Minister for Finance Robert Clark today announced the appointment of John McNeil to the Board of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA). “The VMIA is a statutory authority which provides insurance for state assets and risk management services to state departments and agencies,” Mr Clark said. “With over 30 years’ experience and a broad range [...]
New appointment to the Magistrates’ Court
7 February 2012 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of Simon Cooper to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. Mr Clark said Mr Cooper, a Crown Prosecutor with 32 years’ legal experience, would be a valuable addition to the court. “Mr Cooper was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1980 and became a member [...]
New appointments to the County Court
7 February 2012 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of Michael Macnamara, Bill Stuart SC and Barbara Cotterell as County Court judges. Mr Clark said all three appointees had demonstrated significant professional achievement in their legal careers and would bring considerable experience to their positions. Michael Macnamara practised as a solicitor for 17 years prior to serving [...]
New appointment to the Court of Appeal
7 February 2012 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced that Justice Robert Osborn has been appointed to the Court of Appeal. Justice Osborn will fill the place recently vacated by the retirement of Justice David Ashley. Mr Clark said Justice Osborn was a highly regarded figure in the Victorian legal community, bringing many years of experience to the position. [...]
Two new members for Sentencing Advisory Council
14 December 2011 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of Ms Kornelia Zimmer and Sergeant Peter Dikschei to the board of the Sentencing Advisory Council (SAC). “The Victorian Coalition Government committed in opposition to expand the membership of the Sentencing Advisory Council board to include a member from a victim-run support or advocacy group, and a member [...]
The Quest for Rights
13 December 2011 By
(Edited version of speech introducing the 2011 VEOHRC Human Rights Oration at ZINC, Federation Square, Melbourne) I am sure you are as interested as I am in Bernard Salt’s answer to the question posed for today’s Oration – “How will demographic change shape our community, and what have rights got to do with it?” It [...]
Victorian Coalition Government acts swiftly on drinking while driving
6 December 2011 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced that the Victorian Coalition Government has introduced legislation to amend the Road Safety Act to prevent people from consuming alcohol while driving a motor vehicle. “We recognised this problem, committed to fixing it and moved swiftly to ensure that this anomaly is dealt with ahead of the Christmas holiday period,” [...]
Funding injection for online law handbook
5 December 2011 By
Victoria’s Law Handbook Online will continue to provide free legal information to the Victorian community following a Victorian Coalition Government funding injection of $110,000, Attorney-General Robert Clark announced today. Mr Clark said the funding would be directed towards the development and updating of legal information to be included in the Law Handbook Online. “This initiative [...]
Survey results give Victorians a say on sentencing
5 December 2011 By
The Victorian Coalition Government today published the results of its MyViews Sentencing Survey, in which more than 18,500 Victorians took part. Attorney-General Robert Clark said the Sentencing Survey received a strong response from Victorians who welcomed the opportunity to have their say on sentencing. “The MyViews Sentencing Survey is another example of the Victorian Coalition [...]
New appointment to Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
29 November 2011 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of Mr Philip Ginnane to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. Mr Clark said Mr Ginnane was a respected barrister who has practised in both civil and criminal law. “His extensive advocacy experience in the areas of commercial, insolvency and administrative and employment law makes Mr Ginnane a valuable [...]
New appointments to VCAT
29 November 2011 By
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of three new full time members to VCAT and the promotion of three existing members. Mr Ian Lulham has been promoted to the position of Deputy President, Mr Jonathan Smithers has been appointed as a full time senior member, and Mr Ian Proctor and Ms Genevieve Nihill have [...]
Commonwealth’s pay equity announcement leaves key questions unanswered
10 November 2011 By
The Victorian Coalition Government strongly supports the principle of gender pay equity. The Victorian Government is the only government to have set aside specific funding towards an outcome in the pay equity case currently before Fair Work Australia (FWA). In the 2011-12 Budget, the Victorian Government set aside $200 million over four years to fund [...]