▁Australia ▁who ▁were ▁British ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁but ▁whose ▁peer ages ▁pre - dated ▁their ▁assuming ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Governor - General , ▁or ▁who ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁peer age ▁after ▁assuming ▁or ▁leaving ▁office ▁but ▁with ▁titles ▁that ▁contain ▁no ▁references ▁to ▁places ▁in ▁Australia : ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁above , ▁some ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁states ▁( colon ies ▁prior ▁to ▁Federation ) ▁were ▁pe ers ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁appointment . ▁ ▁Australian ▁life ▁pe ers ▁ ▁Some ▁Austral ians ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁life ▁pe ers ▁( bar ons ) ▁or ▁peer esses ▁( bar on esses ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁They ▁include : ▁▁ ▁James ▁At kin ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 4 4 ), ▁born ▁in ▁Br is b ane . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Ben ch ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁law ▁lord . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Baron ▁At kin , ▁of ▁Aber d ove y , ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Mer ion eth . ▁ ▁Natal ie ▁Ben nett ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 6 ), ▁Green ▁Party ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁politician ; ▁born ▁in ▁East wood , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁raised , ▁educated ▁and ▁spent ▁her ▁early ▁career ▁in ▁journal ism ▁in ▁Australia , ▁re located ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Ben nett ▁was