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28 Murray Street
Hobart Tas 7000
GPO Box 1133
Hobart Tas 7001
DX 111 Hobart
Level 3, 147 Macquarie Street
Hobart Tasmania 7000
GPO Box 2335
Hobart Tas 7000
Telephone: (03) 6226 3000
Fax: (03) 6223 6055
Email enquiry@lpbt.com.au
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: tamara@malthousechambers.com
Courier: DX 160
Level 26, Chancery Chambers
200 Queen Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Postal Address: c/- Young’s List,
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: 03 8600 1777
Telephone: 03 8600 1770
Email: aghion@chancery.com.au
Chambers: 203 Equity Chambers
Address: 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: (03) 9225 7000
Fax: (03) 9225 8951
Email: patmalar@vicbar.com.au
Courier: DX 97
Chambers: Aickin Chambers
Address: Room 3009, 200 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: (03) 9225 7326
Fax: (03) 9600 0320
Email: andrew@vicbar.com.au
Courier: DX 95
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6031
Email: william.ayliffe@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 214
Chambers: Culwulla Chambers
Address: Level 11, 67 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9223 7620
Fax: (02) 9233 4618
Email: barker@culwulla.com.au
Courier: DX 295
Chambers: Republic Chambers
Address: Level 1/13–17 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 2513
Email: greg.barns@tasmanianbar.com.au
Address: 62A Cameron St, Launceston, Tasmania 7250
Phone: (03) 6334 3352
Fax: (03) 6334 4381
Email: simon.brown@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 70145
1/450A Elizabeth Street
North Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Telephone: 0407 655 990
Email: bernard.cairns@gmail.com
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: tom.cox@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: kate.cuthbertson@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Chambers: Republic Chambers
Address: Level 1, 13–17 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 8600 1777
Fax: (03) 8600 1770
Email: denton@chancery.com.au
Chambers: Burbury Chambers
Address: 119 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: 0418 213 233
Email: fabian.dixon@tasmanianbar.com.au
Chambers: Republic Chambers
Address: Level 1, 13–17 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 9640 3133
Email: picha@djohan.com.au
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6001
Email: stephen.estcourt@tasmanianbar.com.au
Michael Kirby Chambers
49 Davey Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7004
GPO Box 1644
Hobart, Tasmania 7001
Telephone: 03 6224 4005
Mobile: 040 040 1651
Email: geason@michaelkirbychambers.com
Website: www.michaelkirbychambers.com
Room 0308
Melbourne Chambers
235 Queen Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Postal Address: c/- Young’s List,
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: 03 9640 3290
Telephone: 03 9640 3100
Email: cgobbo@melbchambers.com.au
Michael Kirby Chambers
49 Davey Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Telephone: 03 6224 0117
Mobile: 0407 292 007
Chambers: Umbrella Chambers
Address: 1st & 2nd Floors, "Old Umbrella Shop", 60A George Street, Launceston, Tasmania 7250
Phone: (03) 6334 2922
Fax: (03) 6334 2819
Email: wmg.uc@bigpond.net.au
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6001
Email: chris.gunson@tasmanianbar.com.au
Room 1523/1524, Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
C/- Young’s List
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Ausdoc: DX 86, Melbourne
Telephone: 03 9225 6826
Facsimile: 03 9225 6007
Email: mharvey@vicbar.com.au
Clerk: Young’s List
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Chambers: Chancery Chambers
Address: Level 25, 200 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: (03) 8600 1703
Fax: (03) 03 8600 1725
Email: heath@chancery.com.au
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6041
Email: craig.hobbs@tasmanianbar.com.au
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: philip.jackson@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Michael Kirby Chambers
49 Davey Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Telephone: 0409 214 005
Email: tkovacic@netspace.net.au
Joan Rosanove Chambers
Room 612, 550 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Clerk S (Gordon & Jackson),
Owen Dixon Chambers,
205 William Street,
Melbourne Victoria 3000
DX 94 Melbourne
Telephone: 03 9225 6510
Facsimile: 03 9225 7293
Email: laurence.maher@jr6.com.au
City Mill Chambers
1st Floor, 8 Brooke Street
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Telephone: 0487 00 3510
Email: pmmason@bigpond.net.au
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: bruce.mctaggart@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6061
Email: gmelick@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 214
Chambers: Macquarie Chambers
Address: 330 Macquarie Street, South Hobart, Tasmania 7004
Phone: 0418 525 654
Fax: (03) 6224 3011
Email: andrew.mitchell@tasmanianbar.com.au
Chambers: Macquarie Chambers
Address: 330 Macquarie Street, South Hobart, Tasmania 7004
Phone: 0418 525 654
Fax: (03) 6224 3011
Email: andrew.mitchell@tasmanianbar.com.au
Address: 18 Proctors Road, Dynnyrne, Tasmania 7005
Phone: (03) 6223 4860
Email: david.mitchell@tasmanianbar.com.au
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6223 7000
Email: kate.mooney@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 214
Address: 10 Boa Vista Road, New Town, Tasmania 7008
Phone: (03) 6278 1978
Fax: (03) 6278 1553
Email: brian.morgan@tasmanianbar.com.au
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: meofarrell@iprimus.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: keyran.pitt@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Chambers: Malthouse Chambers
Address: 119 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: (03) 6223 3844
Fax: (03) 6223 5466
Email: kread@southcom.com.au
Courier: DX 160
Chambers: Salamanca Chambers
Address: Suite 5, Level 2, 81 Salamanca Place, Battery Point, Tasmania 7004
Phone: 0412 878 625
Email: mrinaldi@bigpond.com
Telephone: 0404 513 573
Facsimile: 07 3342 4391
Email: tina.riveros@gmail.com
Joan Rosanove Chambers
Level 2, 550 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
C/- Clerk B
205 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Clerk Details: Greens List
Ausdoc: DX 98
Telephone: 03 9225 6423
Facsimile: 03 9225 6542
Email: mroberts@vicbar.com.au
Address: 41 C Stewart Street, Devonport, Tasmania 7310
Phone: 0439 407 552
Fax: (03) 6423 5386
Email: julian.siggins@tasmanianbar.com.au
Room 0409
Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
c/- Young’s List,
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: 03 9225 6783
Facsimile: 03 9225 7907
Ausdoc: DX 86 Melbourne
Clerk: Young's List
Telephone: 03 9225 6777
41 C Stewart Street
Devonport, Tasmania 7310
Telephone: 0439 407 552
Facsimile: 03 6423 5386
Email: siggins_j@yahoo.com.au
Email: Â julian.siggins@tasmanianbar.com.au
Owen Dixon Chambers West
Room 0219
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
C/- Gordon and Jackson's List
Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
DX 94, MELBOURNE
Telephone: 03 9225 7638
Facsimile: 09225 79073
Mobile: 0401 599 279
Email: sprott@vicbar.com.au
Address: 1st Floor, 27 Paterson Street, Launceston, Tasmania 7250
Phone: (03) 6334 7868
Fax: (03) 6333 0387
Email: ken.stanton@tasmanianbar.com.au
Owen Dixon Chambers
205 William Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: 03 92256300
Facsimile: 03 93356700
DX99
Clerk: Peter Lennon
Telephone: 03 9225 7555
Room 602, Melbourne Chambers
235 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
C/- Young’s List
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Ausdoc: DX 86, Melbourne
Telephone: 03 9640 3174
Facsimile: 03 9640 3106
Email: hsymon@melbchambers.com.au
Clerk: Young’s List
Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6001
Email: sandra.taglieri@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 214
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6001
Email: padr@bigpond.com
Courier: DX 214
Joan Rosanove Chambers
550 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 30004
Clerk: Gordon & Jackson
205 William Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
DX 94 Melbourne
Telephone: 03 9225 8723
Facsimile: 03 9225 8808
Email: thompsonmw@vicbar.com.au
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6000
Fax: (03) 6220 6061
Email: peter.tree@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 214
Melbourne Chambers
Room 303
235 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: 03 9640 3233
Mobile: 0417 306 638
Clerk: Young's List
Telephone: 03 9225 6777
Email: camtruong@vicbar.com.au
Chambers: Owen Dixon Chambers
Address: c/Foley’s List, 205 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: (03) 9225 6950
Fax: (03) 9225 8480
Email: tpwarner@vicbar.com.au
Courier: DX 92
Chambers: Blackstone Chambers
Address: Level 62, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9220 9825
Fax: (02) 9233 4209
Email: lucinda.wilson@blackstone.com.au
Courier: DX 1280
Chambers: Derwent & Tamar Chambers
Address: 128 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Phone: (03) 6220 6080
Fax: (03) 6220 6081
Email: andrew.wood@tasmanianbar.com.au
Courier: DX 214
Aickin Chambers
Level 29, 200 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
DX 91, Melbourne
Telephone: 03 9225 8495
Facsimile: 03 9225 8015
Email: michaeldwyles@mac.com
Clerk: RJ Howells Pty Ltd, List R
Room 2, GR FL ODCW 525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne 3000
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