Jim NolanAdmitted to the Bar in 1982

Areas of Practice

  • Industrial
  • Employment
  • Civil and Human Rights
  • Discrimination
  • Administrative

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Jim Nolan is a graduate in Arts from Queensland University, in law from Macquarie University and he holds a Master’s degree in law from Sydney University Law School. Jim’s working career commenced as an industrial officer and advocate for a number of media unions, Actors Equity, the Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees Association and the Australian Journalists Association – [now amalgamated as the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance] [1973-1984].

Jim held the statutory office of Executive Member of the NSW Privacy Committee full time for a period of three years [1984-1987], before being called to the Bar. For an extensive period after graduating with his master’s degree, he was lecturer in labour law (part time) at Sydney University Law School where he taught collective labour law to postgraduate diploma and masters degree students. He was also a foundation member of the editorial committee of the Australian Journal of Labour Law.

He has appeared in all major industrial jurisdictions in Australia, state and federal. He has a long standing interest in human rights and also in industrial, professional and legal matters affecting journalists in Australia. He is a member of the MEAA journalists’ ethics panel.

He has travelled to Indonesia to act as an observer for the International Federation of Journalists at the trials of Indonesian journalists in the support of press freedom.

Contact

Tel: 02 9264 6899 | Fax: 02 9264 5541 | E-mail: jimnolan@ozemail.com.au

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