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About
Matt Black is a barrister practising out of Brisbane's Quay 11 Chambers. Quay 11 Chambers was originally established in 1979 and currently consists of 2 Senior Counsel and 12 Junior Counsel.
Matt provides timely and pragmatic advice and advocacy, with a focus on achieving lasting results for clients. He has advised and appeared for both government and private clients in state and federal jurisdictions.
Matt holds an appointment as an Official Visitor under the Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld). Official Visitors investigate prisoner complaints and review departmental decisions as part of an independent review system designed to ensure that "administrative decisions made within corrective services facilities are fair and accountable". Official Visitors are also responsible for reviewing discrimination complaints, safety orders and maximum security orders.
As a member of the Bar Association of Queensland, Matt participates in the Bar's pro bono scheme (which is administered by the Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House). Matt takes a particular interest in administrative law, and is a committee member of the Queensland chapter of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law.
Before coming to the Bar, Matt was an in-house lawyer with the legal services branch of Centrelink. His previous experience includes legal, research, and managerial roles.
Practice areas
Matt's current practice areas include:
administrative law,
commercial litigation,
family law,
criminal law.
A sample of recent (published) cases in which Matt has appeared includes:
Crabbe & Crabbe and Child Support Registrar [2012] FMCAfam 20 (9 March 2012).
AP v Constantino Di Pino (No 2) [2012] QDC 005 (27 January 2012).
Adelaide Nut Distributors Pty Ltd v Plus Sales Pty Ltd [2012] QCATA 4 (13 January 2012).
Mills v Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service [2011] QSC 244 (19 August 2011).
Macol Pty Ltd and Anor v Rendermeister Pty Ltd [2011] QCATA 164 (22 June 2011).
Coppens v Fraser Coast Regional Council [2011] QCAT 274 (9 June 2011).
SLD v JMW [2011] QSC 47 (28 March 2011).
AP v Di Pino [2011] QDC 32 (17 March 2011).
Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Whitlock [2010] AATA 816 (25 October 2010).
Queensland Parole Board v Moore [2010] QCA 280 (15 October 2010).
McKegney v Roofley Pty Ltd [2010] QCAT 547 (14 October 2010)
Golgerth and Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2010] AATA 773 (11 October 2010).
Bada and Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2010] AATA 671 (3 September 2010).
Quaresmini v Crouch & Lyndon (A Firm) [2010] FMCA 750 (16 August 2010).
Mansouri v Aquamist Pty Ltd [2010] QCA 209 (6 August 2010).
Bonner & Neville [2010] FMCAfam 848 (16 July 2010).
Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Iva [2010] AATA 466 (8 June 2010).
Mantey and Inspector-General in Bankruptcy [2010] AATA 421 (25 May 2010).
Berry and Secretary, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [2010] AATA 27 (18 January 2010).
Hart and Secretary, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [2009] AATA 903 (25 November 2009).
Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Service and Indigenous Affairs and Dreadon [2009] AATA 945 (13 November 2009).
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