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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-03-06 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004368b.htm person Staunton Patricia Jane AM AACR2 30 November 1946 Place of Birth Townsville, Queensland, Australia Lawyer Nurse 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. 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 1995 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to nursing 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 Staunton, Patricia Jane

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 'Staunton, Patricia Jane', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Staunton, Patricia Jane Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Biographical cuttings on Patricia Staunton, NSW's first female chief magistrate National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Patricia Staunton, NSW's first female chief magistrate Cuttings Files BIOG