Foley's List is delighted to welcome Dr Jason Harkess, who has recently transferred to the List. He practises principally in the areas of criminal and administrative law, which includes trial and appellate work.

Dr Harkess has held the position of Chief Examiner of the Victorian Bar Entrance Examinations since 2013 and has lectured evidence, administrative law and contracts at Monash University since 2007. He is also currently engaged as Principal Examiner for the Law Institute of Victoria’s Criminal Law Specialist Accreditation examination. He also sits on the Academic Course Appraisal Committee of the Victorian Legal Admissions Board.

Dr Harkess has considerable experience in the application of administrative law, having sat as a part-time member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in the Migration and Refugee Division since 2018. In that capacity, he has heard and determined hundreds of cases involving visa refusals and cancellations of foreign citizens (including asylum seekers) under Australia’s migration and refugee laws. In 2021, he was also appointed by the Victorian State Government to be a Detention Review Officer under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) to determine applications for review by persons detained in hotel quarantine as part of Victoria’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

To engage with Dr Harkess, contact one of our clerks:
📞 (03) 9225 7777
📧 foleys@foleys.com.au.