4 October 1997
Appointment of Her Majesty's Counsel for the Northern Territory. Appointment by His Honour the Administrator the Honourable Dr Neil Conn AO on the advice of the Executive Council in the absence of Shane Stone. As advised by the Australian Bar Association (ABA) 9 September 2022 persons appointed as QCs automatically became Kings Counsel (KC) following the accession to the Throne of His Majesty King Charles III. The foregoing is the automatic effect of the Demise of the Crown Act 1901, s 1.