Shane Marshall

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The Honourable Shane Raymond Marshall AM is a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia. After retiring from his federal appointments, from January 2017 until 30 June 2023 he held successive commissions as an acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Since August 2019 he has been a Deputy Chairperson of the Victorian Racing Tribunal. In October 2023 he was appointed as a member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. [1]

Marshall graduated with degrees in Economics (1977) and Law (Hons) (1979) at Monash University. After graduating, he practised as a solicitor in industrial law from 1979 to 1981 at Maurice Blackburn and Co.He practised as a barrister from November 1981 until June 1995, predominantly in industrial relations and employment law. [2]

He attended St.Bede's College Mentone where he was Dux of Humanities in 1973. In 2008 he was inducted into the St.Bede's Hall of Fame. [3]

Marshall was sworn in as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia on 24 July 1995 and earlier as a Judge of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia on 17 July 1995. Prior to the transfer of the jurisdiction of the Industrial Relations Court to the Federal Court in May 1997, he sat almost exclusively in the Industrial Relations Court. His commission as a judge of The Industrial Relations Court of Australia is dated 30 June 1995 and signed by William George Hayden, Governor General, as his Federal Court commision. He retired on 21 November 2015 from both courts.

From 2004 to 2013 he was a part time additional, non-resident Judge of the Supreme Court of The Australian Capital Territory.

From October 2017 until June 2021 he was a part time Judge of the Supreme Court of Nauru for refugee appeals. His commission is dated 3 October 2017 and is signed by His Excellency, Hon. Baron Divavesi Waqa MP, President. From 2016 until 2023 he was a lawyer member of the Victorian Councillor Conduct Panel. During that time he presided over panels including applications concerning Surf Coast, Stonnington and Hume City Councils. He is the Patron of the SouthEast Monash Legal Service and a member of the Australian Intercultural Society's Advisory Board. [4]

In 2003 Marshall was recognised with a Centenary Medal for services to industrial relations and in June 2020 was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to industrial relations, the law, the judiciary and mental health. [5]

From 2005 to 2011 he was an associate member of the Judicial System Monitoring Program in Timor Leste.

He was a trustee of the Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust from 2003 to 2017. [6]

He was an inugurual director of and an ambassador for the Wellbeing and the Law Foundation. [7]

In February 2015 Marshall spoke publicly about his battle with depression, and similar challenges experienced by members of the legal profession. [8] He has delivered several addresses to law societies, bar associations, law firms, defence force legal personnel, rural rotary clubs and courts in Australia and New Zealand about depression generally and depression and the law.

He is married with two daughters and identical twin granddaughters.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ The appointment was announced in a press release from the Attorney General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC, on 4 October 2023, entitled, "Appointment of additional members to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal".
  2. ↑ "Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court to farewell the Honourable Justice Marshall". Federal Court of Australia. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ The list of members of the St. Bedes Hall of Fame is contained on the St. Bedes website, www.stbedes.catholic.edu.au
  4. ↑ The list of members of the Advisory Board is contained on the society's website www.intercultural.org.au/our-organisational-structure
  5. ↑ The list of recipients and their citations in the Queens Birthday Honors List is contained in a press release by the Governor General dated 8 June 2020, the relevant entry is found at p8 of the list between Prof Marriott and Dr. Matthews
  6. ↑ See Age article 20 August 2016 by Farah Tomazin.
  7. ↑ See Age article September 14,2013 by Jane Lee entitled "Judge tells of depression struggles in bid to help many in legal circles."
  8. ↑ Judge talks openly about depression Retrieved 2015-02-22


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