Woodward was born in Ballarat in to Eric Woodward (later as Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward, a Governor of New South Wales) and Amy Freame (Weller), Lady Woodward. After completing both his primary and secondary education at Melbourne Grammar School, Woodward continued his studies at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated with a Master of Laws. He was admitted to the bar in 1951 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1965. During his career, he sat on several boards and 17 Royal Commissions, on four of which he was the Chairman.
edward, woodward, judge, albert, edward, woodward, august, 1928, april, 2010, australian, jurist, edward, woodwardac, qc5th, director, general, securityin, office, march, 1976, september, 1981prime, ministermalcolm, fraserpreceded, byfrank, mahonysucceeded, by. Sir Albert Edward Woodward AC OBE QC 6 August 1928 15 April 2010 was an Australian jurist Sir Edward WoodwardAC OBE QC5th Director General of SecurityIn office 9 March 1976 4 September 1981Prime MinisterMalcolm FraserPreceded byFrank MahonySucceeded byHarvey BarnettPersonal detailsBornAlbert Edward Woodward 1928 08 06 6 August 1928Ballarat Victoria AustraliaDied15 April 2010 2010 04 15 aged 81 Alma materUniversity of MelbourneProfessionJurist Contents 1 Life and career 2 Honours 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditWoodward was born in Ballarat in to Eric Woodward later as Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward a Governor of New South Wales and Amy Freame Weller Lady Woodward After completing both his primary and secondary education at Melbourne Grammar School Woodward continued his studies at the University of Melbourne where he graduated with a Master of Laws He was admitted to the bar in 1951 and was appointed a Queen s Counsel in 1965 During his career he sat on several boards and 17 Royal Commissions on four of which he was the Chairman The most famous of these was the Aboriginal Land Rights Commission in 1973 74 He was President of the Trade Practices Tribunal 1974 76 and a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1977 90 As Director General of Security between 1976 and 1981 he headed the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation He was a member of Camberwell Grammar School Council between 1972 and 1987 and Chairman in 1987 He was made a Life Governor of the school in 2002 In 1990 he succeeded Sir Roy Douglas Wright as Chancellor of his alma mater the University of Melbourne a post he held until 2001 He died in 2010 on 15 April 2010 aged 81 1 Honours EditHe was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1969 for service as Royal Commissioner into the Stevedoring Industry 2 He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1982 and Companion of the Order of Australia in 2001 He declined the governorship of Victoria on the grounds that he did not think it was appropriate for an atheist to hold the position 3 4 Publications EditWoodward Albert Edward 1990 Three wigs and five hats Darwin Northern Territory Library Service ISBN 0 7245 0581 4 OCLC 37093584 Woodward Edward 2005 One brief interval a memoir Carlton Vic Miegunyah Press ISBN 0 522 85163 0 OCLC 123913032 References Edit The Australian 16 April 2010 The Australian 16 April 2010 Retrieved 26 February 2011 It s an Honour OBE Edward Woodward History law unimelb edu au 27 April 2010 Retrieved 26 February 2011 7 30 Report 11 10 2005 Terrorist threat heightened former spy boss says Australian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 8 November 2012 Retrieved 26 February 2011 External links EditObituary Judge sought social justice for all The Sydney Morning Herald 29 April 2010 Three Wigs and Five Hats by A E WoodwardGovernment officesPreceded byFrank Mahony Director General of Security1976 1981 Succeeded byHarvey BarnettAcademic officesPreceded bySir Roy Wright Chancellor of the University of Melbourne1990 2001 Succeeded byFay Marles nbsp nbsp This Australian law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Woodward judge amp oldid 1145982069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
