Peter Morrison (jurist) explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Magistrate Colonel
Peter Morrison
Office:	Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
Occupation:	Lawyer Jurist
Nationality:	Australian
Branch:	Australian Army
Rank:	Colonel

Colonel Peter Morrison is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. He was appointed as a magistrate on 14 February 2012.

Career

Morrison worked in Queensland as private lawyer for 26 years.^[1]

He was then a military judge and judge advocate in the Australian Defence Force. Notably, he was the judicial officer in the matter that ultimately saw the shortlived Australian Military Court ruled constitutionally invalid by the High Court.^[2]

Morrison was then appointed to the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory on 14 February 2012.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Military judge Morrison named new magistrate. Byrne. Elizabeth. 2012-02-14. ABC News. en-AU. 2019-05-29.
2. Web site: 'Teabagging' case sees military court declared invalid. 2009-08-26. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-05-29.
3. Web site: Current and Former Magistrates. 7 May 2019. ACT Magistrates Court. 29 May 2019.