▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Sex ▁Disc rim ination ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁then ▁Deput y ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁O pport unity ▁Trib unal ▁( SA ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Ny land ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁District ▁Court . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁Ny land ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁Child ▁Prote ction ▁Systems ▁Royal ▁Commission , ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁ade qu acy ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁protection ▁system ▁in ▁South ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁South ▁Australia ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Ny land ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁South ▁Australia ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁common wealth ▁juris diction ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁when ▁Roma ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Mitchell ▁retired ▁as ▁D ame ▁Roma ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁a ▁further ▁ten ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁second ▁woman , ▁Ny land , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁Ny land ▁was ▁the ▁judge ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁high ▁profile ▁criminal ▁tri als , ▁including ▁that ▁of ▁Mich elle ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Matt he ws ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Carol yn ▁Matt he ws , ▁Mark ▁Er rin ▁R ust ▁for ▁the ▁mur ders ▁of