Administrative Review Council

Members of the Council

The Council presently comprises three ex officio and 9 appointed members. One of the members also serves as President of the Council.

President of the Council

Jillian Segal AM
Company Director
Term of appointment: 3 October 2008 – 2 October 2009

Ex officio members

Ex officio members are appointed to the Council by virtue of the office they hold. They are:

Justice Garry Downes AM
President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Professor John McMillan
Commonwealth Ombudsman

Professor David Weisbrot AM
President, Australian Law Reform Commission

Appointed Members

Appointed members serve on the Council for a term of up to three years. They are eligible for reappointment.

The qualifications for appointment as a member are: extensive practice at a high level in industry, commerce, public administration or industrial relations; the practice of a profession or service in government, or an authority of a government; or an extensive knowledge of administrative law or public administration.

Details of appointed members, together with their current terms of appointment as of November 2008, are as follows:

  1. Ms Barbara Belcher
    First Assistant Secretary, Government Division, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
    Term of Appointment: 17 March 2006 – 16 March 2009
  1. Mr Ian Carnell
    Inspector­General of Intelligence and Security
    Term of Appointment: 26 April 2007 – 25 April 2010
  1. Mr Robert Cornall AO
    Term of Appointment: 25 June 2006 – 24 June 2009
  1. Professor Robin Creyke
    Professor of Law, Australian National University
    Term of Appointment: 15 February 2006 – 14 February 2009
  1. Mr Andrew Metcalfe
    Secretary, Department of Immigration and Citizenship
    Term of Appointment: 17 July 2006 – 16 July 2009
  1. Ms Linda Pearson
    Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
    Term of Appointment: 3 October 2008 – 2 October 2009
  1. Dr Melissa Perry QC
    Barrister
    Term of Appointment: 13 April 2006 – 12 April 2009
  1. Brigadier Bill Rolfe AO (rtd)
    Repatriation Commissioner, Department of Veterans’ Affairs
    Term of Appointment: 4 October 2007 – 3 October 2010