James Burchett Explained

James Charles Sholto Burchett Queen's Counsel, born in Goodooga, New South Wales, on 11 October 1930,^[1] died 30 September 2012,^[2] was Justice of the Federal Court of Australia between June 1985 and October 2000^[3] and was president of the Australian Copyright Tribunal.

In 1996 he handed a series of judgements which delayed the start of the Super League rugby league breakaway competition.^[4]

He conducted the 2001 Inquiry into Military Justice in the Australian Defence Force, which concluded that there was not a culture of widespread or systemic avoidance of due disciplinary processes, nor the use of violence to maintain discipline, in the ADF.^{[5] [6]}

Burchett was appointed as the independent code reviewer for the Australian copyright collecting societies' voluntary code of conduct, to monitor and report on compliance with the code.^[7] He was Chairperson of the Australian Electoral Commission between 2003 and 2009.^[8]

Burchett also served as a judge on the Court of Appeal of Tonga.

Notes and References

1. http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/born-advocate-worked-to-the-very-end-20121112-298ae.html Jim Burchett
2. http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?pid=160235898 James Charles BURCHETT Obituary
3. http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/aboutct/jj_former.html Former Judges of the Federal Court of Australia
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/fouryear-wait-for-australian-super-league-1341696.html Four-year wait for Australian Super League
5. http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/In-the-face-of-the-Force/2005/04/18/1113676701510.html In the face of the Force
6. http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/editions/1034/story01.htm Justice for all; Burchett finds no culture of violence exists
7. Web site: Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies . Arts+Law . 31 December 2003 . 21 December 2021 . The Collecting Societies were subject to their first monitor and review by the Honourable JCS Burchett QC. Mr Burchett’s findings were published on 26 September 2003..
8. http://www.smos.gov.au/media/2009/mr_242009.html Appointment of the Chairperson of the AEC