Deputy President MacNamara of VCAT appointed as a County Court Judge

  • Author : Samuel Hopper - 07-02-2012

The Governor in Council has today appointed VCAT Deputy President Michael Francis MacNamara as a Judge of the County Court of Victoria.

Deputy President Macnamara has been a long standing Deputy President at the Tribunal and has been responsible for the retail tenancies list for many years.

Congratulations to his Honour on his appointment.

It remains possible that his Honour will continue to sit as one of the Vice Presidents of VCAT. VCAT has a number of Vice Presidents, who are required to be County Court judges.

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