Young Man
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NG’s New CJ is a Young Man
[ new Chief Justice of Papua bw Guinea (Mr. Justice A. H. [ann, MBE), whose appoint *was announced in May, is 13. but has had considerable ence at the Victorian Bar in riety of jurisdictions. He ds Sir Beaumont Phillips, Ideath is announced on page new Chief Justice has been iber of the Victorian Bar since p He was educated at the ig Grammar School, and ited from Melbourne Uni-
iterrupted his carreer to join AF during the Second World He served in Great Britain avigator in the famous No. adron, RA_AF. ;sumed his practice in Mel after the war, and took silk !, 1955. from his legal studies and k at the Victorian Bar, ne en an active interest in the sciences, and is the co a of a invention in the field d reproduction. His chief an at present is painting. iew Chief Justice was sworn )re the Governor-General lliam Slim) at Canberra on , and left immediately for preliminary visit to Port nouncing his successor, the • for Territories (Mr. Paul ) paid a tribute to the rendered by Sir Beaumont over a period of more than rs. e are few other Australians ve given so much of their the Territory and been so associated with the growth
of an understanding of its many problems”, Mr. Hasluck said. “As a personality as well as a lawgiver, he will live long in the memory of the peoples of the Territory of all races.”
Chief-Justice Mann.