Phillip Evatt Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Phillip Evatt
Office:Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
Term Start:1 February 1977
Term End:28 February 1987
Occupation:Jurist
Birth Date:2 July 1922
Birth Place:North Sydney, New South Wales
Death Place:Bathurst, New South Wales
Nationality:Australian
Alma Mater:University of Sydney
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Serviceyears:1940–1946
Rank:Lieutenant
Battles:Second World War
Mawards:Distinguished Service Cross

Phillip George Evatt, (2 July 1922 – 20 March 2010) was an Australian naval officer and jurist who serviced as a judge on the Federal Court of Australia from 1977 to 1987.[1] [2] Evatt received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney. He served as lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1946, including on the British submarine . He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his part in the sinking of German submarine U-486 in 1945.[3] Evatt was admitted as a barrister in New South Wales in 1951. During his career as a jurist, he served on several courts, including the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory (1976–1987), the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (1974–1987), and the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (1981–1987). Evatt presided over a Royal Commission into the use of chemical agents in the Vietnam War.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-10-31 . Phillip George Evatt . 2022-11-13 . supremecourt.nt.gov.au . en.
  2. Web site: 2012-03-29 . Former Judges of the Federal Court . 2022-11-13 . www.fedcourt.gov.au . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Lt Phillip George Evatt . 2022-11-15 . It's an Honour.
  4. Gietzelt . Arthur . 1983 . Vietnam Veterans Royal Commission Announced . Australian Foreign Affairs Record . 54 . 5 . 208 . Trove.