Peter Gray (Australian judge)
Peter Ross Awdry Gray | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
| In office 17 May 1984 – 17 May 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
Peter Ross Awdry Gray AM joined the Bar in Gray's Inn,[1] London, in 1972 he joined the Victorian Bar and then became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia serving from 17 May 1984 until 17 May 2013.[2] Peter was the youngest person ever appointed to the Federal Court of Australia and at 29 years its longest ever serving member. During his time at the court Peter delivered over 1,700 decisions. Justice Gray's main focus has been on labour law.[3] and the law and its impact on Aboriginal Australians. After retirement Peter was for a time an adjunct professor at Deakin University and is now an Honorary Professor at Monash University.[4]
Judiciary
Peter held the following roles in the Judiciary:
- Judge of the Federal Court of Australia,[5]
- Judge of the Industrial Relations Court of Australia,[6]
- Presidential Member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal,[7]
- Deputy President of the National Native Title Tribunal,[8]
- Aboriginal Land Commissioner[9]
Other interests
Peter's interests include:
- Music, he loves music, carrying around a mouth organ with him wherever he goes. He is currently president of the Camberwell Music Society;
- Public Speaking, he is a long time and active member of Rostrum, becoming a Freeman and a State Trainer;
- Bushwalking
- Member - Victorian Judicial Officers’ Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Committee;
- Member - Elders and Respected Persons Panel of the Indigenous Law Students and Lawyers Association of Victoria – Tarwirri
- Mentoring in the Victorian Bar’s scheme for Aboriginal law students and lawyers.
References
- ^ "Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court to farewell the Honourable Justice Gray". www.fedcourt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Australian Competition Law".
- ^ "Judge takes parting shot at 'politicised' industrial relations". 31 May 2013.
- ^ "The Hon Professor Peter R A Gray AM - Faculty of Law". www.monash.edu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Home". fedcourt.gov.au.
- ^ "Industrial Relations Court of Australia". www.fedcourt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Home". aat.gov.au.
- ^ "Tribunal's role".
- ^ https://www.pmc.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/land/aboriginal-land-cohttps://www.pmc.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/land/aboriginal-land-commissioner [dead link]
- "Former Judges of the Federal Court of Australia". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- "The Hon Peter Ross Awdry Gray". Federal Court of Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- "Deakin University School of Law". Retrieved 28 February 2013.[dead link]
- "The Mark of a Good Judge". August 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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