Chris McDermott

Barrister at Victorian Bar

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

An experienced barrister, specialising in federal and state administrative law; employment law, industrial law and discrimination law; Royal Commissions and public inquiries, e-discovery, privacy, Freedom of Information (FOI), civil procedure, regulation, Government liability and intentional torts, migration law, evidence, public interest immunity, legal professional privilege and class actions. Litigation, advice and assistance to in-house lawyers. Proudly involved in the not-for-profit sector as an experienced board director with public health, mental health and community legal organisations, with an interest in directors’ duties. Alumnus of both ANU and UniMelb.

Experience

  • Victorian Bar (9 yrs 6 mos)
    • Honorary Secretary
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Co-Chair, Indigenous Justice Committee
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Treasurer, Industrial Bar Association
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Mental Health Victoria (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Deputy Chair
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

    • Board Of Directors
      Jun 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

  • Board Member at Relationship Matters
    Jun 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Secretary at Equality & Diversity Committee, Victorian Bar
    May 2018 - Jan 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Board Director at ARC Justice
    Apr 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos