Opinion Authors

The Legal Opinions were authored by Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General and officers in the Attorney-General’s Department and/or by private counsel. Click on an author's name to view their biography and see the list of opinions they contributed to the printed volumes. Biographical notes published in the third volume were prepared by Carmel Meiklejohn. She is compiling more comprehensive biographical profiles of all authors in the three printed volumes and these will be progressively added to the site.

Authors Sort descending Position Years active
MITCHELL Ernest Meyer TBA TBA
MITCHELL R.E. TBC TBC
MOORE William Harrison Private Counsel 1914–1932
Mr Martin TBC TBC
NICHOLAS Harold Sprent TBA TBA
PHILLIPS P.D. TBC TBC
RENFREE H.E. TBC TBC
SHARWOOD William Henry Crown Solicitor 1927–1936
SPICER John Armstrong Attorney-General 19 December 1949 – 14 August 1956
SUGERMAN Bernard TBA TBA