David Ipp
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David Andrew Ipp AO
QC
(born 1938) is the Commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Ipp was formerly a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
, the highest court in the State of New South Wales
, Australia
, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy
.
, where he attended Parktown Boys' High School
. He subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachlor of Laws from the University of Stellenbosch.
Ipp moved to Australia in 1981 and was admitted as a barrister in Western Australia. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985.
From 1989-2002, Ipp served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
. He was an Acting Judge of Appeal of the NSW Court of Appeal
from 2001–02, before being appointed a Judge of Appeal in 2002.
Ipp has also served as Treasurer of the Law Society of Western Australia in 1988. He was a Fellow at the University of Western Australia
in 1999-2000 and at the Inns of Court (UK) from 1996-97.
established in 2002 to reform tort laws. The Panel produced its final report known as the Ipp Report on 30 September 2002. Many of the recommendations in the report were taken up by state Parliaments in enacting new personal injury legislation.
In 2007, Ipp criticised the reforms which were introduced as a result of his recommendations, suggesting many of the reforms had gone too far.
Ipp has since been involved in a number of significant ICAC investigations including the investigation of corruption allegations against Penrith MP
Karyn Paluzzano
and the ICAC study of lobbying in NSW.
Order of Australia
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QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(born 1938) is the Commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Ipp was formerly a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
, the highest court in the State of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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, which forms part of the Australian court hierarchy
Australian court hierarchy
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.
Education
Ipp was born in JohannesburgJohannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, where he attended Parktown Boys' High School
Parktown Boys' High School
Parktown Boys' High School is a public high school for boys in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Parktown Boys' is well known for its emphasis on holistic education and in 2009 was rated as one of the top performing state schools in South Africa, and in the top ten schools in...
. He subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachlor of Laws from the University of Stellenbosch.
Career
In 1964, Ipp became a partner at Hayman Godfrey & Sanderson Attorneys in Johannesburg. He was admitted to the South African bar in 1973.Ipp moved to Australia in 1981 and was admitted as a barrister in Western Australia. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985.
From 1989-2002, Ipp served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia
Supreme Court of Western Australia
The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
. He was an Acting Judge of Appeal of the NSW Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
from 2001–02, before being appointed a Judge of Appeal in 2002.
Ipp has also served as Treasurer of the Law Society of Western Australia in 1988. He was a Fellow at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
in 1999-2000 and at the Inns of Court (UK) from 1996-97.
Tort law reform
Ipp was the Chairman of the Panel of Eminent Persons, which former Australian Prime Minister John HowardJohn Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
established in 2002 to reform tort laws. The Panel produced its final report known as the Ipp Report on 30 September 2002. Many of the recommendations in the report were taken up by state Parliaments in enacting new personal injury legislation.
In 2007, Ipp criticised the reforms which were introduced as a result of his recommendations, suggesting many of the reforms had gone too far.
Independent Commission Against Corruption
In November 2009, Ipp was announced as the new Commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), replacing Jerrold Cripps whose term expired on 13 November 2009.Ipp has since been involved in a number of significant ICAC investigations including the investigation of corruption allegations against Penrith MP
Electoral district of Penrith
Penrith is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It has been represented by Stuart Ayres of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 by-election...
Karyn Paluzzano
Karyn Paluzzano
Karyn Lesley Paluzzano is a former Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2010, representing the electorate of Penrith.-Private life:...
and the ICAC study of lobbying in NSW.