Appendix 1 – Membership
The tribunals’ members make decisions on applications for review. The members are appointed under the Migration Act 1958 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 1 July 2011 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 Sep 2007 | 30 Jun 2012 | M | Sydney |
Ms Amanda MacDonald | Deputy Principal Member | 1 Dec 2000 | 31 Mar 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr John Billings | Senior Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Melbourne |
Mr John Cipolla | Senior Member | 1 Feb 2000 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Sydney |
Ms Linda Kirk | Senior Member | 1 Jan 2009 | 31 Dec 2013 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Peter Murphy | Senior Member | 1 Jan 2009 | 31 Dec 2013 | M | Melbourne |
Dr Irene O’Connell* | Senior Member | 28 Aug 2000 | 31 Dec 2013 | F | Sydney |
Ms Kira Raif | Senior Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Sydney |
Mr Shahyar Roushan | Senior Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Sydney |
Mr Giles Short | Senior Member | 28 Jul 1997 | 31 Dec 2013 | M | Sydney |
Mr Donald Smyth | Senior Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Brisbane |
Dr Jennifer Beard | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Danica Buljan | Full-time Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Tony Caravella | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Perth |
Ms Ruth Cheetham | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Sydney |
Ms Denise Connolly | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr Richard Derewlany | Full-time Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Ms Dione Dimitriadis | Full-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Mr Antonio Dronjic | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Alan Duri | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Sydney |
Ms Suseela Durvasula | Full-time Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr Paul Fisher | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Patrick Francis | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Maria Rosa Gagliardi* | Full-time Member | 31 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Michelle Grau | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Brisbane |
Mr George Haddad | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Ismail Hasan | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Sydney |
Ms Margret Holmes | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Simon Jeans | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Mr Dominic Lennon* | Full-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Donald Lucas | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Alison Mercer | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Paul Millar | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Mr David Mitchell | Full-time Member | 7 Jul 1999 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Adam Moore | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Louise Nicholls | Full-time Member | 31 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr Charles Powles | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Andrew Rozdilsky | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Mr Hugh Sanderson | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Sydney |
Ms Wan Shum | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Sydney |
Mr James Silva | Full-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Sydney |
Mr Chris Smolicz | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Adelaide |
Ms Jan Spiers | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Brisbane |
Mr Fraser Syme | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Brisbane |
Ms Linda Symons | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Mrs Mary Urquhart | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Robert Wilson | Full-time Member | 1 Jul 2002 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Mr Sean Baker | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Sydney |
Ms Diane Barnetson | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Wendy Boddison* | Part-time Member | 28 Jul 1997 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Margie Bourke | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Melissa Bray | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Nicole Burns | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Mary Cameron | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Catherine Carney-Osborn | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Jennifer Ciantar | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Christine Cody | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr Timothy Connellan | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Mr Clyde Cosentino | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Brisbane |
Ms Angela Cranston | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Mr Glen Cranwell | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Brisbane |
Ms Gabrielle Cullen | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Megan Deane | Part-time Member | 23 Mar 2000 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr Ted Delofski | Part-time Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Mr David Dobell | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Sydney |
Mr Jonathon Duignan | Part-time Member | 8 Jan 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Ms Jennifer Ellis | Part-time Member | 15 Jun 1999 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Jennifer Eutick | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Brisbane |
Ms Bronwyn Forsyth | Part-time Member | 25 Sep 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Mila Foster | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Mr Steve Georgiadis | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Adelaide |
Mr Brook Hely | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Diane Hubble | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Lesley Hunt | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Brisbane |
Ms Sally Hunt | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Ms Rowena Irish | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Ms Naida Isenberg | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Sydney |
Mr Andrew Jacovides | Part-time Member | 19 Sep 1993 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Sydney |
Ms Deborah Jordan | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Suhad Kamand | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Josephine Kelly | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 June 2016 | F | Sydney |
Mr Marten Kennedy | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | M | Adelaide |
Ms Kay Kirmos | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Brisbane |
Mr Anthony Krohn | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Suzanne Leal | Part-time Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Mr Gary Ledson | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Patricia Leehy | Part-time Member | 28 Jul 1997 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Ms Christine Long | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Mr Bruce MacCarthy | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Sydney |
Ms Jane Marquard* | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Rosemary Mathlin | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 1993 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Ms Philippa McIntosh* | Part-time Member | 5 Sep 1993 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Sydney |
Ms Vanessa Moss | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Perth |
Ms Mara Moustafine* | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Mrs Sydelle Muling | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Andrew Mullin | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Sydney |
Ms Alison Murphy | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Ann O’Toole | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Sophia Panagiotidis | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Melbourne |
Ms Susan Pinto | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Pauline Pope | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Rania Skaros | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Sydney |
Ms Meena Sripathy | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Sydney |
Ms Pamela Summers | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Karen Synon | Part-time Member | 1 Oct 2001 | 30 Jun 2015 | F | Melbourne |
Mr Peter Tyler* | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2007 | 30 Jun 2015 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Alexis Wallace | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Brisbane |
Ms Phillippa Wearne | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2006 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Sydney |
Ms Belinda Wells | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Adelaide |
Ms Carolyn Wilson | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2009 | 30 Jun 2014 | F | Adelaide |
Mr David Young | Part-time Member | 14 Jul 2003 | 30 Jun 2014 | M | Melbourne |
Ms Kirsten Young | Part-time Member | 1 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2016 | F | Melbourne |
* On leave of absence at the Independent Protection Assessment Office (IPAO) or in the case of part-time members, working on IPAO matters.