The Hon Christopher Jessup KC
The Hon Christopher Jessup KC was appointed as the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security on 4 February 2021 by the then Attorney-General Christian Porter. Dr Jessup’s five-year appointment commenced on 8 February 2021. Dr Jessup was previously the Acting Inspector-General from 18 January 2021.
Prior to this appointment, Dr Jessup was a barrister and then a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Dr Jessup commenced practice as a barrister at the Victorian Bar in 1975, specialising in employment and industrial law. In 1987, Dr Jessup was appointed Queens Counsel.
In 2006, Dr Jessup was appointed to the Federal Court. He retired in 2017 and returned to practice as a barrister. Dr Jessup was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Monash University from 2017 to 2020.
Dr Jessup holds a PhD from London University, a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) and LLB (Hons) from Monash University. Dr Jessup also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Wine Science) from Charles Sturt University.