Murray Kellam
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Murray Byron Kellam was formerly a judge of the County Court of Victoria in Australia before being appointed as a judge on 28 January 1998 to the Supreme Court of Victoria, the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Victoria. He was also the first President of VCAT. On 16 May 2007 Kellam was appointed a judge of Appeal. He retired from the Supreme Court on 15 June 2009.[1] Kellam also served as a member of the Supreme Court of Samoa.[2] He was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT on 8 March 2017.[3]
In 2005, Kellam was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contributions to the law, and for his support of disadvantaged people in Thailand and Melbourne.[4]
In July 2014 Kellam was appointed by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) to conduct an enquiry into Victoria Police human source management relating to the role of Nicola Gobbo.[5][6]
Kellam holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Jurisprudence from Monash University. He also holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from Melbourne University.
See also[]
- Judiciary of Australia
- List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria
- Victorian Bar Association
- National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Committee
Notes[]
- ^ "Past judges and associate judges". Supreme Court of Victoria. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Attorney General v Vaai [2009] WSSC 47 Supreme Court (Samoa).
- ^ "Former and Current Judges, Associate Judge and Masters". Supreme Court of the ACT.
- ^ "The Honourable Justice Murray Bryon KELLAM". Australian Honours Search. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Inquiry into Victoria Police human source management concludes". IBAC. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Sakkal, Erin Pearson, Paul (1 March 2019). "Informer 3838: Timeline of a scandal 26 years in the making". The Age. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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