Justice Alan Wilson appointed President of QCAT
Published Friday, 23 October, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Attorney-General and Minister for Industrial Relations
The Honourable Cameron Dick
Attorney-General Cameron Dick today announced that Justice Alan Wilson had been appointed the new President of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).
Mr Dick said Justice Wilson’s extensive experience in mediation and alternative dispute resolution made him a qualified and suitable appointment as the new President of QCAT.
“Justice Wilson has a special interest in improving access to justice through mediation and other forms of dispute resolution,” Mr Dick said.
“QCAT represents the most significant structural reform to the Queensland justice system in more than 50 years.
“QCAT will focus on resolving disputes; reviewing decisions of government agencies and statutory bodies; making guardianship and administration orders; and conducting disciplinary proceedings for a range of professions and occupations.
“Justice Wilson’s experience managing lists in the Planning and Environment Court, where he made mediation and alternative dispute resolution an integral part of the court process, makes him eminently qualified for the position of QCAT President,” he said.
Mr Dick said Justice Wilson’s appointment to QCAT President sees him elevated from a Queensland District Court Judge to a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
“Justice Wilson was admitted as a barrister to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1982, and appointed Senior Counsel in 1999,” Mr Dick said.
“He was appointed a District Court Judge of Queensland in 2001 and in the same year appointed as a judge of the Planning and Environment Court.
“He has also sat on the Children’s Court of Queensland since 2003.
“During his time at the Planning and Environment Court, he introduced changes to administrative processes which resulted in cases being concluded faster, and with reduced cost and delay.
“The reforms he was instrumental in introducing have also been recognised internationally as best practice,” he said.
Justice Wilson’s appointment fills the position left vacant following the sudden passing of the inaugural QCAT President the late Justice Peter Dutney, who passed away in September this year.
QCAT will simplify access to justice in Queensland, by amalgamating the jurisdictions of 23 bodies, into a single one-stop-shop. QCAT will commence on December 1 2009.
Media contact: Attorney-General’s Office 3239 3487 or 3224 7481
Mr Dick said Justice Wilson’s extensive experience in mediation and alternative dispute resolution made him a qualified and suitable appointment as the new President of QCAT.
“Justice Wilson has a special interest in improving access to justice through mediation and other forms of dispute resolution,” Mr Dick said.
“QCAT represents the most significant structural reform to the Queensland justice system in more than 50 years.
“QCAT will focus on resolving disputes; reviewing decisions of government agencies and statutory bodies; making guardianship and administration orders; and conducting disciplinary proceedings for a range of professions and occupations.
“Justice Wilson’s experience managing lists in the Planning and Environment Court, where he made mediation and alternative dispute resolution an integral part of the court process, makes him eminently qualified for the position of QCAT President,” he said.
Mr Dick said Justice Wilson’s appointment to QCAT President sees him elevated from a Queensland District Court Judge to a Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
“Justice Wilson was admitted as a barrister to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1982, and appointed Senior Counsel in 1999,” Mr Dick said.
“He was appointed a District Court Judge of Queensland in 2001 and in the same year appointed as a judge of the Planning and Environment Court.
“He has also sat on the Children’s Court of Queensland since 2003.
“During his time at the Planning and Environment Court, he introduced changes to administrative processes which resulted in cases being concluded faster, and with reduced cost and delay.
“The reforms he was instrumental in introducing have also been recognised internationally as best practice,” he said.
Justice Wilson’s appointment fills the position left vacant following the sudden passing of the inaugural QCAT President the late Justice Peter Dutney, who passed away in September this year.
QCAT will simplify access to justice in Queensland, by amalgamating the jurisdictions of 23 bodies, into a single one-stop-shop. QCAT will commence on December 1 2009.
Media contact: Attorney-General’s Office 3239 3487 or 3224 7481