Biographical entry Staunton, Patricia Jane (1946 - )

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.

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Events

1971 - 1976

Career position - Worked and studied in the UK

1976 - 1980

Career position - Barr-at-Law in Sydney

1987 - 1995

Career position - Secretary of the 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

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Staunton, Patricia Jane', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-713058. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details