Joan Rose Dwyer

Joan Rose Dwyer OAM (16 May 1940 – 11 September 2019) was an Australian lawyer, barrister, solicitor, Chairperson, and Tribunal member.[1]

Joan Rose Dwyer

OAM
Born(1940-05-16)16 May 1940
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died11 September 2019(2019-09-11) (aged 79)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationLawyer, barrister, solicitor, chairperson and Tribunal member

Born in Melbourne on 16 May 1940, Dwyer graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1961. She became a solicitor in 1963; and a barrister in 1978. Dwyer was a research assistant for Sir Zelman Cowen and also for Queen Elizabeth II's solicitors in London.[1]

Dwyer was a chairperson of the Equal Opportunity Board (Vic).[1][2] She also served on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal as a senior member and was a member of Mental Health review board.[2][3][4]

Dwyer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to the community, particularly through the DEAL Communication Centre and to the law".[5]

Dwyer died in Melbourne on 11 September 2019 after a five-year battle with cancer.[6]

References
  1. Melbourne, National Foundation for Australian Women and The University of. "Dwyer, Joan - Woman - The Australian Women's Register". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  2. Mcphail, Tess (2018-01-16). "A golden reunion". Melbourne Law School. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  3. Law Institute Journal: The Official Organ of the Law Institute of Victoria. Reviews Pty. Limited. 2005.
  4. Sullivan, Leanne (2009). Who's who in Australia. Crown Content. ISBN 9781740951661.
  5. "Joan Rose Dwyer". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  6. "Obituary & Memorial Notice - Joan R Dwyer OAM". www.vicbar.com.au. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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