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The Commission currently has three part-time members appointed by the Governor of Western Australia, although the Commission may consist of up to five members (two full-time and three part-time). Of the part-time members, one is to be a private legal practitioner with not less than eight years’ experience; one is to be a person engaged in the teaching of law at a university in the State; and one must be an officer of the State Solicitors Office.
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Ms Mary Anne Kenny (Chair)
Mary Anne Kenny
was elected Chair of the Commission
on 22 October 2008. She has been with the Commission since 15 February 2006 as the academic member. She is a Senior Lecturer in Law. She is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (BJuris, LLB (Hons)) and from the University of Iowa (LLM International and Comparative Law). She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1993 and is a registered Migration Agent. Ms Kenny has been at Murdoch University sine 1997 when she was involved in establishing the clinical legal education program at SCALES in 1997. She was the Director of the clinical program from 2000-2005. Prior to working at Murdoch University Ms Kenny worked for Legal Aid WA and for the Youth Legal Service.
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Mr Robert Mitchell SC
Robert Mitchell joined the Commission in December 2007. He is a Deputy State Solicitor employed in the State Solicitor's Office, where he has worked in various capacities since 1989. He provides advice and acts as counsel for the State government and its agencies in relation to a range of matters, principally in the areas of administrative and constitutional law, environmental and planning law, resources law and commercial litigation. He was appointed Senior Counsel in November 2007. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (BJuris (Hons), LLB, LLM). |
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Mr Joseph McGrath
Joe McGrath is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (BA (Hons), LLM), the Australian National University (LLB) and the London School of Economics (LLM). He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1991 and has been at the independent bar since March 2001. Prior to this, Mr McGrath was a Senior Assistant Director at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. He is currently a member of the Council of the Western Australian Bar Association and practices primarily in the area of complex criminal matters (corporate) and law enforcement issues arising in the criminal justice system.
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