CURRICULUM VITAE WARREN LESLIE WRIGHT

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Warren Leslie WRIGHT Australian 5 December 1961

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1983 Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology & Comparative Sociology) Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. 1985 Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. 1986 New South Wales College of Law Certificate (Graduate Diploma Legal Practice). 1986 Solicitor Supreme Court of New South Wales. 1989 Solicitor High Court of Australia. 1993 University of Sydney Master of Laws courses: Indonesian Law, Theories of International Law. 2000 Barrister, Supreme Court of New South Wales.
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE: LANGUAGES:

Australia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, East Timor

English (mother tongue), Indonesian (advanced), Tetum (Basic), French (basic passive). Land law and policy, post-conflict land administration, customary land tenure systems, legislative drafting.
SPECIALISATIONS: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FEBRUARY 2009 PRESENT PART-TIME TEACHER, SYDNEY TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE, ULTIMO CAMPUS

Teach students studying for Advanced Diploma in Conveyancing for licensed conveyancers the course "Title Investigation and Analysis".
DECEMBER AUSTRALIA 2008 PRESENT CONVEYANCING PARALEGAL, LEGALSTREAM

Casual conveyancing paralegal attending multiple simultaneous settlements acting for vendor, purchaser, discharging mortgagee and/or incoming mortgagee, preparation of documents for lodgment for registration with Land Titles Office; banking funds; liaising with clients.
OCTOBER 2008 INTERNATIONAL EVALUATOR, LUTA HAMUTUK, EAST TIMOR

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Conducted an in-country evaluation of the economic development civil society organisation, Luta Hamutuk (funded the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, London). In conjunction with a national evaluator, reviewed documentary reports on program implementation, conducted extensive consultations with government (local, district and national), Parliament and other national and civil society organisations and drafted the evaluation report.
JULY 2008 AUGUST 2008 PROJECT PREPARATION CONSULTANT, EAST WEST MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE INC. ENHANCING THE LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR LAND IN INDONESIA

Research and prepare project proposal on behalf of the East West Management Institute for this ADB-funded project. Recruit national and assist in the recruitment of international consultants.
JULY 2006 PRESENT: ADMINISTRATOR, EAST TIMOR LAW JOURNAL & EAST TIMOR LEGAL INFORMATION SITE

Research, monitor, and compile reports and information on developments in the legal system of East Timor including court proceedings, government policies, order and security, United Nations resolutions, elections and the National Parliament; procure, edit and publish articles on the law of East Timor; maintain an index of resources on East Timor legal research; maintain, develop and promote the web sites for the Journal and the legal information site (http://www.eastimorlawjournal; http://www.easttimorlegalinformation.org).
MAR 2005 JUNE 2006: VOLUNTEER LAWYER, SYDNEY AND REGIONAL ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE

Legal research, representations to the police, liaison with state legal aid, prisons, public prosecutor, court registries, health care professionals and welfare agencies and attendances at court in criminal proceedings against indigenous people, preparation of briefs to counsel, recruitment of law graduates undergoing mandatory practical legal training.
DEC 2004: EXTERNAL EVALUATOR ADVOCATS SANS FRONTIRES BELGIUM

Contracted as independent consultant to evaluate the Advocats sans Frontires Belgium Human Rights and Justice for the East Timorese Program. Conduct a summative program evaluation, assess relevance, impact, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the program and compile report for the donor, the European Commission.
MAR 03 SEPT 04: PROGRAM MANAGER, THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF LAW CENTER FOR LAW AND GLOBAL JUSTICE/THE ASIA FOUNDATION ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM

Develop and implement the University of San Francisco School of Law Center for Law and Global Justice Legislative Drafting Initiative and Community Legal Education Program as part of The Asia Foundations Access to Justice Program in East Timor, liaise with the Parliament of East Timor and civil society to conduct educational workshops/capacity building program on legislative policy development and legislative drafting methodology, develop, implement and
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manage community legal information and education program to raise citizens awareness of legal rights and the legal system; reports to the university, partner organisation and the funding agency (USAID); program budget management and all aspects of program management.
OCT 2002 FEB 2003: PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS/LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING CONSULTANT, THE ASIA FOUNDATION, EAST TIMOR

Engaged by The Asia Foundation as independent consultant to plan and conduct public consultations on draft investment law in East Timor as part of the Governments program for private sector development and poverty reduction. Formulated framework for consultations, assisted the Department of Economy and Environment to refine draft law, liaison with economic law experts, funding agency (USAID/OTI), Ministers, civil society stakeholders and departmental officials.
MAY 2002 OCT 2002: SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER, NEW SOUTH WALES DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

Resumed position in NSW Land Titles Office. Resigned October 2002 to join The Asia Foundation in East Timor.
DEC 2000 MAY 2002:PROPERTY RIGHTS ADVISER, UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR/EAST TIMOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAND AND PROPERTY UNIT

Provision of legal and policy advice to United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and the East Timor Public Administration (ETPA) Department of Justice Land and Property Unit and the Ministry of Justice on land issues, the applicable land law including UNTAET legislation and customary land tenure systems; recommendations and advice to the Minister for Justice on land conflicts, land claims, land dispute resolution mechanisms, land policy and land administration; Review and redraft UNTAET/ETPA policy on the administration of public land and private abandoned land, development and supervision of implementation of administrative practices and guidelines on the administration of public and private abandoned property (including land abandoned by refugees displaced by the 1999 conflict in East Timor); development of property allocation system; crosssectoral consultation (IDPs, investment, environment, mining and public works administrations) on land issues arising from investment and development proposals; Training East Timorese staff on policy formulation and implementation and consultative processes with Ministry of Justice; Mentoring the Acting Director, Land and Property Unit.
SEPT - NOV 2000: LEGAL DRAFTER/LAND LAW ADVISER, UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR LAND AND PROPERTY UNIT Curriculum Vitae of Warren Leslie Wright BA LLB

Instructed by UNTAET Land and Property Unit to advise the responsible Cabinet Member on draft legislation on land rights registration for East Timor and supporting policy document. Review of applicable land law for modification in East Timor; drafted directive on implementation of land right registration and administration system & revised draft regulation on the establishment of special panels of the District Court to deal with land claims and disputes.
MAY JUNE 2000: LEGAL CONSULTANT, UNITED NATIONS TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR LAND AND PROPERTY UNIT/UNITED NATIONS CENTER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Engaged in the UNTAET Land and Property Unit under the auspices of the United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat) to research and report on the reconstruction of the public record of land ownership in East Timor; review the applicable law regulating land rights, land registration and surveying and mapping; formulate proposals for the development of a modern land administration system for East Timor with special reference to the accommodation of customary land tenure systems; assessment, consultation, recommendations and revision of HABITAT Report on Land, Housing and Property Issues in East Timor (2000) including administration and allocation of abandoned properties.
OCT - DEC 1999: LAND LAW ADVISER AND MEMBER OF PHASE II PROJECT PREPARATION TEAM, INDONESIAN NATIONAL LAND AGENCY INDONESIAN LAND ADMINISTRATION PROJECT

Comprehensive analysis and review of Indonesian Basic Land Law of 1960; Formulation of recommendations for the reform of the basic land law from the perspective of the objectives of security of tenure, security of title, efficient administration of land right registration system, operation of land market and traditional land tenure systems.
JULY SEPT 1999: LAND LAW ADVISER, INDONESIAN NATIONAL LAND AGENCY INDONESIAN LAND ADMINISTRATION PROJECT

Review and formulate recommendations for reform of land right registration legislation and related mapping and surveying regulations and policies.
JUNE NOV 1998: LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MASTERS OF LAND ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

Lectured full semester in Masters-level course in the School of Geomatics on reform of land administration systems in developing countries.
OCT - NOV 1997: LAND REGISTRATION/LAW ADVISER, BANGLADESH DEPARTMENT OF LANDS MODERNISATION OF LAND RECORDS PROJECT

Provision of legal and technical advice on modernisation and rationalisation of land registration administration system (Asian Development Bank project).
JULY 1994 JULY 1996: INTERNATIONAL LAND LAW ADVISER, INDONESIAN LAND ADMINISTRATION PROJECT

International Land Law Adviser on team of technical assistance advisers on land registration and administration to assist Indonesian government/World
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Bank/Australian Government-funded systematic land registration project; participated in the development of project legislation and policy and the reform of land registration legislation; design, implementation and evaluation of land registration pilot projects and subsequent mass land registration program, coordinated with Ministerial advisers and National Land Agency staff, capacity building program development for local counterparts in land law and registration administration reform.
1988 2002: SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER, NEW SOUTH WALES DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, AUSTRALIA

Provision of legal and policy advice to the land title registration authority on the administration of both declarative and constitutive title land right registration systems and all derivative rights and interests in land; investigation of land transactions and subdivisions for compliance; legal representative of the state in court proceedings arising from the administration of the land title registration system; formulation of policies and new legislation pertaining to land rights; Preparation of written explanations, reports and recommendations to the Minister involving representations from the public, other Ministers or government agencies and consideration of contentious legal principles, administrative practices relating to land law, title, registration or the administration of the land register (legal entitlement to own land, the determination of priorities between competing interests in land, the liability of the land registration authority arising from its statutory functions). Elucidation of legislation and land registration authority policies and practices to staff, the public, other government agencies, surveyors, and the legal profession. Formulate and deliver in-house training for land registration staff.
1987 1988: SOLICITOR, NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE

Representation of Australian indigenous people in civil and criminal court proceedings, inquests into deaths in custody, acquisition of land under indigenous peoples land rights legislation, land transactions involving indigenous people.
CONTACT DETAILS

Residential Address: Telephone: Email Address:

1/43 Russell Street, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales. 2135. Australia. (+61) 408 073 273 wwright1961@gmail.com

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Curriculum Vitae of Warren Leslie Wright BA LLB