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The Honourable Ann Vanstone KC
Commissioner
Independent Commission Against Corruption
On 27 July 2020 it was announced that former Supreme Court Justice, the Honourable Ann Vanstone KC, would be South Australia’s second Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC).
Commissioner Vanstone was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1978. She was appointed Deputy Crown Prosecutor in 1988 and, upon the establishment of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in 1992, Deputy Director.
In 1994 she was appointed Queen’s Counsel. Later in 1994, Commissioner Vanstone left the Director’s office and joined the Independent Bar, where she took briefs in a number of areas. In 1999 she was appointed a Judge of the District Court of South Australia. In 2003 Judge Vanstone was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia. She remained a Justice of that Court until she resigned in 2019.
Commissioner Vanstone commenced her term as Independent Commissioner Against Corruption on 2 September 2020. Her appointment is for a term of seven years.
Commissioner Vanstone is also South Australia’s Judicial Conduct Commissioner. The Commissioner carries out that role concurrently with her role as the ICAC.
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