# Anthony Strik — Sydney Barrister > Anthony Strik is a barrister at Garfield Barwick Chambers, Level 8, 53 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. He practises in family law, criminal defence, and civil, property and administrative law. Before the Bar, he served as a Senior Solicitor at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and earlier as a police prosecutor. At the Bar since 2018, he appears throughout NSW and Australia-wide. Direct access briefs accepted; clients may approach with or without a solicitor. Phone: 02 8239 3200. > Practice-area hubs: Family law (https://strik.com.au/category/family-law/) · Criminal defence (https://strik.com.au/category/criminal-defence/) · AVOs & firearms (https://strik.com.au/category/avos-firearms/) · Civil, property & administrative (https://strik.com.au/category/civil-property-administrative/) · Courts & practice (https://strik.com.au/category/courts-practice/). Key pages: About (https://strik.com.au/about/) · Cases & Publicity (https://strik.com.au/cases_publicity/) · Fees (https://strik.com.au/fees/) · FAQs (https://strik.com.au/faqs/) · Contact (https://strik.com.au/contact/). ## Pages - [Client Testimonials](https://strik.com.au/client-testimonials/) - [7 reasons to speak with Anthony...](https://strik.com.au/) - [Fees](https://strik.com.au/fees/) - [FAQs](https://strik.com.au/faqs/) - [Blog](https://strik.com.au/about/blog/) - [Cases & Publicity](https://strik.com.au/cases_publicity/) - [Legal Services](https://strik.com.au/legal-services/) - [Contact](https://strik.com.au/contact/) - [About](https://strik.com.au/about/) ## Posts - [Ahio v State Coroner of New South Wales: Case Note](https://strik.com.au/2026/07/ahio-v-state-coroner-of-new-south-wales-case-note/) - [Adin & Olivija (No 2) [2025]](https://strik.com.au/2026/07/adin-olivija-no-2-2025/) - [R v [B] [2025]](https://strik.com.au/2026/07/r-v-b-2025/) - [Can I get less than four years for a second offence under the mandatory sentencing regime in Australia?](https://strik.com.au/2026/07/can-i-get-less-than-four-years-for-a-second-offence-under-the-mandatory-sentencing-regime-in-australia/) - ["Do both parties each choose for Parts VIIIAB and VIIIB to apply?" — Decoding one of the most confusing questions in the Application for Consent Orders](https://strik.com.au/2026/06/do-both-parties-each-choose-for-parts-viiiab-and-viiib-to-apply-decoding-one-of-the-most-confusing-questions-in-the-application-for-consent-orders/) - [Appearing in the NSW Bail Division by Audio-Visual Link](https://strik.com.au/2026/06/appearing-in-the-nsw-bail-division-by-audio-visual-link/) - [[NKT] Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2024] — administrative law merits review re tow truck licence](https://strik.com.au/2026/06/nkt-pty-ltd-v-commissioner-for-fair-trading-2024-administrative-law-merits-review-re-tow-truck-licence-administrative-law-mr-anthony-strik/) - [Lessons from a Recent Possession Stay Application: TNAL507 Pty Ltd v Saliba [2026] NSWSC 647](https://strik.com.au/2026/06/lessons-from-a-recent-possession-stay-application-tnal507-pty-ltd-v-saliba-2026-nswsc-647/) - [Welcome to the NSW Bar: Chun-Yuan Shieh](https://strik.com.au/2026/06/welcome-to-nsw-bar-chun-yuan-shieh/) - [Clowes & Konig [2021] — contention as to court jurisdiction](https://strik.com.au/2026/05/clowes-konig-2021-contention-as-to-court-jurisdiction-family-law-application-mr-anthony-strik/) - [R v Mohamed Hussien [2021] — application for bail](https://strik.com.au/2026/05/r-v-mohamed-hussien-2021-application-for-bail-criminal-law-mr-anthony-strik/) - [When 'sitting out' isn't enough: Tanit & Tanit and the cooling-off question](https://strik.com.au/2026/05/when-sitting-out-isnt-enough-tanit-tanit-and-the-cooling-off-question/) - [When "Reasonable Suspicion" Isn't: R v Nguyen [2025] NSWDC 567](https://strik.com.au/2026/05/when-reasonable-suspicion-isnt-r-v-nguyen-2025-nswdc-567/) - [MacLean v Richmond Valley Council [2026] NSWCA 66](https://strik.com.au/2026/04/maclean-v-richmond-valley-council-2026-nswca-66/) - [EV charging coming to a strata complex near you](https://strik.com.au/2026/04/ev-charging-coming-to-a-strata-complex-near-you/) - [Section 68B Injunctions and the Critical Drafting Requirement to Enliven Police Powers of Arrest](https://strik.com.au/2026/04/section-68b-injunctions-and-the-critical-drafting-requirement-to-enliven-police-powers-of-arrest/) - [Calling the bluff: how to stop an opponent inflating property valuations](https://strik.com.au/2026/04/calling-the-bluff-how-to-stop-an-opponent-inflating-property-valuations/) - [Related-party loans in family law: Han & Han [2026] FedCFamC1A 54](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/related-party-loans-in-family-law-han-han-2026-fedcfamc1a-54/) - [Can You Really Go to Jail for Lying in Family Court?](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/can-you-really-go-to-jail-for-lying-in-family-court/) - [Employee v 'The Employer' [2023] — unfair dismissal application filed out of time](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/anthony-strik/) - [Annulment of an Apprehended Violence Order in NSW under section 84: pathway and its consequences for firearms licensing](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/annulment-of-an-apprehended-violence-order-in-nsw-under-section-84-pathway-and-its-consequences-for-firearms-licensing/) - [Kenton & Odom [2026] — dismissal of application for appeal](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/kenton-odom-2026-successful-dismissal-of-application-for-appeal-family-law-appeals-mr-anthony-strik/) - [Show-cause bail: Williams v R [2026] NSWCCA 17](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/show-cause-bail-williams-v-r-2026-nswcca-17/) - [Why a Final AVO in NSW Means No Firearms Licence for Over a Decade — And Why the Courts Have Closed Off the Escape Route](https://strik.com.au/2026/03/why-a-final-avo-in-nsw-means-no-firearms-licence-for-over-a-decade-and-why-the-courts-have-closed-off-the-escape-route/) - [NSW DPP Guidelines (summary)](https://strik.com.au/2026/02/nsw-dpp-guidelines-summary/) - [Two section 10 dismissals today](https://strik.com.au/2026/02/2x-section-10-dismissals-today/) - [Stephen Lawrence MLC on sentencing reform Feb 2026](https://strik.com.au/2026/02/stephen-lawrence-mlc-on-sentencing-reform-feb-2026/) - [Kenton & Odom [2026] FedCFamC1A 5 - Family Law Appeal](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/kenton-odom-2026-fedcfamc1a-5-family-law-appeal/) - [Administrative Law: GVW v NSWTAG [2025] NSWCATAD 134](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/administrative-law-gvw-v-nswtag-2025-nswcatad-134/) - [Family Law: Z & J (No 4) [2025] FedCFamC1F 22](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/family-law-z-j-no-4-2025-fedcfamc1f-22/) - [Family Law: G & G (No 3) [2024] FedCFamC2F 1809](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/family-law-g-g-no-3-2024-fedcfamc2f-1809/) - [Family Law: G & G (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC2F 1798](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/family-law-g-g-no-2-2024-fedcfamc2f-1798/) - [Read this before you tell the police anything in a criminal case](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/read-this-before-you-tell-the-police-anything-in-a-criminal-case/) - [Downing Centre Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/downing-centre-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Parramatta Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/parramatta-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Blacktown Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/blacktown-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Penrith Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/penrith-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Liverpool Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/liverpool-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Campbelltown Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/campbelltown-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Burwood Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/burwood-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Sutherland Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/sutherland-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Hornsby Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/hornsby-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Waverley Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/waverley-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Manly Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/manly-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Fairfield Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/fairfield-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Mount Druitt Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/mount-druitt-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Bankstown Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/bankstown-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Newtown Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/newtown-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [When Time Runs Out: The Inflexibility of Section 60 Kenton & Odom [2026] FedCFamC1A 5](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/when-time-runs-out-the-inflexibility-of-section-60-kenton-odom-2026-fedcfamc1a-5/) - [Re K: A Landmark Australian Family Law Case on Child Custody and Criminal Proceedings](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/re-k-a-landmark-australian-family-law-case-on-child-custody-and-criminal-proceedings/) - [Wollongong Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/wollongong-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Gosford Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/gosford-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Newcastle Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/newcastle-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Nowra Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/nowra-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [Katoomba Local Court – Address, Contact Details & Information](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/katoomba-local-court-address-contact-details-information/) - [NSW Crime Commission v Dib](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/nsw-crime-commission-v-dib/) - [How to Navigate Section 114 Family Law Act (Injunctions)](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/how-to-navigate-section-114-family-law-act-injunctions/) - [Successful appeal in apprehended personal violence order matter](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/successful-appeal-in-apprehended-personal-violence-order-matter/) - [Another Win: Parramatta Local Court DV matter](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/another-win-parramatta-local-court-dv-matter/) - [When Divorce Orders Become Unassailable: The Finality Principle in Australian Family Law](https://strik.com.au/2026/01/when-divorce-orders-become-unassailable-the-finality-principle-in-australian-family-law/) - [Smith v Leurs (1945) 70 CLR 256](https://strik.com.au/2025/11/smith-v-leurs-1945-70-clr-256/) - [McKnight v Miller [No 2] [2025] WASCA 61: credit hire charges in WA](https://strik.com.au/2025/11/miller-v-mcknight-wasca-case/) - [FCFCOA Rules — 10 June 2025](https://strik.com.au/2025/11/fcfoca-rules-10-june-2025/) - [Family Violence: Friseal & Friseal [2025] FedCFamC1A 102](https://strik.com.au/2025/10/family-violence-friseal-friseal-2025-fedcfamc1a-102/) - [Family Violence: Sayed & Rehmann [2025] FedCFamC1A 145](https://strik.com.au/2025/10/family-violence-sayed-rehmann-2025-fedcfamc1a-145/) - [Critique of Shinohara & Shinohara [2025] FedCFamC1A 126](https://strik.com.au/2025/10/critique-of-shinohara-shinohara-2025-fedcfamc1a-126/) - [Voiding NSW Registered Relationships: When Courts Can Declare Them Invalid](https://strik.com.au/2025/05/voiding-nsw-registered-relationships-when-courts-can-declare-them-invalid/) - [Angius v Angius [2024] NSWCA 113](https://strik.com.au/2025/05/angius-v-angius-2024-nswca-113/) - [Dragomirov & Dragomirov [2024] FedCFamC1A 187 ](https://strik.com.au/2025/05/dragomirov-dragomirov-2024-fedcfamc1a-187/) - [Binding Child Support Agreements: How They Replace Standard Assessments](https://strik.com.au/2025/05/binding-child-support-agreements-how-they-replace-standard-assessments/) - [Life Tables Furzer Crestani](https://strik.com.au/2025/04/life-tables-furzer-crestani/) - [Finalised in the Family Court — then the other side lodges debt recovery proceedings in the Local Court](https://strik.com.au/2025/04/finalised-in-the-family-court-otherside-lodges-debt-recovery-proceedings-in-magistrates-court/) - [Family Law Reforms commencing 2025: Key Changes and What They Might Mean for You](https://strik.com.au/2025/04/family-law-reforms-commencing-2025-key-changes-and-what-they-might-mean-for-you/) - [How long should the Court make an ADVO for in NSW?](https://strik.com.au/2025/04/how-long-should-the-court-make-an-advo-for-in-nsw/) - [Why would she lie?](https://strik.com.au/2025/03/why-would-she-lie/) - [What winning actually looks like in Family Law](https://strik.com.au/2025/03/what-winning-actually-looks-like-in-family-law/) - [Lifting the Harman Undertaking:](https://strik.com.au/2025/03/lifting-the-harman-undertaking/) - [家庭法背景下处理家庭贷款：实用指南](https://strik.com.au/2024/12/%e5%ae%b6%e5%ba%ad%e6%b3%95%e8%83%8c%e6%99%af%e4%b8%8b%e5%a4%84%e7%90%86%e5%ae%b6%e5%ba%ad%e8%b4%b7%e6%ac%be%ef%bc%9a%e5%ae%9e%e7%94%a8%e6%8c%87%e5%8d%97/) - [Navigating Family Loans in Family law Context](https://strik.com.au/2024/12/navigating-family-loans-in-family-law-context/) - [Limitation periods in NSW](https://strik.com.au/2024/10/limitation-periods-in-nsw/) - [Photographic Evidence in Wounding Cases: Sufficient Proof or Expert Testimony Required?](https://strik.com.au/2024/09/photographic-evidence-in-wounding-cases-sufficient-proof-or-expert-testimony-required/) - [Another Charge Dropped by NSW Police involving Animal Cruelty](https://strik.com.au/2024/08/another-charge-dropped-by-nsw-police-involving-animal-cruelty/) - [Warning: Selling Multiple Cars? You Might Need a Dealer's Licence in NSW](https://strik.com.au/2024/08/warning-selling-multiple-cars-you-might-need-a-dealers-license/) - [Beach Scrolling Game made with Claude.ai](https://strik.com.au/2024/06/beach-scrolling-game-made-with-claude-ai/) - [Dayney v The King [2024] HCA 22](https://strik.com.au/2024/06/dayney-v-the-king-2024-hca-22/) - [Are Gel blasters "guns" - Yes they are... but at the lower end](https://strik.com.au/2024/05/are-gel-blasters-guns-yes-they-are-but-at-the-lower-end/) - [Family Court Sets Higher Bar for Medical Certificates in Adjournment Applications](https://strik.com.au/2024/04/family-court-sets-higher-bar-for-medical-certificates-in-adjournment-applications/) - [Possession:](https://strik.com.au/2024/04/possession/) - [School Selection Re G: Children's SchoolingSchool Selection](https://strik.com.au/2024/04/school-selection-re-g-childrens-schoolingschool-selection/) - [FGL v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2022] NSWCATOD 29](https://strik.com.au/2024/04/fgl-v-commissioner-for-fair-trading-2022-nswcatod-29/) - [Chief Health Officer, NSW Health v FRC](https://strik.com.au/2024/04/chief-health-officer-nsw-health-v-frc/) - [[NKT] Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading [2024] NSWCATAD 85](https://strik.com.au/2024/04/ned-kelly-transport-pty-ltd-v-commissioner-for-fair-trading-2024-nswcatad-85/) - [Successful District Court Appeal - Client immediately released. MH was sentenced to 3.5 years gaol in the Local Court](https://strik.com.au/2024/03/district-court-appeal-client-immediately-released-was-sentenced-to-3-5-years-gaol/) - [When business interests collide in family law](https://strik.com.au/2023/12/when-business-interests-collide-in-family-law/) - [Women's Safety in Family Law](https://strik.com.au/2023/10/womens-safety-in-family-law/) - [Retirement of the Chief Justice, the Hon Susan Kiefel AC](https://strik.com.au/2023/10/retirement-of-the-chief-justice-the-hon-susan-kiefel-ac/) - [Victims Support Levy (VSL) and Court Costs Levy (CCL)](https://strik.com.au/2023/09/victims-support-levy-vsl-and-court-costs-levy-ccl/) - [Crash Course in Justice: Expertise Meets the Courtroom](https://strik.com.au/2023/08/crash-course-in-justice-expertise-meets-the-courtroom/) - [Digital Driver's Licence Dilemma: A Cautionary Tale from Down Under](https://strik.com.au/2023/08/digital-drivers-licence-dilemma-a-cautionary-tale-from-down-under/) - [KNIGHT v. THE QUEEN (1992) 175 CLR 495](https://strik.com.au/2023/06/knight-v-the-queen-1992-175-clr-495/) - [15 year relationship and no adjustment in favour of 'wife'? Court holds](https://strik.com.au/2023/06/15-year-relationship-and-no-adjustment-in-favour-of-wife-court-holds/) > Nothing on this site is legal advice; past results depend on their own facts and do not predict the outcome of any other matter. To discuss a matter, book a conference or call 02 8239 3200.