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Sir Daryl Dawson AC CB KBE (born 1933 ), Australia n Judge and naval officer, was a Justice of the High Court Of Australia from 1982 to 1997 . EDUCATION Dawson studied at the University Of Melbourne , residing at Ormond College and received a Bachelor of Laws with honours. He later completed a Master of Laws at Yale University , in New Haven , USA . LEGAL CAREER Dawson was admitted to the Victorian Bar in 1957 (and later to the Tasmanian Bar in 1972 ). In the 1960s , Dawson was commander of the Royal Australian Navy 's legal service in Melbourne , holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve. Dawson was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1971 . From 1974 to 1982 , Dawson served as the Solicitor-General for the state of Victoria . JUDICIAL CAREER Dawson was a member of the Australian Motor Sport Appeal Court from 1974 to 1986 , and was the chairman of this court in 1987 . In 1982 , Dawson was appointed a Justice of the High Court Of Australia , a position he held until retiring on August 15 1997 . From 1997 until 2003 , Dawson served as a non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court Of Final Appeal . In 1998 , he became a director and chairman of the Menzies Foundation . Dawson is currently a Professorial Fellow at the University Of Melbourne , and an Adjunct Professor at Monash University . POST-JUDICIAL ACTIVITIES Justice Dawson headed a Royal Commission into the 1998 explosion at a natural gas processing plant at Longford , which killed one person and crippled Victoria's energy supply for weeks. He occasionally adjudicates mooting competitions at the University of Melbourne. HONOURS In 1980 , Dawson was made a Companion of the Order Of The Bath (CB). Dawson was knighted in 1982 , becoming a Knight Commander of the Order Of The British Empire (KBE), and known formally as Sir Daryl Dawson. In 1986 , Dawson was made a Companion of the Order Of Australia , Australia's highest civilian honour. |
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