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- ↑ Who's Who in Australia 2017, ConnectWeb, 2017.
- ↑ Attorney-General of Victoria (19 December 2017). "New Court of Appeal Judge appointed" . Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ↑ "Welcome speech by the Senior Vice-Chairman of the Victorian Bar Council, Kate McMillan SC on Monday 21 March 2005 upon the appointment of the Honourable Kim Hargrave to the Supreme Court of Victoria" (PDF). Victoria Bar Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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