Person

Staunton, Patricia Jane (1946 - )

AM

Born
30 November 1946
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Lawyer and Nurse

Summary

Patricia Staunton became New South Wales's first female chief magistrate (1999). Previously she had worked in the areas of nursing and law. She was appointed Member of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1995, for service to nursing.

Details

Chronology

1971 - 1976
Career position - Worked and studied in the UK
1976 - 1980
Career position - Barr-at-Law in Sydney
1987 - 1995
Career position - Secretary, New South Wales Nurses Association
1990 - 1995
Career position - Vice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
1991 - 1995
Career position - Federal President of the Australian Nursing Federation
1995
Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1995 - 1997
Career position - Member of the Legislative Council in New South Wales
1997 - 1999
Career position - Magistrate at Local Court in New South Wales
1999 -
Career position - Chief Magistrate of New South Wales

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Biographical cuttings on Patricia Staunton, NSW's first female chief magistrate, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Resources

See also

  • Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details

Ailie Smith

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