Presented on Thursday 30 March, 2023, at the Banco Court, Supreme and District Courts, Brisbane.
About the presenter
The Honourable Hugh Fraser KC was awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from The University of Queensland in 1978. In 1979 he was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland while serving as associate to the Honourable Justice James Dunn, Supreme Court of Queensland. After employment as a law clerk with Henderson & Lahey (Solicitors) in 1980, he commenced practise as a barrister at the private bar in 1981. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1992. He served as a Council Member (2005–06), Vice President (2006–07) and President (2007–08) of the Bar Association of Queensland, Director of the Law Council of Australia (2007–08) and Honorary Treasurer of the Australian Bar Association (2007–08).
He was appointed a Judge of the Queensland Court of Appeal on 30 January 2008 and served in that capacity until his retirement on 16 July 2022. From 2009 to 2017 he served as Chair of the Supreme Court Library Committee, and he served as Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland from 1 to 24 July 2015. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
