+ New South Wales Law Almanac FOR 1981 Issued under the Authority of the HON. F. J. WALKER, LL.M., M.P. Attorney-General and Minister of Justice WALE THE NEW SOUTH ES i ss octta i BAR A II D. WEST 1 GOVERNMENT PRINTER NEW SOUTH WALES i i i i © State of New South Wales through the Attorney General’s Department G 85470A—1 K 5043 2 © State of New South Wales through the Attorney General’s Department 3- This Almanac has been revised up to and including 5th September, 1980. A supplementary list of practitioners admitted on 7th November, and 17th December, 1980 is included. The current holders of the following offices will be recorded in each edition of the Almanac and the full list of earlier holders of such office will be printed every 5 years. Governor of New South Wales. Chief Justice of the High Court. Justices of the High Court. Chief Justice of New South Wales. Acting Chief Justice of New South Wales (appointed by Commission). President, Court of Appeal. Judges of Appeal. Additional Judges of Appeal (appointed by Commission). Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Judges of the Land and Valuation Court. Deputy Judges of the Land and Valuation Court. Additional Judges of the Land and Valuation Court (appointed by Commission). Judges of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales. Chairman, Judges of the Crown Employees Appeal Board. Correspondence concerning the Almanac should be addressed to: The Prothonotary, Supreme Court, © State of New South Wales through the Attorney General’s Department Box 2626 G.P.O., Sydney 2001 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Court Sittings .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 5 Dates of Barristers' and Solicitors' Examinations and Admissions 19 Law Almanac .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Calendars for 1980, 1981, 1982 .. .. .. .. . • 32 Regnal Table .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Official Directory .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Barristers—Seniority List .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 ., Alphabetical List .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 t• Non-practising List .. .. .. .. .. 110 Solicitors—Sydney City List .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 ., Sydney Suburban List .. .. .. .. .. 194 .. Sydney Suburbs List .. .. .. .. .. 227 .. Country List .. .. .. .. .. .. 257 .. Country Towns List .. .. .. .. .. 293 A.C.T. List .. .. .. .. .. .. 330 Index .. • • • • • . .. • • • • . • .. 345 © State of New South Wales through the Attorney General’s Department 5 APPOINTMENT OF SITTINGS FOR 1981 1. Sittings of the Central Criminal Court shall begin on Monday, 2nd February, 1981. 2. Other sittings of the Court shall be held at the places and begin at 10.00 a.m. on the dates mentioned below: Sydney .. .. Monday, 2nd February. Albury .. Monday, 30th March. Armidale .. Monday, 16th November. Bathurst .. .. Monday, 19th October. Broken Hill .. Monday, 17th August. Dubbo Tuesday, 9th June. Goulbum .. Monday, 9th February. Grafton .. Monday, 7th September. Griffith .. .. Monday, 28th September. Lismore .. Monday, 29th June. Narrabri .. Monday, 10th August. Narrandera .. Monday, 1st June. Newcastle .. .. Monday, 9th February (Civil). Monday, 2nd March (Criminal). Monday, 16th March (Civil). Monday, 11th May (Criminal). Monday, 1st June (Civil). Monday, 6th July (Civil). Monday, 10th August (Civil). Monday, 14th September (Criminal). Monday, 12th October (Civil). Monday, 9th November (Criminal). Orange .. .. Monday, 9th March. Tamworth .. Monday, 4th May. Wagga Wagga .. Monday, 20th July. Wollongong • . Monday, 16th February (Civil). Monday, 2nd March (Civil). Monday, 23rd March (Criminal). Monday, 6th April (Civil). Monday, 18th May (Civil). Monday, 15th June (Civil). Monday, 6th July (Criminal). Monday, 27th July (Civil). Wollongong .. Monday, 31st August (Civil). Monday, 28th September (Civil). © State of New South Wales througMh thoen Adttaoyrn,e 2y 6Gtehn eOracl’st oDbepearr t(mCenritminal). Monday, 23rd November (Civil). 6 3. The following proceedings will, unless Court otherwise orders be heard during the week in accordance with the table below. Court of Appeal .. Motions generally .. Monday. Common Law Divi- Applications by Summons or Friday. sion. Motion. (Judge). Applications for declarations Thursday. or for directions in matters in Commercial List. Applications by Summons or Monday to Motion. (Master). Wednesday. Equity Division .. Applications for an interim Any day at 10 injunction ; appointment of a.m. or at 2 p.m. a receiver; or relating to or at 3.45 p.m. the liberty of the subject— where no person has been served. Before Duty Judge. Proceedings relating to corn- Every sitting day. panics. Petitions to Wind- up. Other Company Applications Every sitting day. Witness proceedings .. Every sitting day. Other proceedings .. .. Every sitting day. Probate Division .. Applications before the Court Monday. Applications before the Tuesday Registrar. Family Law Division Applications before the Every sitting day, Registrar. 10.15 a.m. Protective Division All proceedings .. Wednesday, Administrative Law All proceedings .. .. Tuesday. Division. GAOL DELIVERIES 1st gaol Monday 16 March, 1981. 2nd gaol Tuesday 9 June, 1981. 3rd gaol Monday 14 September, 1981. 4th gaol Monday 7 December, 1981. VACATION The fixed vacation begins on 21st December, 1981 and the first day of term in 19©8 2S twatei lolf bNeew 1 Ssot uFthe Wbarluesa thrryo,u g1h9 t8he2 A.ttorney General’s Department • DISTRICT COURT SITTINGS 1981 All Sittings commence at 10 a.m. unless otherwise shown. The Mid Term Vacation commences on Saturday, 27th June and concludes on Sunday, 26th July. The Summer Vacation commences on Saturday, 19th December. All sittings are of one week's duration unless otherwise specified. Place Criminal and Special Jurisdiction Sydney .. .. Sittings of the District Court in its Criminal and Special Jurisdiction will commence at Sydney at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January, and will end when the summer vacation begins. Albury .. 10 a.m. on Mondays 9th February, 27th April; Tuesday, 9th June; Mondays, 10th August, 30th November. Armidale 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January; Mondays, 25th May, 12th October. Bathurst .. 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January; Mondays, 1st June, 17th August, 30th November. Bega 10 a.m. on Mondays, 2nd March, 17th August. Bourke .. .. 10 a.m. Mondays, 16th March, 19th October. Broken Hill .. .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 2nd March, 4th May; Tuesday, 9th June; Mondays, 14th September, 14th December. Campbelltown 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January; Mondays, 2nd March, 6th April, 4th May, 1st June. 27th July, 31st August; Tuesday, 6th October; Mondays, 2nd November, 7th December. (All sittings of 2 weeks duration.) Cessnock 12 noon on Mondays, 16th February, 31st August. Cobar .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 23rd March, 28th September. Coffs Harbour .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 2nd February (2 weeks), 22nd June, 26th October (2 weeks). Condobolin .. 11.30 a,m, on Monday, 16th February; © State of New South Wales thTrouuegshd thaey A, t4totrhne Ay Guegnuersatl.’s Department 8 Place Criminal and Special Jurisdiction Cooma 10 a.m. on Mondays, 16th February, 18th May, 16th November. Coonamble .. 10.30 a.m. on Mondays, 9th March, 18th May, 10th August, 26th October. Cootamundra .. 11.30 a.m. on Mondays, 30th March, 31st August, 14th December. Cowra .. 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 25th March; 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 4th August; 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 30th September. Deniliquin 10.30 amt. on Mondays, 23rd February, 22nd June, 2nd November. Dubbo .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 9th February, 6th April, 25th May, 24th August, 7th December. East Maitland .. .. 11.30 a.m. on Mondays, 23rd February, 23rd March, 27th April, 27th July, 12th October, 9th November. Forbes .. .. 10.30 a.m. on Mondays, 23rd February, 11th May; Tuesday, 6th October. Glen Innes .. 2.30 p.m. on Mondays, 16th February, 18th May; 19th October. Gosford 10 a.m. on Mondays, 16th February (2 weeks), 23rd March, (2 weeks), 27th April (2 weeks); 15th June; 27th July, 31st August (2 weeks), 12th October, 16th November, 14th December. Goulburn 12 noon on Mondays, 9th March, 4th May, 22nd June, 7th September, 7th December. Grafton .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 23rd March, 27th July, 16th November. Griffith .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 16th March, 18th May, 17th August, 16th November. Gundagai .. 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January; Monday, 1st June; Tuesday, 6th October. Gunnedah .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 25th May, 2nd November. Hay .. 2.00 p.m. on Mondays, 2nd March, 7th September. Inverell .. 2.30 p.m. on Monday, 16th March; Tuesday. © State of New South Wale4st thhr oAuugghu thset ;A Mttoornnedya Gye, n2e3rarld’s DNeopvaermtmbenetr. 9 Place Criminal and Special Jurisdiction Kempsey.. .. 10.30 a.m. Mondays, 23rd February, 11th May, 9th November. Leeton .. 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, 4th March, 9th September. Lismore .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 2nd March, 1st June. 10th August, 30th November (all sittings of 2 weeks duration). Lithgow 12 noon on Mondays, 30th March; 15th June; 23rd November. Liverpool .. Sittings of the Court in its Criminal and Special Jurisdiction will commence at Liverpool at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January, and will end when the summer vacation begins. Moree .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 30th March, 24th August, 14th December. Moruya .. 10 a.m. on Monday, 6th April; Tuesday, 6th October. Mudgee .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 16th March, 22nd June, 31st August, 9th November. Murwillumbah .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 2nd February, 4th May; Tuesday, 6th October. Muswellbrook .. 2 p.m. on Monday, 30th March; Tuesday 6th October. Narrabri .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 6th April, 21st September. Narrandera .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 16th February; 15th June; 19th October. Newcastle .. .. 12 noon on Tuesday, 27th January; Mondays, 2nd March, 6th April, 11th May; Tuesday, 9th June; Mondays, 10th August, 14th September, 19th October, 23rd November, (all sittings of 3 weeks duration). Nowra .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 11th Maya 23rd November. Nyngan 10 a.m. on Monday, 27th July. Orange .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 2nd February, 27th April; 15th June; 7th September, 16th _ © State of New South Wales thNrouogvh ethme Abtteorrn.ey General’s Department . _ 10 Place Criminal and Special Jurisdiction Parkes .. .. 10.30 a.m. on Mondays, 13th April, 21st September. Parramatta .. Sittings of the District Court in its Criminal and Special Jurisdiction will commence at Parramatta at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January and will end when the summer vacation begins. Queanbeyan .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 23rd March, 1st June, 24th August, 9th November. Quirindi .. 10 a.m. on Monday, 17th August. Scone .. .. 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 19th August. Singleton .. 12 noon on Mondays, 9th March, 7th September. Tamworth .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 2nd February, 1st June (2 weeks); Tuesday, 4th August; Monday, 16th November. Taree .. 11.30 a.m. on Mondays, 16th March, 22nd June, 9th November. Wagga Wagga .. 10 a.m. on Mondays, 2nd February, 6th April, 25th May, 14th September, 7th December. Wentworth .. .. 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, 12th May, 24th November. Wollongong .. 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 27th January; Mondays, 16th March, 13th April; Tuesday, 9th June; Mondays, 27th July, 14th September, 19th October, 30th November. (All sittings of 3 weeks duration.) Wyalong .. 2 p.m. Monday, 24th August. Yass .. 2 p.m. on Mondays, 18th May, 21st September. Young .. .. 12 noon on Mondays, 23rd March, 28th September. © State of New South Wales through the Attorney General’s Department