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Breen Creighton is a Professor of Law at RMIT University, and one of Australia's leading labour law scholars.[ citation needed ]
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Creighton was a member of the Administrative Review Council from 1987 until 1988. [1]
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Breen Creighton is a Professor of Law at RMIT University, and one of Australia's leading labour law scholars.[ citation needed ]
Creighton was a member of the Administrative Review Council from 1987 until 1988. [1]
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