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Tony Young
William Forster Chambers26 Harry Chan Avenue
Darwin NT 0800
PO Box 4369
DARWIN NT 0801
Tel:
08 8982 4700
Fax:
08 8941 1541
Email:
tyoung@williamforster.com
Tony Young
Tony Young is a barrister at William Forster Chambers in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Background
Tony joined the bar in 1994 after working as a solicitor for the NT Legal Aid Commission, the Northern Land Council and in private practice.
He practises principally in civil and common law and also in family law. The largest part of his civil work has been personal injuries – common law and under the Work Health Act – but has extended to other areas such as immigration work in the Federal Court and Aboriginal land claims. His commercial work has been diverse – ranging from leases to Romalpa clauses.
He has appeared in numerous residence and property trials in the Family Court and Federal Magistrates Court.
He has appeared for clients or acted as counsel assisting before various tribunals including the Coroner, Industrial Relations Commission, Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee, Liquor Commission, Anti-Discrimination Commission and the Aboriginal Land Rights Commissioner.
Tony has chaired the Northern Territory University Disciplinary Board and sat as Hearing Commissioner for the Anti-Discrimination Commission and has lectured at the Northern Territory University in property law on Aboriginal land rights and native title and in employment law.
He was acting Master of the Supreme Court.