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1 Rebekah Rodger Maurice Byers Chambers T: Level 60 MLC Centre, Martin Place F: Sydney NSW 2000 M: DX: 1070 Sydney Qualifications Aug 2014 April 2013 July 2005 Jun 1997 Jun 1996 Called to the Bar Diploma of Management Accredited as criminal law specialist by the Law Society of NSW Admitted as solicitor to the Supreme Court of NSW Graduated Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law (Hons) Macquarie University Experience Barrister Maurice Byers Chambers I have appeared or assisted more senior counsel in the following jurisdictions: Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court, Federal Court, District Court, Local Court, Coroner s Court, Police Integrity Commission and NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. My appearance work has included the conduct of criminal trials, sentence proceedings, bail applications, sentence and conviction appeals, interlocutory applications and mental health applications. Legal Aid NSW Solicitor in Charge, Snr Solictor, Solicitor Criminal Law Practice - Appearing for accused in the Supreme Court, District Court, and the Local Court for defended hearings, sentence matters, bail applications, interlocutory
2 applications, sentence and conviction appeals. Instructing in appeals to the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal. Responding to requests from various government departments including the Department of Justice and Attorney General and the New South Wales Law Reform Commission on issues involving criminal law. Department of Justice and A-G Criminal Law Review Division Policy Manager, Policy Officer Criminal Law Policy - Advising the Attorney General regarding current law and options for reform, as well as developing criminal law policy. Responding to Cabinet Minutes, drafting 2 nd reading speeches and attending Parliament to instruct the Attorney General about new legislation. Consulting Parliamentary Counsel in drafting legislation. Also chaired the Apprehended Violence Legal Issues Co-ordinating Committee (AVLICC) and the Youth Conduct Orders Advisory Committee (YCOAC). Drafted the Sexual Offences Working Party Report. Joan Baptie Solicitors Position held: Solicitor Mixed Criminal and Civil Practice - Instructing solicitor and advocate in the Supreme, District and Local court in a variety of matters. Office of the DPP (NSW) Associate to the Director, Legal Officer Criminal Law Practice - Preparing briefs and instructing in the prosecution of matters in the District Court and appeal proceedings in the Court of Criminal Appeal. Committees Chaired Apprehended Violence Legal Issues Apr 2009 Aug 2010 Coordinating Committee Youth Conduct Orders Advisory Committee Apr 2009 Aug 2010
3 Papers July Bail Decisions in the Court of Appeal, Court of Criminal Appeal and Supreme Court (Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Conference and Aboriginal Legal Service Criminal Law Conference) May Bail Decisions in the Court of Criminal Appeal and Supreme Court (Legal Aid NSW Lismore Criminal Law Conference) Dec 2014 Bail Act 2014 Amendment (Legal Aid NSW statewide presentation) July 2014 Bail Act 2013 Decisions in the Supreme Court of NSW (Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Conference) Mar 2014 The New Bail Act 2013 (Legal Aid NSW statewide presentation) Aug 2013 Criminal Appeals Submission on behalf of Legal Aid NSW to the NSW Law Reform Commission (assisted in preparing) July 2013 Appealing from the Local Court and the Children's Court to the District Court (revised paper for Legal Aid NSW in-house CLE program) July 2011 Bail Submission on behalf of Legal Aid NSW to the NSW Law Reform Commission (assisted in preparing) July 2010 Sexual Offences Working Party Discussion Paper (DJAG presentation) Nov 08 Appealing from the Local Court and the Children s Court to the District Court (Legal Aid NSW in-house CLE program) Aug 06 Recent Supreme Court Cases Relevant to Local Court Practice (Legal Aid
4 NSW Criminal Law Conference) May 06 District Court Appeals (Legal Aid NSW in-house CLE program) Sept 05 Bail Recent Decisions (Legal Aid NSW Criminal Law Conference) April 05 Character (Legal Aid NSW in- house CLE program) May 03 New Specialist Child Sexual Assault Jurisdiction for New South Wales (Australian Institute of Criminology Major National Conference Child Sexual Abuse: Justice Response or Alternative Resolution, Adelaide) May 02 First-Hand Hearsay - s Exception in Criminal Proceedings if Maker Not Available (Legal Aid NSW in-house CLE program) April 01 Case Note Regina v Tran (DC(NSW), 97/11/0064, Black DCJ, 2 February 2001, unreported in Butterworths Direct Link. Referees Justice Reginald Blanch Sophia Beckett Former CJ District Court NSW Barrister, Forbes Chambers (02) (02) rblanch@courts.nsw.gov.au Sophia.beckett@forbeschambers.com.au Judge Antony Townsden Sophie Callan District Court NSW Barrister, 12 th Floor Chambers (02) (02) Antony_townsden@agd.nsw.gov.au scallan@12thfloor.com.au
5 Cases of Note R v Kugor [2015] NSWCCA 14 EF v R [2015] NSWCCA 36 DPP (NSW) v Boatswain [2015] NSWCCA 185 R v Boatswain [2015] NSWSC 878
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