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Jackson Wherrett

Jackson Wherrett

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Years at the bar
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Practice areas

Professional Summary

Jackson has a public and commercial law practice, including constitutional law, administrative law, statutory construction and general commercial law. He has particular expertise in parliamentary law. In 2022, he was Counsel Assisting the Inquiry into the Appointment of the Former Prime Minister to Administer Multiple Departments, led by the Hon Virginia Bell AC. Before coming to the Bar, Jackson was Counsel Assisting the Solicitor-General of the Commonwealth (Dr Stephen Donaghue KC, now Justice Donaghue) and an Associate at the High Court and the Federal Court. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford, where he studied on the Peter Cameron Sydney-Oxford Scholarship. He graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in Law. In 2024-2025, Jackson lectured in Advanced Statutory Interpretation at the University of New South Wales. He has previously taught constitutional law and public law at the Australian National University. He is also a reporter for the New South Wales Law Reports. Jackson is currently a Councillor of the New South Wales Bar Association, a member of a Professional Conduct Committee, and a member of the Diversity and Equality Committee.

Practice Areas

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Cases

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  • White Australia Party Inc v Commonwealth (ongoing)

  • President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales v Cullen (ongoing) –whether ss 7-9 of the Parliamentary

  • Reddit, Inc v Commonwealth (ongoing)

  • Celsius Commercial Kitchens Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (ongoing)

  • MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd v Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group Inc (reserved)

  • Bogan v The Estate of Peter John Smedley (Deceased) (2025) 99 ALJR 619[2025] HCA 7
  • Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v MZAPC (2025) 99 ALJR 486[2025] HCA 5

  • Miller v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs(2024) 278 CLR 628

  • Redland City Council v Kozik(2024) 98 ALJR 544

  • Vanderstock v State of Victoria(2023) 279 CLR 333

  • Zurich Insurance plc v Koper(2023) 277 CLR 164

  • (appeal from[2022] NSWCA 128

  • Katoa v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs(2022) 276 CLR 579

  • Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Western Australia(2021) 274 CLR 219

  • Pearson v Minister for Home Affairs[2023] HCATrans 105
  • Minister for Home Affairs v ENT19[2022] HCASL 94
  • Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle[2026] FCAFC 64

  • Boyjonauth v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs(2024) 305 FCR 152

  • Elliott-Carde v McDonald’s Australia Limited(2023) 301 FCR 1

  • Sami v Minister for Home Affairs (discontinued)

  • BDR21 v Australian Broadcasting Corporation(2023) 198 FCR 1

  • Tapiki v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (2023) 408 ALR 503[2023] FCAFC 10

  • CCU21 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs(2023) 297 FCR 530

  • Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v President of the Legislative Council[2026] NSWCA 20

  • Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Ltd v Muswellbrook Shire Council(2023) 112 NSWLR 434

  • Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages v FJG(2023) 111 NSWLR 105

  • Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Aerotropolis Pty Ltd (2023) 256 LGERA 69[2023] NSWCCA 195
  • from[2023] NSWLEC 4

  • Bogan v The Estate of Peter John Smedley (Deceased)(2023) 72 VR 394

  • Questions of Law Reserved (Nos 1 and 2 of 2023) (2024) 388 FLR 118[2024] SASCA 82
  • Credit Suisse AG v Gu[2026] FCA 439

  • Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Port of Melbourne Operations Pty Ltd (settled)

  • Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions v Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd (discontinued)

  • Asset Energy Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Minister for Industry and Science[2025] FCA 1163

  • Hyundai Steel Company v Minister for Industry and Innovation (reserved)

  • Electra Cables (Aust.) Pty Limited v Minister for Industry and Innovation[2025] FCA 1677
  • LFB Resources NL v Minister for the Environment and Water[2025] FCA 898

  • Seadragon Offshore Wind Pty Ltd v Minister for Climate Change and Energy(2024) 306 FCR 69

  • Hunter Environment Lobby Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water (discontinued)

  • Carrascalao v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (discontinued)

  • Mazepin v Minister for Foreign Affairs (ongoing)

  • Mukiza v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (discontinued)

  • Minister for Home Affairs v ENT19[2022] FCA 694
  • Victoria Institute of Technology Pty Ltd v Tertiary Education Quality Standards Authority[2022] FCA 195
  • Moorcroft v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs[2021] FCA 1348
  • Property Exchange Australia Limited v Registrar-General of New South Wales[2026] NSWSC 344
  • BW v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice[2024] NSWSC 1354

  • IG Power (Callide) Ltd v Sev.en Gamma as (discontinued)

  • Dunne v Moin & Associates Pty Ltd (settled)

  • Attorney-General of the Commonwealth v Pender (2022) 374 FLR 212[2022] NSWSC 1773
  • Commissioner of Police (NSW) v Attorney General for NSW[2022] NSWSC 595
  • Aversa v Transport for New South Wales[2022] NSWSC 277
  • Telstra Corporation Ltd v Attorney General for NSW[2021] NSWSC 1521
  • Hansell v Noorinya Holdings Pty Ltd atf the Noorinya Holdings Trust (ACN 132 347 883) (2021) 364 FLR 216[2021] NSWSC 1479

  • Pender v Minister for Home Affairs (discontinued)

  • BAI Communications Pty Ltd v Valuer-General for NSW (reserved)

  • Goldmate Property Luddenham No.1 Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW (settled)

  • Nature Conservation Council of NSW Inc v Minister for Water, Property and Housing (settled)

  • Toga Penrith Developments Pty Ltd v Penrith City Council[2022] NSWLEC 117

  • FIIG Securities Ltd v Pioneer Credit Ltd (settled)

  • NSWDC 648 and[2023] NSWDC 649
  • Victoria Institute of Technology Pty Ltd and Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency[2021] AATA 4926
  • Plaintiff S52/2025A v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship[2025] HCASJ 27
  • Asset Energy Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Minister for Industry and Science[2026] FCA 761
  • Malielegaoi v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship[2026] FCA 171
  • BDR21 v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3)[2025] FCA 1535
  • ACN20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs[2025] FCA 724
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Bekier[2025] FCA 145
  • Pham v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs[2024] FCA 1363

  • Webster v State of New South Wales (proceedings summarily dismissed)

  • HKRC v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs[2023] FCA 1487

  • Doney v Minister for Finance (settled)

  • XLFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (settled)

  • Crawford v Savill (settled)

  • Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Claydon[2023] NSWSC 1041
  • Lazarus v Keneally[2023] NSWSC 349
  • Herbert v An Assessor Under Section 24 of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2006 (NT)[2022] NTSC 76

  • Lotay v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2025] FedCFamC2G 1510

  • XFCS v Minister for Home Affairs (discontinued)

  • Islam v Minister for Home Affairs (ongoing)

  • Sharma v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FedCFamC2G 395

  • R v Burger (dismissed)

  • Co Talent Contracting Pty Ltd v Bader Investments Pty Ltd (decision delivered on 21 July 2022)

  • Dietz v Secretary, Ministry of Health[2023] NSWIRComm 1063

  • Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board v Maxwell (ongoing)

  • Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board v Poole (decision delivered 6 March 2026)

  • Kakarla v Minister for Foreign Affairs[2024] AATA 3547
  • Ghobashy v Medical Board of Australia[2025] NSWCATOD 157
  • HBW v Medical Council of New South Wales[2025] NSWCATOD 130
  • Townley v Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure[2025] NSWCATAD 23
  • Australian Postal Corporation v Lux Cuttings Pty Ltd[2023] NSWCATAP 316
  • Jezro Pty Ltd v Australian Postal Corporation[2024] ACAT 80

Admissions

  • 2021Admitted as legal practitioner

Qualifications

  • 0

    BCL (Dist)

    University of Oxford

  • 0

    LLB (Hons I)

    University of Sydney

  • 0

    BA (Media & Comm)

    University of Sydney

  • 2018

    Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction), University of Oxford

    Magdalen College

  • 2009

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours I), University of Sydney

  • 2008

    Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications), University of Sydney

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