Hartley Roland Hansen AM KC (born 14 October 1942) is a retired Australian jurist who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1994 to 2012, including as a judge of the Court of Appeal from 2010 to 2012.[1]

Hansen was born in Melbourne, and educated at Melbourne Grammar School and the University of Melbourne.[1]

Prior to his judgeship, Hansen was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984, and was appointed as a trial judge of the Supreme Court in 1994.[2][3]

In the 2020 Australia Day Honours, Hansen was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the law, and to professional associations.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.
  2. ↑ "TO FAREWELL THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE HANSEN UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE BENCH" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Milovanovic, Selma (14 July 2010). "Judge promoted to Court of Appeal".
  4. ↑ "The Honourable Hartley Roland HANSEN QC". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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