• South Australia
• Federal Jurisdictions

• Public & Administrative Law
• Commercial Law
• Common Law
• Immigration
• Disciplinary

Sean Kikkert has more than 18 years of experience in immigration law and administrative law. He was admitted in 2007 and worked for the Department of Immigration for eleven years before opening his own law practice. He has appeared in many Federal Court, Federal Circuit Court and Tribunal matters, and provides complex legal advice based on his 18 years of experience in government law. Sean also has considerable experience in dispute resolution and conducted family and personal violence conferences as a Deputy Registrar with the ACT Magistrates Court between 2019-2022. Sean was born in Adelaide, South Australia and spent the early part of his childhood in the Netherlands before his family returned to Australia. He earnt a BA (Hons.) in Psychology in 2002 and an LLB (with Hons.) in 2005 from the University of Adelaide. He married his wife Jaquilyn in Hong Kong, and he is the father of five children. He is also an author and has had eight books published.

Sean has appeared as an advocate representing both the Department of Immigration and Applicants at the following hearings (link)

• Legalwise webinar Session 2: The Same Different Administrative Review Tribunal, New Judicial Review, Appeals, & Critical Decisions. “How to Run a Section 501 Character Case at the Tribunal.” 6 June 2024.
• Crimmigration Law Symposium 2024: Immigration, Crime & Punishment. “How to Run a Section 501 Character Case at the Tribunal.” 23 April 2024.
• Svenson Barristers, Migration Law CPD with Nick Poynder, Chris Honnery & Sean Kikkert.   “Visa Refusals and Cancellations Under the Character Test: Recent Cases and Developments in Ministerial Policy”. 15 Feb 2024.

Professional Publications:

· Kikkert, S. and Dexter, P. ‘Historical Analysis of Population Reactions to Stimuli – A Case Study of Fiji’. (2007). DSTO-TR-1970. Defence Science and Technology Organisation, The Department of Defence.

· Kikkert, S.N. ‘Military Uniforms: The Psychological Dimension’. (2005) 2 The Australian Army Journal 245.

· Kikkert, S. N. ‘A South Pacific Police Force?’ (2004) 8(2) Journal of South Pacific Law.