Garry Downes
AM KC | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1944 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Newington College University of Sydney Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Retired judge, Federal Court of Australia Former President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| Spouse | Brenda (nee Davis) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent | Mr F K Downes |
Garry Keith Downes
Education
Downes attended
Legal career
Downes was called to the Australian Bar in 1970 and appointed
Downes was Chairman of the Federal Litigation Section of the
Downes was appointed judge of the Federal Court of Australia and President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in 2002. He is the immediate past Chair of the Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT) and a past member of the Council of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA).
In November 2007 he assumed, with Chief Justice Michael Black of the Federal Court, co-presidency of the International Association of Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions (IASAJ).
On 15 May 2012, Downes retired from the Bench.[1]
In February 2014, Downes was retained by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) to review its investigation into supplements use at Australian Football League (AFL) club Essendon and National Rugby League (NRL) club the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[2]
Honours
In the 1997 Australia Day Honours Downes became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "In recognition of service to the law as a barrister, educator and Executive Officer of many legal organisations, including President of the International Association of Lawyers".[6]
References
- ^ a b Merritt, Chris (30 March 2012). "Garry Downes judges AAT survival hardest job". The Australian. News Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b Warner, Michael (3 February 2014). "ASADA hires a former Federal Court judge to finalise its investigation into AFL, NRL". Herald Sun. News Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Who's Who in Australia (Crown Content, 2008) pp654
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp54
- ^ "University of Sydney Alumni" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
- ^ "Downes, Garry Keith". It's an Honour. Australian Government. 26 January 1997. Retrieved 3 February 2014.