Peter Gray (Australian judge)

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Peter Ross Awdry Gray
AM
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
In office
17 May 1984 17 May 2013
Personal details
Nationality Australian

Peter Ross Awdry Gray AM joined the Bar in Gray's Inn, [1] London, in 1972 he joined the Victorian Bar and then became a judge of the Federal Court of Australia serving from 17 May 1984 until 17 May 2013. [2]

Gray was the youngest person ever appointed to the Federal Court of Australia and at 29 years its longest ever serving member. During his time at the court Gray delivered over 1,700 decisions. His main focus was on labour law and its impact on Aboriginal Australians. [3]

After retirement Gray was for a time an adjunct professor at Deakin University and is now an Honorary Professor at Monash University. [4] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours. [5]

Judiciary

Gray held the following roles in the Judiciary:

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References

  1. "Ceremonial sitting of the Full Court to farewell the Honourable Justice Gray". www.fedcourt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017.
  2. "Australian Competition Law".
  3. "Judge takes parting shot at 'politicised' industrial relations". 31 May 2013.
  4. "The Hon Professor Peter R A Gray AM - Faculty of Law". www.monash.edu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015.
  5. "The Honourable Peter Ross GRAY". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. "Home". fedcourt.gov.au.
  7. "Industrial Relations Court of Australia". www.fedcourt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013.
  8. "Home". aat.gov.au.
  9. "Tribunal's role".
  10. https://www.pmc.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/land/aboriginal-land-commissioner [ dead link ]