Graeme regularly appears in migration and other administrative law matters, predominantly in the Federal Court and the High Court, and provides high level advice to both the Victorian and Commonwealth governments.
Before coming to the Bar, Graeme worked at the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and the Australian Government Solicitor for 12 years. He also worked as counsel assisting the Commonwealth Solicitor-General. In 1997-98 he was associate to Justice Hayne of the High Court of Australia.
In 2001 Graeme completed a Master’s degree at Columbia University, specialising in constitutional law. He has published widely on constitutional and administrative law, and is one of the co-authors of the 4th edition of Hanks on Constitutional Law.
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Owen Dixon Chambers West
Level 22 Room 19
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Administrative Law
- Appellate
- Constitutional Law
- Extradition Law
- Environment
- Freedom of Information
- Immigration
- Judicial Review
- Native Title
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (ANU)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)(ANU)
Master of Laws (Columbia)
Australian Capital Territory
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Griffiths v Northern Territory (No 3) [2016] FCA 900 (calculating compensation for extinguishment and impairment of native title rights)
Intralot [2015] VSCA 358 (validity under State constitution of secrecy provisions)
Snedden (2014) FCAFC 156 (extradition of person accused of war crimes)
Magaming [2013] HCA 40 (constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences)