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Australian lawyer and judge
Sir George Augustus Pape (29 January 1903 – 15 June 1987) was an
Australian lawyer and judge. He became a
Queen's Counsel in 1955 and a judge in the
Supreme Court of Victoria in 1957. He was knighted in 1968 and retired from the Supreme Court in 1975.
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[2]
Biography
Pape was educated at All Saints Grammar School,
St Kilda ;
[Note 1]
[3] and the
University of Melbourne . From 1940 to 1946 he served in the
Royal Australian Air Force and was discharged with the rank of Squadron Leader.
[1]
[4]
Legal cases
Pape participated in four inquiries into major aircraft accidents in Australia:
In 1952 the
state of Victoria challenged the power of the
Commonwealth of Australia to impose uniform taxation law. The state government retained four counsel –
Henry Winneke ,
[Note 2]
Garfield Barwick ,
Douglas Menzies and George Pape.
[14]
[15]
In the aftermath of the
Petrov Affair in 1954, Prime Minister
Robert Menzies established the
Royal Commission on espionage .
[16] Pape was one of two counsel retained to assist the Chief Counsel for the Commonwealth.
[Note 3]
[17]
See also
Notes
^ All Saints Grammar School was established in 1871 by All Saints Anglican Church, corner of Dandenong Road and Chapel St, East St Kilda. It ceased to operate as a secondary school in 1928, and as a primary school in 1937.
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^ At the time, Winneke was Solicitor-General of Victoria.
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^ Chief Counsel for the Commonwealth was
Victor Windeyer , QC. His junior counsel were Pape and Mr B.B. Riley of Sydney.
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References
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University of Melbourne Archives Retrieved 2012-09-28
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Supreme Court of Victoria
Archived 18 November 2012 at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"All Saints Anglican Church"
Archived 9 August 2012 at the
Wayback Machine (The Spirit of St Kilda) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"World War II Nominal Roll" (Australian War Memorial) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Bird Possible Cause Of Air Crash" The Mercury – 1 May 1946, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Hobart Air Crash" The Argus – 15 May 1946, p.8 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Air Crash Inquiry" Sydney Morning Herald – 29 September 1948, p.3 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Air Maps Do Not Show Height Of Peak" The Argus – 20 October 1948, p.5 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Counsel's Submissions At Air Crash Inquiry" The West Australian – 22 December 1949, p.11 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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Job 1992 , p. 116
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"Names Of Counsel To Appear" The West Australian – 27 January 1951, p.7 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Amana Inquiry Ends After 12 Days" The West Australian – 21 Feb 1951, p.4 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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Job 1992 , p. 131
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"Canberra's Uniform Tax Powers Challenged" Advocate – 16 October 1952, p.5 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Victoria Challenges Uniform Tax Law" The Mercury – 16 October 1952, p.5 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Three Judges Selected For Royal Commission On Espionage" The Canberra Times – 1 May 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"World Watches Canberra As Spy Inquiry Curtain Rises" Advocate – 14 May 1954, p.3 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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"Three Barristers To Assist Spy Inquiry" Sydney Morning Herald – 14 May 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
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