George Pape

Sir George Augustus Pape (29 January 1903 – 15 June 1987) was an Australian lawyer and judge. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1955 and a judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1957. He was knighted in 1968 and retired from the Supreme Court in 1975.^[1][2]

Biography

Pape was educated at All Saints Grammar School, St Kilda;^{[Note 1][3]} and the University of Melbourne. From 1940 to 1946 he served in the Royal Australian Air Force and was discharged with the rank of Squadron Leader.^[1][4]

Legal cases

Pape participated in four inquiries into major aircraft accidents in Australia:

• In the inquiry into the 1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash, Pape juniored to Dr E.G. Coppel KC who represented Australian National Airways, the aircraft operator.^[5][6]
• In the inquiry into the 1948 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash, Pape represented Australian National Airways, the aircraft operator.^[7][8]
• In the inquiry into the 1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash, Pape represented MacRobertson Miller Aviation, the aircraft operator.^[9][10]
• In the inquiry into the 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash, Pape represented Australian National Airways, the aircraft operator.^[11][12][13]

In 1952 the state of Victoria challenged the power of the Commonwealth of Australia to impose uniform taxation law. The state government retained four counsel – Henry Winneke,^{[Note 2]} Garfield Barwick, Douglas Menzies and George Pape.^[14][15]

In the aftermath of the Petrov Affair in 1954, Prime Minister Robert Menzies established the Royal Commission on espionage.^[16] Pape was one of two counsel retained to assist the Chief Counsel for the Commonwealth.^{[Note 3][17]}

See also

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Notes

1. All Saints Grammar School was established in 1871 by All Saints Anglican Church, corner of Dandenong Road and Chapel St, East St Kilda. It ceased to operate as a secondary school in 1928, and as a primary school in 1937.^[3]
2. At the time, Winneke was Solicitor-General of Victoria.^[14]
3. Chief Counsel for the Commonwealth was Victor Windeyer, QC. His junior counsel were Pape and Mr B.B. Riley of Sydney.^[17][18]

References

1. University of Melbourne Archives Retrieved 2012-09-28
2. Supreme Court of Victoria 18 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-09-28
3. "All Saints Anglican Church" 9 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (The Spirit of St Kilda) Retrieved 2012-09-28
4. "World War II Nominal Roll" (Australian War Memorial) Retrieved 2012-09-28
5. "Bird Possible Cause Of Air Crash" The Mercury – 1 May 1946, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
6. "Hobart Air Crash" The Argus – 15 May 1946, p.8 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
7. "Air Crash Inquiry" Sydney Morning Herald – 29 September 1948, p.3 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
8. "Air Maps Do Not Show Height Of Peak" The Argus – 20 October 1948, p.5 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
9. "Counsel's Submissions At Air Crash Inquiry" The West Australian – 22 December 1949, p.11 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
10. Job 1992, p. 116
11. "Names Of Counsel To Appear" The West Australian – 27 January 1951, p.7 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
12. "Amana Inquiry Ends After 12 Days" The West Australian – 21 Feb 1951, p.4 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
13. Job 1992, p. 131
14. "Canberra's Uniform Tax Powers Challenged" Advocate – 16 October 1952, p.5 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
15. "Victoria Challenges Uniform Tax Law" The Mercury – 16 October 1952, p.5 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
16. "Three Judges Selected For Royal Commission On Espionage" The Canberra Times – 1 May 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
17. "World Watches Canberra As Spy Inquiry Curtain Rises" Advocate – 14 May 1954, p.3 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28
18. "Three Barristers To Assist Spy Inquiry" Sydney Morning Herald – 14 May 1954, p.1 (National Library of Australia) Retrieved 2012-09-28

Bibliography

• Job, Macarthur (1992). Air Crash Vol. 2. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd. Fyshwick, Australia. pp. 200. ISBN 1-875671-01-3