appointments. She has been actively involved in speaking at seminars and mentoring junior practitioners. She has all the attributes required of Senior Counsel. Ms Mason was admitted as a legal practitioner on the 9th of September 1994. She has practised as a prosecutor in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ever since. In 2010 she became the first woman in this State to be appointed as a Crown Law officer. Crown Law officers have the power to decide what charges to include in an indictment and the power to decide not to indict. She’s now the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions. She’s the first person appointed to that position, which was created in 2015. For many years she has appeared as leading or sole counsel in complex and difficult criminal trials and appeals. Her work also involves substantial supervision and mentoring of other prosecutors, participation in decision-making as to whether prosecution should proceed and as to the appropriate charges and liaising with the Court, Defence Counsel, the police, complainants and other witnesses. Some of her work requires great sensitivity, particularly in relation to complainants in sexual cases. She has been involved in training and professional development activities both in the public sector and for the profession, generally, as various levels. She lectures at the Tasmanian Legal Practice course and has been involved in training sessions in the Magistrate’s Court unit of that course. She has been involved in professional development activities for prosecutors in the office of DPP and for Tasmania Police prosecutors. She has been involved in developing courses of instruction for fire investigators from the Tasmania Fire Service. She has a science degree and regularly provides instruction and assistance to scientists working for Forensic Science Service Tasmania. She too has all the attributes required of Senior Counsel. Ms Taglieri and Ms Mason, it give me very great pleasure to acknowledge your appointments at this ceremonial sitting today. I congratulate you both again. I hope you both enjoy many years of challenging and rewarding practice as Senior Counsel. That concludes this ceremonial sitting. The Court will now adjourn. <THE ADJOURNED
appointments. She has been actively involved in speaking at seminars and mentoring junior practitioners. She has all the attributes required of Senior Counsel. Ms Mason was admitted as a legal practitioner on the 9th of September 1994. She has practised as a prosecutor in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions ever since. In 2010 she became the first woman in this State to be appointed as a Crown Law officer. Crown Law officers have the power to decide what charges to include in an indictment and the power to decide not to indict. She’s now the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions. She’s the first person appointed to that position, which was created in 2015. For many years she has appeared as leading or sole counsel in complex and difficult criminal trials and appeals. Her work also involves substantial supervision and mentoring of other prosecutors, participation in decision-making as to whether prosecution should proceed and as to the appropriate charges and liaising with the Court, Defence Counsel, the police, complainants and other witnesses. Some of her work requires great sensitivity, particularly in relation to complainants in sexual cases. She has been involved in training and professional development activities both in the public sector and for the profession, generally, as various levels. She lectures at the Tasmanian Legal Practice course and has been involved in training sessions in the Magistrate’s Court unit of that course. She has been involved in professional development activities for prosecutors in the office of DPP and for Tasmania Police prosecutors. She has been involved in developing courses of instruction for fire investigators from the Tasmania Fire Service. She has a science degree and regularly provides instruction and assistance to scientists working for Forensic Science Service Tasmania. She too has all the attributes required of Senior Counsel. Ms Taglieri and Ms Mason, it give me very great pleasure to acknowledge your appointments at this ceremonial sitting today. I congratulate you both again. I hope you both enjoy many years of challenging and rewarding practice as Senior Counsel. That concludes this ceremonial sitting. The Court will now adjourn. <THE ADJOURNED
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