Victor Dominello - Early Life and Career

Early Life and Career

Victor Dominello was born at Ryde Hospital and was educated at Holy Spirit School, North Ryde, and Marist College Eastwood. Victor Dominello then went on to study law through the Solicitors Admissions Board.

In 1991, Victor Dominello was admitted as a practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia after taking the Solicitor’s Admission Board Examinations. In one of his first cases, Victor Dominello represented applicants in the Maralinga cases, who sought compensation following the findings made by the Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia. Victor Dominello successfully obtained an order that the limitation period be significantly extended to enable the applicants’ claims to be maintained.

In 1994, Victor Dominello commenced his employment with Etheringtons Solicitors of North Sydney, and in 2000, became a Partner. In 2000, Victor Dominello also represented applicants in complex proceedings in the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, where staff members sought damages against members of Parliament and the Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for unfair contract. Following his election to the Parliament of New South Wales in October 2008, Dominello stepped down as partner at Etheringtons.

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