Murray Kellam

The Honourable
Murray Kellam
AO KC
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
In office
28 January 1998 – 15 June 2009
Personal details
Born
Murray Byron Kellam

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
EducationCarey Baptist Grammar School
Alma materMonash University
University of Melbourne
Occupation

Murray Byron Kellam AO KC was formerly a judge of the County Court of Victoria in Australia before being appointed as a judge on 28 January 1998 to the Supreme Court of Victoria, the highest ranking court in the Australian State of Victoria. He was also the first President of VCAT. On 16 May 2007 Kellam was appointed a judge of Appeal. He retired from the Supreme Court on 15 June 2009.[1] Kellam also served as a member of the Supreme Court of Samoa.[2] He was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT on 8 March 2017.[3]

In 2005, Kellam was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his contributions to the law, and for his support of disadvantaged people in Thailand and Melbourne.[4]

Kellam was appointed as chief of the Tasmanian Integrity Commission from 2010 to 2015. When he stepped down, Kellam was critical of the Tasmanian Government for failing to create the offence of misconduct in public office.[5]

In July 2014 Kellam was appointed by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) to conduct the Kellam Review into Victoria Police human source management relating to the role of Nicola Gobbo.[6][7]

Kellam first studied at Carey Baptist Grammar School, where he was later honoured by the school with the ‘Carey Medal’ in 2008.[8] He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Jurisprudence from Monash University. He also holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from Melbourne University.

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Notes

  1. ^ "Past judges and associate judges". Supreme Court of Victoria. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Attorney General v Vaai [2009] WSSC 47 Supreme Court (Samoa).
  3. ^ "Former and Current Judges, Associate Judge and Masters". Supreme Court of the ACT.
  4. ^ "The Honourable Justice Murray Bryon KELLAM". Australian Honours Search. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Corruption watchdog chief blasts 'complacent' Tas Government". ABC News. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Inquiry into Victoria Police human source management concludes". IBAC. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ Sakkal, Erin Pearson, Paul (1 March 2019). "Informer 3838: Timeline of a scandal 26 years in the making". The Age. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "The Carey Medal". Carey Baptist Grammar School. Retrieved 15 January 2024.