South Australian Bar Association Member of the Australian Bar Association
Welcome to the Bar Association of South Australia – the professional body of Barristers in South Australia.
SABA was formed in December 1964 and a Bar Roll was created containing the following undertaking:
“Every person subscribing to this roll undertakes to practise exclusively as Counsel, to abide by all the rulings of the South Australian Bar Council and to pay the annual subscriptions required by the Council.”
Members of SABA provide strong, independent legal representation in diverse areas of the law. Our Members are highly skilled legal practitioners and specialist advocates who support the principle of access to legal representation for all members of the community.
In Ziems v The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW, Dixon CJ acknowledged that the Bar exercises a unique but indispensable function in the administration of justice. Reflecting on the unique character of the Bar Kitto J said in the same case:
“It has been said before, and in this case the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has said again, that the Bar is no ordinary profession or occupation. These are not empty words, nor is it their purpose to express or encourage professional pretensions. They should be understood as a reminder that a barrister is more than his client’s confidant, adviser and advocate, and must therefore possess more than honesty, learning and forensic ability. He is, by virtue of a long tradition, in a relationship of intimate collaboration with the judges, as well as with his fellow-members of the Bar, in the high task of endeavouring to make successful the service of the law to the community. That is a delicate relationship, and it carries exceptional obligations.”
SABA promotes the highest standards of competence and ethical practice of our Members and ensures the well-being and a collegiate environment between Members.
Dr Rachael Gray KC
President: Dr Rachael Gray KC
Vice-President: Jane Abbey KC
Treasurer: Sally Heidenreich
David Edwardson KC – Chair, Criminal Law
Suzanne Mackenzie – Chair, Commercial and Civil Law
Taanya Lewis – Chair, Family Law
Michael Doyle – Chair, Membership
Alison James – Chair, Member Services
Tom Besanko – Chair, Professional Development
Mark Roberts KC – Chair, Professional Responsibility
Gillian Walker SC – Chair, Women at the Bar
Anne Sibree
Christos Bouras
Christian Munt
Jane Powell
Michelle Barnes
Stephen Mitchell
Tyneil Flaherty
Will Mickan
Special Sitting for Deputy President Magistrate Katherine Eaton, SAET – 14 April 2023
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Special Sitting for Judge Anthony Allen, Judge Kristopher Handshin, Judge Michelle Sutcliffe and Judge Nicolas Alexandrides, District Court of South Australia – 23 March 2023
Farewell Sitting for the Hon. Chief Justice James Allsop AO in Adelaide, Federal Court of Australia – 24 February 2023
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Special Sitting for the Hon. Justice Patrick O’Sullivan, Federal Court of Australia – 22 March 2022
Special Sitting for Judge John McGinn, Judge Caroline Jenkins and Judge Anna Parker, FCFCOA (Division 2) – 1 December 2021
Special Sitting for the Hon. Justice Penelope Kari, FCFCOA (Division 1) – 30 November 2021
Farewell Sitting for the Hon. Justice Steven Strickland, FCFCOA (Division 1) – 8 November 2021
Special Sitting for Her Honour Judge Meredith Dickson, FCFCOA (Division 2) – 22 October 2021
Special Sitting for the Hon. Justice Laura Stein, Supreme Court of South Australia – 30 September 2021
Special Sitting to mark the appointment of the Hon. Justice Mark Livesey as President of the Court of Appeal and to welcome the Hon. Justice Sophie David as a member of the Court of Appeal – 31 August 2021
Special Sitting for Deputy President Judge Miles Crawley, SAET – 23 April 2021
Special Sitting on the establishment of the Court of Appeal Division of the Supreme Court of South Australia – 9 February 2021
Special Sitting for the Hon. Justice Christopher Bleby, Supreme Court of South Australia – 20 August 2020
Special Sitting for His Honour Judge Michael Burnett, District Court of South Australia – 26 February 2020
Special Sitting for the Hon. Justice Mark Livesey, Supreme Court of South Australia – 25 February 2020
Special Sitting for His Honour Judge Ian Press, District Court of South Australia – 11 February 2020
Special Sitting for Her Honour Judge Joana Fuller, District Court of South Australia – 29 January 2020
Special Sitting for Deputy President Judge Anthony Rossi, SAET – 17 June 2019
Special Sitting for Deputy President Magistrate Stuart Cole, SAET – 24 May 2019
Special Sitting for Her Honour Judge Jo-Anne Deuter, District Court of South Australia – 20 May 2019
Special Sitting for His Honour Judge Michael Durrant, District Court of South Australia and ERD Court – 8 April 2019
Ceremonial Sitting for Her Honour Judge Penelope Kari, Federal Circuit Court of Australia – 3 April 2019
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission by His Honour Judge O’Sullivan – 29 August 2018
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Address at the Ceremonial Sitting of Judge Margaret Kelly as Judge of the District Court and a Deputy President of the SAET – 16 February 2018
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission by Her Honour Judge Chapman – 22 November 2017
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission by the Honourable Justice Hughes – 2 August 2017
Address on the Appointment of Her Honour Judge Schammer as a Judge of the District Court – 17 February 2017
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission by Chief Judge Evans – 7 February 2017
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Justice Hinton – 12 May 2016
Special Sitting for the Retirement of Justice Sulan – 21 April 2016
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Judge David – 12 February 2016
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Justice Doyle – 5 February 2016
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Justice Parker – 27 November 2013
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Chief Judge Muecke – 17 September 2013
Speech of The Hon Bruce Lander QC – SABA Conference – 24 August 2013
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Judge Slattery – 25 July 2012
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Justice Nicholson – 19 July 2012
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Judges Davison & Muscat – 17 July 2012
Special Sitting for the Appointment of Chief Justice Kourakis – 29 June 2012
Special Sitting for the Retirement of Chief Justice Doyle – 22 June 2012
Special Sitting to Mark 175th Anniversary of the First Supreme Court Sitting – 14 May 2012
Special Sitting of the Family Court – Farewell to Justice Burr – 30 March 2012
Special Sitting of the High Court – Welcome to Justice Bell – 26 September 2011
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Justice Stanley – 17 August 2011
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission Justice Blue – 12 August 2011
Special Sitting for the Retirement of Justice Duggan – 25 July 2011
Special Sitting for the Retirement of Justice Bleby – 9 June 2011
President’s Speech – Annual Dinner – 29 October 2010
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Judge Costello – 13 October 2010
Special Sitting for the Presentation of Commission of Justice Peek – 30 September 2010
Special Sitting for the Retirement of Justice Layton – 2 September 2010
Special Sitting for the Retirement of Chief Justice King – 28 April 1995
150th Anniversary of 1st Sitting of Court – 13 May 1987
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