Appendix 1: Members of the AAT

This appendix contains:

  • a list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2018
  • a table showing the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2018
  • lists of members whose term of appointment or reappointment commenced or ended in 2017–18
  • profiles of the President, the Division Heads and the Deputy Division Heads.

Members at 30 June 2018

The list of the AAT’s members at 30 June 2018 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 Migration Review Tribunal, Refugee Review Tribunal or Social Security Appeals Tribunal 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 AAT in any of the divisions. Senior Members and Members may exercise the powers of the AAT only in the divisions to which they have been assigned. The divisions to which Senior Members and Members were assigned as at 30 June 2018 are indicated in the table as follows:

F Freedom of Information Division
G General 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 2018
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 Alan Robertson 12/11/2015 09/05/2020 NSW  
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
Mr Stephen Boyle 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 WA
Mr James Constance 09/12/2010 08/12/2022 NSW
Miss Stephanie Forgie 08/09/1988 03/11/2021 Vic  
Mr Gary Humphries 01/01/2015 31/12/2019 ACT  
Mr Bernard McCabe 01/07/2001 24/03/2019 NSW  
Dr Peter McDermott RFD 15/11/2004 30/11/2022 Qld  
Mr Brian Rayment QC 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 NSW
Ms Jan Redfern PSM 21/03/2016 20/03/2023 NSW  
Mr Jim Walsh 01/07/2015 24/03/2019 Qld  
Non-judicial Deputy Presidents – Part-time
The Honourable Dennis Cowdroy OAM 01/03/2016 28/02/2021 NSW  
Mr Richard Hanger QC 01/10/2017 30/11/2024 Qld
Major General Gregory Melick AO RFD SC 05/09/2014 04/09/2019 Tas  
Mr Ian Molloy 11/04/2013 10/04/2018 Qld  
Mr Francis O’Loughlin 23/09/2009 30/06/2024 Vic
Mr John Sosso 30/05/2016 31/10/2024 Qld
Senior Members
Senior Members – Full-time
Ms Diana Benk 01/07/2015 31/12/2024 NSW So
Mr John Billings 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M N
Mr Robert Cameron 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic F G M N Sec V
Mr John Cipolla 01/07/2015 30/06/2021 NSW G M
Mr Paul Clauson 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Qld F G M N Sec V
Mr Michael Cooke 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Dr Denis Dragovic 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Vic M
Ms Ann Duffield 25/07/2016 30/06/2024 Qld M
Mr Richard Ellis 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 WA N So
Dr Michelle Evans 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 WA F G M N T V
Mr Bruce Harvey 01/07/2015 24/07/2018 SA N So
Mr Brenton Illingworth 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 SA F G M N V
Mr Michael Ison 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Josephine Kelly 01/07/2015 11/11/2020 NSW G M N Sec T V
Mr James Lambie 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Qld F G M V
Mr Donald Morris 26/02/2016 30/11/2024 Vic G M Sec So V
Ms Louise Nicholls 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M N
Mr Andrew Nikolic AM CSC 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic F G Sec V
Dr Irene O’Connell 01/07/2015 25/02/2021 NSW M N
Mr Justin Owen 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Adria Poljak 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G M Sec
Mr Christopher Puplick AM 18/12/2017 17/12/2022 NSW F G N
Ms Kira Raif 01/07/2015 30/06/2021 NSW G M
Mr Theo Tavoularis 13/06/2016 12/06/2021 Qld F G T V
Ms Rachel Westaway 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Perry Wood 25/03/2016 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Antoinette Younes 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW G M
Senior Members – Part-time
Mr John Black 01/10/2017 30/11/2024 Qld M So
Mr Peter Britten-Jonesa 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 SA F G T
Mr Grant Chapman 01/10/2017 30/11/2024 SA M
Mr Anthony Cotter 05/09/2014 04/09/2019 Qld G T V
Dr Damien Cremean 01/06/2015 30/09/2024 Vic G Sec V
Ms Ann Cunningham 05/09/1995 30/11/2024 Tas F G M N Sec T V
Mr Donald Davies 01/03/2016 28/02/2021 Qld G M 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
Mr Louie Hawas 25/03/2016 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Lisa Hespe 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic T
Ms Linda Kirk 30/01/2017 29/01/2024 NSW G T V
Ms Gina Lazanas 05/04/2012 30/06/2024 NSW F G T V
Dr Nicholas Manetta 05/08/2013 04/08/2018 SA F G T V
Mr Michael McGrowdie 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW F G V
Dr Teresa Nicoletti 24/08/2006 30/11/2024 NSW F G T V
Mr Peter Nolan 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Qld F G
Mr Rodrigo Pintos-Lopez 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic G M T
Mr Shahyar Roushan 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Mr William Stefaniak 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 NSW F G
Mr Peter Taylor SC 24/08/2006 30/11/2024 NSW F G T V
Members
Members – Full-time
Mr Ian Berry 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Qld M
Mr Thomas Bishop 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Moira Brophy 13/06/2016 12/06/2019 NSW M So V
Ms Danica Buljan 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic M
Ms Simone Burford 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 NSW G M
Ms Anna Burke 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic F G V
Ms Catherine Burnett-Wake 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M
Mr Kent Chapman 04/04/2016 03/04/2021 Qld M So
Mr Scott Clarey 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M Sec
Ms Helena Claringbold 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Justine Clarke 01/08/2016 31/07/2021 Vic M
Mr Timothy Connellan 01/07/2015 30/11/2024 Vic M
Ms Denise Connolly 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M N
Mr Stephen Conwell 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Angela Cranston 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW M
Ms Jennifer Cripps Watts 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW M So
Dr Bridget Cullen 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Qld M
Mr Brendan Darcy 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Susan De Bono 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic N So
Mr Antonio Dronjic 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M
Ms Michelle East 06/02/2017 05/02/2024 WA G M
Mr Michael Edgoose 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M
Mr Colin Edwardes 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 WA F G M N V
Mr Peter Emmerton 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 SA M
Mr Tigiilagi Eteuati 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Qld M
Ms Rosa Gagliardi 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Nathan Goetz 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Dominique Grigg 25/03/2016 30/06/2024 Qld F G T
Ms Fiona Hewson 01/07/2015 30/09/2017 Vic So
Ms Geraldine Hoeben 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Dr Colin Huntly 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA M
Ms Mireya Hyland 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Mark Hyman 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G So
Mr Michael Judd 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA M
Ms Nora Lamont 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Sheridan Lee 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M
Mr Simon Letch 16/05/2016 15/05/2019 Qld So
Mr Joseph Lindsay 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Shane Lucas 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 Vic M
Mr Paul Maishman 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 WA M N So
Mr Russell Matheson 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 NSW M
Mr David McCulloch 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Nicholas McGowan 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Karen McNamara 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 NSW F M
Ms Amanda Mendes Da Costa 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 Vic M
Ms Alison Mercer 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M
Mr Justin Meyer 04/04/2016 03/04/2021 Vic M
Ms Helen Moreland 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic So
Ms Jade Murphy 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Steven Norman 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Kim Parker 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic G N T V
Mr Jason Pennell 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Regina Perton OAM 09/08/2004 04/09/2024 Vic G F N Sec So V
Mr Hugh Sanderson 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Ms Hannelore Schuster 06/02/2017 05/02/2024 NSW F So
Ms Mary Sheargold 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M
Ms Frances Simmons 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Christopher Smolicz 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA M
Ms Perrohean Sperling PSM 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic N So
Ms Linda Symons 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Jeffrey Thomson 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Qld G So
Ms Kate Timbs 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M So
Mr David Tucker 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 NSW M N So
Ms Mary Urquhart 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 Vic M
Mr Peter Vlahos 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Vic M
Mr Robert Wilson 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Mr Paul Windsor 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Mr Stephen Witts 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M N Sec So
Members – Part-time
Dr Ion Alexander 02/08/2004 30/09/2024 NSW F G V
Mr Matt Amundsen 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Qld So
Ms Robyn Anderson 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M So
Mr William Appleton 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic G So
Ms Joanne Bakas 01/07/2015 31/12/2024 SA M So
Mr Sean Baker 01/07/2015 30/06/2021 Vic M
Ms Wendy Banfield 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr David Barker 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Michelle Baulch 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Tas So
Ms Angela Beckett 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Professor David Ben-Tovim 26/02/2016 25/02/2021 SA G
Dr Timothy Bohane 01/07/2015 25/05/2019 NSW G So
Ms Alexandra Bordujenko 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 Qld G So
Ms Margret Bourke 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M
Ms Suzanne Boyce 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Qld N
Ms Rhonda Bradley 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 Qld N So
Ms Stephanie Brakespeare 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA So
Dr Christhilde Breheny 01/07/2015 30/06/2023 Tas So
Ms Tina Bubutievski 01/04/2016 31/03/2019 NSW So
Dr William Budiselik 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 WA So
Ms Nicole Burns 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Kate Buxton 01/07/2015 15/05/2019 Qld G So
Mr Alex Byers 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Qld So
Dr Louise Bygrave 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW F G N So V
Dr Niall Cain 01/07/2015 15/05/2019 Vic G So
Mr Andrew Cameron 14/03/2016 13/03/2021 Vic G
Ms Catherine Carney-Orsborn 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Andrew Carson 25/03/2016 24/03/2019 Vic So
Ms Jennifer Cavanagh 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 Qld G So
Ms Christine Cody 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Erika Cornwell 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 NSW So
Dr Michael Couch 05/04/2012 30/06/2024 NSW G V
Ms Gabrielle Cullen 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Steven Cullimore 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA So
Ms Jean Cuthbert 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW G So
Ms Jennifer D’Arcy 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 NSW So
Mr John Devereux 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 Qld So
Ms Kruna Dordevic 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW So
Mr Marshal Douglas 30/05/2016 29/05/2019 NSW G So V
Ms Amanda Ducrou 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 Vic So
Mr Bronte Earl 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA So
Ms Kathryn Edmonds 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Ms Anne-Marie Elias 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 NSW So
Ms Nicola Findson 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 WA M
Ms Tania Flood 01/07/2015 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 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Qld So
Ms Lana Gallagher 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 WA G M So T V
Ms Danielle Galvin 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic M
Mr Ian Garnham 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Mr Nicholas Gaudion 11/04/2013 10/04/2023 NSW F G T
Mr Steve Georgiadis 01/07/2015 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 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Ms Anne Grant 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 Vic M So
Ms Jocelyn Green 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 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 Patricia Hall 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Qld So
Mr George Hallwood 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 SA G
Mr Adam Halstead 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 NSW So
Ms Tamara Hamilton-Noy 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 Vic So
Mr Christopher Hardy 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Michael Hawkins 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld M
Dr Susan Hoffman 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 WA M So
Ms Linda Holub 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Mr Michael Horsburgh AM 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 NSW So
Ms Penelope Hunter 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Dr William Isles 05/04/2012 30/06/2024 NSW F G N V
Ms Meredith Jackson 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Qld M N So
Mr Peter Jensen 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Qld G So
Mr Michael Jones 01/07/2015 01/10/2024 WA So
Ms Kate Juhasz 30/05/2016 29/05/2023 Qld So
Ms Christine Kannis 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 WA M So
Mr Marten Kennedy 01/07/2015 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
Ms Elisa Kidston 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 Qld So
Mr Robert King 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Qld So
Dr Eric Knight 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW So
Ms Helen Kroger 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 Vic G M
Ms Donna Lambden 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 SA So
Ms Julia Leonard 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Mr Stephen Lewinsky 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Vic G So
Ms Susan Lewis 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic So
Ms Christine Long 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 NSW M So
Mr John Longo 01/07/2015 31/12/2024 Vic So
Ms Katie Malyon 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Mr Michael Manetta 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 SA So
Dr Geoffrey Markov 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic So
Ms Jane Marquard 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 NSW M
Ms Maxina Martellotta 01/07/2015 31/03/2019 WA N So
Mr Andrew Maryniak QC 01/10/2017 30/09/2024 Vic F G N T V
Dr Graham Maynard 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Qld G V
Ms Sally Mayne 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW So
Ms Melissa McAdam 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Professor Ronald McCallum AO 05/08/2013 04/08/2018 NSW F G N
Mr David McKelvey 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Qld G So
Mr Alan McMurran 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 NSW M
Ms Fiona Meagher 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Qld M N
Ms Kathryn Millar 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 SA G M N So
Mr Paul Millar 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Adrienne Millbank 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 Qld M
Ms Lilly Mojsin 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M
Ms Carmel Morfuni 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Mara Moustafine 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M Sec
Ms Alison Murphy 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic M
Mr Jack Nalpantidis 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Vic So
Dr Bennie Ng 25/03/2016 24/03/2021 Vic F G
Mr Paul Noonan 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic M So
Mr Mark O’Loughlin 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 SA F G M N V
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Rtd) 01/09/2011 30/09/2024 SA F G Sec V
Mr Christopher Packer 16/01/2017 15/01/2024 Vic M
Mr Neil Pope AM 01/12/2017 30/11/2024 Vic N So
Dr Julie Quinlivan 01/07/2015 30/06/2023 ACT G So
Mr Seamus Rafferty 30/05/2016 29/05/2021 WA G M So
Dr Aruna Reddy 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic G So
Ms Andrea Schiwy 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Tas So
Dr Harry Schwarz 01/07/2015 25/05/2019 Vic So
Mr Rodger Shanahan 01/07/2015 30/06/2024 NSW M Sec
Ms Wan Shum 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Mr James Silva 02/08/2016 01/08/2021 NSW M
Ms Rania Skaros 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Ms Roslyn Smidt 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 NSW M
Ms Alison Smith 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 Vic So
Ms Meena Sripathy 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 NSW M
Ms Frances Staden 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 ACT So
Ms Rosemary Stafford 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 Qld G So
Dr Leslie Stephan 26/06/2015 25/06/2020 SA G V
Mr Brian Stooke AM 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic M
Ms Jennifer Strathearn 01/07/2015 30/09/2024 SA M So
Dr Bruce Swanson 01/07/2016 30/06/2019 SA G So
Ms Karen Synon 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Vic M
Ms Sandra Taglieri 05/08/2013 04/08/2018 Tas F G N
Ms Robin Taylor 01/07/2016 30/06/2019 NSW So
Mr Ian Thompson 05/08/2013 04/08/2018 SA F G N
Ms Susan Trotter 01/07/2015 29/06/2020 Qld M N So
Dr Robert Walters RFD 16/11/2006 30/11/2024 Tas F G V
Mr Alexander Ward 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 SA G V
Brigadier Anthony Warner AM LVO (Rtd) 15/06/2005 31/08/2018 WA F G N Sec T V
Mr Simon Webb 16/07/2001 04/12/2024 ACT G F Sec V
Ms Yvonne Webb 01/07/2015 30/06/2019 SA So
Mr Richard West 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic G M
Dr Peter Wilkins MBE 24/08/2006 25/02/2021 ACT G
Ms Judith Williams 01/07/2015 15/05/2019 Qld So
Ms Allison Windsor 01/07/2015 15/11/2024 SA So
Ms Amy Wood 01/07/2017 30/06/2024 Vic G

a Full-time Deputy President from 1 July 2018

Table A1.2 shows the number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each of the AAT’s divisions at 30 June 2018.

Table A1.2 Number of Senior Members and Members assigned to each AAT division, 30 June 2018
DIVISION SENIOR MEMBER
FULL-TIME
SENIOR MEMBER
PART-TIME
MEMBER
FULL-TIME
MEMBER
PART-TIME
TOTAL
Freedom of Information 8 9 6 14 37
General 14 15 9 46 84
Migration and Refugee 21 8 56 56 141
National Disability Insurance Scheme 11 2 9 17 39
Security 6 2 3 5 16
Social Services and Child Support 4 2 16 86 108
Taxation and Commercial 3 10 2 4 19
Veterans’ Appeals 9 10 5 17 41

Appointments and cessations

New appointments – term commenced in 2017–18

Deputy Presidents

Stephen Boyle

Richard Hanger QC

Brian Rayment QC

Senior Members

John Black

Robert Cameron

Grant Chapman

Paul Clauson

Richard Ellis

Dr Michelle Evans

Lisa Hespe

Brenton Illingworth

Michael Ison

James Lambie

Justin Owen

Rodrigo Pintos-Lopez

Christopher Puplick AM

Members

Ian Berry

Thomas Bishop

Suzanne Boyce

Simone Burford

Catherine Burnett-Wake

Scott Clarey

Stephen Conwell

Dr Bridget Cullen

Susan De Bono

Michael Edgoose

Colin Edwardes

Peter Emmerton

Danielle Galvin

Nathan Goetz

George Hallwood

Hollie Hughes

Mireya Hyland

Meredith Jackson

Elisa Kidston

Helen Kroger

Nora Lamont

Sheridan Lee

Joseph Lindsay

Christine Long

Shane Lucas

Paul Maishman

Andrew Maryniak QC

Karen McNamara

Amanda Mendes Da Costa

Helen Moreland

Carmel Morfuni

Jade Murphy

Mark O’Loughlin

Jason Pennell

Neil Pope AM

Mary Sheargold

Perrohean Sperling PSM

Brian Stooke AM

David Tucker

Alexander Ward

Richard West

Stephen Witts

Amy Wood

Reappointments – term commenced in 2017–18

Deputy Presidents

Ian Molloy

Francis O’Loughlin

John Sosso

Senior Members

Diana Benk

Michael Cooke

Dr Damien Cremean

Ann Cunningham

Ann Duffield

Louie Hawas

Gina Lazanas

Donald Morris

Louise Nicholls

Dr Teresa Nicoletti

Peter Taylor SC

Rachel Westaway

Perry Wood

Antoinette Younes

Members

Dr Ion Alexander

Matt Amundsen

Joanne Bakas

Wendy Banfield

Dr William Budiselik

Catherine Carney-Orsborn

Jennifer Cavanagh

Helena Claringbold

Timothy Connellan

Dr Michael Couch

Gabrielle Cullen

Jennifer D’Arcy

Kruna Dordevic

Neil Foster

Rosa Gagliardi

Nicholas Gaudion

Jocelyn Green

Dominique Grigg

Christopher Hardy

Fiona Hewson

Michael Horsburgh AM

Dr William Isles

Peter Jensen

Michael Jones

Marten Kennedy

Robert King

Donna Lambden

Stephen Lewinsky

John Longo

Katie Malyon

Melissa McAdam

David McCulloch

Nicholas McGowan

David McKelvey

Kathryn Millar

Lilly Mojsin

Mara Moustafine

Jack Nalpantidis

Steven Norman

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ormston (Rtd)

Regina Perton OAM

Rodger Shanahan

Frances Simmons

Frances Staden

Rosemary Stafford

Jennifer Strathearn

Linda Symons

Mary Urquhart

Dr Robert Walters RFD

Brigadier Anthony Warner AM LVO (Rtd)

Simon Webb

Allison Windsor

Members – term ended in 2017–18

Deputy Presidents

The Hon Justice Tony Pagone

Katherine Bean

Christopher Kendall

The Hon Justice Nye Perram

The Hon Justice Antony Siopis

Senior Members

Rodney Dunne

Egon Fice

Naida Isenberg

James Popple

Jill Toohey

Irene Tsiakas

Chelsea Walsh

Members

Jane Bishop

Clyde Campbell

Neill Campbell

Terry Carney

Lynne Coulson Barr

Warren Evans

Mark Fuller

Peter Higgins

Dr Gordon Hughes AM

Hollie Hughes

Dr Bernard Hughson

Jillian Moir

Sophia Panagiotidis

Amanda Paxton

Bryan Pickard

Saxon Rice

Anne Shanahan

Annette Sheffield

Angela Smith

Dr Saw Hooi Toh

Andrea Treble

Profiles

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 as a Deputy President of the AAT 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 AAT in 2001 and later as a full-time Senior Member in 2003. He was previously 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 as a Deputy President of the AAT 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 as a Deputy President of the AAT and assigned to be Division Head on 25 March 2016 for a term of three years.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr Walsh served as an acting Deputy President of the AAT 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 SSAT (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

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 MRT and RRT 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 RRT from 2000 to 2005, the MRT and RRT 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 was a Deputy Division Head of the Social Services & Child Support Division until 15 January 2018. 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 MRT and RRT from 2003 to 2007.

Ms Tsiakas was appointed as a part-time member of the SSAT 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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