Gabriel Perry

Gabriel has a broad public law and appellate practice, with a particular focus on criminal, administrative, regulatory, human rights, and constitutional matters.

He was first called to the employed Bar in 2021 whilst working as a Senior Federal Prosecutor at the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and came to the private Bar in 2022.

Since coming to the private Bar, Gabriel has acted for a former Government Minister in the Robodebt Royal Commission; for the State of Queensland in habeas corpus, human rights, and constitutional law proceedings; for defendants and the State in regulatory and criminal prosecutions; for ASIC and the QBCC in administrative review proceedings; for public entity and private clients seeking to set aside summonses/subpoenas; for clients contesting adverse Department of Immigration decisions; and for a party to a commercial dispute over the sale of a vessel.

Gabriel was a Merton Lawyers Scholar at the University of Oxford, attaining a Bachelor of Civil Law with Distinction. He received his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, both with First Class Honours, from the University of Queensland, where he was awarded a University Medal and was named UQ Graduate of the Year.

Gabriel is a sessional academic at QUT, tutoring in statutory interpretation and constitutional law.
Examples of his published work include the following.

LexisNexis Australia, Court Forms, Precedents & Pleadings Queensland, Looseleaf Service

Contributed significant updates to commentary on the following chapters:

• Administrative Law
• Protective Regimes
• Human Rights Law

Law Council of Australia, Chapter III

Contributed case notes on a wide range of High Court and Federal Court decisions, including: Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd v Morton [2023] HCA 1; Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 2; Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 8; Barnett v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2023] HCA 7; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v NSW Ports Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 16; BRD21 v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2023] FCAFC 101; Government of the Russian Federation v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] HCA 20; Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v Thornton [2023] HCA 17; Benbrika v Minister for Home Affairs [2023] HCA 33; Jones v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] HCA 34.

Torts Law Journal

Characterising ‘Risk’ in ‘Obvious Risk’ Cases under Civil Liability Legislation (2016) Torts Law Journal, volume 23, issue 1, pp. 56–78.