Crown Solicitor appointed to super tribunal
Crown Solicitor Greg Parker will leave the post after being appointed as the first president of the State Government’s new Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
The new tribunal – expected to begin operations next year – will hear appeals against decisions made by government agencies, removing an unnecessary burden from the current courts system, the government hopes.
Appealing such decisions to court is generally expensive, and the tribunal has been set up as a cost-effective alternative.
It will also consolidate some existing bodies, with the Residential Tenancies Tribunal expected to be one of the first to be incorporated into the new structure.
Parker is a veteran public servant, having joined the Crown Solicitor’s office in 1990 after first working for the Federal Government.
He has also been appointed as a judge of the South Australian Supreme Court. District Court Judge Anne Bampton has also been appointed to the Court, the State Government announced this morning.
Parker put in a testy performance under repeated questioning from Liberal MLC Rob Lucas at last week’s Parliamentary Committee investigating matters arising from the Debelle royal commission.
Attorney-General’s Department staff were told about the appointment this morning, via an email from Chief Executive Rick Persse.
Persse said the department would immediately start a national search for the next Crown Solicitor. In the meantime, Deputy Crown Solicitor Gaby Jaksa will be the Acting Crown Solicitor.
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