Harry Gibbs

The Right Honourable Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE (born February 7, 1917; died 25 June, 2005) was Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1981 to 1987 after serving as a member of the High Court between 1970 and 1981. He was known as one of Australia's leading federalist judges although he presided over the High Court when decisions such as Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen in 1982 and Commonwealth v Tasmania expanded the powers of the Commonwealth at the expense of the states. Gibbs dissented from the majority verdict in both cases.

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February 7 - 1917 - 25 June - 2005 - Chief Justice - High Court of Australia - Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen - Commonwealth v Tasmania

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