The Honourable Justice Michael Walton was sworn-in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 8 December 2016. His Honour graduated with a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney in May 1979 and completed a fourth year Honours thesis on Shearers’ Communities, before working at the Australian Workers Union and the Gas Industry Salaried Officers Federation. This keen interest in industrial relations and advocacy resulted in his Honour attaining a Bachelor of Legal Studies from Macquarie University in 1987, being called to the Bar in 1989. His Honour was appointed a Judge and Vice President of the Industrial Relations Commission in December 1998, before being appointed President in 2014.
| Associate | Phone | |
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| Audrey Meaden | Associate to Justice Walton | (02) 9230 8775 |
Legal, cultural, or benevolent organisations
President of the Australian Judicial Officers Association |
Editorial Committee Member of the Australian Journal of Labour Law |
Member of the AJOA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence |
11 – 13 October |
Chair, Australian Judicial Officers Association (‘AJOA’) Colloquium in the position of President of AJOA (Canberra, Australia) |
30 – 31 August |
Supreme Court Annual Conference (Newcastle) |
11 October |
Opening address for the AJOA Colloquium (Canberra, Australia) |
22 August |
Chair, Review Committee, which had amongst its members the Hon. Robert French AC, Justice Steven Moore, Justice Darryl Rangiah and Justice Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson, concerning a research paper commissioned by the AJOA titled “Judicial Independence in Australia” authored by Jessica Kerr |
| 21 June | Presentation to David Pocock, Senator, in the capacity of President of the AJOA regarding the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023 |
| 5 June | Presentation to the Hon. Steven Jones, Assistant Treasurer, in the capacity of President of the AJOA regarding the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023 |
| 17 May | Presentation to the Hon. Mark Dreyfus, Commonwealth AttorneyGeneral, in the capacity of President of the AJOA regarding the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023 |
| 10 April | Presentation to the Hon. Steven Jones, Assistant Treasurer, in the capacity of President of the AJOA regarding the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023 |
AJOA Further Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, 2 May 2024 |
AJOA Supplementary Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Imposition Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, 22 April 2024 |
AJOA Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023, 23 February 2024 |
24 October |
Hosting Lord John Hendy KC, member of the House of Lords, Parliament of the United Kingdom whom delivered a speech at the Industrial Court of NSW titled ‘Labour law reform I the UK; a comparative analysis: the legal status of workers’ |
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