25/09/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Mila Foster
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Mr Steve Georgiadis
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Adelaide
Mr Brook Hely
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
M
Melbourne
Ms Diane Hubble
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Ms Sally Hunt
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Ms Lesley Hunt
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Brisbane
Ms Rowena Irish
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Ms Naida Isenberg
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Mr Andrew Jacovides
Part-time Member
19/09/1993
30/06/2015
M
Sydney
Ms Deborah Jordan
Part-time Member
1/07/2007
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Ms Suhad Kamand
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Josephine Kelly
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Mr Marten Kennedy
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
M
Adelaide
Ms Kay Kirmos
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Mr Anthony Krohn
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Ms Suzanne Leal
Part-time Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Mr Gary Ledson
Part-time Member
1/07/2007
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Ms Patricia Leehy
Part-time Member
28/07/1997
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Ms Christine Long
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Mr Bruce MacCarthy
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
M
Sydney
Ms Jane Marquard*
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Rosemary Mathlin
Part-time Member
1/07/1993
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Ms Philippa McIntosh*
Part-time Member
5/09/1993
30/06/2015
F
Sydney
Ms Vanessa Moss
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Perth
Ms Mara Moustafine*
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Sydelle Muling
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Melbourne
Mr Andrew Mullin
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
M
Sydney
Ms Alison Murphy
Part-time Member
1/07/2010
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Ms Ann O'Toole
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Sophia Panagiotidis
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Melbourne
Ms Susan Pinto
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Pauline Pope
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Rania Skaros
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Ms Meena Sripathy
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Sydney
Ms Pamela Summers
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Karen Synon
Part-time Member
1/10/2001
30/06/2015
F
Melbourne
Mr Peter Tyler*
Part-time Member
1/07/2007
30/06/2015
M
Melbourne
Ms Alexis Wallace
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Brisbane
Ms Phillippa Wearne
Part-time Member
1/07/2006
30/06/2014
F
Sydney
Ms Belinda Wells
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Adelaide
Ms Carolyn Wilson
Part-time Member
1/07/2009
30/06/2014
F
Adelaide
Mr David Young
Part-time Member
14/07/2003
30/06/2014
M
Melbourne
Ms Kirsten Young
Part-time Member
1/07/2011
30/06/2016
F
Melbourne

* Also working on IPAO matters.

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