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
SYMON Josiah Henry Attorney-General 18 August 1904 – 5 July 1905
TAIT J.B. TBC TBC
TAYLOR Alan Russell TBA TBA
TIPPING P.J. TBC TBC
WATSON G.A. TBC TBC
WAUGH K.C. TBC TBC
WHITLAM Harry Frederick Ernest Crown Solicitor 1936–1949