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Feb 07, 1917 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died on 25 Jun 2005 (aged 88)
Australian judge
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About Harry Gibbs
- Sir Harry Talbot Gibbs, GCMG, AC, KBE, QC (7 February 1917 – 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.
- On 3 August 2012, the Supreme Court of Queensland Library opened the Sir Harry Gibbs Legal Heritage Centre.
- It is the only legal heritage museum of its kind in Queensland and features a permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of Sir Harry Gibbs.
