Francine McNiff
Francine Valerie McNiff (24 March 1948 - 2 April 2015) was a legal scholar, and was the first female state magistrate in Victoria, Australia. She was appointed Children's Court Stipendary Magistrate in August 1983 after working a senior legal officer within the Victorian public service.[1]
In November 2013, the University of Melbourne created the Francine V McNiff Chair in Human Rights Law, in recognition of her contributions to the field.[2][3]
She is the author or co-author of a number of books including Guide to children's courts practice in Victoria[4] and Criminal liability for Australian computer abuse[5] in the early 1980s.
References
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19830831&id=_D9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uZQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2065,6544319
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/voice/community-advocate-for-new-human-rights-chair-20131107-2x31x.html
- ^ http://unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1793698/utr7290.pdf
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9607897
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9691270
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