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Sir Albert Edward Woodward, AC, OBE (6 August 1928–15 April 2010) was an Australian jurist.
Biography
Edward Woodward was born in Ballarat in 1928. During his career, he sat on several boards and 17 Royal Commissions, of which he was the Chairman for four. He was President of the Trade Practices Tribunal (1974-6) 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.
Woodward served as Chancellor of the University of Melbourne between 1990 and 2001.
He died on 15 April 2010, aged 81.[1]
Honours
He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1982 and Companion in 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.[2][3][4]
References
External Link
- Obituary: Judge sought justice for all The Sydney Morning Herald, April 29, 2010.
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