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Bret Walker
Bret William Walker (born 1954) is an Australian barrister. Family Walker is the son of an Anglican minister. His second wife is Sarah Pritchard. Education Walker was educated at Concord West Public School and The King's School, Parramatta. He graduated with degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney.Who's Who Australia – entry for Bret William Bret Career Walker was admitted to the New South Wales bar in 1979 and was appointed senior counsel in 1993. He was president of the New South Wales Bar Association from November 2001 to November 2003, having been vice-president from 1996 to 2001. Walker is a member of the Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales, and has been editor of the ''NSW Law Reports'' since 2006. He is a patron of the State Library of New South Wales as a foundation senior fellow and has been a member of the NSW Health Clinical Ethics Advisory Panel since 2003. He was governor of the Law Foundation of NSW from 1996 to 2007, and Special C ...
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The King's School, Parramatta
, motto_translation = "Bravely and Faithfully" , streetaddress = 87–129 Pennant Hills Road , city = North Parramatta, Sydney , state = New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Sydney , pushpin_label_position = bottom , pushpin_mapsize = 250 , pushpin_map_caption = Location in greater metropolitan Sydney , type = Independent day and boarding , denomination = Anglican , established = 1831 , founder = William Grant Broughton , chairman = , headmaster = Tony George , key_people = , grades = Early learning; K-12 , grades_label = Years , gender = Male , colours = Sky blue and white , slogan = Academic excellence with character development , athletics = AAGPS , affiliations = , website ...
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Murray–Darling Basin Authority
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is the principal government agency in charge of managing the Murray–Darling basin in an integrated and sustainable manner. The MDBA is an independent statutory agency that manages, in conjunction with the Basin states, the Murray–Darling basin's water resources in the national interest. The MDBA reports to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water, held since June 2022 by the Hon Tanya Plibersek. The MDBA was established under the '' Water Act 2007 (Cth)'', which was introduced by the Howard Government as part of " A National Water Plan for Water Security". The ''Water Act 2007'' was a response to the drought and the potential effects of climate change in Australia. The law aimed to fulfill Australia's obligations under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The 2007 Act was substantially amended in 2008. The Chief Executive of the MDBA is Phillip Glyde who replaced Dr Rhondda Dickson. The Chair of the MDBA i ...
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University Of Sydney Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, H ...
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Sydney Law School Alumni
In its over 160-year history, the Sydney Law School has produced a prominent group of alumni. The following is a list of some of these prominent alumni. Courts and tribunals International Court of Justice * Sir Percy Spender: International Court of Justice judge 1958–1964, President 1964–1967 * Sir Garfield Barwick ''ad hoc'' judge 1973–1974 High Court of Australia * Chief Justices of the High Court of Australia (in chronological order): *# Sir Garfield Barwick *# Sir Anthony Mason *# Murray Gleeson * Puisne Justices of the High Court (in chronological order): *# Sir George Rich *# H. V. Evatt *# Sir Edward McTiernan *# Sir Dudley Williams *# Sir Frank Kitto *# Sir Alan Taylor *# Sir Victor Windeyer *# Sir Cyril Walsh *# Sir Kenneth Jacobs *# Lionel Murphy *# Sir William Deane *# Mary Gaudron *# Michael Kirby *# William Gummow *# Dyson Heydon *# Susan Crennan *# Virginia Bell *# Jacqueline Gleeson *# Jayne Jagot As of 2017, Sydney Law School has produced 18 out ...
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Australian Senior Counsel
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia Australian is an historic unincorporated community on the Fraser River in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name is derived from that of the Australian Ranch, one of British Columbia's first ranching oper ..., an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) ...
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Fellows Of The Australian Academy Of Law
Fellows may refer to Fellow, in plural form. Fellows or Fellowes may also refer to: Places *Fellows, California, USA *Fellows, Wisconsin, ghost town, USA Other uses *Fellows Auctioneers, established in 1876. * Fellowes, Inc., manufacturer of workspace products *Fellows, a partner in the firm of English canal carriers, Fellows Morton & Clayton *Fellows (surname) Fellows or Fellowes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn (1855–1924), British businessman, farmer and politician * Archie Fellows, English footballer * Carol Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn (189 ... See also * North Fellows Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa * Justice Fellows (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Stephen Donaghue
Stephen Paul Donaghue (born 7 January 1973) is an Australian barrister and constitutional lawyer and the present Solicitor-General of Australia. Donaghue has been Solicitor-General since 16 January 2017, having been appointed following the resignation of Justin Gleeson. Born in 1973, Donaghue was educated at Whitefriars College in Donvale, then studied for a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne, where he was editor of the '' Melbourne University Law Review'' and won the Supreme Court Prize. In 1996, Donaghue was granted a Menzies Scholarship and attended Magdalen College at the University of Oxford from which he received a doctorate.''Who's Who in Australia'', ConnectWeb, 2016. In 1995, Donaghue joined the firm MinterEllison as a solicitor. He was an associate to Kenneth Hayne, former Justice of the High Court of Australia. He became a barrister in 2001, and in 2011 was appointed as a Senior Counsel, becoming a Queen's Counsel In the ...
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Solicitor-General Of Australia
The Solicitor-General of Australia is the country's second highest-ranking law officer, after the Attorney-General for Australia. The position is often known as the Commonwealth Solicitor-General in order to distinguish it from the state solicitors-general. The current officeholder is Stephen Donaghue, who took office on 16 January 2017 following the resignation of Justin Gleeson. The Commonwealth Solicitor-General gives the Australian federal government legal advice and appears in court to represent the Commonwealth's interest in important legal proceedings, particularly in the High Court. The Solicitor-General notably offered advice to the government and defended members of parliament in court during the Australian Parliamentary eligibility crisis. Unlike the Australian attorney-general or the same position in England and Wales, the solicitor-general is not a member of parliament. History The office was created in 1916 with the appointment of Sir Robert Garran. Prior to ...
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Ruby Princess
The ''Ruby Princess'' is a ''Crown''-class cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. The ''Ruby Princess'' was built in 2008 by Fincantieri in Trieste, Italy, as a sister ship to and . She was turned over to Carnival Corporation and Princess Cruises in late October 2008. She was formally named at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 6 November 2008 by Trista and Ryan Sutter. The ship became infamous in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the source of over 10% of Australia's early COVID-19 cases. By August, the total number of deaths associated with the ship was 28 and the number of infections was estimated at no fewer than 900. A cluster of cases in New Zealand was also linked to the ship. Design ''Ruby Princess'' continued the modified design with the Night Club moved just aft of the funnel, rather than suspended over the stern like the original designs. By gross tonnage she was the largest ship in the Princess fleet until the arrival of the new . Are ...
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