Joshua Creamer

Joshua Creamer

Barrister 2011

Practice Areas

  • Class Actions
  • Human Rights
  • Native Title

Background

Joshua Creamer specialises in native title, human rights and class actions. He has appeared in
landmark cases across Australia involving stolen wages and the stolen generations. He also
represented the community of Palm Island following the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee.

Joshua is the former Chair of the Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry in Queensland and has formerly
held the roles of a member of the Board of Legal Aid Queensland and a Commissioner of the
Queensland Law Reform Commission.

Joshua is consistently ranked in Doyles Guide and Chambers and Partners for his work in the native
title jurisdiction.

Appointments

  • Chair, Truth-Telling & Healing Inquiry Queensland
  • Part-time Commissioner, Queensland Law Reform Commission
  • Federal Court Referee: Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community and Anor v Commonwealth of Australia

Notable Cases

Class Actions

  • Palm Island: Wotton v Queensland
  • Stolen wages: Pearson v State of Queensland, Street v Western Australia and McDonald v Commonwealth
  • Stolen generations: Ellis v Commonwealth of Australia
  • Cultural fishing: Mason v New South Wales
  • Child Protection: JPP24 & Ors v State of Western Australia and Hassen & Ors v State of New South Wales

Commissions

  • Queensland Child Safety Commission of Inquiry

Native Title

  • Wulli Wulli People v State of Queensland
  • Yuggera Ugarapul People v State of Queensland
  • Pitta Pitta v State of Queensland
  • Barada Kabalbara and Yetimarala People v State of Queensland
  • Malone v State of Queensland (the Clermont-Belyando Area Native Title Claim)
  • Blucher on behalf of the Gaangalu Nation People v State of Queensland
  • Karingbal Traditional People Aboriginal Corporation v Santos

Mediation

  • Federal Court Appointed Mediator: Bruce Banning & Ors on behalf of the Djabugay Nation v State of Queensland & Ors
  • Federal Court Appointed Mediator: Cape York Cluster