Family law is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations.
Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green,is a retired Australian judge who served as the Governor of Tasmania from 1995 to 2003. He was the first Tasmanian-born governor of the state,although not the first Australian-born.
Sir William Patrick Deane,is an Australian barrister and jurist who served as the 22nd governor-general of Australia,in office from 1996 to 2001. He was previously a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1982 to 1995.
Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce,is an Australian academic who served as the 25th governor-general of Australia from 2008 to 2014. She is the first and to date only woman to have held the position,and was previously the 24th Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008.
Shane Leslie Stone is an Australian political figure. He served as the Chair of the Council for the Order of Australia from 2018 to 2023. He was also the Coordinator-General of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency and its predecessors until August 2022. He was previously the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory between May 1995 and February 1999,representing the Country Liberal Party. He was also the President of the Liberal Party of Australia between July 1999 and 2005.
Sir Eric James Neal,is an Australian retired businessman and public officer. He is a former Commissioner of Sydney (1987–1988),Governor of South Australia (1996–2001) and Chancellor of Flinders University (2002–2010).
Gordon Jacob Samuels,was a British-Australian lawyer and judge who served as the 36th Governor of New South Wales from 1996 to 2001.
David John Hamill is a former Labor Queensland politician,who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development,Minister for Education and treasurer. He was elected to the Queensland Parliament as member for Ipswich in 1983 and held the seat until 2001. He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001 and in 2009 he made a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia award.
Sir Laurence Whistler Street,was the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. He was the third generation of the Street family to serve in these viceregal offices and the youngest since 1844. Street fought in World War II and became a commander in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve and an honorary colonel in the Australian Army Reserve.
Dame Beryl Edith Beaurepaire,was an Australian political activist,feminist and philanthropist.
The Family Court of Western Australia is a state court that deals with family law. It was established by the passing of the Family Court Act and commenced operation in 1976. It is a state family court under section 41 of the Commonwealth Family Law Act 1975,and deals with the same issues as the Commonwealth Family Court,including divorce,marital property settlements,and child custody,and also adoption and surrogacy. Although funded by the Commonwealth Government,it is the only state-based family court in Australia. The reason for the creation of the court as a state court was to bestow additional jurisdiction related to family law on the court,which were beyond the scope of federal power,such as de facto arrangements and adoptions.
Peter Roger Shergold is an Australian academic,company director,and former public servant. Shergold was the Chancellor of Western Sydney University from 2011 through 2022.
The ANU College of Law is the law school at the Australian National University and one of the seven academic Colleges of the ANU. It is located in Canberra,the capital of Australia. This provides the College with opportunities to connect with the work of the Parliament of Australia,the High Court of Australia,the departments and agencies of the Federal Government,as well as the local ACT law-making institutions –the Legislative Assembly and the ACT courts.
Stephen Christopher Brady is an Australian former career diplomat. In 1999,he and his partner Peter Stephens became the world's first officially acknowledged same sex ambassadorial couple,when they were presented to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the start of Brady's posting as Australian Ambassador to Denmark. From September 2008 to June 2014 he was the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. During this time he was also Secretary of the Council of the Order of Australia and Secretary of the Bravery Decorations Council. In March 2014 his appointment as Ambassador to the French Republic,with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Morocco,Algeria,Mauritania and the Principality of Monaco was announced.
Linda Marion Dessau is an Australian jurist and barrister who served as the 29th Governor of Victoria from 2015 to 2023. She is the first female and the first Jewish holder of the office. She was previously a judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1995 to 2013.
Law in Australia with regard to children is often based on what is considered to be in the best interest of the child. The traditional and often used assumption is that children need both a mother and a father,which plays an important role in divorce and custodial proceedings,and has carried over into adoption and fertility procedures. As of April 2018 all Australian states and territories allow adoption by same-sex couples.
The 1928 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1927.
Sir Adrian Herbert Curlewis,was an Australian barrister,captain in WW2,a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later District Court judge. He was also a sportsman,one of the early surfers in Sydney and later a sports administrator.
Edvard William Alstergren,commonly known as Will Alstergren,is an Australian jurist who has held the positions of Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia since 10 December 2018,and Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia since 13 October 2017.
