Premier Ben Carroll revealed last month that former South Australian chief justice Chris Kourakis would lead today’s royal commission into the building industry.
Kourakis served as SA’s chief justice from 2012 until his retirement from the bench earlier this year. He was previously the state’s solicitor-general from 2003 to 2008.
Two Victorian barristers, Chris Young and Christopher Carr, have been appointed as counsel assisting the commission.
Young, KC, practises in public and commercial law and has appeared in proceedings involving building and construction projects. Carr, SC, is chair of the Victorian Criminal Bar Association, and practises…
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