Mick Howell (referee)
Michael Howell is an Australian former rugby league referee and senior administration officer.
Rugby league[edit]
Howell played rugby league prior to becoming a referee. In 1973, he was a member of the Newtown Jets teams that won the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) club championship.[1]
Howell began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League. He was subsequently graded in 1981 to referee in the NSWRL.[2] He went on to become a very successful touch judge, officiating in 242 top-grade matches.[3] His most notable appointments included the Grand Finals in 1988 and 1991, the 1989 and 1996 State of Origin series, and an Australia-France test match in 1990.[4] He retired as a referee and touch judge at the end of the 1999 season.[5]
Howell lodged an application with the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court in 2005 as a test case, seeking long service leave from the NSWRL for his 18 years of service.[6] His application was dismissed as the Court found that he had been employed over four separate periods of time, none of which were eligible for long service leave.[7]
Career[edit]
Away from football, Howell was an officer in the New South Wales public sector. From 1990 to 2008 he was the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of NSW Lotteries.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Winners of the 1973 Rugby League championship". Newtown Jets. 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Seventy-Fourth Annual Report and Balance Sheet" (PDF). nswrlra.com. N.S.W. Rugby Football League Referees' Association. December 1981. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NSWRL Referees Association - Annual Reports". www.nswrlra.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ https://nswrlra.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/images_reports_2000-ar.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "League blows the whistle on referee's claim". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Michael Howell v New South Wales Rugby League Ltd [2005] NSWCIMC 73 (7 July 2005)". Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Annual Report 2004" (PDF). NSW Lotteries: 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Lottery Insider -- Michael Howell". www.lotteryinsider.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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