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Joanna Davidson

Joanna Davidson

SC
88
Published decisions
0
Appellate decisions
0
Decision citations
0
Years at the bar
5
Practice areas

Professional Summary

Joanna has a varied public and regulatory practice, including constitutional law, administrative law, environment and planning law, competition law and inquests and inquiries. She regularly appears in matters involving complex issues of statutory construction. She is often briefed in appellate proceedings and appears both led and unled for and against Commonwealth and State government agencies in federal and State courts, tribunals and inquiries, including as Counsel Assisting.

Practice Areas

38published decisions
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Cases

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  • Chief Executive, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority v Director of National Parks[2023] HCATrans 68
  • Edwards v The Queen[2021] HCA 28
  • Private R v Cowen(2020) 271 CLR 316

  • Minogue v Victoria(2019) 93 ALJR 1031

  • Brown v Tasmania(2017) 261 CLR 328

  • Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSSJ(2016) 259 CLR 180

  • North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd v Northern Territory(2015) 256 CLR 569

  • Australia v Queensland Rail(2015) 256 CLR 171

  • Environmental Council of Central Queensland Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water (reserved

  • Agriwealth Capital Ltd v Australian Financial Complaints Authority[2023] FCAFC 128
  • Ashby v Commonwealth of Australia[2022] FCAFC 77
  • TX Australia Pty Ltd v ACCC(2021) 287 FCR 92

  • Volkswagen AG v ACCC [(2021) 284 FCR 24

  • Attorney General (Cth) v Ogawa (2020) 384 ALR 474[2020] FCAFC 180
  • NWWJ v Minister for Immigration[2020] FCAFC 176
  • CMU16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2020) 277 FCR 201[2020] FCAFC 104
  • Secretary, Department of Education and Training v Simpson Networks Pty Ltd(2019) 273 FCR 252

  • CLM18 v Minister for Home Affairs (2019) 272 FCR 639[2019] FCAFC 170
  • Malek Fahd Islamic School Ltd v Minister for Education and Training(2018) 260 FCR 212

  • Babington v Commonwealth(2016) 240 FCR 95

  • Technical and Further Education Commission v Pykett[2015] FCAFC 42
  • Environmental Council of Central Queensland Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water (No 2) [2023]

  • Environmental Council of Central Queensland Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water [2023] FCA

  • Knowles v Commonwealth of Australia[2022] FCA 741
  • Houston v State of NSW (No 2)(2021) 289 FCR 425

  • Ashby v Commonwealth (2021) 386 ALR 23[2021] FCA 40
  • Ashby v Commonwealth (No 2)[2021] FCA 830
  • Secretary, Dept of Health v Evolution Supplements Australia Ltd[2021] FCA 74
  • Secretary, Dept of Health v Evolution Supplements Australia Ltd (No 2)[2021] FCA 872
  • ZAA Ventures Pty Ltd v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority[2020] FCA 1227
  • Guild Insurance Ltd v Chief Executive Medicare[2020] FCA 1170
  • ASIC v Vocation Pty Ltd (in liq)(2019) 140 ACSR 382

  • Corliss v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2023] NSWCA 263
  • Yenuga v Attorney General (NSW)[2023] NSWCA 227
  • Wass v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2023] NSWCA 71
  • R v Kinghorn (2021) 106 NSWLR 322[2021] NSWCCA 313
  • Kassam v Hazzard (2021) 106 NSWLR 520[2021] NSWCA 299
  • Yenuga v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2021] NSWCA 293
  • Hariz v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2021] NSWCA 264
  • Dacich v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2020] NSWCA 297
  • Jones v State of NSW[2020] NSWCA 202
  • Forrest v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2020] NSWCA 179
  • Randren House Pty Ltd v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation(2020) 246 LGERA 1

  • El Saeidy v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2019] NSWCA 289
  • Armand-Iskak v Attorney-General of New South Wales[2019] NSWCA 145
  • Lewis v Sergeant Riley[2017] NSWCA 272
  • 4Nature v Centennial Springvale Inc(2017) 224 LGERA 301

  • Hamilton v New South Wales[2017] NSWCA 112
  • Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption(2017) 341 ALR 483

  • Macdonald v The Queen; Maitland v The Queen(2016) 93 NSWLR 736

  • Obeid v The Queen(2016) 91 NSWLR 226

  • AQO v Minister for Finance and Services(2016) 93 NSWLR 46

  • Buttrose v Attorney General for NSW(2015) 324 ALR 562

  • Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Attorney General for the State of NSW (reserved February 2024, unled

  • Blooms the Chemist Management Services Ltd v Pharmacy Council of NSW (reserved November 2023, led

  • McKenzie v Attorney General for NSW[2023] NSWSC 1639
  • NSW Minister for Mental Health v Paciocco (No 3) (Final)[2023] NSWSC 587
  • Attorney General of NSW v Williams (by his tutor Ainsworth)[2023] NSWSC 1
  • Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Meehan[2022] NSWSC 1592
  • (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW)[2022] NSWSC 1153
  • TM v Commissioner of NSW Police[2022] NSWSC 337
  • Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Zahed[2021] NSWSC 1606
  • Hosseini v Genea Ltd[2021] NSWSC 1568
  • Commissioner of Police v Deputy State Coroner for NSW[2021] NSWSC 398
  • Burton v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)[2021] NSWSC 1230
  • Samandi v State Parole Authority (NSW)[2021] NSWSC 1037
  • Mawas v State Parole Authority (NSW)[2021] NSWSC 652
  • Solomon v Commissioner of Police (NSW)[2021] NSWSC 236
  • Attorney General (NSW) v Doolan bht Thompson (Preliminary)[2021] NSWSC 57
  • Dacich v Picton Local Court[2020] NSWSC 1714
  • Selkirk v DPP (NSW)[2020] NSWSC 1590
  • Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action Inc v Narrabri Coal Operations Pty Ltd[2023] NSWLEC 69
  • Upper Hunter Sustainable Industries Association Inc v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017]

  • Secretary, Department of Planning and Environment v Charbon Coal Pty Ltd[2016] NSWLEC 106
  • Southern Highlands Coal Action Group Pty Ltd v Hume Coal Pty Ltd(2015) 209 LGERA 347

  • Lee v R(2014) 88 ALJR 656

  • Lee v NSW Crime Commission(2013) 87 ALJR 1082

  • State of NSW v Kable(2013) 87 ALJR 737

  • Director of Public Prosecutions v Khoury(2014) 306 ALR 86

  • Lodhi v Attorney General of NSW[2013] NSWCA 433
  • Petroulias v The Hon Justice McClellan(2013) 306 ALR 210

  • Jenkins v Director of Public Prosecutions[2013] NSWCA 406
  • Patsalis v Attorney General for NSW(2013) 303 ALR 568

  • Prott v Munro[2013] NSWCA 241
  • Re McDermott(2013) 303 ALR 143

  • R v Burton[2013] NSWCCA 335
  • Kaddour v R[2013] NSWCCA 243
  • Fairfax Digital Aust and NZ Pty Ltd v District Court of NSW(2012) 83 NSWLR 52

Admissions

  • 2012Admitted as legal practitioner
  • 2025Appointed Senior Counsel

Qualifications

  • 2007

    Harvard Law School, LLM, 2007

    Law School at the University of New South Wales, 2002

  • 2003

    University of NSW, BA (Hons), LLB, 2003

    University of NSW, BA (Hons), LLB, 2003

Documents

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