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- ↑ Professor Stuart Kaye appointed as Dean of UWA Law School Retrieved 18 February 2013
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999)
- ↑ "Distinguished Professor Stuart Bruce Kaye". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities: Kaye, Stuart B.
