Georgia McMaster

Independence
• Conducted many jury trials as Counsel on behalf of the Crown since 2001; provided opinions / recommendations (as required) to the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to charges to be pursued or discontinued based on available evidence and law.

Significant trials
• Prosecuted multi-complainant sexual assault trials involving tendency and coincidence evidence, trials involving children as complainants, multi-offender trials for serious assaults, and police officers for various matters including possession of child abuse material, child sexual assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Leadership
• Briefed to instruct and/or lead many junior prosecutors in their first jury trial; lectured at the Police College in courses from detectives to superintendents on current law.

BARRISTER – 2005-2020
Northern Territory Bar (2005 – 2020)
Victorian Bar (2019 – 2020)

LECTURER – 2012-2015
Charles Darwin University – School of Law
• criminal law, evidence, advocacy, business law, supervision/marking
of honours and masters candidates

CONSULTANT – 2011-2012
NT Police Training College, Criminal Investigation Development Unit
• Developed online training package for the newly introduced uniform
evidence legislation; delivered relevant training to all levels of police
throughout the Territory

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, ODPP NT – 2008;2015 – 2017
Trial counsel, retained for varying periods during staff shortages

AD HOC LECTURER – 2004-2019
Police Training College
• Presenting various law and evidence subjects on detective training
courses, recruit training and investigation training courses

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE – 1997
• Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
• Entered on High Court Roll
• Member of the Law Society of the Northern Territory

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
• Bachelor of Laws – 1996

ST HILDA’S SCHOOL, Queensland
• Senior Certificate – 1989

AUSTRALIAN BAR ASSOCIATION
• Advanced Trial Advocacy Course, Brisbane – 2014

POLICE COLLEGE, Northern Territory
• Awarded Certificate IV – Training and Development – 2012

Professional Involvement

Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Australian Bar Association – 2018-2019
• Committee member (NT Representative)

Community Visitors Panel, Alcohol Mandatory Treatment scheme – 2014-2017
• Chairperson; responsible for Ministerial report per legislation

Advanced Advocacy Course, Australian Bar Association – Dhaka, Bangladesh – 2011
• Presenter

Community Visitors Panel, Mental Health and Related Services Act (NT) – 2010-2014
• Legal panel member

Equal Opportunity Committee, Law Council of Australia – 2009-2016
• Committee member

Northern Territory Bar Association – 2009-2011
• Vice-president

Australian Women Lawyers – 2006-2009
• President (2008-2009)
• Vice-president; presented paper at inaugural South African Women Lawyers
Association, Johannesburg (invited by South African Minister for Justice)
• Secretary
• Board member

Legal Practitioner’s Complaints Committee, NT Law Society – 2005-2008
• Legal member

Northern Territory Women Lawyers Association – 2005-2008
• Member

Northern Territory Bar Association – 2005-2020
• Member

Biennial ODPP Conference, Kakadu, NT – 2004
• Presented paper on the Criminal Property Forfeiture Act (NT)

Inaugural Australian Confiscation Forum, Melbourne – 2003
• Represented NT Director of Public Prosecutions

Law Handbook, NT Legal Aid publication – 2003-2013
• Edited chapter “Police Powers” in each new edition

Mock trials, schools, Law Society, CDU – 2000-2019
• Participated in various mock-court competitions for schools, as well as those coordinated by the NT Law Society during Law week; seminars at the Charles Darwin University as well as assisting in the Advocacy course as taught by Rex Wild QC / Supreme Court

Darwin Community Legal Service – 1996-2020
• Volunteer legal advisor

Community Involvement

Noonamah Horse and Pony Club – 2007-2019
• Chairperson (2018-19)
• Vice-chair
• Member

Freds Pass Rural Show Society – 2013-2020
• Pro-bono legal advisor

Northern Cowboy Association – 2013-2020
• Pro-bono legal advisor

Adelaide River Campdraft (NT Campdrafting Assoc. and Adelaide River Show Soc.) – 2005-2019
• Volunteer

Northern Territory Emergency Services – 2001-2003
• Treasurer, volunteer (vertical rescue)

• Public
• Criminal
• Administrattive
• Discrimination
• Professional Negligence
• Mental Health
• Health Practitioner

• Liyanage v Medical Board of Australia [2019] NTSC 11
• The Queen v Niehus [2017] NTSC 82
• R v KMD [No 2] [2017] NTSC 18; R v KMD [2015] NTSC 31
• Naidu v Medical Board of Australia & Anor [2016] NTSC 8
• MWL v The Queen [2016] NTCCA 6
• The Queen v BM [2015] NTSC 73
• Coppa v Medical Board of Australia [2014] NTSC 48