Committees

The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Steering Committee, which was established in 1993, meets to discuss the Court’s ADR processes and consider ways in which they might be improved.

The Committee works to encourage the use of ADR (particularly mediation) in resolving disputes, and to ensure the Court has adequate resources to provide this service. The Committee makes recommendations to the Chief Justice in pursuit of these objectives, consulting with other courts and external organisations where appropriate.

Members

The Hon. Justice Julie Ward (Chair)

The Hon. Justice Natalie J Adams

The Hon. Justice Nicholas Chen

The Hon. Justice Anthony McGrath

Ms. Rebel Kenna A/Executive Director and Principal Registrar

Ms. Leonie Walton, Equity Registrar

Ms. Jennifer Hedge, Registrar, Common Law Case Management

Mr. John Fernon SC (Bar Association representative)

Ms. Caroline Hutchinson (Law Society representative)

The Supreme Court Education Committee, in partnership with the Judicial Commission of New South Wales, plans and organises continuing judicial education for judges of the Court.

Members

The Hon. Justice Anna Mitchelmore (Chair)

The Hon. Justice Anthony Payne

The Hon. Justice Peter Hamill

The Hon. Justice Mark Ierace

The Hon. Justice Elisabeth Peden

The Hon. Justice Scott Nixon

Ms. Rebel Kenna, A/Executive Director and Principal Registrar

Ms. Catherine Kenny, Director Research and Education, Judicial Commission of NSW (Convenor)

The Information Technology Committee meets to assess the information technology needs of judicial officers and their staff, the technology facilities in courtrooms throughout the State used by the Court and to review the implementation of IT services.

Members

The Hon. Justice Peter Garling RFD (Chair)

The Hon. Justice Fabian Gleeson

The Hon. Justice Sarah McNaughton

Ms. Rebel Kenna, A/Executive Director and Principal Registrar

Nick Sanderson-Gough, Manager, Court Operations & Communications

Nathan Gray, Assistant Manager, Court Operations & Communications

Ms. Jane Mathison, Information & Digital Services

Mr. Jay Huntley, Information & Digital Services

Mr. Peter Xenos, Information & Digital Services

Mr. Paul Falconer, Information & Digital Services

The Rules Committee meets as required to consider proposed changes to the Supreme Court Rules 1970 with a view to increasing the efficiency of the Court’s operations and reducing cost and delay in accordance with the requirements of access to justice. The Committee is a statutory body that has the power to alter, add to, or rescind any of the Rules contained in, or created under, the Supreme Court Act 1970. The Committee’s membership is defined in Section 123 of the Act and includes representatives from each Division of the Court and key organisations within the legal profession. Many of the rules that govern civil proceedings are now incorporated in the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. In these circumstances, fewer meetings of the Rule Committee have been required.

Members

The Hon. Andrew Bell, Chief Justice (Chair)

The Hon. Justice Christine Adamson

The Hon. Justice Robertson Wright

The Hon. Justice Natalie J Adams

Ms. Rebel Kenna, A/Executive Director and Principal Registrar (Secretary)

The Hon. Andrew Bell, Chief Justice

The Hon. Justice Stephen Rothman AM

The Hon. Acting Justice Monika Schmidt AM

The Hon. Justice Ian Harrison (Chair)

The Hon. Justice James Stevenson

Mr. Chris Winslow, Media Manager

Ms. Juliette Brodsky, Media Liaison Officer

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