Crisafulli Government appoints new members to Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council

• The Crisafulli Government has appointed five new members to the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council (QSAC).
• Appointees have significant experience in law and justice and will bring valuable knowledge to QSAC as part of the 14-member Council, chaired by renowned former Chief Judge Kerry O’Brien AM.
• New members commence in their roles on 1 March 2026. 

The Crisafulli Government has appointed five new members to the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council, with the appointees bringing diverse and significant experience in law and justice to their new roles.

New appointees to the Council include: 

• Victoria Trafford-Walker – currently the Deputy Public Defender at Legal Aid Queensland, she has been a barrister since 2001 and spent 14 years as a prosecutor with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).  
• Christopher Anderson – of Jeffrey Cuddihy and Joyce Solicitors in Gympie where he has been the Legal Practitioner Director since 2014 and has extensive experience representing clients in criminal matters. 
• Dr David Bartlett – a criminologist, public servant and Griffith University academic who brings to the Council a strong background of research in behavioural sciences and criminal activity.
• Phillip Rennick – a former officer of 21 years in the Queensland Police Service before retiring as Detective Senior Sergeant in 2007 to begin private practice as a barrister and is highly experienced in criminal and family law.
• Kelli Lemass – brings experience as both a Principal Prosecutor at the Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, and as a Crown Prosecutor with the ODPP since being admitted as a lawyer in 2015.

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity Deb Frecklington congratulated the new members on their appointments, who will bring a wealth of legal knowledge and experience to the Council.

“The Crisafulli Government has been very clear on its commitment to tackle Labor’s Youth Crime Crisis,” the Attorney-General said.

“Adult Crime, Adult Time is making Queensland safer by holding serious repeat offenders accountable and puts the rights of victims ahead of the rights of offenders.

“The Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council provides valuable insights as we keep working to strengthen our laws, and ensure sentencing reflects the seriousness of the crime. 

“I congratulate the new appointees and thank them for their contributions.”

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