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This appendix contains:

  • a list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2016
  • a table showing the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2016
  • lists of the members who were appointed and reappointed in 2015-16 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 2016

Table A1.1 sets out a list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2016. 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 2016 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 2016

Name First Appointed Appointment Expires Location Divisions
President
The Honourable Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH 16/05/2012 15/05/2017 Hobart  
Deputy Presidents
Judges of the Federal Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Michael Barker 24/11/2010 9/05/2020 Perth  
The Honourable Justice Berna Collier 12/11/2015 11/11/2020 Brisbane  
The Honourable Justice Jennifer Davies 12/11/2015 11/11/2020 Melbourne  
The Honourable Justice Andrew Greenwood 23/11/2005 23/11/2020 Brisbane  
The Honourable Justice Jayne Jagot 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Sydney  
The Honourable Justice Susan Kenny 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Melbourne  
The Honourable Justice John Logan RFD 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Brisbane  
The Honourable Justice John Middleton 24/11/2010 23/11/2020 Melbourne  
The Honourable Justice Tony Pagone 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Melbourne  
The Honourable Justice Nye Perram 16/05/2013 15/05/2018 Sydney  
The Honourable Justice Alan Robertson 12/11/2015 9/05/2020 Sydney  
The Honourable Justice Antony Siopis 23/11/2005 7/07/2018 Perth  
The Honourable Justice Richard White 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Adelaide  
Judges of the Family Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice Robert Benjamin 23/11/2005 23/11/2020 Hobart  
The Honourable Justice Victoria Bennett 23/11/2005 28/05/2020 Melbourne  
The Honourable Justice David Berman 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Adelaide  
The Honourable Justice Christine Dawe 23/11/2005 15/07/2018 Adelaide  
The Honourable Justice Colin Forrest 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Brisbane  
The Honourable Justice Janine Stevenson 29/05/2015 28/05/2020 Sydney  
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents - Full-time
Ms Katherine Bean 7/12/2009 31/05/2018 Adelaide  
Mr James Constance 9/12/2010 8/12/2022 Sydney  
Miss Stephanie Forgie 8/09/1988 3/11/2021 Melbourne  
Mr Gary Humphries 1/01/2015 31/12/2019 Canberra  
Dr Christopher Kendall 30/06/2015 29/06/2020 Perth  
Mr Bernard McCabe 1/12/2001 24/03/2019 Brisbane  
Dr Peter McDermott RFD 1/12/2015 30/11/2022 Brisbane  
Ms Jan Redfern PSM 21/03/2016 20/03/2023 Sydney  
Mr Jim Walsh 25/03/2016 24/03/2019 Brisbane  
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents - Part-time
Ms Fiona Alpins 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Melbourne  
The Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM 1/03/2016 28/02/2021 Sydney  
Professor Robert Deutsch 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Sydney  
Mr Stephen Frost 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Sydney  
Major General Gregory Melick AO RFD SC 5/09/2014 4/09/2019 Hobart  
Mr Ian Molloy 11/04/2013 10/04/2018 Brisbane  
Senior Members
Senior Members - Full-time
Mr John Billings 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne M
Ms Suellen Bullock 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney G So
Mr John Cipolla 1/07/2015 30/06/2021 Sydney M
Dr Damien Cremean 1/06/2015 31/05/2020 Melbourne G Sec V
Dr Denis Dragovic 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Melbourne M
Mr Egon Fice 1/06/2015 31/05/2018 Melbourne G F Sec T V
Mr George Haddad 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Bruce Harvey 1/07/2015 24/07/2018 Adelaide So
Ms Miriam Holmes 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne G M
Ms Josephine Kelly 1/07/2015 11/11/2020 Sydney G M Sec T V
Ms Louise Nicholls 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Dr Irene O’Connell 1/07/2015 25/02/2021 Sydney M
Ms Adria Poljak 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Sydney G M
Dr James Popple 1/01/2015 31/12/2017 Canberra G F Sec T V
Ms Kira Raif 1/07/2015 30/06/2021 Sydney M
Ms Sue Raymond 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Adelaide G M
Mr Shahyar Roushan 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney M
Mr Giles Short 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Donald Smyth 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane M
Mr Theo Tavoularis 13/06/2016 12/06/2021 Brisbane G F T
Ms Jill Toohey 5/09/2014 4/09/2017 Sydney G F N Sec T V
Ms Irene Tsiakas 1/07/2015 10/07/2018 Melbourne G So
Ms Chelsea Walsh 1/06/10 5/05/2019 Perth G F Sec T V
Ms Antoinette Younes 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Senior Members - Part-time
Mr Peter Britten-Jones 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Adelaide G F
Mr Anthony Cotter 5/09/2014 4/09/2019 Brisbane G T V
Ms Ann Cunningham 1/12/2012 30/11/2017 Hobart G F N Sec T V
Mr Donald Davies 1/03/2016 28/02/2021 Brisbane G M V
Mr Rodney Dunne 1/06/2015 31/05/2018 Adelaide G F Sec T V
Ms April Freeman 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Brisbane So
Ms Naida Isenberg 1/12/2012 30/11/2017 Sydney G F M Sec V
Ms Gina Lazanas 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Sydney G F T V
Dr Nicholas Manetta 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Adelaide G F T V
Professor Michael McGrowdie 30/05/2016 21/05/2019 Sydney G F V
Dr Teresa Nicoletti 1/12/2012 30/11/2017 Sydney G
Mr Peter Nolan 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Brisbane G F
Mr Francis O’Loughlin 17/01/2015 16/01/2017 Melbourne G F T V
Mr John Sosso 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Brisbane G F V
Mr William Stefaniak 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Sydney G F
Mr Peter Taylor SC 1/12/2012 30/11/2017 Sydney G F T V
Members
Members - Full-time
Ms Glynis Bartley 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Diana Benk 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 Sydney So
Ms Moira Brophy 13/06/2016 12/06/2019 Sydney M So V
Mr Clyde Campbell 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Brisbane M
Mr Tony Caravella 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Perth M
Ms Suzanne Carlton 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Adelaide M
Mr Christian Carney 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Kent Chapman 4/04/2016 3/04/2021 Sydney So
Ms Ruth Cheetham 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Sydney M
Ms Helena Claringbold 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Denise Connolly 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Mr Michael Cooke 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Ms Mary-Ann Cooper 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr David Corrigan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Ms Angela Cranston 30/05/2016 21/04/2021 Sydney M
Mr Glen Cranwell 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Brisbane M So
Mr Brendan Darcy 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Ms Dione Dimitriadis 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Antonio Dronjic 1/07/2016 30/06/2019 Melbourne M
Mr Alan Duri 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney M
Mr Tigiilagi Eteuati 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Brisbane M
Ms Rosa Gagliardi 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Filip Gelev 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Ms Amanda Goodier 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Perth G M
Ms Michelle Grau 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Brisbane M
Mr Bruce Henry 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Brisbane M
Ms Fiona Hewson 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Melbourne So
Ms Geraldine Hoeben 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Ms Diane Hubble 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Mark Hyman 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Sydney G So
Mr Matthew King 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane So
Mr Simon Letch 16/05/2016 15/05/2019 Brisbane So
Mr John Longo 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 Melbourne So
Mr Donald Lucas 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne M
Mr David McCulloch 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Nicholas McGowan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Alison Mercer 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne M
Mr Justin Meyer 4/04/2016 3/04/2021 Melbourne M
Mr Donald Morris 26/02/2016 25/02/2021 Hobart G M Sec So
Ms Sydelle Muling 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Steven Norman 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Amanda Paxton 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Ms Regina Perton OAM 5/09/2014 4/09/2017 Melbourne G F N Sec V
Mr Gary Richardson 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Sydney So
Mr Hugh Sanderson 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney M
Ms Inge Sheck 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Ms Wan Shum 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney M
Ms Frances Simmons 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Christopher Smolicz 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Adelaide M
Mr Fraser Syme 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane M
Ms Linda Symons 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Jeffrey Thomson 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Brisbane So
Mr Christopher Thwaites 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Kate Timbs 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M So
Ms Gina Towney 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Peter Vlahos 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Melbourne M
Ms Jennifer Watts 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Sydney M So
Mr Stuart Webb 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Robert Wilson 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Mr Paul Windsor 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Ms Magdalena Wysocka 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Members - Part-time
Dr Ion Alexander 26/01/2015 25/01/2017 Sydney G F V
Mr Matt Amundsen 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane So
Ms Robyn Anderson 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne So
Mr William Appleton 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne G So
Ms Joanne Bakas 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 Adelaide So
Mr Sean Baker 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne M
Ms Wendy Banfield 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr David Barker 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Mr Ronald Bartsch 11/04/2013 10/04/2018 Sydney G F
Ms Michelle Baulch 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Hobart So
Ms Angela Beckett 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney So
Professor David Ben-Tovim 1/07/2015 25/02/2021 Adelaide G
Mr Stephen Bertram 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Ms Jane Bishop 1/07/2015 15/08/2017 Brisbane M So
Ms Wendy Boddison 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Dr Timothy Bohane 22/02/2012 25/05/2019 Sydney G So
Ms Alexandra Bordujenko 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Brisbane G So
Ms Chantal Bostock 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Margret Bourke 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne M
Ms Rhonda Bradley 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Brisbane N
Ms Stephanie Brakespeare 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Perth So
Dr Christhilde Breheny 1/07/2015 30/06/2018 Hobart So
Ms Annette Brewer 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Ms Tina Bubutievski 1/04/2016 31/03/2019 Sydney So
Mr William Budiselik 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Perth So
Ms Nicole Burns 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Ms Kate Buxton 1/07/2015 15/05/2019 Brisbane G So
Mr Alex Byers 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Brisbane So
Dr Louise Bygrave 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Sydney G F N V
Dr Niall Cain 1/07/2015 15/05/2019 Melbourne G So
Mr Andrew Cameron 14/03/2016 13/03/2021 Melbourne G
Ms Mary Cameron 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Neill Campbell 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Melbourne So
Professor Terry Carney AO 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Sydney So
Ms Catherine Carney-Orsborn 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Andrew Carson 25/03/2016 24/03/2019 Vic So
Ms Jennifer Cavanagh 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Brisbane G So
Ms Rieteke Chenoweth 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Jennifer Ciantar 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Christine Cody 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Mr Timothy Connellan 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Ms Erika Cornwell 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Sydney So
Dr Michael Couch 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Sydney G V
Ms Lynne Coulson-Barr 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Melbourne G F N
Ms Gabrielle Cullen 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Steven Cullimore 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Adelaide So
Ms Jean Cuthbert 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney G So
Ms Jenny D’Arcy 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Sydney So
Mr John Devereux 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Brisbane So
Mr David Dobell 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Anne Donnelly 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Perth So
Ms Kruna Dordevic 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney So
Mr Marshal Douglas 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Sydney G V
Ms Amanda Ducrou 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Melbourne So
Mr Bronte Earl 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Adelaide So
Ms Kathryn Edmonds 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney So
Ms Anne-Marie Elias 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Sydney So
Brigadier Conrad Ermert (Retd) 1/06/2015 31/05/2017 Melbourne G F T V
Mr Warren Evans 1/12/2011 30/11/2016 Perth G F V
Ms Nicola Findson 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Perth M
Ms Tania Flood 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Ms Julie Forgan 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Melbourne N
Ms Mila Foster 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Sydney M
Mr Neil Foster 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane So
Ms Margaret Fowler 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Mr Mark Fuller 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Adelaide So
Mr Ian Garnham 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Mr Nicholas Gaudion 11/04/2013 10/04/2018 Sydney G F T
Mr Steve Georgiadis 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Adelaide M
Ms Elaine Geraghty 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne So
Mr David Gillespie 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane So
Dr Jonathan Gillis 25/03/2016 24/03/2019 Sydney So
Mr Paul Glass 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Melbourne So
Dr Martin Glasson 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney So
Mr John Godfrey 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Sydney M
Ms Anne Grant 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Melbourne So
Ms Jocelyn Green 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane So
Dr Heidi Gregory 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Melbourne G V
Dr Beverley Grehan 16/05/2016 15/05/2019 Brisbane So
Ms Dominique Grigg 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Brisbane G F
Ms Helen Grutzner 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Ms Patricia Hall 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Brisbane So
Mr Adam Halstead 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Sydney So
Ms Tamara Hamilton-Noy 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Melbourne So
Mr Christopher Hardy 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Kerry-Anne Hartman 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Louie Hawas 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Melbourne M
Mr Michael Hawkins 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Brisbane M
Ms Rea Hearn-Mackinnon 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Brook Hely 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Peter Higgins 1/07/2015 31/12/2017 Melbourne So
Mr Adrian Ho 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Dr Maria Ho 4/04/2016 3/04/2021 Brisbane So
Ms Susan Hoffman 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Perth So
Ms Linda Holub 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Ms Rachel Homan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Michael Horsburgh AM 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Sydney So
Dr Gordon Hughes 17/01/2015 16/01/2017 Melbourne G F T V
Dr Bernard Hughson 1/12/2010 25/02/2021 Canberra G
Ms Lesley Hunt 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane M
Ms Penelope Hunter 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Dr William Isles 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Sydney G F N V
Mr Peter Jensen 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane G So
Mr James Jolliffe 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Michael Jones 1/07/2015 1/10/2017 Perth So
Ms Kate Juhasz 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Brisbane So
Ms Suhad Kamand 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Christine Kannis 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Perth M So
Mr Paul Kanowski 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane G So
Mr Marten Kennedy 1/07/2015 27/10/2016 Adelaide G M So
Mr William Kennedy 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Sydney M
Dr Sofia Khan 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Sydney G V
Mr Robert King 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane So
Dr Eric Knight 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Sydney So
Ms Donna Lambden 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Adelaide So
Ms Julia Leonard 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Sydney So
Mr Stephen Lewinsky 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Melbourne G So
Ms Susan Lewis 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney So
Ms Hilary Lovibond 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Bruce MacCarthy 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Kate Malyon 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Michael Manetta 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Adelaide So
Dr Geoffrey Markov 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne So
Ms Jane Marquard 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Sydney M
Ms Maxina Martellotta 1/07/2015 31/03/2019 Perth So
Ms Sally Mayne 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney So
Ms Melissa McAdam 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Professor Ronald McCallum AO 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Sydney G F N
Mr David McKelvey 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane G So
Ms Fiona Meagher 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Brisbane M
Ms Belinda Mericourt 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Kathryn Millar 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Adelaide G M So
Mr Paul Millar 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Ms Adrienne Millbank 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Melbourne M
Ms Jillian Moir 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Sydney So
Ms Lilly Mojsin 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Ms Deborah Morgan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Adelaide M
Ms Mara Moustafine 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M Sec
Mr Andrew Mullin 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Mr Jack Nalpantidis 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Melbourne So
Dr Bennie Ng 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Melbourne G F
Mr Paul Noonan 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne So
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Retd) 1/09/2011 31/11/2016 Adelaide G F Sec V
Ms Sophia Panagiotidis 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Melbourne M So
Ms Lisa-Maree Lo Piccolo 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Bryan Pickard 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane So
Ms Susan Pinto 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Professor Julie Quinlivan 1/07/2015 30/06/2018 Perth G So
Mr Seamus Rafferty 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Perth M So
Dr Aruna Reddy 1/07/2016 30/06/2019 Melbourne G So
Ms Saxon Rice 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Brisbane M
Mr Robert Richards 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Melbourne So
Mr Paul Ryan 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Sydney So
Ms Andrea Schiwy 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Hobart So
Dr Harry Schwarz 22/02/2012 25/05/2019 Melbourne So
Miss Elizabeth Shanahan 17/04/2015 16/04/2018 Melbourne G F V
Mr Rodger Shanahan 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M Sec
Ms Annette Sheffield 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane So
Ms Rania Skaros 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney M
Ms Roslyn Smidt 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Sydney M
Ms Alison Smith 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Melbourne So
Ms Angela Smith 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Sydney So
Ms Meena Sripathy 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Sydney M
Ms Frances Staden 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Canberra So
Ms Rosemary Stafford 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Brisbane G So
Dr Leslie Stephan 26/06/2015 25/06/2020 Adelaide G V
Mr David Stevens 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne So
Ms Jennifer Strathearn 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Adelaide So
Dr Marian Sullivan 5/04/2012 4/04/2017 Brisbane G F V
Dr Bruce Swanson 1/07/2016 30/06/2019 Adelaide G So
Ms Karen Synon 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Ms Sandra Taglieri 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Hobart G F N
Dr Robin Taylor 1/07/2016 30/06/2019 Sydney So
Mr Ian Thompson 5/08/2013 4/08/2018 Adelaide G F N
Mr Robert Titterton 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Sydney M
Dr Saw Hooi Toh 1/12/2012 30/11/2017 Sydney G F N V
Ms Andrea Treble 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Melbourne So
The Honourable Judith Troeth AM 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Melbourne M
Ms Susan Trotter 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Brisbane M So
Ms Mary Urquhart 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Ms Catherine Wall 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M
Mr Alexis Wallace 1/07/2015 30/06/2016 Brisbane M
Dr Robert Walters RFD 1/12/2012 30/11/2017 Hobart G F V
Brigadier Gerard Warner AM LVO (Retd) 1/06/2015 31/05/2018 Perth G F N Sec V
Mr Simon Webb 5/09/2014 4/09/2017 Canberra G F Sec V
Ms Yvonne Webb 1/07/2015 30/06/2019 Adelaide So
Ms Rachel Westaway 1/07/2015 29/06/2020 Melbourne M
Mr Patrick White 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Brisbane So
Dr Peter Wilkins MBE 24/08/2006 25/02/2021 Canberra G
Ms Judith Williams 1/07/2015 15/05/2019 Brisbane So
Ms Carolyn Wilson 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Adelaide M
Ms Allison Windsor 1/07/2015 15/08/2017 Adelaide So
Mr Perry Wood 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Melbourne M
Mr Mark Woodacre 1/07/2015 31/12/2016 Perth So
Ms Natasha Yacoub 1/07/2015 30/06/2017 Melbourne M

Table A1.2 shows the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2016.

Table A1.2 Number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each AAT division, 30 June 2016

DIVISION SENIOR MEMBER
FULL-TIME
SENIOR MEMBER
PART-TIME
MEMBER
FULL-TIME
MEMBER
PART-TIME
TOTAL
Freedom of Information 5 13 1 21 40
General 12 15 4 47 78
Migration and Refugee 14 3 51 71 139
National Disability Insurance Scheme 1 1 1 10 13
Security 7 3 2 5 17
Social Services and Child Support 3 1 15 105 124
Taxation and Commercial 6 7 0 3 16
Veterans’ Appeals 6 12 2 18 38

Appointments and cessations, 2015-16

New appointments

Deputy Presidents

The Hon Justice Berna Collier

The Hon Dennis Cowdroy OAM

The Hon Justice Jennifer Davies

The Hon Justice Alan Robertson

Jan Redfern PSM

Senior Members

Peter Britten-Jones

Donald Davies

Dr Denis Dragovic

April Freeman

Professor Michael McGrowdie

Peter Nolan

Adria Poljak

John Sosso

William Stefaniak

Theo Tavoularis

Members

Ann Brandon-Baker

Rhonda Bradley

Moira Brophy

Dr Louise Bygrave

Andrew Cameron

Clyde Campbell

Andrew Carson

Kent Chapman

Justine Clarke

Angela Cranston

Marshal Douglas

Anne-Marie Elias

Julie Forgan

Mila Foster

Dr Jonathan Gillis

Paul Glass

John Godfrey

Dr Heidi Gregory

Dominique Grigg

Louie Hawas

Michael Hawkins

Dr Maria Ho

Mark Hyman

Kate Juhasz

William Kennedy

Dr Sofia Khan

Dr Eric Knight

Michael Manetta

Jane Marquard

Justin Meyer

Adrienne Millbank

Donald Morris

Dr Bennie Ng

Seamus Rafferty

Saxon Rice

James Silva

Jeffrey Thomson

The Hon Judith Troeth AM

Peter Vlahos

Jennifer Watts

Perry Wood

Re-appointments

Deputy Presidents

The Hon Justice Michael Barker

The Hon Justice Robert Benjamin

The Hon Justice Annabelle Bennett AO

The Hon Justice Christine Dawe

The Hon Justice Andrew Greenwood

The Hon Justice Jayne Jagot

The Hon Justice Susan Kenny

The Hon Justice John Logan RFD

The Hon Justice John Middleton

The Hon Justice Antony Siopis

James Constance

The Hon Richard Edmonds SC

Bernard McCabe

Dr Peter McDermott RFD

Jim Walsh

Senior Members

John Billings

John Cipolla

Josephine Kelly

Dr Irene O’Connell

Kira Raif

Shahyar Roushan

Chelsea Walsh

Members

Kaarina Ammala

Robyn Anderson

Dr William Appleton

Sean Baker

Michelle Baulch

Angela Beckett

Professor David Ben-Tovim

Dr Timothy Bohane

Alexandra Bordujenko

Margret Bourke

Tina Bubutievski

Kate Buxton

Alexander Byers

Neill Campbell

Dr Niall Cain

Erika Cornwell

Lynne Cretan

Steven Cullimore

Jean Cuthbert

John Devereux

Antonio Dronjic

Alan Duri

Amanda Ducrou

Bronte Earl

Kathryn Edmonds

Steve Georgiadis

Dr Martin Glasson

Anne Grant

Dr Beverley Grehan

Patricia Hall

Adam Halstead

Tamara Hamilton-Noy

Susan Hoffman

Dr Bernard Hughson

Marten Kennedy

Heather King

Julia Leonard

Simon Letch

Susan Lewis

Dr Geoffrey Markov

Maxina Martellotta

Sally Mayne

Alison Mercer

Paul Noonan

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Retd)

Stephen Pozzi

Dr Aruna Reddy

Kay Rodda

Andrea Schiwy

Hugh Sanderson

Dr Harry Schwarz

Wan Shum

Rania Skaros

Alison Smith

Christopher Smolicz

Meena Sripathy

Dr Bruce Swanson

Dr Robin Taylor

Yvonne Webb

Dr Peter Wilkins MBE

Judith Williams

Cessations

Deputy Presidents

The Hon Justice Annabelle Bennett AO

The Hon Justice John Mansfield AM

The Hon Richard Edmonds SC

Philip Hack SC

The Hon Robert Nicholson AO

The Hon Brian Tamberlin QC

Senior Members

Geri Ettinger

John Handley

Dr Kenneth Levy RFD

Donald Smyth

Members

Kaarina Ammala

Stephen Bertram

Wendy Boddison

Stephanie Brakespeare

Annette Brewer

Ruth Cheetham

Air Vice Marshal Franklin Cox AO (Retd)

Lynne Cretan

Anne Donnelly

Dr Marella Denovan

Margaret Fowler

David Gillespie

Helen Grutzner

Tina Guthrie

Lesley Hunt

Keith Horsley

Paul Kanowski

Christopher Keher

Heather King

Matthew King

Deborah Laver

Donald Lucas

Christopher Main

Hannah McGlade

Rosetta Petrucci

Stephen Pozzi

Robert Richards

Gary Richardson

Kay Rodda

Ken Ross

Paul Ryan

Inge Sheck

Fraser Syme

Alexis Wallace

Kenneth Warren

Profiles

President

The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH

Justice Duncan Kerr became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in May 2012 for a term of five years. He was elected to the executive of the Council of Australasian Tribunals in June 2013 and became the Chair of the Council in June 2014.

Before his appointment, Justice Kerr practised as a barrister and specialised in public law, constitutional and administrative law, refugee and human rights law and appellate work. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2004. He was also Adjunct Professor of Law, Queensland University of Technology and President of Greening Australia Ltd.

Justice Kerr served in the Commonwealth Parliament as the member for Denison for 23 years (1987-2010). He was Attorney-General (1993) and Minister for Justice (1993-1996) in the Keating Government and Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs (2007-2009) in the Rudd Government.

Before his election to the House of Representatives, Justice Kerr had served as Crown Counsel for the State of Tasmania, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Papua New Guinea and Principal Solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW).

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

Prior to his current appointment, Mr Walsh served as an acting Deputy President of the Tribunal and acting Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division from July 2015. 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 is a Deputy Division Head of the Social Services and Child Support Division. 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 previously 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 has also 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 previously worked as a social worker at Legal Aid NSW and Queensland, as an Investigation Officer and Executive Officer in the NSW Ombudsman’s Office and as the Internal Ombudsman at the Sutherland Shire Council.

Dr Irene O’Connell

Senior Member 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 Tribunal 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 Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal from 2000 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 and Child Support Division. Ms Tsiakas 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. Ms Tsiakas is currently President of the Victorian Chapter of the Council of Australasian Tribunals.