<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>337463</docID> <postdate>2025-02-03 10:36:44</postdate> <headline>Barrister appointed to senior ACAT role</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-337464" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/df1d40854e59eca07f43389e977bbb9d-e1738539245968.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="481" /></p> <caption>Canberra barrister Theresa Warwick</caption> <p class="m_-8546685280006951279size-12" lang="x-size-12"><strong>Canberra barrister Theresa Warwick is a new presidential member of <a>the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal </a>(ACAT). Her seven-year appointment starts on April 1.</strong></p> <p>Ms Warwick brings extensive expertise in criminal law and a strong background in tribunal work to ACAT. She has been serving as an acting sessional presidential member of the tribunal since June 2024.</p> <p>Her career spans various roles within the ACT legal system, including:</p> <ul> <li>Deputy-Chair of the Sentence Administration Board (since May 2023)</li> <li>Senior Member of ACAT (2020-24)</li> <li>Special Magistrate (2019-2020)</li> <li>Ordinary Member of ACAT (2017-20)</li> </ul> <p>Her experience as an arbiter also extends to the sporting arena as a judge and referee for Boxing ACT, for which she served as its president from 2015 to 2020.</p> <p> </p> </body>