▁former ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Independent ▁Commission ▁Again st ▁Cor ruption . ▁ ▁I pp ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁the ▁highest ▁court ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia , ▁which ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁court ▁hierarchy . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁I pp ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Johannes burg , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Park town ▁Boys ' ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St ellen bos ch . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁I pp ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁Hay man ▁God f rey ▁& ▁Sand erson ▁Att or ne ys ▁in ▁Johannes burg . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁I pp ▁moved ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁I pp ▁served ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁Society ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁In ns ▁of ▁Court ▁Fellow ship ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ' s ▁Institute