George Pape Explained

Sir George Augustus Pape (29 January 1903 – 15 June 1987) was an Australian lawyer and judge. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1955 and a judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1957. He was knighted in 1968 and retired from the Supreme Court in 1975.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Pape was educated at All Saints Grammar School, St Kilda; and the University of Melbourne. From 1940 to 1946 he served in the Royal Australian Air Force and was discharged with the rank of Squadron Leader.^{[1] [3]}

Legal cases

Pape participated in four inquiries into major aircraft accidents in Australia:

• In the inquiry into the 1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash, Pape juniored to Dr E.G. Coppel KC who represented Australian National Airways, the aircraft operator.^{[4] [5]}
• In the inquiry into the 1948 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash, Pape represented Australian National Airways, the aircraft operator.^{[6] [7]}
• In the inquiry into the 1949 MacRobertson Miller Aviation DC-3 crash, Pape represented MacRobertson Miller Aviation, the aircraft operator.^[8]
• In the inquiry into the 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash, Pape represented Australian National Airways, the aircraft operator.^{[9] [10]}

In 1952 the state of Victoria challenged the power of the Commonwealth of Australia to impose uniform taxation law. The state government retained four counsel – Henry Winneke, Garfield Barwick, Douglas Menzies and George Pape.^[11]

In the aftermath of the Petrov Affair in 1954, Prime Minister Robert Menzies established the Royal Commission on espionage.^[12] Pape was one of two counsel retained to assist the Chief Counsel for the Commonwealth.

See also

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria

Bibliography

• Book: Macarthur Job

. Job. Macarthur . Macarthur Job . Air Crash Vol. 2 . Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd . 1992. Fyshwick, Australia. pp. 200.

Notes and References

1. http://gallery.its.unimelb.edu.au/imu/imu.php?request=display&port=45000&id=6c97&flag=start&offset=0&count=1&view=details University of Melbourne Archives
2. http://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/home/about+the+court/history/judges/ Supreme Court of Victoria
3. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=R&VeteranId=1059542 "World War II Nominal Roll"
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26186599 "Bird Possible Cause Of Air Crash"
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22240908 "Hobart Air Crash"
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18086401 "Air Crash Inquiry"
7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22684287 "Air Maps Do Not Show Height Of Peak"
8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47819041 "Counsel's Submissions At Air Crash Inquiry"
9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48148315 "Names Of Counsel To Appear"
10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48184830 "Amana Inquiry Ends After 12 Days"
11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27115815 "Victoria Challenges Uniform Tax Law"
12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2916693 "Three Judges Selected For Royal Commission On Espionage"