Greg Smith SC

___Greg Smith SC

Admitted as a legal practitioner in 1973
Admitted as a barrister 1987
Appointed senior counsel in 2004

Appointments

Acting Senior Assistant DPP (Cth) 1984 - 85
Appointed Senior Adviser Legal to National Crime Authority in 1985 - 87
Appointed Crown Prosecutor in 1987
Seconded to ICAC as Counsel Assisting 1992 - 1993
Appointed Deputy Senior Crown Prosecutor in 1998
Appointed Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in 2002
Elected to NSW Parliament in March 2007 as Member for Epping
Appointed Shadow Attorney General, Shadow Minister for Justice, Shadow Minister for Juvenile Justice in 2007
Served as Attorney General and Minister for Justice from April 2011 to April 2014

Greg Smith has had many years of experience practising in the criminal courts at all levels, as well as considerable experience in making laws.

As a member of Parliament he worked on reform to the law, including those concerning bail; sentencing; evidence; journalist privilege; organised crime; the NCAT; victims of crime; increased media access to the courts; rehabilitation of prisoners dependant on drugs and alcohol.

He has returned to the bar in order to practice in the criminal law, as well as appearing in environmental prosecutions, commissions of inquiry, disciplinary tribunals and inquests.

Principal areas of practice

Cases of note

Strong v The Queen [2005] HCA 30; (2005) 224 CLR 1 — habitual criminal case
The Queen v Lavender [2005] HCA 37; (2005) 222 CLR 67 — criminal negligence manslaughter
Banditt v The Queen [2005] HCA 80; 224 CLR 262 — recklessness in sexual assault cases
Antoun v The Queen [2006] HCA 2; (2006) 224 ALR 51 — Judicial bias
Ellis v The Queen [2004] HCATrans 488 — tendency and coincidence - special leave revoked by Full HCt

For further details or enquiries regarding Greg Smith’s areas of expertise, fees and terms of engagement please contact his Clerk.

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