The Honourable Justice Peter D Applegarth
Judge, Supreme Court of Queensland
University Education
- Bachelor of Civil Laws, University of Oxford (1985)
- Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Queensland (1980)
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland (1978)
Judicial Career
- Judge, Supreme Court of Queensland (2008–)
Pre-judicial Career
- Member, Expert Panel to Advise Queensland Government on a new Civil and Administrative Tribunal (2008)
- Chair, Marine Board of Inquiry into the abandonment of an ore carrier in the Gulf of Carpentaria during Tropical Cyclone Nelson (2007)
- Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Queensland University of Technology Foundation Member, Practical Legal Training Advisory Committee, Griffith University (2001–2004)
- Part Time Member, Queensland Law Reform Commission (2001–2004)
- Board Member, Legal Aid Queensland (1998–2001)
- Appointed Senior Counsel (2000)
- Lecturer in Federal Court Practice and Procedure at the Bar Practice Course (1988–2006)
- Associate to the Honourable Justice Spender, Federal Court of Australia (1986)
- Practised at the Bar in Queensland (1986–2008)
- Solicitor, Morris Fletcher & Cross (1983)
- Articled Clerk, Morris Fletcher & Cross (1982)
- Associate to the Honourable Mr Justice Macrossan, Supreme Court of Queensland (1981)
- Executive Member, Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, including holding office of Secretary and Vice-President (1978–2008)
- Guest Lecturer in Media Law at University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Griffith University
- Volunteer, Arts Law Centre
- Queensland Editor, Gazette of Law & Journalism
Extra Judicial Positions
- Part Time Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland (2008–)
Biographical Notes
At the time of his appointment to the Supreme Court of Queensland on 29 August 2008, Justice Applegarth was a member of the Senior Bar. He practised in a wide range of civil and public law litigation. His areas of practice included professional negligence, commercial litigation, insurance law and media law. He also appeared before various Commissions of Inquiry including the Fitzgerald Inquiry and the Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Public Hospitals
Publications
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