Ian Temby

Temby was educated at the Perth Modern School and the University of Western Australia, where he earned an LL.B. (Hons.), graduating in 1964.[1]

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.[3] He was called to the Bar in Perth in 1978 and was appointed Queen's Counsel on 16 July 1980.[3] He was the President of the Law Society of Western Australia in 1982–1983[1] and the President of the Law Council of Australia in 1983–1984.[4]

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.[1]

He served as the inaugural Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions from 1984 to 1989,[5] and as the inaugural Commissioner of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption from 1989 to 1994.[6]

Temby has been in private practice in Sydney since 1 May 1994.[3] He is the Founding Head of Chambers at 3 St James' Hall Chambers.[7]

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.[8]

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[9] in relation to a charge of covering up child sexual abuse.[10] In 2017, he appeared in three cases for the New South Wales Crime Commission.[11]

• 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.