Laurence Street
Australian judge (1926-2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 – 21 June 2018) was the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales.[1] He was the third generation of the Street family to serve in these viceregal offices and the youngest since 1844.[2] Street fought in World War II and became a commander in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve and an honorary colonel in the Australian Army Reserve.[3]
Sir Laurence Whistler Street | |
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14th Chief Justice of New South Wales | |
In office 28 June 1974 – 1 November 1988 | |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir John Kerr |
Succeeded by | Murray Gleeson |
Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales | |
In office 1 July 1974 – 24 July 1989 | |
Preceded by | Sir Leslie Herron |
Succeeded by | Murray Gleeson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1926-07-03)3 July 1926 Sydney, Australia |
Died | 21 June 2018(2018-06-21) (aged 91) |
Children | 5, including Sandy Street |
Parent(s) | Sir Kenneth Street Jessie, Lady Street |
Relatives | Street family |
Alma mater | Sydney Law School |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Royal Australian Navy Australian Army Reserve |
Rank | Commander (Navy) Hon. Colonel (Army) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Following his retirement from the bench, Street became the chairman of Fairfax Media and a director of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the oldest bank in the world.[4] He chaired the integration of protocols between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, and he chaired naval warship acquisitions. He pioneered alternative dispute resolution, worked prolifically in mediation, and he ascertained the return to Australia of the remains of 17 Indigenous Australians from the National History Museum in London, the first such mediation.[5]