Media

Mark’s work is discussed in the following published articles:

 Article published on 2 November 2017 by the ABC News on “Federal ICAC: Former judges call for national anticorruption watchdog” Mark is interviewed as to a federal ICAC.

Article published on 3 April 2014 concerning the High Court challenge to the validity or legality of the so-called PNG Solution

Article published on 9 April 2014 on ABC News relating to the Full Federal Court case Mark argued for five refugees in NBNB v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC39

Article published on 21 August 2013 in Lawyers Weekly “Silk to test PNG asylum plan” – Mark is commenting on the PNG asylum plan seeking a declaration from the High Court to be deemed invalid on administrative law and judicial review grounds

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Article published on 11 November 2011 in The Australian “Lawyers Fear IRC is Review’s Real Target” – Mark comments on plans by the NSW Government to merge.

On 1 August 2011, Mark was interviewed by Richard Ackland, lawyer and journalist from the Justinian electronic magazine (and of the Sydney Morning Herald and formerly the presenter of the ABC’s Media Watch)

Article published on 26 August 2011 in The Australian “NSW Super-Tribunal is on the Cards” – Mark is commenting on plans by the NSW AG to create a large merits appeal tribunal in NSW

Article published in The Australian on 30 July 2011 “Court Rules Medicare Rorts Probes Invalid” – a report of the case Mark argued in Kutlu v Director of Professional Services Review [2011] FCAFC 94 (28 July 2011) (Rares, Flick and Katzmann JJ)

Article published in The Australian on 6 February 2010 “Action urged on FOI flaws” – Report of Mark giving evidence on behalf of the Law Council of Australia at the Senate in Canberra on FOI Reform.

Article published in The Australian on 10 December 2010 “Judges Reclaim Power From Political Masters” quoting Mark at the High Court of Australia in arguing the Wainohu v NSW constitutional case

Article in the Sydney Morning Herald on 23 July 2010 – “Hells Angels High Court challenge delays police bid to outlaw club” on Mark’s appearance in the Supreme Court of NSW on behalf of the Hells Angels

Article published in the Sunday Telegraph on 20 May 2007 – “Dozens of police searches unlawful” about the case Mark argued on covert search warrants in Ballis v Randall (2007) 71 NSWLR 282; 171 A Crim R 243 (Hall J)

Article in the Daily Telegraph on 5 September 2008 – “Cops botched cocaine sting slammed” – about the NSW Crime Commission illegally selling cocaine in Mark’s High Court case in Gedeon v Commissioner of the New South Wales Crime Commission (2008) 236 CLR 120

Article in The Australian on 5 September 2008 “Court ruling tightens clamps on undercover drug stings” about Marks’ High Court Gedeon case.

Article in the Sydney Morning Herald on 4 September 2008 “Drug sting blunder put 100,000 doses on streets”