Amanda Tonkin - Brisbane Chambers

Amanda was admitted as a Barrister to the Supreme Court (NSW) in 1991 and continued to practice as a Barrister until her appointment as a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) in January 2017. Amanda returned to the Bar in early 2024 and holds a Queensland Barrister’s Practising Certificate. She continues to practice in Family Law, Child Protection, Coronial and Disciplinary matters and Employment Law.

Amanda is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator and holds the following appointments:

QCAT Mediation Panel;
LANT Mediation Panel;
ACT Supreme Court Mediation Panel;
Legal Practitioners Admission Board; and,
External Adjudicator.

Current practice

Mediation and Arbitration;
Counsel in Child Protection, Family Violence, Family Law, Inquests, Commissions of Inquiry, Disciplinary matters;
Employment & Industrial Law, Regulatory prosecutions, Work, Health & Safety matters; and,
Contractual disputes.

Contact

E [email protected]
T 07 3181 4392
W www.brisbanechambers.com

Family ADR

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As a Barrister Amanda has the following experience:

Prosecutor;
Counsel in criminal and civil trials;
Counsel on appeal and at trial in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court (Divisions 1 and 2) and Supreme Court (de facto and Estate matters);
Counsel Assisting the Coroner in numerous coronial inquiries;
Counsel for the A.C.T. Government in numerous matters representing the Director General Community Services Directorate, the Public Advocate, the Public Trustee, ACT Ambulance Service, ACT Mental Health and the Chief Psychiatrist;
Counsel for the Canberra Hospital;
Counsel representing authorities and individuals in disciplinary proceedings and professional misconduct matters; and,
Counsel representing plaintiffs and defendants in a range of personal injury and medical negligence matters.