The Commissioner

Justice Richard Beasley came to the Bar in 1997, and was appointed silk in 2011.  He has appeared in a wide range of commercial, contract and valuation matters. On 17 March 2025, Justice Beasley was sworn in as a judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales.

From April to August 2020, Mr Beasley was Senior Counsel Assisting the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess. From January 2018 to February 2019, Mr Beasley was Senior Counsel Assisting the Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission.