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.