Brisbane family lawyer becomes A-G in 3 days

Tuesday March 24, 2009

New Attorney Cameron Dick With the election of the Bligh government on Saturday, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh put her stamp on the new ministry by appointing Cameron Dick as the new Attorney-General. Cameron has probably created a new record, having been elected all of three days! A family law barrister by training, and someone who… Read More »Custom Single Post Header

Family Law Section Law Council of Australia Award

Member of Queensland law society

Family law Practitioners Association

International Academy of Family Lawyers - IAFL

Mediator Standards Board

Brisbane family lawyer becomes A-G in 3 days

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

New Attorney Cameron Dick

With the election of the Bligh government on Saturday, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh put her stamp on the new ministry by appointing Cameron Dick as the new Attorney-General. Cameron has probably created a new record, having been elected all of three days!

A family law barrister by training, and someone who until recently was a tenant above my office, Cameron’s loss will be missed, and no doubt as Attorney it will be to the greater good of society.

Although I applaud Cameron’s swift elevation, it is with some sadness that he takes over from previous Attorney-General Kerry Shine, someone who has been seen as effective and competent.

Cameron is not the first Brisbane family lawyer to become Attorney. Probably the best known is Matt Foley, one time social worker, poet and family law barrister, who on retirement from politics has returned to the bar.

Things to Read, Watch & Listen

Forced Marriage

On November 1st 2023, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page presented a paper at the Brisbane Zonta Club about forced marriage. I acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal peoples, on whose lands we meet today, their elders, past, present and emerging. Ruqia Hidari was aged 21 and living in Victoria, when, according to police,… Read More »Forced Marriage

ACT Government Surrogacy Bill

The ACT Government has today introduced a bill to amend the ACT’s surrogacy laws. The proposed changes are more incremental than fundamental. They include allowing a single person to undertake surrogacy, for the surrogate to be single if needed, a requirement for legal advice and counselling beforehand, a written agreement being required, that traditional surrogacy is… Read More »ACT Government Surrogacy Bill

Planning to resolve: ADR in ART

ADR can help resolve disputes in ART cases. ADR is not limited to mediation and arbitration. Other types of informal dispute resolution can resolve disputes. When assisted reproductive treatment cases go off the rails, they can have the next level of bitterness and volatility. There can be a keen sense of betrayal when things don’t… Read More »Planning to resolve: ADR in ART