Jalal Ahmad Razi

Jalal is an accomplished advocate. He has over a decade of experience appearing in criminal trials, appeals and coronial inquests. He has represented clients in remote, regional, and metropolitan Australia.

He accepts briefs in all areas of public law and equity, with a particular interest in criminal law, administrative law, native title, and constitutional law.

Jalal has appeared unled as defence advocate in jury trials across different jurisdictions, for matters involving serious offences of violence, sexual offences, drug trafficking, and dishonesty and property offences.

Jalal has also appeared in the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory for appeals against conviction and sentence, questions of law and reviews of mental impairment supervision orders.

Prior to coming to the bar, Jalal appeared for the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) and the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) in criminal and coronial matters in metropolitan, regional and remote NSW, and the Northern Territory.

Jalal values discipline, integrity, humility, rigour and empathy.

Visiting member of Mindil Chambers (Darwin, NT)
Legal Aid NSW – Appellate Crime Barrister Panel
Legal Aid NSW – Indictable Criminal Barrister Panel
Legal Aid NSW – Summary Crime Panel
Legal Aid NSW – Child Crime Panel
Legal Aid NSW – Domestic Violence Panel
Legal Aid NSW – Civil – Mental Health Panel

https://clant.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Gabe-Chipkin-Jalal-Raxi-Ulterior-Purposes.pdf

Vicky Johnston (Clerk)
Black Chambers
(02) 8590 5182
0408 418 177

Eleanor Tjhin (Junior Clerk)
Adam Hussain (Junior Clerk)

Black Chambers
Wallamulla, Gadigal Country
Suite 204, Level 2
185 Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Cases

• Coronial inquest into the death of Mark Haines – Concerning historic unexplained death of Aboriginal juvenile in 1988 in Tamworth, NSW (ongoing);
• Coronial inquest into the death of Malcolm Brown – Concerning death during police operation of person having a mental health episode (ongoing);
• R v CL [2022] NSWChC 5 – Meaning of detained under s33A(4) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act (NSW) (‘CCPA’) – Application of s31(3) of the CCPA;
• Coronial inquest into the death of Kevin Francis Bugmy (2022) – Adequacy of health care of long-term inmate; access to Medicare for inmates in custody; excessive prisoner transfers; culturally appropriate health care for Aboriginal inmates;
• R v Senge [2021] NTSC 80 – Ruling on compatibility of ‘advance consent’ with s192(2)(c) of the Criminal Code (NT);
• R v Dumoo [2021] NTSC 59 – Successful exclusion of all tendency evidence relied upon by Crown, and partial exclusion of relationship evidence relied upon by Crown;
• Jeffrey v Rigby [2019] NTSC 2 – Successful appeal before the Full Court of the Supreme Court on the statutory construction of ‘second and subsequent offence’ provisions of Traffic Act 1987 (NT);
• R v Gehan [2019] NTSC 91 – Impropriety of ulterior use of police powers of stop and detain; what constitutes reasonable grounds for s120C Police Administration Act 1978 (NT) drug searches.

Online

ABC – Kevin Bugmy – Death in custody inquest findings:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-06/kevin-bugmy-custody-death-inquest-findings/101213490

ABC – Family tells inquest Indigenous prisoner who died alone in his cell didn’t receive adequate health care:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-12/kevin-bugmy-indigenous-death-in-custody/100824182

ABC – What if your day in court lasted just five minutes:

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/backgroundbriefing/what-if-your-day-in-court-lasted-just-five-minutes-v1/10813042

ABC Background Briefing – Northern Territory Bush Court

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-16/background-briefing-northern-territory-bush-court/10817642

ABC – Broken Hill community concerned about police treatment:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-07/community-concerned-about-police-treatment-broken-hill/10074208

ABC – Wilcannia man in altercation with police acquitted of all charges:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-10/wilcannia-man-in-altercation-with-police-acquitted-all-charges/8259216