Peter Morrison (jurist)

Magistrate Colonel Peter Morrison
Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2012 (2012-02-14)
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Lawyer Jurist
Military service
Branch/service	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.[1] 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]

References

1. Byrne, Elizabeth (14 February 2012). "Military judge Morrison named new magistrate". ABC News. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
2. "'Teabagging' case sees military court declared invalid". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
3. "Current and Former Magistrates". ACT Magistrates Court. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.