10 April

On Monday, in the evening, at Government House, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and Mrs Kaye de Jersey hosted a dinner in honour of the Council of Chief Justices of Australia and New Zealand. Guests included: the Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC, Chief Justice of Australia & Mr Michael Albrecht; the Right Honourable Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias GNZM, Chief Justice of New Zealand & Mr Hugh Fletcher; the Honourable Chief Justice James Allsop AO, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia; the Honourable Chief Justice Catherine Holmes, Chief Justice of Queensland & Dr Arthur Preston; the Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren AC, Chief Justice of Victoria & Mr Mick Heeley; the Honourable Chief Justice Wayne Martin AC, Chief Justice of Western Australia & Mrs Margie Martin; the Honourable Chief Justice Thomas Bathurst AC, Chief Justice of New South Wales & Mrs Robyn Bathurst; the Honourable Chief Justice Christopher Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia & Mrs Jane McGrath; the Honourable Chief Justice Alan Blow OAM, Chief Justice of Tasmania & Mrs Margaret Blow; the Honourable Chief Justice Diana Bryant AO, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia & Dr Richard Nowotny; the Honourable Chief Justice Helen Murrell, Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory & Mr Paul Westwood OAM; the Honourable Chief Justice Michael Grant, Chief Justice of the Northern Territory & Mrs Marita Fitzpatrick; Mr Andrew Phelan, Chief Executive and Principal Registrar, High Court of Australia & Mrs Monica Phelan; Air Commodore Mark Gower OAM & Mrs Julie Gower; Ms Cecily Pearson OAM & Mr Trevor Farrell OAM; and Mr Chris Piggott-McKellar.