John Lawrence O’Meally
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The Honourable Judge John Lawrence O'Meally (AM
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) (born 1939) was president of the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales
. He was the first judge to hear a dust diseases case in the tribunal after it was created in 1989. Hw was also Australia's longest serving judge, having spent 32 years on the bench, when he retired on 17 November 2011.
Order of Australia
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Reserve Force Decoration
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) (born 1939) was president of the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales
Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales
The Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales was established on 21 July 1989 as a specialist court to deal with claims made for dust related illnesses...
. He was the first judge to hear a dust diseases case in the tribunal after it was created in 1989. Hw was also Australia's longest serving judge, having spent 32 years on the bench, when he retired on 17 November 2011.
Appointments
- Admitted to the NSW BarBar associationA bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
and Australian Bars 1964 - Judge of the Compensation Court of New South WalesCompensation Court of New South WalesThe Compensation Court of New South Wales was a court in the Australian State of New South Wales. It had unlimited jurisdiction within the state in workers compensation matters....
1984 - 2003 - Judge of the District Court of New South WalesDistrict Court of New South WalesThe District Court of New South Wales has jurisdiction to hear most indictable offences . It hears appeals from the Local Court and civil claims up to A$750 000. In some circumstances the amount may be higher, e.g. with the consent of the parties or in motor accident claims etc...
2003 to present - President of the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesDust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesThe Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales was established on 21 July 1989 as a specialist court to deal with claims made for dust related illnesses...
since 1998 - Senior Member of the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesDust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesThe Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales was established on 21 July 1989 as a specialist court to deal with claims made for dust related illnesses...
1995-1998 - Member of the Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesDust Diseases Tribunal of New South WalesThe Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales was established on 21 July 1989 as a specialist court to deal with claims made for dust related illnesses...
1989-1995 - Judge Eastern Caribbean Supreme CourtEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtThe Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court is a superior Court of record for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States , including six independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and three British...
2001 - Judge of the High Court Antigua and Barbuda 2001
- Judge of the Workers Compensation Commission of New South WalesWorkers Compensation Commission of New South WalesThe Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales is a tribunal in the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in workers compensation matters....
1979-1984 - Acting Judge of the National Court of JusticeSupreme Court of Papua New GuineaThe Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has been the highest court of Papua New Guinea since 16 September 1975, replacing the pre-Independence Supreme Court and the overseas appellate tribunals from 1902 to 1975 of the High Court of Australia and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council...
, Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
1977
See also
- Judiciary of AustraliaJudiciary of AustraliaThe judiciary in Australia is modelled substantially on the system of courts which existed in England.The large number of courts and tribunals in Australia have different procedural powers and characteristics, different jurisdictional limits, different remedial powers and different cost...