Peter Morrison (jurist)

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Peter Morrison
Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
Assumed office
14 February 2012 (2012-02-14)
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
OccupationLawyer
Jurist
Military service
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
RankColonel

Colonel Peter Morrison is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. He was appointed as a magistrate on 14 February 2012.

Career[edit]

Morrison worked in Queensland as private lawyer for 26 years.[1]

He was then a military judge and judge advocate in the Australian Defence Force.[1] Notably, he was the judicial officer in the matter that ultimately saw the shortlived Australian Military Court ruled constitutionally invalid by the High Court.[2]

Morrison was then appointed to the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory on 14 February 2012.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Byrne, Elizabeth (14 February 2012). "Military judge Morrison named new magistrate". ABC News. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ "'Teabagging' case sees military court declared invalid". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Current and Former Magistrates". ACT Magistrates Court. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.