List of judges of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

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Judges who served on the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration are:

The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration was an Australian court that existed from 1904 to 1956 with jurisdiction to hear and arbitrate interstate industrial disputes, and to make awards. It also had the judicial functions of interpreting and enforcing awards and hearing other criminal and civil cases relating to industrial relations law.

Position NameAppointment
commenced		Appointment
ended		Term in officeCommentsNotes
President Justice Richard O'Connor.jpg Richard O'Connor 10 February 190513 September 19072 years, 215 daysJudge of the High Court [1]
Justice H. B. Higgins.jpg H. B. Higgins 14 September 190729 June 192113 years, 288 daysJudge of the High Court [2]
Justice Charles Powers.jpg Charles Powers 30 June 192125 June 19264 years, 360 daysJudge of the High Court [3]
Chief Judge Justice George Dethridge.jpg George Dethridge 20 July 192629 December 193812 years, 162 days [4]
Justice George Beeby.jpg George Beeby 15 March 193931 July 19412 years, 138 days [5]
Justice Harold Piper.jpg Harold Piper 1 August 194116 June 19475 years, 319 days [6]
Justice Edmund Drake-Brockman.jpg Edmund Drake-Brockman 17 June 19471 June 19491 year, 359 days [7]
Justice William Kelly.jpg Sir Raymond Kelly 30 June 194925 July 19567 years, 25 days [8]
Deputy President  Charles Powers 10 October 191430 April 19205 years, 203 daysJudge of the High Court [3]
 Sir John Quick 26 June 192225 March 193016 years, 10 days [9]
  Noel Webb 26 June 192212 February 19274 years, 231 days [10]
Judge  Lionel Lukin 20 July 19266 July 193811 years, 351 days [11]
  George Beeby 21 July 192631 July 194115 years, 10 days [5]
  Edmund Drake-Brockman 18 April 19271 June 194922 years, 44 days [7]
  Harold Piper 15 February 193816 June 19479 years, 121 days [6]
  Thomas O'Mara 15 March 193914 October 19467 years, 213 days [12]
 Sir Raymond Kelly 15 August 194125 July 195614 years, 345 days [8]
  Alfred Foster 12 October 194426 November 1962 [lower-alpha 1] 18 years, 45 daysDeputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [13] [14]
  Bernard Sugerman 15 April 19469 September 19471 year, 147 daysResigned to take up appointment with NSW Supreme Court [15]
 Sir Richard Kirby 26 August 19471973 [lower-alpha 1] 25–26 yearsFirst President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [17] [13] [18]
  Edward Dunphy 27 April 194915 August 19567 years, 110 daysAppointed to the Commonwealth Industrial Court [19] [13]
  Sydney Wright 14 December 19501970 [lower-alpha 1] 19–20 yearsDeputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [20]
  Malcolm McIntyre 4 July 195221 September 19531 year, 79 days [21] [22]
  Sir Edward Morgan 4 August 195215 August 19564 years, 11 daysAppointed to the Commonwealth Industrial Court [23] [13]
  Richard Ashburner 1 February 19541963 [lower-alpha 1] 8–9 yearsDeputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission [13]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Appointed for life and so maintained appointment as a judge even though the Court ceased to sit after 1956. The Court was only abolished after the retirement of its last member, Sir Richard Kirby in 1973. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Rutledge, M. "O'Connor, Richard Edward (Dick) (1851–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  2. ↑ Rickard, J. "Higgins, Henry Bournes (1851–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  3. 1 2 "Appointment of Mr Justice Powers as a Deputy President" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 17 October 1914. p. 2358.
    Forster, C. "Powers, Sir Charles (1853–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  4. ↑ Sharp, IG. "Dethridge, George James (1863–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  5. 1 2 Nairn, B. "Beeby, Sir George Stephenson (1869–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  6. 1 2 Selth, PA. "Piper, Harold Bayard (1894–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  7. 1 2 Sharp, IG. "Drake-Brockman, Edmund Alfred (1884–1949)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
    "Appointment Justice Drake-Brockman as Chief Judge" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 13 June 1947. p. 1607.
  8. 1 2 Dabscheck, B. "Kelly, Sir William Raymond (1898–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  9. ↑ Maslunka, M. "Quick, Sir John (1852–1932)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  10. ↑ "Noel Augustin Webb" (PDF). State Library of SA.
  11. ↑ Gill, JCH. "Lukin, Lionel Oscar (1868–1944) (1863–1938)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  12. ↑ "Mr Justice O'Mara dead". The Sydney Morning Herald . 14 October 1946. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Appointments Industrial Court and Arbitration Commission" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 4 September 1956. pp. 2701A–2701D.
  14. ↑ Larmour, C. "Foster, Alfred William (1886–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  15. ↑ Forbes, MZ. "Sugerman, Sir Bernard (1904–1976)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: Australian National University.
  16. ↑ Conciliation and Arbitration Act (1973) (Cth) s39.
  17. ↑ "Appointment Richard Kirby" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 11 September 1947. p. 2645.
  18. ↑ (1973) 149 CAR v.
  19. ↑ "Appointment Edward Dunphy" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 26 May 1949. p. 1517.
  20. ↑ "Appointment Sydney Wright" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 21 December 1950. p. 3309.
  21. ↑ "Appointment Malcolm McIntyre" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 7 August 1952. p. 3317.
  22. ↑ "Death of Mr. Justice McIntyre". The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 September 1953. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ↑ "Appointment Edward Morgan" (PDF). Cth Gazette . 21 August 1952. p. 3471.
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