James Popple

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James Popple
Photograph of James Popple
Born (1964-11-04) 4 November 1964 (age 59)
Mirboo, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australian
Education
Alma mater Australian National University
Website www.popple.net/james
Senior Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Assumed office
1 January 2015
First Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner
In office
1 November 2010 – 31 December 2014

Dr James Popple (born 1964)[1] is a Senior Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.[2] He is also an Adjunct Professor in the College of Law[3] and the College of Engineering and Computer Science[4] at the Australian National University.[5]

He was President of the ANU's Postgraduate and Research Students' Association (1990–91);[1] associate to High Court Justice Mary Gaudron (1995);[6] Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Australia (1996–98);[1] a senior executive in the Australian Attorney-General's Department (1998–2010);[7] and the first Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner (2010–14).[7] He has been a member of the Council of Burgmann College, ANU since 1985.[1][8]

As part of his PhD research at the ANU (1993),[9] he developed a legal expert system called SHYSTER.[10][11]

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Government offices
New title Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner
1 November 2010 – 31 December 2014
Vacant
Preceded by
Robin Creyke
Senior Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal
1 January 2015 – present
Current holder