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The Honourable Justice Peter Buchanan is a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the highest court in Victoria, a state of Australia. Buchanan was appointed a judge of the court on 27 October 1997 [1]. Buchanan is currently the longest serving member of the Court of Appeal. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Education and Career
After finishing high school at the Scotch College in Melbourne , Mr. Buchanan studied Arts and Law at the Australian National University. He then obtained a PhD at London University in the areas of wills and trusts. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...
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On his return to Melbourne, Buchanan became a QC and participated in a number of high profile cases including the one which concerned Albert Park.
Notable cases Buchanan has been involved in a number of significant cases in Victoria. In July 2003, Buchanan along with Justice Stephen Charles granted a stay of order made earlier by Justice Phillip Mandie against John Elliott, a prominent Australian businessman. [2]. The effect was to allow Elliot to continue managing several family-owned companies and a directorship. The order was made there would be "a potentially severe disruption" to the trading activities of the companies if the stay wasn't granted. John Dorman Elliott, Australian businessman Professor Sir John Huxtable Elliott, Historian John Elliott, U.S. Senator from Georgia John Elliott, a U.S. song writer This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
In August 2005, Buchanan along with Justice Geoffrey Nettle granted leave to appeal a decision against Danny Nalliah and Daniel Scot, and a Christian organisation called "Catch the Fire Ministries". The decision against those persons was the first decision under Victoria's racial vilification laws (the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act) in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) [3].
In December 2006, Buchanan with Justices Chris Maxwell and Frank Vincent upheld an appeal by Jack Thomas (commonly referred to as "Jihad Jack") against his conviction for terroism related offences. Thomas was accused of accept money and a plane ticket from an al-qaida terrorist. The court found that Thomas's interview with the Australian Federal Police was not voluntary, and as a result, ordered a retrial for Thomas [4] Chris Maxwell BA(Hons), LLB (Melbourne), BPhil ( Oxford } is an Australian jurist. ...
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References - ^ http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/CA256902000FE154/Lookup/AnnualReport/$file/AR0204Appendices.pdf
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/15/1065917486271.html?from=storyrhs
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/war-on-terror/pastors-can-appeal-over-vilification-claims/2005/08/19/1124435143824.html
- ^ http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/new_trial_for_thomas/
Sources - Homepage - Supreme Court of Victoria http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au
- Who's Who Australia 2005.
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