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Ian Douglas Temby AO, KC (born 5 May 1942) is an Australian barrister. He was the first Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and the first Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption. He conducted the Royal Commission into the Finance Broking Industry in Western Australia in 2001.

Early life and education

Temby was educated at the Perth Modern School and the University of Western Australia, where he earned an LL.B. (Hons.), graduating in 1964.

Career

Temby was admitted to legal practice on 23 December 1966 and joined the Perth law firm Northmore Hale Davey and Leake in the same year. He was called to the Bar in Perth in 1978 and was appointed Queen's Counsel on 16 July 1980. He was the President of the Law Society of Western Australia in 1982–1983 and the President of the Law Council of Australia in 1983–1984.

Temby served on the Subiaco City Council, including as deputy mayor from 1982 to 1983. He was the Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidate at the 1982 Nedlands state by-election, standing against future premier Richard Court.

He served as the inaugural Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions from 1984 to 1989, and as the inaugural Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption from 1989 to 1994.

Temby has been in private practice in Sydney since 1 May 1994. He is the Founding Head of Chambers at 3 St James' Hall Chambers.

In his early days in private practice after the end of his tenure as ICAC Commissioner, Temby was appointed to represent Police Commissioner Tony Lauer at the Wood Royal Commission which looked into police corruption.

However this appointment was vetoed by Premier John Fahey due to concerns of a conflict of interest as Temby as ICAC Commissioner had the police under his investigation.

In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the law, particularly in developing the role of the independent prosecutor in the Australian criminal justice system.

In 2008, he became a member of the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association. In 2009, he was the Treasurer of the Association.

In 2015, he acted for Archbishop Philip Wilson in relation to a charge of covering up child sexual abuse. In 2017, he appeared in three cases for the New South Wales Crime Commission.

References

1. ^ National Library of Australia. "Papers of Ian Temby, 1972–2000". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. Temby, Ian (December 2001). Royal Commission into the Finance Broking Industry (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
3. ^ "Ian Temby AO QC". 3 St James' Hall Chambers. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. "Our presidents". Law Council of Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
5. "Previous Directors". Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
6. "History". Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
7. "Our barristers". 3 St James' Hall Chambers. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
8. "Temby lashes out at Fahey switch". Canberra Times. 29 July 1994.
9. "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for Ian Douglas Temby". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2004. For service to the law, particularly in developing the role of the independent prosecutor in the Australian criminal justice system.
10. Hough, Andrew (18 March 2015). "Ian Temby QC: the '$1000 an hour' barrister who will defend Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson against sex abuse cover up claims". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
11. Wilson v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2017] NSWCA 128.
12. New South Wales Crime Commission v Chen [2017] NSWSC 943; New South Wales Crime Commission v Dinh [2017] NSWSC 1305; New South Wales Crime Commission v Lee [2017] NSWSC 1503.

External links

• Temby, Ian. "Reform of criminal trial procedure". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

• Artbank (2004). "Ian Temby QC AO: Celebrating contribution and commitment" (PDF). p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

• 1942 births
• Living people
• Officers of the Order of Australia
• University of Western Australia alumni
• People educated at Perth Modern School
• Australian barristers
• Australian prosecutors
• Australian King's Counsel
• Directors of Public Prosecutions of Australia
• Western Australian local councillors
• Deputy mayors of places in Australia