Elizabeth Evatt
Elizabeth Andreas Evatt Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia | |
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In office 5 January 1976 – 5 January 1988 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 November 1933 |
Nationality | QC |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Reformist lawyer and jurist |
Known for | First Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia |
Elizabeth Andreas Evatt
Early years and background
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Evatt was born in 1933, the daughter of the
Judicial appointments
Australia
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In December 1972, Evatt was appointed as the first female Deputy President of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission and retained this position until 1989. Between 1974 and 1977, Evatt chaired the Royal Commission on Human Relationships, producing recommendations which ultimately led to the enactment of the Family Law Act 1975 where no-fault divorce and the single ground of irreconcilable differences evidenced by twelve months separation were introduced into Australian family law. The Act also established the Family Court of Australia, and Evatt was appointed as its inaugural Chief Justice holding this position from 1976 until 1988.[1]
In 1988 Evatt was appointed President of the
International
Appointed as a member of the
Between 1998 and 2007, Evatt served two consecutive, five-year terms as a judge of a tribunal of the
Non-judicial appointments
In 1988 Evatt was made
In 1995 Evatt was commissioned by Senator Herron, the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, to review the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984. Her extensive report, Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 ('the Evatt Review') was presented in August 1996 and paved the way for legislative reform to a complex and controversial area of law.[citation needed]
Human rights advocate
Evatt has been an outspoken advocate of issues relating to
Evatt was a signatory to the Yogyakarta Principles in November 2006.
Awards and honours
Evatt was made an Officer of the
In 1985 an
In 2007 the Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre changed its name to the Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre. The Centre provides free legal advice to clients in the surrounding region, and Evatt serves as patron of the centre.[9]
Evatt is a Life Member of the Evatt Foundation, an organisation established as a memorial to her uncle, Dr H. V. Evatt, with the aim of advancing the highest ideals of the labour movement, such as equality, participation, social justice and human rights.[10] Evatt served as Vice-President of the Foundation between 1982 and 1987.[11]
She was added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2001.[12]
Notable published works
- Evatt, Elizabeth (1987). "Recollections". In Curthoys, Ann; Martin, A.W.; Rowse, Tim (eds.). Australians from 1939 (2nd ed.). Sydney: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 474. ISBN 0-949288-23-3.
- Evatt, Elizabeth (19 July 1991). New South Wales Women's Advisory Council (ed.). Valuing women's work: women, equality and family law reform (Lecture). Anne Conlon memorial lecture. Haymarket, Sydney.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Evatt, Elizabeth, ed. (1991). A Guide to family law: questions and answers to help you make the right decisions. Sydney: Bay Books. p. 176. ISBN 1-86378-040-8.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "The Hon Elizabeth Evatt AC". ALRC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Elizabeth Evatt" (PDF). UNIFEM Australia: Powerful Women, Exhibition Images. Hawke Centre, University of South Australia. 2007–2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ Evatt, Elizabeth (3 December 2004). "Falling short on women's rights: mis-matches between SDA and the international regime" (PDF). Proceedings of the Human Rights 2004: The Year in Review Conference. Melbourne: Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
- ^ Pelly, Michael; Stephens, Tony; Wilkinson, Marian (25 October 2005). "Former leaders call for debate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
- ^ "It's an Honour". Search result: Elizabeth Evatt. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "The Hon Elizabeth Evatt AC". ALRC. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- The University of Sydney. 30 April 1985. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- Flinders University of South Australia. 9 June 2010. Archived from the originalon 12 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "History | Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre". ctbmclc.org.au. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Evatt Foundation (2006). "History of the Evatt Foundation". About us. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ Melbourne, The University of. "Evatt, Elizabeth Andreas - Woman - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
Further reading
- Goldflam, Russell (1997). "Noble Salvage: Aboriginal Heritage Protection and the Evatt Review". Aboriginal Law Bulletin. 3 (88) – via austlii.
External links
- "Elizabeth Evatt, Australia". International Commission of Jurists. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
- Evatt, Elizabeth Andreas; Australia. Office of the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (1998), "Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984", Norfolk Island Report, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (published 1996), )