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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

(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 [...]

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,” [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]