Wanted: Chief Magistrate. Legal experience necessary.

The government announced today that it has appointed Chief Magistrate Ian Gray as a judge of the County Court, and State Coroner, with effect from 29 November 2012.That means there will a vacancy for the Chief's job. Although the job description probably won't include "herding cats", no doubt the successful application will need such dexterity …

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Monitoring the public interest

Andrew McIntosh, the Minister responsible for establishing an anti-corruption commission, recently announced the appointment of Brendan Murphy QC as Victoria's first Public Interest Monitor.The PIM is appointed under the Public Interest Monitor Act 2011. His role is to appear at the Supreme Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal when investigative agencies apply for confidential or secret …

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New member of the team

You may have noticed our posts were fewer and far between in September. Well, I've been busy ...Luke Manhattan was born this week. This photo was taken when he was three hours old.Welcome to the world, little man.