Edward Woodward (judge)
Sir Edward Woodward QC | |
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| 5th Director-General of Security | |
| In office 9 March 1976 – 4 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Frank Mahony |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Edward Woodward 6 August 1928 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 15 April 2010 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Jurist |
Sir Albert Edward Woodward
Life and career
Woodward was born in
The most famous of these was the Aboriginal Land Rights Commission in 1973–74. He was President of the Trade Practices Tribunal, 1974–76 and a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, 1977–90. As Director-General of Security between 1976 and 1981, he headed the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.
He was a member of Camberwell Grammar School Council between 1972 and 1987 and Chairman in 1987. He was made a Life Governor of the school in 2002.
In 1990 he succeeded
He died in 2010, on 15 April 2010, aged 81.[1]
Honours
He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1969, for service as Royal Commissioner into the Stevedoring Industry.[2] He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1982 and Companion of the Order of Australia in 2001.
He declined the governorship of Victoria on the grounds that he did not think it was appropriate for an atheist to hold the position.[3][4]
Publications
- Woodward, Albert Edward (1990). Three wigs and five hats. Darwin: Northern Territory Library Service. OCLC 37093584.
- Woodward, Edward (2005). One brief interval : a memoir. Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press. OCLC 123913032.
References
- ^ "The Australian, 16 April 2010". The Australian. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ It's an Honour: OBE
- ^ "Edward Woodward". History.law.unimelb.edu.au. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "7.30 Report – 11/10/2005: Terrorist threat heightened, former spy boss says". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
External links
- Obituary: Judge sought social justice for all The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2010.
- Three Wigs and Five Hats by A. E. Woodward
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