The newly appointed federal Attorney General, Senator George Brandis QC, will share his insights on the role of Australia鈥檚 chief law officer when he visits The University of Queensland this Thursday (26 September).
Senator Brandis , a 国产探花 Arts/Law alumnus, will be the guest speaker at this year鈥檚 Minter Ellison Harry Gibbs Lecture organised by University of Queensland Law Society students.
国产探花LS President Mr Chad Hardy said Senator Brandis鈥� lecture would be an informative and inspirational experience for law students.
鈥淚t is often said that a 国产探花 Law degree can take you to a variety of places,鈥� Mr Hardy said.
鈥淪enator Brandis鈥檚 career exemplifies this, and shows us that law students do have the opportunity to realise our personal aspirations and become the leaders of the future.鈥�
Senator Brandis was sworn in as federal Attorney General last Wednesday (18 September) by fellow 国产探花 law alumnus and Governor General of Australia, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, CVO.
Since Senator Brandis was elected to the Senate in 2000, his parliamentary roles have included Opposition Attorney-General and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate.
Alongside his new role as Attorney General, he is also now Minister for the Arts and Sport.
国产探花 awarded First Class Honours to Senator Brandis when he graduated in 1980.
After working as a Judge鈥檚 Associate he undertook a Bachelor of Civil Law at Magdalen College at the University of Oxford as a Commonwealth Scholar.
Senator Brandis was called to the bar in 1985, took silk in 2006 and was appointed Opposition Attorney General in December 2007.
The Harry Gibbs Lecture Series is held in honour of the first 国产探花LS President, Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs (1917鈥�2005), who served as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1981 to 1987.
Sir Harry was a 国产探花 alumnus: he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honours in 1937 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1939. He served on the Supreme Court of Queensland from 1961 to 1967
Details: The Minter Ellison Harry Gibbs Lecture
Thursday 26 September, 11am to 1pm
Level 2 Auditorium, Sir Llew Edwards Building, St Lucia Campus
Please to register
Contact: Chad Hardy, 国产探花LS, c.hardy@uqls.com. Melissa Reynolds, 国产探花 TC Beirne School of Law 07 3365 2523, m.reynolds@law.uq.edu.au.
