Luke Geary – Proctor

About Luke Geary

Luke Geary is a Partner in the NFPs, Human Rights and Social Impact team at Mills Oakley with extensive experience in the Not-For-Profit sector. Luke is a member of the Queensland Law Society's Not for Profit Law Committee and the Access to Justice Committee.

Articles by Luke Geary

Case notes

AA v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

The High Court has reshaped institutional liability by confirming that organisations caring for children and other vulnerable individuals owe a non-delegable duty that can render them strictly liable for intentional criminal acts committed by their delegates, regardless of the systems or safeguards they had in place.

Luke Geary, Sonya Parsons

In practice

Disability and the justice barrier

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was formally established in April 2019 and began public hearings and consultations across the country.

Luke Geary, Naomi Brodie