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- ↑ "Patron : Pathfinders Australia".
- ↑ "The Honourable Justice James Roland WOOD". Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet : Honours. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Who's Who Australia 2006.
- Law Reform Commission homepage - http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lrc/ll_lrc.nsf/pages/LRC_wood
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