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Louis Joseph Hill (born 31 August 1944) is a Dutch-born Australian former - barrister, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Victorian Magistrate and currently a Nationally Accredited Mediator and recreational sailor He was born in
Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
to clerk Louis Hill and Theodora Kleinhans and migrated to Australia in 1953. He attended St Francis Xavier's in Frankston, St Bede's in Mentone and then
Melbourne University The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state of Victoria. Its ...
, where he received a
Bachelor of Law A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...
in 1973 (and much later, in 1996, a Master of Law). From 1961 to 1964, he was a bank officer, then a public servant from 1965 to 1970. He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1973 and called to the Victorian Bar in 1975. In 1974 he married Elish Josephine Cooke; they had two sons. They divorced in 2008. In 1982, he was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Assembly The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the states and territories of Australia, state lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria in Australia; the state upper house being the Victorian Legislative Council. Both houses sit at Parliament H ...
as the
Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...
member for
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. He served until his defeat in 1988. He continued to practice as a Barrister. He was appointed as a Victorian
Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judi ...
and
Coroner A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within th ...
in 1989 and sat in all jurisdictions. He was a part-time chairperson of the Victorian
Parole Board A parole board is a panel of people who decide whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge. Parole boards are used in many jurisdiction ...
from 2013 to 2016. He retired from the Magistracy in 2022. He now practices as a Nationally Accredited
Mediator Mediation is a structured, voluntary process for resolving disputes, facilitated by a neutral third party known as the mediator. It is a structured, interactive process where an independent third party, the mediator, assists disputing parties ...
. He lives on the shores of the
Gippsland Lakes The Gippsland Lakes are a network of coastal lakes, marshes and lagoons in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an overall area of about between the rural towns of Lakes Entrance, Bairnsdale and Sale. The largest of the lakes are ...
and is an active member of the Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Lou 1944 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Dutch emigrants to Australia University of Melbourne alumni Politicians from Utrecht (city) Politicians from Melbourne 20th-century Australian lawyers 20th-century Australian politicians