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FOR MEDIA 11 DECEMBER 1987
The Governor-General in Council today approved the
appointment of Professor Dennis Pearce as Commonwealth
Ombudsman for a term of 3 years.
Professor Pearce, Professor of Law at the Australian
National University, has outstanding qualifications. He has
an extensive background in administrative law and is a
leading Australian authority on statutory interpretation and
delegated legislation. He has been adviser to a number of
parliamentary committees and has represented Australia in
international forums. He is a barrister and solicitor of
the Supreme Courts of South Australia and the Australian
Capital Territory and a barrister of the High Court of
Australia. Until Professor Pearce takes up his new appointment on
1 February 1988, Mr Kevin Sainsbury will continue to act as
Commonwealth Ombudsman. 0OG3 3 ) 9