Alice Springs
In pursuit of establishing a country law practice, he moved to Alice Springs in 1963 and, along with Ian Barker, was one of only two solicitors in the town at that time. Together they established the firm of Martin and Barker. He was to stay at Alice Springs until 1981. Whilst there he was appointed to the Alice Springs Town Management Board and served there from 1968 - 1971. He also served terms as Alderman, Deputy Mayor and Mayor between 1972 and 1975. He was an inaugural member of the Northern Territory Law Society when it was formed in 1968 and was the Alice Springs representative from 1970 to 1977 and its Vice-President from 1972 - 1973.
In 1978 Chief Justice Martin chaired a committee established by the new Northern Territory Government to inquire into the welfare needs of the Northern Territory. In 1980 he was appointed to chair a Committee of Inquiry into pastoral land tenure in the Northern Territory. He was also appointed that year to the Board of Directors of the Australian Bicentennial Authority and was Chairman of the Northern Territory Council of the Authority until 1989.
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