Kylie practises practises predominately in public and administrative law and tenancy law. She is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne and the co-author of An Annotated Guide to the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities (Thomson Reuters, 2008). Kylie is a reporter for the Victorian Reports and an advocacy instructor at the Victorian Bar. Some of the cases that Kylie has appeared in are listed below.
Public law
Cemino v Cannan [2018] VSC 535 (appearing for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission in this judicial review proceedings concerning the power of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria to transfer proceedings to the Koori Court Division)
Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation v LLF (a pseudonym) [2018] VSCA 155 (appearing for the Secretary in this appeal from a decision of the VCAT concerning an assessment notice under the Working with Children Act 2005 (Vic), led by Chris Horan QC)
Certain Children v Minister for Families and Children (No 2) [2017] VSC 304 (appearing for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission as intervener in this case concerning the detention of children at Barwon Prison, led by Peter Gray QC)
Re LBT [2017] VSC 282 (appeared for the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services in this case concerning a forensic patient detained at Thomas Embling Hospital)
Magee v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation (Review and Regulation) [2017] VCAT 1044 (appearing for the Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation conerning a Working with Children Check assessment)
Matsoukatidou v Yarra Ranges Council and Attorney-General for Victoria [2017] VSC 61 (appearing for the plaintiffs with Evelyn Tadros in this judicial review proceeding concerning self-represented litigants and the right to a fair hearing)
INJ v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation (Review and Regulation) [2017] VCAT 296 (appearing for the Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation)
Minister for Families and Children v Certain Children by their litigation guardian Sister Marie Brigid Arthur [2016] VSCA 343 (appearing for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission intervening in this appeal)
Certain Children by their litigation guardian Sister Marie Brigid Arthur v Minister for Families and Children [2016] VSC 796 (appearing for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission intervening in these significant proceedings concerning the legality of detention of children at Barwon Prison)
Bare v IBAC [2015] VSCA 197 (appearing for the IBAC in this important case concerning the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, led by Peter Gray QC, also appearing in the trial proceedings: Bare v Small [2013] VSC 129).
TRV v Department of Health and Human Services (Human Rights) [2015] VCAT 1188 (5 August 2015) (appearing for the Patient Review Panel in these proceedings concerning access to IVF treatment under the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act)
Rigoni v Victorian Electoral Commission [2015] VSC 97 (appearing for the Victorian Electoral Commission in proceedings before the Court of DIsputed Returns challenging the outcome of the November 2014 Victorian general election)
Donohue v Victorian Electoral Commission [2015] VSC 98 (appearing for the Victorian Electoral Commission in related proceedings before the Court of Disputed Returns challenging the outcome of the November 2014 Victorian general election)
ZZD v Secretary to the Department of Justice and Regulation (Review and Regulation) [2015] VCAT 1479 (appearing for the Secretary of the Department of Justice and Regulation)
AG v Secretary of Justice [2013] NRSC 10 (appearing for the Government of Nauru in this important habeus corpus and constitutional law case, led by Stephen Donaghue QC)
Ahmed v Chief Commissioner of Police (appearing for the Chief Commissioner of Police in an application for leave to appeal and application for extension of time)
R v Chaouk [2013] VSCA 99 (appearing as junior Counsel on behalf of the Attorney-General of Victoria in an appeal, led by Stephen McLeish SC (former Solicitor-General for Victoria))
Kuriakose v Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (appearing for the Nursing and Midwifery Board in a merits review of a decision regarding registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law)
Rankin v Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (appearing for the VOCAT in a review application)
In the matter of "HA" [2014] VSC 237 (appearing for the Secretary to the Department of Health adn Human Services in this application for revocation of a non-custodial supervision order under the Crimes (Mental Impairtment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (Vic))
Re HWL [2015] VSC 170 (appearing for the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services)
In the Matter of MP [2015] VSC 265 (appearing for the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services)
BJOB [2013] VSC 40R (appearing for the Attorney-General of Victoria)
Public interest immunity
Emily Scott (Informant) v Guerra-Ball (appearing with Dr Sue McNichol QC for the Independent broad-Based anti-Corruption Commission) in Magistrates' Court committal proceedings concerning public interest immunity)
Tenancy law
Swan v Uecker and Greaves [2016] VSC 313 (appearing for the landlord in an appeal from VCAT to the Supreme Court concering whether a tenant's use of Airbnb is a sub-lease)
Fauth v Director of Housing [2015] VSC 320 (appearing for the Director of Housing in this appeal from VCAT concerning s 248 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic))
Burgess v Director of Housing [2014] VSC 648 (appearing for the Director of Housing led by Peter Gray QC in this important case about the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities)
Janusauskas v Director of Housing [2014] VSC 650 (appearing for the Director of Housing in an appeal from a decision of the VCAT concerning sub-letting by a tenant)
Director of Housing v Janusauskas [2014] VCAT 42 (appearing for the Director of Housing in a contested application for possession of rented premises on the basis of sub-letting).
Director of Housing v Burgess [2013] VCAT 926 (appearing for the Director of Housing in a contested application for possession of rented premises on the basis of drug trafficking).
Director of Housing v Caddaye [2014] VCAT 114 (appearing for the Director of Housing in an application for possession order of rented premises on the basis of illegal use of premises).Guardianship
Guardianship and administration
Matters on behalf of applicants and respondents seeking guardianship and administration orders under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 (Vic) and orders in relation to powers of attorney under the Instruments Act 1958 (Vic) and Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic).
Freedom of information
Wilderness Society of Victoria v VicForests and Paper Australia Pty Ltd (appearing for Australian Paper in these FOI proceedings which concerned commercial-in-confidential information).
Previous experience
Before coming to the Bar, she was Associate to the Honourable Justice David Hunt AO QC at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 1999 and a Research Fellow for the Honourable Professor James Crawford AC SC FBA (now a Justice of the International Court of Justice) from 2002-2005.
- Principal Solicitor, Victorian Departments of Health and Human Services
- Legal Policy Officer, Department of Justice
- Solicitor, Commercial Disputes, Minter Ellison
She holds first class honours degrees in Law from the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge (Masters of Law) and a first class Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. She is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
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