Terence Cole (jurist)

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The Honourable

Terence Cole

AO RFD QC
Royal Commissioner for the Inquiry into certain Australian companies in relation to the UN Oil-For-Food Programme
In office
10 November 2005 (2005-11-10) – 27 November 2006 (2006-11-27)
Nominated byJohn Howard (Prime Minister)
Appointed byMichael Jeffery (Governor-General)
Royal Commissioner for the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
In office
29 August 2001 (2001-08-29) – 27 March 2003 (2003-03-27)
Nominated byJohn Howard (Prime Minister)
Appointed byPeter Hollingworth (Governor-General)
Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
In office
1988 (1988)–1998 (1998)
Judge of the Court of Appeal of New South Wales
In office
1994 (1994)–1998 (1998)
Deputy Judge Advocate General, Australian Defence Force
In office
1994 (1994)–1998 (1998)
Commissioner of the Chief of the Australian Defence Force's Inquiry into the Loss of HMAS Sydney
In office
2008 (2008)–2009 (2009)
Personal details
Born
Terence Rhoderic Hudson Cole

(1937-10-31) 31 October 1937 (age 83)
Longreach, Queensland
Alma materFort Street High School; University of Sydney
OccupationJurist
ProfessionLawyer; barrister
AwardsReserve Force Decoration (Australia) ribbon.png
Websitewww.disputeresolution.net.au/Terence_Cole.htm
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Naval Reserve
Years of service1969 (1969) – 1998 (1998) (18–19 years)
RankCommodore / Deputy Judge Advocate General
[1]

Terence Rhoderic Hudson Cole, AO RFD QC[2] (born 31 October 1937), is an Australian jurist, known best for presiding over two Australian Government Royal Commissions.

Background[]

Cole was born in Longreach, Queensland, and was educated at Fort Street High School in Sydney; where he was school Vice Captain. He graduated from the University of Sydney in 1961 with a BA LL.B.[1]

Legal career[]

Cole practiced as a solicitor before he was admitted to the bar in 1962 where he represented in commercial and common law matters and before the Land and Environment Court.[1] He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1976.

Cole was appointed as a judge to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1988 in the Common Law Division; and then in the Commercial Division of the Court until 1994. He was promoted as a judge of the Court of Appeal of New South Wales in 1994 and served until 1998. Between 1998 and 2000 Cole became a Court appointed referee, arbitrator and mediator in various commercial disputes.[1]

With an active military service in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve that commenced in 1969, rising to the rank of Commodore, Cole served as Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Australian Defence Force between 1992 and 1998.[1]

He was commissioner of the 2000-2003 Cole Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry[3] and the 2005-2006 Cole Inquiry investigating allegations that AWB Limited paid illegal bribes to the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein in order to secure wheat sales to Iraq.[4]

On 31 March 2008, Cole was appointed by the Chief of the Australian Defence Force to head an inquiry into the loss of the cruiser HMAS Sydney in a mutually destructive battle during World War II.[2]

Honours[]

Cole was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005 for services to the judiciary, particularly judicial administration, to reform of the building and construction industry, and to the community through the Australian Naval Reserve and conservation and arts organisations.[5]

He received the Reserve Force Decoration in 1994 for fifteen years service to the Australian Naval Reserve.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "The Royal Commissioner: The Honourable TRH Cole RFD QC". Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry. Commonwealth of Australia. 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Mearns, David (2009). The Search for the Sydney. Pymble, NSW: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-7322-8889-1. OCLC 301679923.
  3. ^ Knight, Ben (6 September 2002). "Terence Cole speaks about commission" (transcript). The World Today. Australia: ABC Local Radio. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Agriculture's decade in review". Weekly Times Messenger. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Search Australian honours: COLE Terence Rhoderic". It's an honour. Commonwealth of Australia. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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