Simon Healy
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Criminal law — Local, District and Supreme Court
Coronial inquests
Disciplinary tribunals
Commissions of inquiry
Appellate law
DATES OF ADMISSION
Admitted as solicitor 1994 (SA), 1996 (NSW)
Admitted as barrister 2012
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Laws with Honours, University of Adelaide
Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice, University of South Australia
Diploma in Languages, Macquarie University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE—CRIMINAL LAW
Solicitor/Senior Solicitor at Legal Aid NSW, 1999–2012:
• specialising in criminal law
• acting as advocate before the Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court and Drug Court, and having carriage of matters as solicitor before the Court of Criminal Appeal
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE—INVESTIGATIVE AND REGULATORY
Investigation Officer, Office of the Legal Services Commissioner, 1997–1999
Investigator/Senior Investigator, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, 1995–1997
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Passed specialist accreditation in criminal law examinations, Law Society of NSW, 2009
Editor, 2nd and 3rd editions, A Practitioner’s Guide to Criminal Law, NSW Young Lawyers , 2003 and 2004
Deputy Chair, NSW Young Lawyers Criminal Law Committee, 2002–2004
