Judicial Profiles
The Hon Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC
High Court of Australia (February 2015 - )
Relevant qualifications and honours
Bachelor of Civil Law (First Class Honours) (University of Oxford) - Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) (University of Melbourne) (1975)
- Bachelor of Economics (Australian National University)
- Admitted to Practise (1977)
- Joined Victorian Bar (1982)
- Appointed Queen's Counsel (1992)
- Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) For eminent service to the judiciary, and to the law, to criminal and civil appeals reform, to legal education, and to professional standards.
Relevant employment history
Judge of Appeal, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria (2004 - 2015)- Judge, Supreme Court of Victoria (Trial Division) (2002 - 2004)
- Queens Counsel, Victorian Bar (1992-2002)
- Barrister, Victorian Bar (1982-1992)
- Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques (1981-1982)
- Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques (1977-1981)
Relevant cases
Air New Zealand Ltd v ACCC; Pt Garuda Indonesia Ltd v ACCC [2017] HCA 21
Market definition- ACCC v Flight Centre Travel Group Limited [2016] HCA 49
Agency distribution arrangement/alleged cartel
Relevant articles
- Justice Geoffrey Nettle, 'Criminalisation of Cartel Conduct: Commentary' (2011) 18 CCLJ 213
