Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Waterstreet (No 2) [2025] NSWCATOD 4

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Waterstreet (No 2) [2025] NSWCATOD 4 Hearing dates: 12 – 13 August 2024, 25 November 2024 Date of orders: 15 January 2025 Decision date: 15 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Cole DCJ H Dixon SC, Senior Member M Bolt, General Member Decision: (1) Mr Waterstreet is reprimanded pursuant to s 299(1)(b) and s 302(1) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW). (2) Mr Waterstreet may not apply for an Australian practising certificate before the end of one year from the date of these orders. (3) Mr Waterstreet is to pay the costs of the Council of the New South Wales Bar Association to be agreed or assessed. Catchwords: OCCUPATIONS — Legal practitioners — Barristers — Professional misconduct – Unsatisfactory Professional conduct – sexual harassment – breaches of Rules – protective orders Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) New South Wales Barristers Rules 2014 Cases Cited: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v BRJ (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 140 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v EFA (a pseudonym) [2021] NSWCA 339 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Waterstreet [2024] NSWCATOD 47 de Robillard v Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2024] NSWCA 299 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Ex parte Macaulay (1930) 30 SR (NSW) 193 Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [1997] NSWCA 185 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 Prothonotary v Del-Castillo [2001] NSWCA 75 Weaver v Law Society (1979) 25 ALR 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association (Applicant) Charles Waterstreet (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Griffin SC / N Evans (Applicant) P Strickland SC / R Withana (Respondent)