Georgina Costello SC

Member of the plaintiff team in the ongoing "Robodebt" class action in the Federal Court. 

Fairbrother & Ors v Bald Hills Wind Farm Pty Ltd (S ECI 2020 00471) for the plaintiffs in an ongoing common law negligence/nuisance case in the Victorian Supreme Court. 

Minister for Home Affairs v DUA16 [2019] FCAFC 221, appeal regarding the impact of fraudulent conduct on an administrative decision.

ERY17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 357, appeal regarding judicial review principles around "internal relocation" within a refugee's country of origin. 

Counsel for Australian Education City in judicial review proceedings against Victorian State parties in the Victorian Supreme Court in an ongoing matter (S ECI 2019 03890)

Counsel for the Director of Consumer Affairs in an ongong consumer law case in the Federal Court: Director of Consumer Affairs v Vic Solar Technologies P/L & Anor  VID111/2019

Counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions in a series of proceeds of crime matters including a county court trial in Nguyen v Director of Public Prosecutions [2019] VCC 165

McGrath v Director-General, National Archives of Australia (2017/2115; 2014/1330-1335; 2014/1337; 2014/1342; 2014/5348-5358; 2014/5360; 2014/5362-5364) AAT case (judgment reserved) regarding access to documents in the National Archives regarding the Timor Gap and oil negotiations

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v CPA16 [2019] FCAFC 40, migration appeal (Full Federal Court)

Kio v Minister for Home Affairs (No 2) [2019] FCA 1293 and Kio v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 579, judicial review case concerning a visa refusal on character grounds

Chetcuti v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2019] FCAFC 112, migration appeal (Full Federal Court)

Counsel for an industry superannuation fund in the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry

CEU19 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCA 1050, case concerning negligence claims and transfer of a refugee from Nauru

MZAOL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection  [2019] FCAFC 68, migration appeal (Full Federal Court) 

Counsel for the plaintiffs in a Victorian Supreme Court case alleging negligence regarding land contamination and nuisance: Samawi v Wellington Shire Council & Anor | S CI 2017 01949 (resolved out of court in 2018)

Lam v Lam & Ors; Lam v Nguyen & Ors [2017] HCASL 282, Lam v Lam (No 2) [2017] VSCA 247, Lam v Lam [2017] VSCA 173, Lam v Lam & Ors [2016] VSC 298, counsel for the respondents at trial and in subsequent appeals in a case concerning alleged fraud and forgeries in the context of property law matters

Majid Karami Kamasaee v The Commonwealth of Australia & Ors (Victorian Supreme Court) member of the  counsel team for the plaintiff in the Manus Island class action, which settled in 2017

AGG17 v Commonwealth of Australia [2018] FCA 242, case involving public interest immunity claims in the context of an ADJR Act proceeding concerning seizure and forfeiture of an alleged bogus document

Shrestha v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Ghimire v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Acharya v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] HCA 35; (2018) 359 ALR 22, counsel for the three appellants in High Court appeals concerning the construction of student visa related legislation

BXK15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 76, counsel for the appellant in a Full Federal Court appeal in relation to judicial review of a protection visa decision

BRF038 v Republic of Nauru [2017] HCA 44, (2017) 349 ALR 67, counsel for the appellant in a High Court appeal from the Supreme Court of Nauru regarding procedural fairness in judicial review