Bernard Teague
Bernard Teague, AO, was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, in Australia, between 13 October 1987 and 15 February 2008.
Education
Justice Teague was educated at De La Salle College, Malvern[citation needed] and then at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws with honours in 1962.[1]
Career
Justice Teague was the first solicitor to be appointed to the Supreme Court bench. He was formerly chief litigation solicitor for the Melbourne law firm, Corrs, and a former President of the Law Institute of Victoria,[2] and was created an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours, 2009.[1]
On 13 February 2009 Justice Teague was appointed to head the Royal Commission on the Black Saturday bushfires.[3]
In 2013 he was appointed to head an inquiry into fires in the Hazelwood coal mine in February of that year. The fires resulted in a lengthy suppression effort while creating a major environmental hazard via smoke which hung over the Latrobe Valley, particularly Morwell, for some four weeks. Public hearings into the fire began on 26 May, 2013. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Australia Day Honours 2009". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ Riordan, Peter. "Address to the Victorian Bar Council" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Justice Bernard Teague to head Fires Royal Commission". Premier of Victoria. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ http://hazelwoodinquiry.vic.gov.au/
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