Former High Court judge Dyson Heydon was found by an inquiry in 2020 to be a sexual predator who sexually harassed/assaulted young female staff, yet the legal fraternity are starting to welcome him back with open arms.
In November 2022 it was reported Dyson Heydon “handed back one of Australia’s highest honours, surrendering his status as a Companion of the Order of Australia” after there were calls for him to be stripped of the award.
Heydon also “did not apply to renew his practising certificate with the New South Wales Bar Association upon its expiry in 2020″.
The people welcoming him back into the legal fold includes current and former judges and the Federal Court of Australia for after work drinks. Do they warn female attendants they could be in danger like they used to warn staff at High Court of Australia functions?
Background
On the 27th of June 2020 I published an article titled “The Dyson Heydon High Court of Australia sexual harassment / sexual assault cover-up. Who knew and when?” which starts off:
On Monday (22/6/20) former High Court judge Dyson Heydon was exposed for allegedly sexually harassing/assaulting young female staff at the High Court when he worked there from 2003 to 2013. What is obvious is that there were many people, including High Court judges, who knew what Dyson Heydon was doing and did nothing to stop it which means they were involved in a cover-up.
The most damning part of this story so far is that it was left to the ACT’s Director of Public Prosecutions to report the matter, on Tuesday, to the federal police. Given some of the allegations clearly accuse Dyson Heydon of sexual assault why didn’t someone at the High Court refer the matter to the police earlier?
Two former High Court judges, Justice Michael McHugh and former Chief Justice Murray Gleeson, have been named as having been told of Dyson Heydon’s sexual harassment/assault of female staff but they are refusing to talk about it. But what about the other High Court judges? What did they know and when?
Some in the media are making out that the current Chief Justice of the High Court, Susan Kiefel, is some sort of hero because she had an inquiry which found that Dyson Heydon had sexually harassed staff. She isn’t a hero and is most likely as guilty as the many others who helped cover-up Dyson Heydon’s alleged conduct and crimes. Let’s have a look at a few of the facts. (Click here to read more)
In March 2025 Dyson Heydon had a launch for his book “Heydon on Contract” which was “attended by a who’s who of Australia’s most eminent jurists” including Justice Michael Lee.
On the 16th of March 2025 I published an article titled “Justice Michael Lee exposed supporting sexual predator former judge Dyson Heydon” which starts off:
Justice Michael Lee has been exposed secretly supporting disgraced former High Court of Australia judge Dyson Heydon who was found to have sexually harassed 6 women.
Justice Lee was given national exposure for his defamation judgment finding Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins and that seems to have gone to his head to a degree.
As you will see below Justice Lee rates antisemitism a major issue and only rates sexual harassment by a judge as a minor issue given his support for Dyson Heydon. (Click here to read more)
On the 28th of May 2025 the SMH published an article titled “The Dyson Heydon rehabilitation tour rolls on” which starts off:
Disgraced former High Court judge Dyson Heydon is disgraced no more, at least as far as some senior members of the judiciary are concerned.
Nearly five years ago, this masthead revealed Heydon had been found by an independent High Court inquiry to have sexually harassed six female associates.
But after a period of relative exile, the former judge self-published a hefty textbook, Heydon on Contract: Particular Contracts earlier this year, and there’s nothing like a legal tome to seemingly provide a ticket to redemption.
And Heydon himself was recently invited to Friday after work drinks at the Federal Court, something which wouldn’t have gone down well a few years ago, when the legal profession was still pretending to take matters of sexual harassment seriously. (Click here to read more)
On the 2nd of June 2025 the SMH published an article by Chanel Contos, founder of Teach Us Consent and the author of Consent Laid Bare, which starts off:
A number of prominent Australian men – including Supreme Court judges – attended a recent launch of a book by supposedly “disgraced” former High Court judge Dyson Heydon. In 2020, Heydon was found by an independent High Court inquiry to have sexually harassed six young female associates. Heydon maintains his innocence.
None of this is any surprise. Donald Trump has been found guilty in a civil court of sexual misconduct, and was subsequently returned to the White House by voters. The longstanding myth that being accused of (or even found to have committed) sexual harassment ruins your career and life forever is being publicly and repeatedly debunked. This is a reminder that the people who subject others to sexual harassment or perpetrate sexual assault are often normal people embedded in and atop the fabric of our society, not outcast from it.
So, what do we actually want from men who have been found to have caused harm? Is it punishment, rehabilitation, or both? How do we measure what level of social ostracism it would take for them to not harm again? Should victim satisfaction or future behaviour be the focal point of these reflections?
Power and entitlement are the bedrock of all forms of sexual harassment and assault. Powerful people have access to subordinates and have seen institutions or circles they are part of routinely protect their own kind, while silencing victims. This creates a sense of legal and reputational immunity (one that is often proven correct), and contributes to levels of entitlement that manifest as their prerogative to the bodies of others. (Click here to read more)
Summary
Everyone deserves the opportunity for rehabilitation, but Dyson Heydon is a serial predator who has never admitted to wrongdoing and would have to be regarded as still a threat to females.
And as I said above, do the people who organise the functions for the book launch and after work drinks at the Federal Court of Australia warn the females in attendance that there is a danger of sexual harassment and/or assault by Dyson Heydon? If they don’t, they could be liable if anything happens.
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Categories: Justice Dyson Heydon
Not surprising the judiciary is held in low esteem in Australia, refer previous reporting by KCA into a former chief justice of NSW, and more recently the behaviour of a sitting federal judge in Brisbane and the findings of this sitting judges behaviour by his peers. Is the Australian High Court any more incompetent than the US supreme court?
Incredible how quickly these predators are back on top. Disgrace
The man deliberately chose the brightest women to abuse out of the legal system. I do not believe it was accidental, I think it was deliberate to stop the change that such women would make in the woefully unfair system we have. This man couldn’t have that. He believes himself untouchable and he is correct. They want to continue abusing women and children to excuse predators throughout the system. Cheered on by the likes of screeching harridans Janet A. and Bettina A.
They all talk of the ‘golden thread of the law’, but from the outside it is pure self-protection in a system that protects all the worms infesting this rotten apple.
Disclaimer: This post raises important questions based on findings from independent inquiries and publicly available information. It does not allege criminal guilt or make legal accusations against any individual.
The recent revelations about former High Court judge Dyson Heydon and the legal fraternity’s response raise serious concerns about how institutions handle sexual harassment and abuse of power. It’s not just about one individual — it’s about the culture that enables such behaviour and protects the powerful at the expense of victims.
Before we move forward, we owe it to survivors, to the profession, and to society to ask the tough questions. These are not accusations but crucial points for reflection and accountability. If we want real change, we must demand honest answers.
Here are some searing questions that demand answers regarding the Dyson Heydon situation and the wider implications:
Why did so many senior members of the legal profession, including High Court judges, remain silent or actively cover up Dyson Heydon’s sexual harassment and assault for years?
What concrete steps are being taken to ensure the safety and dignity of female legal staff and attendees at events where Heydon is present, especially given his documented history?
How can the legal fraternity justify welcoming back a man found guilty by an independent inquiry of serious sexual misconduct without any admission of guilt or meaningful accountability?
Is the current leadership of the High Court, including Chief Justice Susan Kiefel, genuinely committed to addressing systemic harassment, or are they complicit in maintaining a culture of silence and protection for powerful offenders?
What does the enthusiastic support and rehabilitation of Heydon by influential judges like Justice Michael Lee say about the judiciary’s values and priorities?
Are there effective institutional reforms underway to prevent similar abuses of power and to hold perpetrators accountable in the future?
How are victims of powerful sexual predators within the legal profession supposed to trust that their complaints will be taken seriously and not lead to career-ending retaliation or further trauma?
What legal or ethical responsibilities do event organizers and institutions have to warn attendees about known risks when allowing the likes of Heydon to participate in their events?
How can the broader Australian society reconcile the public celebration of figures like Heydon with the ongoing trauma and injustice experienced by survivors of harassment and assault?
Is rehabilitation truly possible without genuine remorse, admission of wrongdoing, and demonstrable changes in behaviour from individuals like Heydon?
These questions strike at the core of accountability, culture, and justice in OUR powerful institutions and OUR society as a whole.
Note: The questions posed here aim to encourage reflection and accountability based on documented findings. They do not imply criminal conviction or assign personal motives.
The two actions by the High Court that have always stuck in my craw are the Liam Magill case where he was refused compensation for paying for children sired by another man while married, and the determination that barristers, no matter how incompetent or corrupt, can`t be sued. I doubt any normal citizen would agree with their weird decisions.
In breaking news, our ex-P.M., Scott Morrison, leader of a party of rorters including the illegal Robodebt, has been rewarded for his work with our highest honour, an Order of Australia. Meanwhile, our whistleblowers are persecuted.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TOO:
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REVOKE, RESCIND, RETRACT
Scott Morrison’s Companion of the Order of Australia
I’m done with intellectualizing male violence against women.
Strip these guys of their money and fit them with an ankle monitor for the rest of their lives. Give the money to the victims so they can have a life. Don’t harass them to ‘donate it to charity’ as so many are forced to do.
The taxpayers paid the compensation to all the women harmed by these Public Servants. Dragging female taxpayers into the protection racket by default.
No rape or defamation case should cost millions of dollars to prove.
Legal fees are another way to prevent women having access to this laughable
‘justice’ system.
Its no wonder sexual harassment is rife everywhere in the legal system. Its a clear message to ‘ get women out of here- the lads do not want to make any concessions for them’, even as every concession is afforded the lads.
Lets face it, the 2 main pillars of every patriarchy are the law and the church ( doesn’t matter the religion). It wasn’t long ago that the law was that women could contribute to their own rape and the example given was ‘e.g if she got into the panel van’. Also, rape in marriage was perfectly legal up til the 1990’s in Australia ( 2003 in England!).
It is beyond disgusting.