Publications:

Co-author “Residential Tenancies Law and Practice in NSW” 4th ed 2008 Federation Press; the 5th edition is present in writing;   

Co-author “Social Security and Family Assistance Law” 2nd ed 2005 Federation Press; the 3rd edition is current in progress;   

Co-author “Annotated Commonwealth Employee Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988” 8th Ed 2007 Federation Press (Comcare); the 9th edition is due for release in June 2012.   

Co-author “Bush Law Handbook” Redfern Legal Centre Publishing   

“Legal Aspects of Managing Community Sector Organisations” ACTCOSS   

I am acknowledge as a contributor to “Veterans Entitlements Law’ 2nd ed Creyke and Sutherland.   

Various articles in law journals and seminar papers.

In 1997 I received the ACT Law Society’s award for the legal writer of the year.  

Headnotes for Lexis Nexus in the Administrative Law Decisions.   

Work Experience:   

February 2009- present   

Practice as a barrister with a focus on welfare law, administrative law, employment law, human rights law and health law.   

Part time senior member of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Part time member of the NSW Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal dealing with fair trading, consumer claims, public housing, private housing and retirement villages disputes.   

Part time reviewer of ‘boat people’ refugee claims since March 2011.   

November 1996- February 2009   

Practice as a barrister with a focus on welfare law, administrative law, employment law, human rights law and health law.   

Part time member of the NSW Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal dealing with fair trading, consumer claims, public housing, private housing and retirement village disputes.   

Part time member of the ACT Residential Tenancies Tribunal (since 2001).   

Part time Member of the ACT Essential Services Consumer Council (since mid 2004)   

Part time Member of the ACT Credit Tribunal   

Part time lecturer in property law at University of Canberra   

July 1995- Nov 1996  

Practice as a barrister with a focus on welfare law, administrative law, employment law, human rights law and health law.

Part time member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Cwth).   

April 1993- July 1995

Director of ACT Council of Social Services ACTCoSS and board member of Australian Council of Social Services. ACTCOSS is the peak body for the community sector in the ACT. The position involved researching and promoting the interests of the community sector and in particular the non-government welfare sector including negotiating awards and resolving industrial issues for the sector.   

Part time practice as a barrister with a focus on welfare law, administrative law, employment law, human rights and health law.

1990- April 1993   

A solicitor in private legal practice practicing in employment, administrative law, human rights, criminal law and the community/non-government sector. I was a part time duty solicitor for the NSW Legal Aid Commission in Tumut and Gundagai region.

Part time lecturer in welfare law at Canberra and Tumut TAFEs.   

1988- 1990   

Senior Solicitor of the Welfare Rights and Legal Centre, Canberra. This is a community legal centre specialising in social security, consumer credit, discrimination and tenancy matters.

1986-1988

Solicitor in private legal practice- administrative and employment law.

1985-1986  

Commonwealth Public Service. I held the substantive position of class 11 Director in the Legal Branch in the office of the Commissioner for Superannuation, acting SES Level 1 Assistant Secretary, conducting civilian and military superannuation litigation in the AAT and Federal Court.   

1983-85   

I held the position class 9 Assistant Director Legal Branch, Commonwealth Department of Health conducting litigation on behalf of the Department in the AAT and Federal Court.

1980-83   

I was an examiner of patents at the Patents Office of the Commonwealth. In this capacity I undertook a 6 months intensive course in patents law and thereafter examined and reported on patent applications in the electrical discipline.   

1975-1980   

NSW Public Service. During this time I worked as a clerk in the Magistrates Courts Administration throughout NSW and studied law part time.  

1973-75   

University studying science (mathematics and physics) and working at the Anglo-Australian Observatory.

Mr Anforth's Experience:  

Therapeutic Goods matters: 

Mr Anforth has many years of experience acting for applicants in therapeutic goods matters (including prescription and complementary goods). He is a former senior legal officer at the Department of Health, lectures in therapeutic goods law at the University of NSW and is a former member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal which hears such appeals. 

Military compensation matters: 

Mr Anforth has many years of experience acting for applicants in military compensation matters, under the Veterans Entitlement Act, the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and the Military Compensation Act. He is the co-author of the text used for SRCA matters. He is a former member of the Veterans Review Board and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.  

Comcare matters: 

Mr Anforth has many years of experience acting for applicants in Comcare matters the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act. He is the co-author of the text used for SRCA matters. He is a former member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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