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Members
Current Members of the NSW Sentencing Council are:
It is noted that Mr Norman Laing recently retired from his position on the Council as the member with expertise in Aboriginal justice matters. An appointment to fill the vacancy is currently being considered.
The Hon James Wood AO QC (Chairperson)
James Wood commenced his term as chairperson of the NSW Sentencing Council on 28 April 2006. He has been the Chairperson of the NSW Law Reform Commission since January 2006 and in December 2007 was appointed to conduct the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in New South Wales. Mr Wood was Chief Judge at Common Law, 1998-2005, having been appointed a Supreme Court Judge in 1984. He was also Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Police Corruption, 1994-1997 and previously a full-time Commissioner with the Law Reform Commission, 1982-1984.
The Honourable John Dunford QC (Deputy Chairperson)
John Dunford is a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales with very substantial experience in criminal law and in criminal trials. He practised as a barrister in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1980. He was appointed to the District Court of New South Wales in 1986, and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992. Mr Dunford retired from the Supreme Court in April 2005, and served as an Acting Commissioner to the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia during 2007-2008.
Mr Howard W Brown OAM (Victims of Crime Assistance League)
Mr Howard W Brown is a community representative on the NSW Victims Advisory Board and represents the Board on the DNA Review Panel. He is the Deputy President of the Victims of Crime Assistance League. He is one of four members of the Council who represent the general community.Mr Paul Carey APM (Assistant Commissioner, NSW Police Force)
Assistant Commissioner Carey is the Acting Commander, Professional Standards, with the NSW Police Force. He joined the Force in 1973 and has held a number of senior roles including Region Commander, Central Metropolitan Region. He has a Bachelor of Arts and qualifications in management, including a Management Certificate from the University of Virginia (2005).
Mr N R Cowdery AM QC (NSW Director of Public Prosecutions)
Nicholas Cowdery QC is the Director of Public Prosecutions for the State of New South Wales. He has held this position since 1994. He worked as a Public Defender in Papua New Guinea until 1975 and then in private practice at the Sydney Bar until 1994. In 1987 he was appointed one of Her Majesty’s Counsel. He has been President of the International Association of Prosecutors since 1999; is Chairman of the Criminal Law Committee of the Section on Legal Practice of the International Bar Association (IBA) and a member of the Council of the Human Rights Institute of the IBA. Mr Cowdery is one of three members of the Council with criminal law or sentencing expertise. He has particular experience in the area of prosecution.
Mrs Jennifer Fullford (Community Representative)
Mrs Jennifer Fullford is a welfare Officer at Maitland Community & Information Centre, the current registrar for Maitland RSL Youth Club and an active member of St Pauls Anglican Parish. Mrs Fullford is one of four members of the Council who represents the general community.Mr Mark Ierace, SC (Senior Public Defender)
Mr Ierace was appointed as Senior Public Defender in 2007 and is the Council member with expertise in defence. Prior to this appointment, Mr Ierace was a consultant to the NSW Law Reform Commission, and In-house Counsel to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. From 2000 to 2004 he was Senior Prosecuting Trial Attorney with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, The Hague, The Netherlands. Mr Ierace holds a BA (Syd); Dip Law (BAB); and LLM (International Law) (Syd). He was admitted as solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court in 1979 and as a Barrister in 1981, and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 1999.
Ms Martha Jabour (Homicide Victims Support Group)
Ms Martha Jabour, Executive Director of the Homicide Victims Support Group (HVSG), represents the HVSG on the Victims Advisory Board, the Youth Justice Advisory Committee and the NSW Mental Health Sentinel Events Review Committee. She is also on the Serious Offender’s Review Council as a community representative. Ms Jabour is one of four members of the Council who represent the general community. She has particular experience in matters associated with victims of crime.Mr Ken Marslew AM (Enough is Enough Anti-Violence Movement)
Mr Ken Marslew AM founded the Enough is Enough Anti Violence Movement Inc. in late 1994 and represents Enough is Enough on the NSW Attorney General’s Victims Services Advisory Board, the Premier’s Council on Crime Prevention and the Corrective Services Restorative Justice Advisory Committee. Mr Marslew is one of four members of the Council who represent the general community. He has particular experience in matters associated with victims of crime.
Ms Jennifer Mason (Director General, NSW Department of Community Services)
Jennifer Mason was appointed Director General of the NSW Department of Community Services in March 2008, having previously held the position of Director General of the NSW Department of Juvenile Justice from October 2005. She worked for a decade for the Attorney General of NSW and the former Minister of Corrective Services and previously held positions in the Office of the Ombudsman and the Legal Aid Commission. Ms Mason was appointed to the Sentencing Council in 2007 as a member with expertise in juvenile justice issues.Ms Penny Musgrave (Director, Criminal Law Review, Attorney General's Department of NSW)
Penny Musgrave was admitted to practise as a solicitor in 1986. In 1989 she joined the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. She practised across most areas prosecuted by the Commonwealth and most recently was a Senior Assistant Director managing the General Prosecutions Branch of the CDPP Sydney Office. In January 2008 she took up the role of Director, Criminal Law Review with the NSW Attorney General's Department. and represents the Council in this capacity.
Mr Ron Woodham (Commissioner NSW Department of Corrective Services)
Ron Woodham joined the Prison Service in 1966. In 1992 he was appointed Assistant Commissioner Operations; five years later he was promoted to Senior Assistant Commissioner. In 2001 Mr Woodham was appointed Acting Commissioner of Corrective Services, and in January 2002 became Commissioner of Corrective Services, the first prison officer to hold the position in the 128-year history of the Department. In 1980 Mr Woodham received a commendation from the Minister for Corrective Services for bravery in the line of duty following an incident at the Malabar Training Centre at Long Bay. He has received five citations for devotion to duty in hostage situations in prisons as well as the recapture of a high-profile escapee known as the Eastern Suburbs Rapist.
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