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'''William Kenneth Fisher''' [[Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (12 April 1926 – 10 March 2010) was an Australian judge. |
'''William Kenneth Fisher''' [[Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] (12 April 1926 – 10 March 2010) was an Australian judge. |
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Fisher was born to William Charles Fisher and Phyllis Enid at [[Sydney]]. He initially attended [[Dubbo, New South Wales|Dubbo]] High School before transferring to [[Sydney Boys' High School]] in 1941, from which he graduated in 1943. He then enlisted in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] on 2 November 1944, rising to [[sub-lieutenant]] in April 1946. He enrolled at the [[University of Sydney]] in 1947, where he joined the University Labor Club and was its president from 1949 to 1950; at the [[Australian federal election |
Fisher was born to William Charles Fisher and Phyllis Enid at [[Sydney]]. He initially attended [[Dubbo, New South Wales|Dubbo]] High School before transferring to [[Sydney Boys' High School]] in 1941, from which he graduated in 1943. He then enlisted in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] on 2 November 1944, rising to [[sub-lieutenant]] in April 1946. He enrolled at the [[University of Sydney]] in 1947, where he joined the University Labor Club and was its president from 1949 to 1950; at the [[1949 Australian federal election|1949 federal election]] he ran as an independent Labor candidate against [[Percy Spender|Sir Percy Spender]] in [[Division of Warringah|Warringah]].<ref name=SMH>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/industrial-judge-and-labour-reformer-20100324-qwn7.html|last1=Shields|first1=John|last2=Wright|first2=Lance|title=Industrial judge and labour reformer: Bill Fisher, 1926-2010|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=25 March 2010|access-date=20 March 2013}}</ref> He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1951 and a [[Bachelor of Law]] in 1953. On 31 July 1953 he was admitted a solicitor, and he was called to the bar on 4 December. After establishing a practice on [[Phillip Street, Sydney|Phillip Street]] (he would later move to [[Martin Place, Sydney|Martin Place]]) and developing a specialisation in industrial law, he was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1971, ran as the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] candidate for [[Division of Lowe|Lowe]] against Prime Minister [[William McMahon]] at the [[1972 Australian federal election|1972 federal election]], and was senior counsel in the Commonwealth Royal Commission on Petroleum, which issued its reports from 1974 to 1976.<ref name=nsw>{{cite web|url=http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/person/84 |title=Hon. Mr Justice William Kenneth Fisher AO, QC, BA, LLB, Hon DScEc |publisher=NSW State Archives & Records |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> |
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Fisher was appointed a judge of the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]] on 30 July 1979, serving until 17 November 1981, when he was appointed President of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales. (During the period from 1992 to 1996, the Industrial Court was separated from the |
Fisher was appointed a judge of the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]] on 30 July 1979, serving until 17 November 1981, when he was appointed President of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales. (During the period from 1992 to 1996, the Industrial Court was separated from the commission; Fisher was also Chief Judge of that body.) Serving for sixteen years until his retirement on 11 April 1998, he was the second-longest serving president in the commission's history.<ref name="Shields 2003">{{cite book |title=Laying the Foundations of Industrial Justice: The Presidents of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW, 1902-1998 |chapter=Ch 11 William Kenneth Fisher (1981-1998) |editor=Patmore, Greg |last=Shields |first=Greg |publisher=Federation Press |year=2003 |ISBN=9781862874633}}</ref> |
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He was subsequently an acting judge of the [[District Court of New South Wales|District Court]] between 1998 and 2002, Chair of the New South Wales Parole Board from 1999 to 2002, Commissioner of the Review of Professional Standards in the [[Australian Federal Police]] in 2003, and a partner in the industrial law firm Fisher, Cartwright and Berriman from 1998 to 2006.<ref name=nsw/> |
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Latest revision as of 10:04, 14 June 2024
William Kenneth Fisher AO QC (12 April 1926 – 10 March 2010) was an Australian judge.
Fisher was born to William Charles Fisher and Phyllis Enid at Sydney. He initially attended Dubbo High School before transferring to Sydney Boys' High School in 1941, from which he graduated in 1943. He then enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 2 November 1944, rising to sub-lieutenant in April 1946. He enrolled at the University of Sydney in 1947, where he joined the University Labor Club and was its president from 1949 to 1950; at the 1949 federal election he ran as an independent Labor candidate against Sir Percy Spender in Warringah.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1951 and a Bachelor of Law in 1953. On 31 July 1953 he was admitted a solicitor, and he was called to the bar on 4 December. After establishing a practice on Phillip Street (he would later move to Martin Place) and developing a specialisation in industrial law, he was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1971, ran as the Labor candidate for Lowe against Prime Minister William McMahon at the 1972 federal election, and was senior counsel in the Commonwealth Royal Commission on Petroleum, which issued its reports from 1974 to 1976.[2]
Fisher was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 30 July 1979, serving until 17 November 1981, when he was appointed President of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales. (During the period from 1992 to 1996, the Industrial Court was separated from the commission; Fisher was also Chief Judge of that body.) Serving for sixteen years until his retirement on 11 April 1998, he was the second-longest serving president in the commission's history.[3]
He was subsequently an acting judge of the District Court between 1998 and 2002, Chair of the New South Wales Parole Board from 1999 to 2002, Commissioner of the Review of Professional Standards in the Australian Federal Police in 2003, and a partner in the industrial law firm Fisher, Cartwright and Berriman from 1998 to 2006.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Shields, John; Wright, Lance (25 March 2010). "Industrial judge and labour reformer: Bill Fisher, 1926-2010". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Hon. Mr Justice William Kenneth Fisher AO, QC, BA, LLB, Hon DScEc". NSW State Archives & Records. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Shields, Greg (2003). "Ch 11 William Kenneth Fisher (1981-1998)". In Patmore, Greg (ed.). Laying the Foundations of Industrial Justice: The Presidents of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW, 1902-1998. Federation Press. ISBN 9781862874633.
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