Project Contributors
The Bugmy Bar Book Project Committee is comprised of representatives of key justice agencies (including the NSW Public Defenders, NSW Director of Public Prosecutions, Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NT), and Legal Aid NSW, the judiciary (including nominees from the Supreme Court of NSW, ACT Supreme Court, NT Supreme Court, District Court of NSW, Local Court of NSW, Local Court of the Northern Territory, ACT Magistrates Court, NSW Children’s Court and NSW Judicial Commission), senior legal academics from UNSW, ANU and UTS, and members of the private legal profession.
Although the project originated and is based in NSW, the resources are designed for use across all Australian jurisdictions and the committee engages with stakeholders Australia-wide.
Project Staff
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Crystal Triggs
Project Director, Bugmy Bar Book
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Christopher McDonald
Senior Project and Policy Officer, Bugmy Bar Book
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Sharleigh Crittenden
Research and Education Project Officer, Bugmy Bar Book
Committee Members
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Rebecca McMahon
Co-Chair
Barrister, Forbes Chambers, Adjunct Associate Professor, UNSW
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Richard Wilson SC
Co-Chair
Deputy Senior Public Defender (NSW)
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Justice Belinda Baker
Judicial Nominee
ACT Supreme Court
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Justice Jenny Blokland AO
Judicial Nominee
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
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Justice Shane Gill
Judicial Nominee
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
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Justice Louise Taylor
Judicial Nominee
ACT Supreme Court
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Justice Dina Yehia
Judicial Nominee
Supreme Court of NSW
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Judge Sophia Beckett
Judicial Nominee
District Court of NSW
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Judge Anthony Hopkins
Local Court of the Northern Territory, Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU College of Law
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Judge Thomasin Opie
Judicial Nominee
Local Court of the Northern Territory
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Judge Paul Hayes
Judicial Nominee
Children’s Court of NSW
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Judge Emma Manea
Judicial Nominee
Local Court of NSW
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Professor Thalia Anthony
Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor Jill Hunter
Centre for Crime, Law and Justice, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW
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Nerita Waight
Chair, NATSILS; CEO, Victoria Aboriginal Legal Service
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Sophie Anderson
Barrister, Commercial Bank Chambers, NSW
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Damian Beaufils
Barrister, Black Chambers, NSW
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Josh Brock
Public Defender, NSW Public Defenders
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Danielle Captain-Webb
Senior Advocate, Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid NSW
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Sharon-Marie Hall
Senior Manager – Allied Professional Services/ Solicitor, Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
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Kimberley Hamer
Director, Aboriginal Services Branch, Legal Aid NSW
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Brett Hatfield SC
Crown Prosecutor, Crown Prosecutors’ Chambers, NSW
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Emma Hudson-Buhagiar
Senior Solicitor, Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT
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Emma Langton-French
Acting Solicitor in Charge, Community Legal Education Branch, Legal Aid NSW
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Vanessa Lesnie
Principal Consultant, Social Outcomes
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Ella Parkes-Talbot
Senior Solicitor, Criminal Law, Legal Aid NSW
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Sophie Parsons
In-House Counsel, Partner, Accredited Criminal Law Specialist, Doogue & George Defence Lawyers
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Ganur Maynard
Lawyer, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, NT
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Bryce Wilson
Lawyer, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, NT
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Prita Supomo
Research Lawyer, NSW Public Defenders
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Jennifer Wheeler
Research Lawyer, NSW Public Defenders
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Mark Zaki
Managing Lawyer, Research & Sentencing, Judicial Commission of NSW