MAT WILKINS

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Admission date: 1 September 1989

Signed Bar Roll: July 2026

Mathew practices as a Barrister in Hobart specialising in Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Medical Defence, Professional Indemnity, Inquests and CTP claims.

Prior to joining the Bar, Mathew spent almost 38 years as a litigator at Page Seager Lawyers, the last 30 of those as a Partner. Mathew led a large team of lawyers for the last 15 years of his time at Page Seager acting for Employers Indemnity Insurers. Professional and Public Liability Insurers, CTP insurers and MDO’s.

Mathew has extensive advocacy experience in the Supreme Court both at first instance and appeal, including the Full Court. He has also appeared as counsel in the Federal Court and the High Court in its original jurisdiction. He has appeared countless times in TASCAT and its predecessors at trial and conciliations. Mathew has been a teacher of advocacy and continues to provide guidance and mentoring to younger practitioners.

BOARD AND COMMITTEE WORK

Secretary Tasmanian Bar Association 1997-2000
President Tasmanian Bar Association 2000-2002
Member Tasmanian Law Reform Institute 2002-2009
Practice Group Leader Page Seager Insurance – responsible for 17 lawyers and 4 personal assistants Client manager of insurers that hold over 50% of the underwritten market in Tasmania.
Regular presenter at AILA Conferences and Seminars

QUALIFICATIONS AND ADMISSIONS

1989 Admitted to Supreme Court of Tasmania
1989 Admitted to High Court of Australia
2002 Admitted to Supreme Court of Victoria
2026 Admitted to the Tasmanian Bar Association

EXPERIENCE

TCN v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] TASCAT 213 (25 November 2025)
TCN v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd [2024] TASCAT 150 (15 August 2024)
NTC v Woolston Printing [2025] TASCAT 186 (22 September 2025)
Medical Board of Australia v Shannon Lovell Greene [2025] TASCAT 140 (17 July https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgibin/viewdoc/au/cases/tas/TASCAT/2025/140.html2025)
Medical Board v Hamilton https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/tas/TASCAT//2025/52.html
FG v Lady Gowrie Tasmania Inc [2024] TASCAT 189 (11 October 2024)
Crump, Damian Michael (2023 TASCD 437) [2023] TasCorC 38 (5 July 2023)
Evans, Jillian and John (2018 TASCD 81 and 82) [2018] TasCorC 17 (28 February 2018)
Willetts, Ernest Charles (2022 TASCD 548) [2022] TasCorC 109 (7 October 2022)
Hosking, Jason Mathew Henry (2017 TASCD 380) [2017] TasCorC 1 (22 January 2017)
KV v Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd [2026] TASCAT 6 (19 January 2026)
Fishpool v Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd [2013] TASFC 6 (14 June 2013)
Bessell v AQA Oysters Ltd [2020] TASSC 29 (1 July 2020)
Bradshaw v Tasmania Networks Pty Ltd [2019] TASSC 41 (25 September 2019)
Bernie Howe Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Insurance Board [2017] TASSC 27 (1 May 2017)
Thornton v Apollo Nominees Pty Ltd [2003] TASSC 134 (11 December 2003)
George Zawadzki v O’Donnell Griffin Pty Ltd [1993] TASSC 72 (5 July 1993)