Georgia King-Siem

In addition to being an attorney, Georgia has 10+ years experience in Information Technology. Immediately prior to coming to the Bar, Georgia consulted to government and private industry on policy, information privacy law, information management and IT security. She holds degrees in Law, Information Systems and Science (majors in psychology and software engineering). To date, Georgia has been involved in numerous matters across a range of areas including commercial, technology, contract, intellectual property, tax, trade practices, immigration, constitutional and administrative law. • Administrative: Licensing (working with children), supervision orders (mental impairment) • Confidentiality: Reverse engineering (SSL), manufacturing (Futuretronics) • Competition law: Price fixing (Visy) • Constitutional law: Workplace relations • Citizenship and immigration: Habeas corpus (Ruhani), deportation (Scott Parkin), right to citizenship (Skase) • Defamation law: Defences (Gunns) • Privilege: Executive privilege (Gaming) In addition, Georgia is involved in the following organisations: • Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) • Victorian Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty) • Victorian Chapter, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) • Victorian Bar Commercial Law Association • Victorian Bar Tax Law Association • Victorian Bar Women Barristers’ Association